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PhD Position: "Perception des évolutions environnementales et mobilités des populations en Afrique sub-saharienne (PEEMPASS)"

Université de Neuchâtel

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Publication: Social network analysis applied to illegal wildlife trade between East Africa and Southeast Asia

In this working paper, Jacopo Costa sheds new light on the dark networks of wildlife traffickers that operate mainly between East Africa and Southeast Asia but have tentacles reaching around the world. 

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Call for papers: Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sustainable Development Goals: perspectives, implementation and pressing issues

Virtual conference, Center for African Studies of the University of Porto (23 April 2021)

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Job: Praktikum Provenienzforschung (50%)

Bernisches Historisches Museum

CD: Star Feminine Band

Musical input from Benin. The seven-person girl band challenges old traditions in their home country Benin and abroad. Pius Frey reviewed this great record for the current issue for the Afrika-Bulletin.

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Job: Associate Professorship in African Studies

University of Oxford African Studies Centre, UK

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Artist in Residence: Feya Faku (Johannesburg)

Fezile 'Feya' Faku is one of the most influential and cherished jazz musicians of South Africa. Since his first residency in Basel in 2006 he has sustained a strong collaboration with Swiss musicians.

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Prof. Dr. Meinhard Schuster (1930-2021)

We are sad to announce the passing of Meinhard Schuster, who was Professor for Social Anthropology at the University of Basel from 1970 to 2000.

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Cambridge Development Podcast

Since mid-February, the Cambridge Society for Social and Economic Development produces a novel podcast. In this, postgraduates create a forum for current debates in development studies and thus contribute to a critical questioning of the…

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Call for papers: Drivers and challenges of social policies: Global, regional, national, and local perspectives

Annual conference of the International Sociological Association, Research Committee (RC) 19 on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy, University of Fribourg (25-27 August 2021)

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