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841 search results for “africa economics” in the Student website

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746

• Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale News - 6 February 2024

  The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.

• Disentangling ghost segments and number marking in Sengwer nouns Event - 3 April 2026

  Lecture, This Time for Africa! series

• Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche News - 18 June 2025

  Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…

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  Eric van Dijk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Jaewook Lee Postdoc

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.lee@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Jan Abbink Professor emeritus

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  g.j.abbink@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Akinyinka Akinyoade Lecturer

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.akinyoade@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276701

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  Marike Knoef Guest Researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.g.knoef@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277756

• Winner Africa Thesis Award 2022: Robert Okello News - 20 January 2023

  The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2022 is Robert Okello for his thesis on rural women’s legal empowerment through digital technology in Northern Uganda. Robert did his Master in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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  Max van Lent Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.van.lent@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Edmund Amann Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.amann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271007

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  Jan-Bart Gewald Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.gewald@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273372

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  Klaas van Walraven Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Reanalysing asymmetry in Xichangana (S53): evidence from applicative constructions Event - 27 March 2026

  Lecture, This Time for Africa! series

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  Olaf Simonse Knowledge valorization staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  o.simonse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mirjam de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.de.bruijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278546

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  Irini Sifogeorgakis PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  e.sifogeorgakis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robert Ross Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Philippe van Gruisen Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.van.gruisen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277853

• Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics News - 25 November 2021

  The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market policy from an international perspective. The chair is affiliated to both the Department of Economics (Leiden Law School) and the Institute of Public Administration…

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  Kees Goudswaard Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  k.p.goudswaard@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rens Tacoma Associate Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.e.tacoma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272632

• Spierenburg in NRC on the neoliberal system in South Africa News - 22 March 2023

  Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg talks in the Dutch newspaper NRC about the neoliberal system and how it has to change in order to solve the energy crisis in South-Africa.

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  Annachiara Raia University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.raia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275283

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  Maarten van 't Riet External Phd Candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.van.t.riet@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271571

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  Rijk van Dijk Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  r.a.van.dijk@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jeroen Touwen Vice Dean / Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772

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  Costanza Franceschini Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.franceschini@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Tycho van Tartwijk PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.van.tartwijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joep Steegmans Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.w.a.m.steegmans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271856

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  Mayke Kaag Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273375

• Dutch radio about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement on Africa News - 9 August 2022

  Economic Anthropologist Erik Bähre talks on the Dutch News Radio Channel BNR about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement for African countries.

• AI-enabled ultrasound: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa News - 29 August 2024

  AI ultrasounds: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa

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  Miriam Waltz Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• How can youth political participation in Africa be encouraged? News - 21 August 2025

  Do political knowledge and democratic values encourage young people to participate in politics or not? Political Scientist Leila Demarest had a closer look at adolescents’ participation intentions in Nigeria and shared her findings with The Conversation.

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  Wilco van Dijk Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijkwvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0 6 43446432

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  Jim Been Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.been@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278569

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  Anne Verboom PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.c.m.verboom@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273880

• appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa News - 22 January 2024

  Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).

• Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum News - 6 September 2022

  The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Spirit Congregation who live in Gennep. Professor of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa Peter Pels is one of the specialists in this episode. He explains…

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  Densua Mumford Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Leonor Faber-Jonker PhD candidate / self funded

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  l.a.faber@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• How the EU is trying to deter economic coercion of countries News - 20 October 2023

  The EU is aiming to deter economic coercion with a new legal instrument. Freya Baetens will elucidate this in her inaugural lecture on October 27th.

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  Sara de Wit Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.de.wit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276429

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  Veronika Yefremova Lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  v.yefremova@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271557

• Why North Korea and Southern Africa are dependent on each other News - 30 April 2024

  North Korea may seem like an isolated country but it has strong ties with African regimes. This alliance, which trades in arms despite international sanctions, is increasingly operating out of the liberal world order’s sight, PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog warns.

• The ICJ's interim ruling in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: what now? News - 27 January 2024

  Israel was ordered to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. Giulia Pinzauti, an expert on state conflicts and humanitarian law, explains the significance of the case, the specific details of the ruling and what we can expect to happen next.

• Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa News - 9 February 2021

  On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.

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  Rishuai Chen PhD candidate / contract

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  r.chen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727