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…
Who is who in CASAS? Dhouha Djerbi
Dhouha Djerbi is a Ph.D. researcher in the International Relations/Political Science department at the Geneva Graduate Institute, where she is affiliated with its Gender Center. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance and a B.A. in Gender Studies and Psychology from the American University of Paris. She is a…
“You cannot rely on bank loans to expand your business”: aversion to formal credit among female micro-entrepreneurs in Ghana
New publication alert! Dzifa Torvikey and Fuastina Obeng (CASAS members) and colleagues have recently published an article in the International Journal of Social Economics. Abstract: The marginalisation of female entrepreneurs in accessing credit is well documented. Yet, how female entrepreneurs navigate through the marginalisation to gain funding is under-explored. The authors address this gap using…