LeidenASA

Please take note: LeidenASA is now the Leiden Africa Platform. 

The Leiden African Studies Assembly (LeidenASA) is a network of Leiden based researchers with a focus on Africa that was set up a the end of 2015 for the purpose of:

• Integrating the African Studies Centre in Leiden University.
• Setting up a general Leiden University Africa policy.
• Acting as a platform for cooperation between Africa specialists of Leiden University.
• Developing a network with African knowledge institutes that will play an important role in research programmes and teaching exchange.
• Linking Leiden based Africanists with Africanists in Delft and Rotterdam.

LeidenASA was supported financially by Leiden University from 2015-2019. LeidenASA in its original form concluded with Africa 2020, a year filled with Africanist events. Due to the Covid19 pandemic, many events were rescheduled to 2021 and 2022. From 2022 onwards, LeidenASA will continue to exist as a network of researchers with a focus on Africa. The current members of the steering committee are:

David Ehrhardt (chair)
Marleen Dekker
Ayokunu Adedokun
Akinyinka Akinyoade
Corinna Jentzsch
Jenneke van der Wal
Michiel Veldhuis
Cristiana Strava
Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Sarah Schrader
 

Overview of LeidenASA members (PDF).

Research collaboration

Library collaboration