Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27 New deadline: 29 Sept 2025 miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p... @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de @goetheuni.bsky.social @dhi-paris.fr

Invitation to MIASA Public Lecture on „Anton Wilhelm Amo: In-between Lifeworlds“ by Dr. Stefanie Bognitz tomorrow 9 Sept at 3:00pm UTC at the Univ. of Ghana & via zoom. More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public... #Amo #Philosophy

Today MIASA officially welcomed its new fellows starting their fellowships at the University of Ghana. We are looking forward to fruitful and exciting exchange in the next few months! @abi-freiburg.bsky.social @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @dhi-paris.fr @giga-hamburg.de

Less than 2 weeks to go - check out the MIASA Individual Fellowships at the University of Ghana!

Three more weeks to apply for a MIASA Individual Fellowship at the University of Ghana for the academic year 2026/27 Deadline is 15 September 2025 More infos: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

Breaking #Bureaucracy: #Fraud and #Forgery in the “postcolonial neo-colonised world” Invitation to join Guest lecture by Yusuf Serunkuma (KU Leuven) TOMORROW, 31 July, 10:15 am UTC at MIASA, UG & online. miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/guest-... @yusufserunkuma.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

„#Academic #Freedom and #Knowledge Production in Ghana“ An interview between MIASA Coordinator Agnes Schneider-Musah @agnesjsm.bsky.social and MIASA PI Chika C. Mba, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of African Studies, Univ. Of Ghana Now available on: miasa.hypotheses.org/4681

See our recent blog post by #MIASA alumna Silke Oldenburg (Geneva Graduate Institute) on „Politike Bishimbo: Humour, Statehood and Social Ambivalence in the 2023 elections of the Democratic Republic of the Congo“ miasa.hypotheses.org/4473 #elections #DRC #humour #statehood

We are thrilled to announce a Special Issue in Africa Today on „Rethinking #Women‘s #Political #Power in #West Africa“ edited by members of MIASA IFG9 Gretchen Bauer @udelaware.bsky.social, Erdmute Alber @unibayreuth.bsky.social and Akosua Darkwah, Univ. Of Ghana. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55236

Join us for the MIASA Public #Roundtable TOMORROW 17 July @9:45 am (UTC) on „The impact of #Female Academics on Higher Education Contexts“. Language: French with English translation. Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/roundt... @dhi-paris.fr @maxweberstiftung.de @centremarcbloch.bsky.social

MIASA is inviting proposals for an Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG) on the topic of #Sustainable #Governance at the Univ. of Ghana for the period Feb-May 2027 @uni-freiburg.de @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de @dhi-paris.fr

Invitation to Public Lecture by Claudio Pinheiro @ufrjoficial.bsky.social on "AfricanStudies: pos-coloniality, dictatorships and the global political stability under the Cold War" on THURSDAY 3 July at 10:15 am (UTC) at MIASA, Univ. of Ghana & online. Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...

Open call for applications for Individual Residential #Fellowships at #MIASA at the Univ. of Ghana in 2026/27. Deadline: 15 Sept Info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p... @uni-freiburg.de @goetheuni.bsky.social @giga-hamburg.de @dhi-paris.fr @actunifreiburg.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social

Last day of #ECAS2025 in #Prague. It is great seeing so many familiar faces here. The #MIASA family keeps growing… @miasa-ug.bsky.social

Great to see future #MIASA #fellows here at #ECAS2025 in #Prague @timglawion.bsky.social

MIASA is representing at #ECAS2025 in #Prague this week. Check out our display table in the 3rd floor! We are looking forward to meet many of our fellows, alumni and colleagues here

Learn more about #MIASA‘s research and publications today at the Celebration of the Day of #Scientific #Renaissance in #Africa, organized by the College of Humanities at the #University of #Ghana

If you are in Cologne, join us for the Workshop “Urban Materiality and Inequality – Rethinking Social and Ecological Challenges in the Global South”, on June 24 and 25, at Uzk. (1/4)

Our partner institute @dhi-paris.fr is offering a PhD position in #African #History for one year. The position will also be involved in the science communication of #MIASA More info see below 👇

Our sister center #MECAM in Tunis is offering a full time position as Academic coordinator: www.linkedin.com/posts/merian...

Join us this week Thurs 29 May, 10:15am UTC for a film screening by R. L. Clark & S. F. Miescher @uofcalifornia.bsky.social on “Man’s Greatest Lake” & “Who is Free?” in the MIASA Seminar Room & online. #AkosomboDam #energyjustice #sustainability Zoom link: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/film-s...

Invitation to upcoming #MIASA Public lecture by Dr. Stephanie Lämmert on "(Un)silencing #women in the colonial #archive" on 27 May 2025 at 3:00 pm (UTC) at the Univ. of Ghana. Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...

We are continuing with our #MIASA conference on #Cash in #Crisis in #Africa at ISSER Conference Hall, Univ. of Ghana. More info via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...

Ongoing Keynote by Fabio Knümann, @bundesbank.de, Germany, on „Navigating #cash realities in Times of #disruption“ at #MIASA‘s Conference on #Cash in #Crisis in #Africa. Zoom Link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...

About to start the #MIASA conference on #Cash in #Crisis Times in #Africa at the #ISSER conference Hall, Univ. of Ghana, organized by #IF12, with Keynote address by Fabio Knümann from the @bundesbank.de, Germany. Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...

Join us next week 20&21 May for the #MIASA #IFG12 conference on #Cash in #Crisis in #Africa: Navigating financial realities in times of #disruption at Univ. of Ghana and online. More info via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...

great news! @miasa-ug.bsky.social @healingchronicles.bsky.social @perivoliarc.bsky.social @abi-freiburg.bsky.social

Call for #applications for MIASA #Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop in #Dakar (15-17 July); Deadline: 22 May; organized in collab. w @dhi-paris.fr, @centremarcbloch.bsky.social, Univ. of Ghana, Univ. Cheikh Anta Diop & Fond. Heinrich Böll Senegal. More Info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/female...

Last week #MIASA hosted its 5th #Writing Workshop at the University of Ghana in collab with @goetheuni.bsky.social. Participants were early- to mid-career researchers writing on #democracy, #conflict #resolution and #climate change from 9 different African countries.

"#Sustainability for Whom? Challenging Power & Privilege in the Global Order" – Keynote by Hibist Kassa (univ. Leicester & @miasa-ug.bsky.social Fellow 2024) Commentary: Andrew Thompson (@ox.ac.uk) 05.05. | 6 PM | @chsp-sciencespo.bsky.social www.dhi-paris.fr/ver...#Sustainability #feminism #postcolonialism

Invitation to MIASA Public Lecture on „Costumes and #kin: The (un)making of #female togetherness in #Accra‘s #zongos“, by Prof Ann Cassiman @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social on 6 May at 3:00pm UTC. Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...

Very much looking forward to this keynote by Hibist Kassa, a former fellow of @miasa-ug.bsky.social, next monday (5 May 2025). I'm very happy and proud that the @dhi-paris.fr can cooperate with @sciencespo.bsky.social on this occasion!

MIASA is dedicated to research on Sustainable Governance & Knowledge Production. It is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) & the University of Ghana in collab. with @uni-freiburg.de, @goetheuni.bsky.social, @giga-hamburg.de and @dhi-paris.fr