Publications

The African Studies Centre Leiden currently publishes eight different series. Books published in the ASCL Collection Series and Occasional Publications Series can be ordered from the Webshop or they can be purchased during a visit to the ASCL library, as long they are in stock. Book series published by Brill can be ordered directly from the publisher, or they can be purchased during a visit to the ASCL library, as long as they are in stock.
If you have questions about publishing with the ASCL, please contact Dr. Klaas van Walraven (k.van.walraven@asc.leidenuniv.nl).

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C.U. Uche
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: African affairs

Using the Netherlands as a case study and materials partly from Dutch government archives, this paper critiques the development of African Studies after the Second World War and the role the state, business interests, and Official Development Assistance played in this process...

Keywords: African studies, African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL), Dutch development aid, economic development, history, trade policy
Added to database: 27 February 2025
M.E. de Bruijn; B. Mutsvairo; L.R. Bruls; M.G. Cissé; J. Langguth; K.S. Orgeret; S.D. Badji; M.A. Moges; D.T. Schroeder
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Journalism

The study combines domain expertise and computational community detection to uncover what role citizen journalists and social media platforms play in mediating the dynamics of conflict in Mali. Under conditions of the growing conflict in Mali, citizen journalists are opening...

Keywords: citizen journalism, conflict, disinformation, Mali, mixed methods, social media
Added to database: 06 February 2025
A. Raia
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: collection development, East Africa, KW - Islamic stories, Swahili language, vernacullarization
Added to database: 26 February 2025
M. Kagan; W. Nakatudde
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Girlhood studies

We based this article on a qualitative study that focuses on barriers to the integration of Somali Muslim urban refugee girls in Uganda. We were interested in how different ethnic and gender identities influence Somali refugee girls’ access to education and...

Keywords: comparative analysis, discrimination, education, ethnicity, host society, integration, refugees, Uganda
Added to database: 12 February 2025

Niger (2024)
A. Idrissa
Editors: A. Altaf; D. Tsikata; G.D. Torvikey; M. Dekker
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Equity in COVID-19: mitigation and policy responses in Africa
Keywords: COVID-19, Niger
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 11 February 2025

Introduction (2024)
A. Altaf; D. Tsikata; G.D. Torvikey; M. Dekker
Editors: A. Altaf; D. Tsikata; G.D. Torvikey; M. Dekker
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Equity in COVID-19: mitigation and policy responses in Africa
Keywords: Africa, COVID-19, social inequality
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 11 February 2025

Niger (2024)
K. van Walraven
Editors: S.M. Alidu; B. Kamski; A. Mehler; D. Sebudubudu
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Africa yearbook: politics, economy and society South of the Sahara 2023
Keywords: development, economics, Niger, politics
Added to database: 11 February 2025
M.M.A. Kaag
Editors: M. Glatzer; P.C. Manuel; C.A. Gustafson
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Faith-based organizations and social welfare in Africa and Latin-America

This chapter explores the multi-layered relationship between religion, society, and the state in Chad by investigating the role of religion and religious actors in the current historical moment, characterized by social cleavages, persistent poverty and insecurity for a large...

Keywords: Chad, society, state
Added to database: 11 February 2025
A. Idrissa
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Revue Internationale et Stratégique (RIS)
Keywords: Burkina Faso, France, history, Mali, Niger, politics, Sahel
Added to database: 10 February 2025
C.T. Nijenhuis; A. Nieuwendijk
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: education, educational innovation, teaching methods, Zen
Added to database: 10 February 2025
A. Ezeoha; C.U. Uche
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Business history

The 1970 nationalisation of foreign businesses in Uganda was arguably the first time that a country would announce to pay compensation for nationalised businesses from the future profits earned by such businesses. Using two interrelated models, namely the Obsolescing...

Keywords: British Government, foreign business, Milton Obote, Obsolescing Bargaining Model (OBM), Political Bargaining Mode (PBM), postcolonialism, Uganda
Added to database: 07 February 2025
M.E. de Bruijn
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: Africa, conflicts, nomads
Added to database: 07 February 2025
C.U. Uche
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Business history
Keywords: book review (form), capitalism, Lagos, Nigeria
Added to database: 07 February 2025
A. Altaf; D. Tsikata; G.D. Torvikey; M. Dekker
Editors: A. Altaf; D. Tsikata; G.D. Torvikey; M. Dekker
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Equity in COVID-19: mitigation and policy responses in Africa
Keywords: Africa, COVID-19, social inequality
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 05 February 2025
L.H. Berckmoes
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Impact magazine

Dutch summary: Hoe verandert jarenlang politiek en etnisch conflict de opvoeding van nieuwe generaties? Lidewyde Berckmoes onderzocht die vraag in Rwanda. In twee verschillende gemeenschappen  hadden geweldservaringen een andere uitwerking op de opvoeding die ouders hun...

Keywords: education, ethnic conflicts, family, genocide, Rwanda, social change, war
Added to database: 05 February 2025
Editors: L.H. Berckmoes; C. Tize
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Genealogy
Keywords: Burundi, care, family, generation, intergenerational relations, polycrisis, Rwanda, social change, sociality, Tanzania, war
Added to database: 04 February 2025
B. Tuyishimire; J.M. Kwaks; L.H. Berckmoes
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Genealogy
Keywords: caregiving, Congolese Banyamulenge, displacement, intergenerational relations, parenting, refugee families, Rwanda
Added to database: 04 February 2025
L.H. Berckmoes; M.R. Maagenberg
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: Burundi, civil wars, diaspora, ethnography, families, personal narratives, photo-ethnography, photography, social relations, violence, youth
Added to database: 04 February 2025
A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Notities vn de Nederlandse Academie voor Filatelie
Keywords: Ethiopia, philately, postage stamps
Added to database: 03 February 2025
N. Nkwor; A. Ezeoha; C.U. Uche; A. Akinyoade; A. Ujunwa
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Climate and development

Using the Third-party Cost Theory and the Pollution Haven Hypothesis as well as a comparative case study design, this study examined multinational companies' commitments to energy efficiency and responsive climate action in Africa. The study used cases of cement...

Keywords: cement industry, climate responsibility, CO2 emissions, energy efficiency/management, Nigeria, pollution heaven hypothesis, third-party costs
Added to database: 03 February 2025

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