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).

Browse our publications and those by our staff members using the simple search form below.

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G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: SocArXiv
Keywords: development, Ethiopia, history, small towns
Added to database: 20 January 2025
G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Journal of Asian and African studies
Keywords: conflict, constitutional development, Ethiopia, ethnic politics, ethno-federalism, political culture
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 17 January 2025
G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Ethiopian journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (EJOSSAH)
Keywords: Ethiopia, in memoriams (form), Turton, David (1941-2023)
Added to database: 17 January 2025
G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Kulturní Studia / Cultural Studies

I discuss some of the current challenges to the social sciences/humanities and contend that their impact, marked by epistemological confusion and ill-founded accusatory discourse against the basics of open scientific debate and empirical methods, is damaging and undermining...

Keywords: anti-science movements, epistemology, KW - Western telos, rationalism, scientific method
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 15 January 2025
R. Coutinho; J.C.M. Damen
Type of publication: Miscellaneous
Keywords: Angola, doctors, Guinea-Bissau, national liberation struggles, Netherlands, photography, pictorial works (form), Portugal
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 09 January 2025
J.C.M. Damen
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: A luta pela libertação da Guiné-Bissau: vista pelos olhos de um jovem médico neerlandês, Roel Coutinho
Keywords: Angola, doctors, Guinea-Bissau, national liberation struggles, Netherlands, photography, Portugal
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 19 December 2024
A. Altaf; D. Tsikata; G.D. Torvikey; M. Dekker
Type of publication: Book
In: EADI global development series
Keywords: Africa, COVID-19, social inequality
Added to database: 09 December 2024
J.C.M. Damen
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: IP: vakblad voor informatieprofessionals
Keywords: collection development, dissertations, Internet Archive, Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden (UBL)
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 06 December 2024

Traces (2024)
L.H. Berckmoes; M. Maagenberg
Type of publication: Book

This photo-ethnography explores traces of war in Burundi. Bringing into view young people of Burundian heritage in Belgium and the Netherlands, the book reveals how war and (lost) homes reverberate in people, places and through ‘war repertoires’. Yet the young...

Keywords: anthropology, Burundi, civil wars, diaspora, ethnography, families, personal narratives, photo-ethnography, photography, social relations, youth
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 29 November 2024
D. Isinta
Type of publication: Book

Land holds immense economic, cultural, religious, and political significance for most sub-Saharan African countries. However, customary patriarchal norms restrict land ownership to the male lineage, while women typically access land through relationships with men. Women...

Keywords: Kenya, land conflicts, land rights, women, women's rights
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 22 October 2024
A.J. Dietz; A. Amha; G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: Ethiopia, postal services, postal stamps
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 01 October 2024
A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: colonies, Fezzan, Ghadames, Italian Libya, Libya, postal stamps
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 01 October 2024

Tripolitania (2024)
V. Prange; A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: colonies, Italian Libya, Italy, Libya, postal stamps, Tripolitania
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 01 October 2024

Cyrenaica (2024)
V. Prange; A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: colonies, Cyrenaica, Italian Libya, Italy, Libya, postal stamps
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 01 October 2024

Italian Libya (2024)
A.J. Dietz; V. Prange
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: colonies, Italian Libya, Italy, Libya, postage stamps
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 01 October 2024

Zambia at 60 (2024)
A.J. Dietz; D.W. L. Ehrhardt
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: economic conditions, political conditions, Zambia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 12 September 2024

Kenya at 60 (2024)
A.J. Dietz; D.W. L. Ehrhardt
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: economic conditions, Kenya, political conditions
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 28 August 2024
G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Other
Keywords: Africa, African studies, peer reviewing
Added to database: 05 July 2024
W. E. A.van Beek
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Human Ecology

Masquerades form an important part of indigenous African religions, and headpieces of masks are found all over the world as an iconic African art form. Contrary to expectation, however, the geographical distribution of masking is very restricted, occurring only in three areas...

Keywords: Africa, ecology, masks, masquerades, shorthorn cattle
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 22 April 2024
J.C.M. Damen
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: IP: vakblad voor informatieprofessionals
Keywords: book reviews (form), bookbindings
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 26 March 2024

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