Current news and events

Richard Legay new senior researcher at the ABI

Legay will study the mediatisation of the restitution of African cultural heritage stolen during the colonial period.

6. October 2022

Job Vacancies: Doctoral Researcher (TVL E 13 / 65%)

PhD student wanted on the topics: "The political economy of solar energy in Morocco” and “The political economy of solar energy in Jordan”.

23. September 2022

Free movement in West Africa: the culture of mobility still matters despite challenges

Franzisca Zanker, A. Bisong, L. Jegen write about the ECOWAS protocols on free movement of persons, which were never fully implemented.

2. September 2022

Chad is making a huge effort to find peace: Chadians aren’t convinced it will work

Helga Dickow writes about the Doha peace agreement and the National Dialogue aimed at ending the transition in Chad.

26. August 2022

Amya Agarwal on Her New Book "Contesting Masculinities and Women’s Agency in Kashmir"

In the interview, Amya Agarwal talks about her new book, in which she examines militarised masculinities and agency in the Kashmir conflict.

24. August 2022

Project Launch: Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace & Conflict

"The topic of research decolonialisation is sensitive and everybody talks about it." is one of the voices of the HIERARCHIES project launch. More in the video

4. August 2022

ALMA Reviews Blog: Political inclusion, participation and representation of women in Kenya

Gloria Kenyatta has read two articles that explore the structural barriers to women's inclusion in Kenyan politics.

1. August 2022

ALMA Reviews Blog: The Social and Economic Origins of Monarchy in Jordan

How can the survival of Hashemite monarchy in Jordan be explained? André Bank looked into a book that goes somewhat against the grain.

21. June 2022

Public lecture: "Renewable Energies, Renewed Authoritarianisms?"

‘Renewable Energies, Renewed Authoritarianisms?’ is a lecture on questions of energy transition and Gulf geopolitics, to be found here as a recording.

15. June 2022

The ABI welcomes new visiting doctoral students

New visiting doctoral students from the University of Addis Ababa and the University of Ghana will work at the ABI for three and six months, respectively.

3. June 2022