京都大学アフリカ地域研究資料センターでは2017年より、アフリカに関係する海外研究者を招き、KUASS（Kyoto University African Studies Seminar）を開催しています。このKUASSは一般公開の特別セミナーです。講演は基本的に英語でおこなわれ、アフリカ研究に関する最新の話題や成果についての発表とともに、アフリカ各国の政府要人や政治家、大使なども登壇し、活発な議論が交わされています。セミナーの参加には原則、事前申し込みは不要です。
Even though the genesis of the pan African idea and movement is traceable to the mid-19th century in the Americas, the cut-off point of my presentation is 1945. After the 4th pan A…
Agroecosystems in south-eastern Cameroon contain significant floristic diversity which is vital for subsistence and cash income of local communities. However, this agrobiodiversity…
By confirming that the TICAD has been largely reinvented since 2008 the presentation will examine the Public Private Partnership (PPP) content of the process through an assessment …
Contemporary forest peoples in central Africa seem to face similar problems concerning their culture and environment; destruction of the forests that have been accommodating their …
All human societies care about ownership of at least some kinds of things (Brown, 1991; Hann, 1998), yet young children struggle to understand property and come only gradually to a…
Food insecurity as indicated by levels of food availability, food access and nutritional status remains a big challenge in Uganda. As a method of survival, people in rural areas su…
The theme of the Symposium: This symposium will focus on “innovation for sustainable development in Africa”, and discuss three dimensions of innovation: technologies, institutions …
Prof. Liu will speak about African studies in China with examination of the interactions between Africa, China, and Japan in global political economy.