BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 4.5.7//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Zurich X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Zurich TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:19810329T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:19961027T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2628@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20211018T163651 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20211025T091500 SUMMARY:Consolidated or undermined statehood? The transnationalisation of s tate legitimacy DESCRIPTION:The state is a central concept for the study of power\, dominat ion\, and socio-political change across the social sciences. Its usefulnes s is however contested\, especially in African contexts where the Eurocent ric ideal-type of the state stands in marked contrast to political realiti es on the ground. This raises a number of crucial questions: Through what concepts can one grasp the prominent role of trans- and international conn ections\, networks\, and NGOs that influence what statehood stands for?\\r \\nTo address these timely questions among young researchers working on Af rica\, an international consortium of research institutes in Basel\, Freib urg im Breisgau\, and Strasbourg is organising three consecutive half-day online workshops dealing with particular topics in this debate. The worksh ops will provide doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers\, as wel l as advanced MA students\, with an opportunity for a thematically focused exchange across the fields of political science\, sociology\, history\, A frican studies\, anthropology\, international relations\, and peace and co nflict studies.\\r\\nKeynote: Amber Murrey (University of Oxford)\\r\\nRe search presentations:\\r\\n John Githigaro: An Assessment of Claim making on Kenya-Somalia Maritime Dispute Barbara Müller: NGOs\, political pa rties and the student movement in Zimbabwe Federico Carducci: Religious n etworks and political legitimation in post-war Angola Paula Sophia Branco de Lima: What is national in transnational feminist activism? Perceptions on the World March of Women’s action in Brazil and Mozambique X-ALT-DESC:

The state is a central concept for the study of power\, domin ation\, and socio-political change across the social sciences. Its usefuln ess is however contested\, especially in African contexts where the Euroce ntric ideal-type of the state stands in marked contrast to political reali ties on the ground. This raises a number of crucial questions: Through wha t concepts can one grasp the prominent role of trans- and international co nnections\, networks\, and NGOs that influence what statehood stands for?< /p>\n

To address these timely questions among young researchers working on Africa\, an international consortium of research institutes in Basel\, Freiburg im Breisgau\, and Strasbourg is organising three consecutive half -day online workshops dealing with particular topics in this debate. The w orkshops will provide doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers\, a s well as advanced MA students\, with an opportunity for a thematically fo cused exchange across the fields of political science\, sociology\, histor y\, African studies\, anthropology\, international relations\, and peace a nd conflict studies.

Keynote: \;Amber Murrey (University of Oxford)

Research presentations:

John Githigaro: An Assessment of Claim making on Ke nya-Somalia Maritime Dispute
Barbara Müller: \; NGOs\, political parties and the student movement in Zimbabwe
Federico Carducci: Religious networks and political legitimation in post-wa r Angola
Paula Sophia Branco de Lima: What is national in transnational feminist activism? Perceptions on the World March of Women’s action in Brazil and Mozambique

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