Nordic research networks

The Nordic Africa Institute launched in 2005 a new initiative to stimulate further collaboration on contemporary Africa within the Nordic regions. The idea is to support the establishment of narrowly defined thematic networks, which will enhance the infrastructure among researchers working on African and developmental issues within the Nordic countries, and which will hopefully generate long-lasting interaction between researchers involved in emerging fields of research. Each network will be given the financial means to enable them to meet twice in the Nordic regions, within a period of four years.

Islamic Movements in Sub-Saharan Africa
 Contact person: Annette Haaber Ihle, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Media, Communication and Popular Culture in Africa
Contact person: Thomas Tufte, Roskilde University, Denmark.

NGOs and Civil Society Roles in African Development
Contact person: Paul Opoku-Mensah, Aalborg University, Denmark.

State and Society in Nigeria
Contact person: Niels Kastfelt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Diaspora and State Formation in the Horn of Africa
Contact person: Petri Hautaniemi, University of Helsinki, Finland.




   

workshop reports

The network on Media, Communication and Popular Culture in Africa organised a workshop in Uppsala in June 2006. Report from the workshop.

The network on Diaspora and State Formation in the Horn of Africa organised a workshop in Helsinki in May 2006. Report from the workshop.