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 workshops and lectures, and in small group discussions to garner additional insights that may lead to the publications of their research. Thus far, the group’s focus has been on the socioeconomic, cultural, political, and media aspects of the China-Africa relationship.
Future Courses
AFS 4935, China-Africa Relations and Globalization
AFS 5XXX/ANT 6309 China’s Belt and Road: Foreign Direct Investment, Politics, Culture, and Media
Coordinator:Â Dr. Agnes Ngoma Leslie
Faculty Members:Â Dr. Agnes Leslie (Center for Africa Studies, Univ. of Florida);
Dr. Anita Spring (Anthropology, Univ. of Florida); Dr. Lina Benabdallah (Political Science, Wake Forest Univ.); Dr. Oscar Meywa Otele (Political Science & Public Administration, Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya); Â Â Dr. Istvan Tarrosy (Political Science, Univ. of Pecs, Hungary).
Graduate Student Members:Â Mustapha Mohammed, Felicity Tackey-Otoo, and Alem Belay Worku