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    Professor Julia Gallagher's latest book: Zimbabwe’s International Relations - now in paperback
    • Apr 3, 2020

    Professor Julia Gallagher's latest book: Zimbabwe’s International Relations - now in paperback

    Julia Gallagher’s latest book, Zimbabwe’s International Relations: fantasy, reality and the making of the state, has just been released...
    • Feb 21, 2020

    ASA double panel at BISA conference in June 2020

    The ASA team is putting on a double panel at the British International Studies Association annual conference 17-19 June 2020. The panel...
    ASA Post-doctoral researcher Daniel Mulugeta publishes a book 'The Everyday State in Africa'.
    • Feb 14, 2020

    ASA Post-doctoral researcher Daniel Mulugeta publishes a book 'The Everyday State in Africa'.

    This book reconceptualises the idea of the state in Ethiopia. It focuses on the cultural and political processes of state formation, and...
    ASA exhibition on state architecture in South Africa
    • Jan 20, 2020

    ASA exhibition on state architecture in South Africa

    State-ments, an exhibition that draws on Julia Gallagher’s research on popular ideas of state buildings, has just finished a tour of five...
    ASA exhibition on state architecture in South Africa
    • Dec 9, 2019

    ASA exhibition on state architecture in South Africa

    State-ments, an exhibition that draws on Julia Gallagher’s research on popular ideas of state buildings, has just finished a tour of five...
    Politics of Architecture in Africa workshop
    • Dec 9, 2019

    Politics of Architecture in Africa workshop

    Eighteen scholars working on politics and architecture in Africa met for a week-long workshop at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced...
    Julia Gallagher appointed as Senior Research Fellow at Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies
    • Dec 9, 2019

    Julia Gallagher appointed as Senior Research Fellow at Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies

    Julia Gallagher has been appointed Senior Research Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies, part of the University of...
    STATE-MENTS: a public exhibition about South Africa's state buildings
    • Nov 25, 2019

    STATE-MENTS: a public exhibition about South Africa's state buildings

    State-ments is a series of exhibitions in and about South African cities, which explores citizens' perceptions of their diverse and...
    Daniel Mulugeta Gebrie article published in the Journal of Critical African Studies.
    • Nov 22, 2019

    Daniel Mulugeta Gebrie article published in the Journal of Critical African Studies.

    Daniel Mulugeta has published an article, 'Everyday conceptions of the state in Ethiopia: corruption discourses, moral idioms and the...
    
Public Lecture: Nation-building: a cloudy view of the past
    • Nov 15, 2019

    Public Lecture: Nation-building: a cloudy view of the past

    Public Lecture: Nation-building: a cloudy view of the past ASA is hosting a public lecture exploring the relationship between politics...
    The Politics of Architecture in Africa - Workshop, Paper Presentations, Exhibition
    • Nov 8, 2019

    The Politics of Architecture in Africa - Workshop, Paper Presentations, Exhibition

    The Politics of Architecture in Africa Workshop, Paper Presentations, Exhibition 1-8 December 2019. The Politics of Architecture in...
    • Oct 28, 2019

    Gallagher appointed specialist advisor to Parliamentary Inquiry

    Julia Gallagher has been appointed as specialist advisor for a UK inquiry into UK-Africa relations being carried out by the UK House of...
    Daniel Mulugeta's new article on state-society relations in Ethiopia
    • Oct 15, 2019

    Daniel Mulugeta's new article on state-society relations in Ethiopia

    Daniel Mulugeta has published an article, 'Dynamics of state-society relations in Ethiopia: paradoxes of community empowerment and...
    Daniel and Gallagher to present at ASA in Boston
    • Aug 27, 2019

    Daniel and Gallagher to present at ASA in Boston

    Daniel Mulugeta Gebrie and Julia Gallagher will present papers at the annual Africa Studies Association Conference in November 2019 in...
    • Aug 27, 2019

    Ncube to present at ASAA in Nairobi

    Innocent Batsani Ncube will attend the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) Third International Biennial Conference 2019. The...
    • Jul 17, 2019

    New Ghana affiliation 

    ASA has recently become affiliated with the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. The relationship will enable mutual...
    • May 10, 2019

    Julia Gallagher to attend FEEM

    Julia will take part in a workshop on ‘Challenges and opportunities towards a sustainable growth in Africa’s cities’ in September 2019 at...
    • May 10, 2019

    ASA team to attend ECAS conference

    Members of the ASA team will be attending the Edinburgh’s Centre of African Studies conference which takes place between 11-14 June 2019....
    Kuukuwa Manful to attend Ghana Studies Association conference
    • May 10, 2019

    Kuukuwa Manful to attend Ghana Studies Association conference

    PHD candidate Kuukuwa Manful will be co-convening a panel at the Ghana Studies Association Conference held at the University of Ghana,...
    Call for papers: The Politics of Architecture in Africa Workshop
    • Feb 20, 2019

    Call for papers: The Politics of Architecture in Africa Workshop

    The workshop will be held at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) and aims to exploit the rich potential architecture...
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