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Congratulations to our new graduates!
At the graduation ceremony of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on 12 September 2020, numerous MA students and PhD candidates in African Studies or with an Africa Focus received their diploma. Congratulations to all of you!
Last Saturday five of our students were awarded their Master in African Studies and two young researchers their PhD in African Studies. Further diplomas were awarded to young scholars from our wider network:
PhD African Studies
Jin Ding: China in Africa: Perspectives on development and emergence
Peter Ayoola Oderinde: The Role of Internet in Migrants' Christianity: A Case Study of Nigerian Pentecostal Churches in Switzerland
PhD Political Science
Jamie Pring:Making the Middle: Localizing Inclusivity in the IGAD-led Mediation in South Sudan (2013-2015)
Master African Studies
Oluwasooto Ajayi: African Voices in the Africa Rising Narrative. A qualitative study on scholarly literature and personal perceptions of the Africa Rising Narrative
Mickness Eliakunda Aeschlimann: To What Extent has the Female Participation in Microfinance Programs Led to a Change in Gender Relations at the Household Level? An Ethnography of Neema Women SACCOS in Igota Village, Ulanga District, Tanzania
Anja Orschulko: More than a Health Insurance? An exploration of health-related and non-health-related uses of the Improved Community Health Fund amongst micro-finance beneficiaries in Igota Village, Ulanga District, Tanzania
Tibor Rechsteiner: In Senegal, Our Problem Is To Master The Water. Drip irrigation from recycled plastic for smallholder farmers as a socio-technical system
Rahel Stirnimann: The Working Experiences of Former Ethiopian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia and their Impact on Future Migrant Choices
Master History
Lisa Roulet: Khuan//a - The Framing/Making of an Iconic Portrait
Raffaele Perniola:Tsuku Tsuku Says the Black Train. Remembering the Railway in Namibia
Master Social Anthropology
Sibylle Jessica Näf:Blasts, Cracks and Radiation: A Community's perception of environmental degradation of large scale mining activities and the shaping of knowledge in Zambia's Northwestern province
Master Geography
Kim Rossel:Assessing dust emission risks on cropland soils in the Free State, South Africa. Classification of cropland and ranking according to dust emission risk potential
Master Critical Urbanisms
Adesola Adelowo:Mobility and Livelihoods of Tourism Service Workers at Kristenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town
