Eigene News
/ Research
Publication: Turning Land into Money. Land, Inequality and Reforms in Namibia
In their article, Luregn Lenggenhager, Lena Bloemert and Romie Nghitevelekwa show how past and present developments in Namibia created opportunities to make money out of land, leading to the accumulation of wealth in the hands of a few.
/ Research
Publication: Anthropogenic erosion-induced small-scale soil heterogeneity in South African rangelands
In their study, Juliane Krenz, Philip Greenwood and Nikolaus Kuhn analyze soil redistribution in a degraded rangeland in South Africa. Soil erosion in semi-arid drylands induced by land-use changes creates patchworks of soils and…
/ News
Online Exhibition: "Don't say anything against telephone directories"
On the occasion of their 50th anniversary, the Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB) invite you to a new online exhibition. The exhibition sheds light on aspects of one key question: How do a library, an archive and a publishing house handle…
/ Doctorate/PhD
Basel Summer School in African Studies 2021: How Political is Knowledge?
The ZASB calls for applications for the Basel Summer School in African Studies, which will focus on the relationship between knowledge and politics. The Summer School will take place online from 13 to 17 September 2021. The deadline for…
/ Research
Quick guide to strategic anti-corruption guidelines for development agencies
In a new quick guide, Claudia Baez Camargo explains the purpose, focus and value of strategic anti-corruption guidelines for development agencies.
/ Research
Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies
In the current edition of its bi-annual newsletter, the Swiss Society for African Studies (SSAS) looks back at events, publications and new projects in the past six months and provides an outlook on up-coming activities.
/ Research, Studies
Publication: Sites of Contestation. Encounters with the Ernst and Ruth Dammann Collection in the Archives of the Basler Afrika Bibliographien
This edited volume is the product of a long-term student engagement with the Dammann collection housed at the Basler Afrika Bibliographien (BAB). The essays propose creative ways of attending to the politics of race, gender, famine,…
/ Research, Organizational Unit
ZASB - Research Network Africa: Annual Report 2020
Our annual report provides an overview on the network members’ activities and achievements in research, teaching and transfer.
/ Other
Blog post: Performing in public space at the time of identity claims and political resistances
Lesley Nicole Braun provides a fascinating insight into Michèle Magema's artistic practice. The blog post is based on Magema's lecture as part of the lecture series "The Art of Intervention" in Basel in 2018.