A recent article by Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey (CASAS member) and Sylvia Ohene Marfo has just been published at Feminist Africa. Abstract: Capital, through neoliberal development, is finding spaces in the informal economy, which was traditionally unattractive for capital investment. Recently, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Ghana have surged given the increasing sovereign debt and economic crisis….
Month: February 2024
Who is who in CASAS: Prosper Turimubumwe
Prosper Turimubumwe is a Burundian and currently a Ph.D. candidate in Land Policy and Governance at Bahir Dar University, Institute of Land Administration- Ethiopia. He holds a Master of Science degree in Urban Planning and Management (M.Sc. UPM) from Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania; and a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning…
Funded PhD opportunity: Developing International Relations from Environmental Histories of and by the Amazon
Diana Valencia-Duarrte (CASAS member) and Hannah Hughes are going to supervise a project on the environmental history of the Amazon. It’s a participatory project mainly related to the climate change narrative. This project aims to contribute to efforts to world International Relations (IR) and decolonise history by exploring the study and practice of IR through…
Webinar: This is God’s land: Land seizures as a mechanism of land access
CASAS’ member, Johannes Bhanye (University of Free State) presented his work in a Webinar organized by Rama Dalla Sieng (CASAS & University of Edinburgh). This webinar by Dr. Johannes Bhanye is part of the DSA’s Land, Politics and Sustainability Study group webinar series is convened by Dr. Rama Salla Dieng, Centre of African Studies at…