Future Rural Africa

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Several Future Rural Africa researchers featured in recent open-access special issue "Failed Futures" of Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies @UdsmOfficial! More➡️ crc-trr228.de/five-future-ru…

New ZEF Discussion Paper No. 358: An inquiry into labor conditions across key rural sectors in #Africa. By Jackson Elias Nzira, Martin C. Parlasca, and @MatinQaim ➡️bit.ly/ZEF-DP358

New Publication by Thanh-Tung Nguyen & @MatinQaim: Local and regional food production diversity are positively associated with household dietary diversity in rural Africa. More➡️ crc-trr228.de/new-publicatio…

My New Year's resolution was to publish an article at "Territory, Politics, Governance" about infrastructure, labour, and future making - and I'm already done! @CRC228 @GIUB_Research @tandfonline tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.108…

Our article in Futures is finally out! It took some time, but it was a lot quicker than the dam project we researched - one that was supposed to be fast-tracked. @CRC228 @GIUB_Research @ElsevierConnect shorturl.at/eq5HL

In this publication, Arne Rieber and Detlef Müller Mahn conceptualize the co-evolution of infrastructure & society to highlight the contestation of infrastructural futures in the case of the Crocodile Jaw Dam Project in Kenya. More ➡️ crc-trr228.de/new-publicatio…

Thrilled to have @Marc_Boeckler present in the Future Rural Africa Public Lecture Series to kick-off the new year! More ➡️crc-trr228.de/crc-trr-public…

The @IPBES launched its Assessment (Nexus) Report on the Interlinkages Among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health in Windhoek, Namibia, Dec. 17, 2024. ZEF jun.-prof. @lfreuden_lisa co-authored two chapters. More info and a summary of the report here: bit.ly/IPBES_nexus2024

This new article examines the concept of “assemblage” in anthropological research on multispecies relations! Read it here: crc-trr228.de/new-publicatio…

In this Interview, researcher @KalvelageLinus reflects on his new, DFG funded project on Fossil-green hydrogen path creation in Namibia and Vietnam. His new project directly builds on research undertaken in the CRC-TRR Future Rural Africa. More ➡️ crc-trr228.de/linus-kalvelag…

Amazing new article by @arnerieber.bsky.social arguing that infrastructure projects should be understood as a political arena of contestation. @GIUB_Research @CRC228 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Future Africa @UPTuks invites early-career researchers across Africa to apply for the FAR-LeaF II Fellowship. This 2 year programme builds skills in transformative research to tackle Africa’s sustainability challenges. Applications open 11 Nov. Read more: bit.ly/4fAcgRQ

Researchers @jmjackso_ & @TheoAalders share reflections on our early career researcher autumn workshop in this blog post. ➡️ crc-trr228.de/early-career-r…

Meanwhile, let me draw your attention to this lecture by @NaminataDiabate next week. Diabate draws insight from her amazing booked Naked Agency to think through the political and analytical frameworks of African feminisms.

National Stakeholder Meeting: Mining, Livelihoods, Ecosystems – Issues in Kenya’s Sand Trade 📅 14 November 2024 📍@ExperienceUSIU Nairobi Click below for more information & registration! ➡️ crc-trr228.de/national-stake…

#BIEALecture 📑Join us in examining the political history of refugee policy in four neighbouring East African countries: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda with Prof @alexander_betts @UniofOxford on 6th Nov @BritishAcademy_ 📲Registration > biea.ac.uk/events/biea-an… #BIEAevents

Presenting about Kenyan women working in geothermal at @UNEP_ARGeo Conference in Dar es Salaam 💪 on why it is important to include different kinds of view when constructing the future ✨

#mittwochsimGIUB #BGG On Oct. 23 at 5:15pm, Prof. @AnneVanLoon (@VU_IVM, @VUamsterdam) will give a lecture on "Human-water interactions shaping drought and water security" Everyone interested is invited to join! Where? lecture hall, Department of Geography, @UniBonn