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Interdisciplinary Working Groups

State & Institutions in Africa Working Group

State & Institutions in Africa Working Group

Monday May 8, 2023

The working group examines the role of formal and informal institutions in African political life. It is particularly interested in the effect of institutions on the relationship between the state and society. It examines to what extent the state is the key driver of the political developments on the continent and under which institutional constraints […]
Natural Resource Management in Africa

Natural Resource Management in Africa

Monday May 8, 2023

The Natural Resource Management in Africa Working Group is interested in the consequences of rapid change to ecosystems and human institutions.  We study how communities interact with their environment and identify means to achieve their social and ecological goals. We are graduate students and faculty with interests in natural resource management issues relevant to Africa. We are a […]
Islam in Africa Working Group

Islam in Africa Working Group

Monday May 8, 2023

Islam has had a historical presence in Africa for at least a millennium, and the continent is today home to many millions of Muslims. Muslims are the majority in at least ten African countries and a significant minority in a range of other countries. While ostensibly sharing the same religious tradition, Muslims in Africa constitute […]
Health in Africa Working Group

Health in Africa Working Group

Monday May 8, 2023

This working group aims to highlight collaboration and innovation in the pursuit of global health in Africa by aligning with the CDC Global Health Strategy 2019-21. “The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aspires to create a world where people – in the United States and around the globe – live healthier, safer, […]
Digital Africa Working Group

Digital Africa Working Group

Monday May 8, 2023

The overall aim of this new working group and initiative is to facilitate discussions of a critical and informed character on a broad range of issues related to what we call “Digital Africa”.  While the reference to the “digital” implies a particular focus on the role that social media and the emergences of new digital […]
China in Africa Working Group

China in Africa Working Group

Monday May 8, 2023

The China-Africa Working Group is an interdisciplinary research group focusing on the relationship and growing importance of China in Africa. The rationale for the group’s formation is to explore aspects of the China-Africa dynamic, and how African countries are being affected by China. The Working Group invites scholars and students to present their research at […]
Africans in Europe Working Group

Africans in Europe Working Group

Monday May 8, 2023

Africans in Europe Working Group will especially look at the last decade, a time of Europe’s extraordinary African refugee crises, within longer histories of African migrations and diasporas into Europe. Since 2010, there has been an explosion of a new documentary and analytic materials, much of it very creative and innovative into the ways Africans […]
Arts in Africa Working Group

Arts in Africa Working Group

Monday May 8, 2023

The works and ideas of young creatives seed the future of art. As critically demonstrated by “Back to the Future”—the 2021 Gwendolyn M. Carter Conference—artist resiliency is vulnerable in the “Post-Covid” era. Emerging artists’ dreams can thrive in the light of community and relationships or be crushed by the weight of isolation and disconnection. In […]
Africa Architecture Initiative

Africa Architecture Initiative

Monday May 8, 2023

The Architecture Africa Initiative is a collaborative effort with the UF Center for African Studies and the College of Design Construction and Planning. The goals of the collaboration are: To promote African Architecture, whether located on the continent, or designed by architects worldwide who identify themselves as African; To involve our professional students with the […]

Social Change & Development in Africa Working Group

Thursday October 7, 2021

Social Change & Development in Africa SCDA  |  Contact  |  Symposium  |  Past Meetings Social Change and Development in Africa (SCAD) webpage. To read recaps of recent Social Change and Development in Africa Working Group events, please click here. Contact: Professor Marit Østebø marit.ostebo@ufl.edu SCDA Working Group The Social Change and Development in Africa working group’s overall […]