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  • ANU Africa Network

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    This website was established in 2013 by David Lucas, and renovated and relaunched in 2020 as part of a project to increase awareness of Africa and African studies in the ANU and the ACT, funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

    Another outcome of that project was a major research report, published in August 2021, African Studies at the Australian National University and in the Australian Capital Territory, analyzing the past, present and future of the study of Africa at the Australian National University and the wider Australian University sector.

    The major innovation on this updated website is the creation of the ACT Africa Expert Directory which lists experts on Africa from institutions around the ACT, primarily the ANU. We will continue to curate this list, offering a key resource for media, government and non-government organizations seeking expert facts and opinions on Africa. Individuals can request to be added to the list by contacting the website managers.

    Another notable addition is the expanded directory of PhD theses on Africa produced in the territory’s universities, a solid measure of the vitality of the study of Africa in the city of Canberra.

    Reviewing these directories, it is revealing to note that the vast majority of research on Africa is produced by disciplinary experts (environmental scientists, economists, demographers, etc.) rather than area studies experts. This means that the study of Africa is woven into the fabric of the research culture of the ANU and the ACT’s other universities in ways that are not necessarily apparent.

  • Journal Article on ‘Women’s Movement for Gender Quotas in Nigeria and Ghana’,

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    David William Lucas

    Women’s Movement for Gender Quotas in Nigeria and Ghana

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    Ronke I. Ako-Nai, Babatunde F. Obamamoye

    Publication year:
    2018

    Publication type:
    Journal article

    Find this publication at:
    Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society https://edu.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/235

    Ronke I. Ako-Nai and Babatunde F. Obamamoye, ‘Women’s Movement for Gender Quotas in Nigeria and Ghana’, Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society, 6(1) 2018: 61-84.

    ‘The third wave of the international women’s movement expressly broadened the focus of women’s activism to incorporate the clamour for more political representation of women. Within the confines of the struggle, women in Nigeria and Ghana have initiated a movement for gender quotas that will improve their inclusion in decision-making processes. However, there is a paucity of scholarly work on the patterns and precipitating factors of the movement in the context of both states. Against this background, this article draws on interview data to examine the comparative dynamics of the women’s movement for gender quotas in Nigeria and Ghana. It specifically offers explanations of why and how women channel their struggle for political emancipation in both states.’

    Authors

    • Ronke I. Ako-Nai Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
    • Babatunde F. Obamamoye. Doctoral student at the Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Australia. Although currently on study leave, he is equally an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. His current research interests centre on regional security, regional security cooperation and trans-border terrorist violence. E-mail:obamamoyebabatunde@yahoo.com

  • In conversation with Sisonke Msimang

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    David William Lucas

    In conversation with Sisonke Msimang

    Tue. 4 September 2018

    6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Molonglo Theatre, Crawford School

    132 Lennox Crossing

    Australian National University

    Acton, ACT 2601

    “ANU/CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR

    Sisonke Msimang will be in conversation with Andrew Leigh MP on Sisonke’s new book, Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home. The vote of thanks will be given by the South African High Commissioner, Her Excellency Ms Beryl Rose Sisulu.

    Sisonke Msimang was born in exile, the daughter of South African freedom fighters. Always Another Country is the story of a young girl’s path to womanhood-a journey that took her from Africa to America and back again, then on to a new home in Australia. This is a coming-of-age memoir with no holds barred honesty.”

    Sisonke Msimang was born and raised in Zambia, Kenya and Canada before studying in the US.

    This event is free. For more information and to register, go to https://www.anu.edu.au/events/in-conversation-with-sisonke-msimang

  • Africa in Transition Conference Sydney

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    David William Lucas

    The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific

    : Governance, Society and Culture
    41st AFSAAP Annual Conference
    University of New South Wales, Sydney,
    November 21st – 23rd 2018
    Deadline for abstracts extended August 1st
    Conference Convener: Dr. Anne Bartlett UNSW (Sydney)
    Contact: afsaap2018@afsaap.org.au

    Call for Papers

    CALL FOR PAPERS AFSAAP 2018 – Deadline for Abstracts AUGUST 1 (Extended)

    https://afsaap.org.au/conference/2018-2/

     

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