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Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA)
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MIASA is an institute based at the University of Ghana, Legon-Accra.
Research in Sustainable Governance & Knowledge Production
Funded by BMFTR and the University of Ghana
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Join us THIS afternoon for a lecture on "Urban Market Dynamics and Conflicts over Marketplaces in Bamako, Accra, and Kumasi" by Dr. Mahamadou Bassirou TANGARA (USSGB) & Dr. Lamine Doumbia (HU Berlin) at 3:00 pm UTC at the University of Ghana.

Zoom link via:
miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Join us TODAY for a public lecture on "Women, slavery and social mobility in Eastern Congo since the 1870s“ by Prof. Margot Luyckfasseel (@uantwerpen.be) at 3:00 pm.

Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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The past few days the MIASA team participated in the #Merian Family meeting hosted by #MECAM in Tunis to discuss topics around Knowledge Diplomacy & South-South-North Cooperations together with all of its Merian sister centres.

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October 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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"What is Restitution? Some Conceptual Considerations": MIASA Working Paper by Kodzo B. Gavua (Univ. of Ghana) & Hans Peter Hahn (@goetheuni.bsky.social) now available for download on UGSpace:
miasa.ug.edu.gh/publications...

#restitution, #culturalartefacts, #museum
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Extension of application deadline for MIASA Individual Fellowships at the Univ. of Ghana for the Academic Year 2026/27

New deadline: 29 Sept 2025

miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

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September 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Invitation to MIASA Public Lecture on „Anton Wilhelm Amo: In-between Lifeworlds“ by Dr. Stefanie Bognitz tomorrow 9 Sept at 3:00pm UTC at the Univ. of Ghana & via zoom.

More info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...

#Amo
#Philosophy
September 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Today MIASA officially welcomed its new fellows starting their fellowships at the University of Ghana.
We are looking forward to fruitful and exciting exchange in the next few months!

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September 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Three more weeks to apply for a MIASA Individual Fellowship at the University of Ghana for the academic year 2026/27

Deadline is 15 September 2025

More infos: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
August 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Breaking #Bureaucracy: #Fraud and #Forgery in the “postcolonial neo-colonised world”

Invitation to join Guest lecture by Yusuf Serunkuma (KU Leuven) TOMORROW, 31 July, 10:15 am UTC at MIASA, UG & online.

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July 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Join us for the MIASA Public #Roundtable TOMORROW 17 July @9:45 am (UTC) on „The impact of #Female Academics on Higher Education Contexts“.

Language: French with English translation.

Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/roundt...

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July 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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MIASA is inviting proposals for an Interdisciplinary Fellow Group (IFG) on the topic of #Sustainable #Governance at the Univ. of Ghana for the period Feb-May 2027

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July 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Invitation to Public Lecture by Claudio Pinheiro @ufrjoficial.bsky.social on "AfricanStudies: pos-coloniality, dictatorships and the global political stability under the Cold War" on THURSDAY 3 July at 10:15 am (UTC) at MIASA, Univ. of Ghana & online.
Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...
July 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Open call for applications for Individual Residential #Fellowships at #MIASA at the Univ. of Ghana in 2026/27.
Deadline: 15 Sept
Info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...

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June 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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MIASA is representing at #ECAS2025 in #Prague this week. Check out our display table in the 3rd floor! We are looking forward to meet many of our fellows, alumni and colleagues here
June 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Learn more about #MIASA‘s research and publications today at the Celebration of the Day of #Scientific #Renaissance in #Africa, organized by the College of Humanities at the #University of #Ghana
June 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Join us this week Thurs 29 May, 10:15am UTC for a film screening by R. L. Clark & S. F. Miescher @uofcalifornia.bsky.social on “Man’s Greatest Lake” & “Who is Free?” in the MIASA Seminar Room & online.
#AkosomboDam
#energyjustice
#sustainability
Zoom link: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/film-s...
May 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Invitation to upcoming #MIASA Public lecture by Dr. Stephanie Lämmert on "(Un)silencing #women in the colonial #archive" on 27 May 2025 at 3:00 pm (UTC) at the Univ. of Ghana.
Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...
May 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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We are continuing with our #MIASA conference on #Cash in #Crisis in #Africa at ISSER Conference Hall, Univ. of Ghana.
More info via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...
May 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Ongoing Keynote by Fabio Knümann, @bundesbank.de, Germany, on „Navigating #cash realities in Times of #disruption“ at #MIASA‘s Conference on #Cash in #Crisis in #Africa.
Zoom Link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...
May 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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About to start the #MIASA conference on #Cash in #Crisis Times in #Africa at the #ISSER conference Hall, Univ. of Ghana, organized by #IF12, with Keynote address by Fabio Knümann from the @bundesbank.de, Germany.
Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...
May 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Join us next week 20&21 May for the #MIASA #IFG12 conference on #Cash in #Crisis in #Africa: Navigating financial realities in times of #disruption at Univ. of Ghana and online.
More info via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/ifg12-...
May 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Call for #applications for MIASA #Female Academic Careers in Africa Workshop in #Dakar (15-17 July); Deadline: 22 May; organized in collab. w @dhi-paris.fr, @centremarcbloch.bsky.social, Univ. of Ghana, Univ. Cheikh Anta Diop & Fond. Heinrich Böll Senegal.
More Info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/female...
May 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Last week #MIASA hosted its 5th #Writing Workshop at the University of Ghana in collab with
@goetheuni.bsky.social. Participants were early- to mid-career researchers writing on #democracy, #conflict #resolution and #climate change from 9 different African countries.
May 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Invitation to MIASA Public Lecture on „Costumes and #kin: The (un)making of #female togetherness in #Accra‘s #zongos“, by Prof Ann Cassiman @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social on 6 May at 3:00pm UTC. Zoom link via: miasa.ug.edu.gh/event/public...
May 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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MIASA is dedicated to research on Sustainable Governance & Knowledge Production.
It is sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) & the University of Ghana in collab. with @uni-freiburg.de, @goetheuni.bsky.social, @giga-hamburg.de and @dhi-paris.fr
April 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM