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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H. Smits
Editors: T.C. Schadeberg; R.M. Blench
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Nuba mountain language studies
Keywords: indigenous languages, Sudan
Added to database: 28 April 2014
A. Amha
Editors: M.C. Simeone-Senelle; M. Vanhove
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Cushitic and Omotic languages, Paris, 16-18 April 2008
Keywords: Ethiopia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 18 March 2014
M. Bøås; M.E. de Bruijn; L. Gayer; M. Debos
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Politique africaine
Keywords: Chad
Added to database: 07 March 2014
M.M. A. Kaag
Editors: K. Fleet
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: The encyclopaedia of Islam
Added to database: 06 March 2014
J. Grunau
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Togo
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 26 February 2014
E. Guene
Type of publication: Book
Keywords: Zambia
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 26 February 2014
A. Mahiques Nunez
Type of publication: Book

Case study: The silence of the Spanish press around Macías Nguema's regime in Equatorial Guinea (1968-1979)

Keywords: Equatorial Guinea
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 26 February 2014
M. Adebayo; A. Akinyoade
Editors: F. Diallo; R. Calland
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Access to information in Africa: law, culture and practices

This chapter assesses the characteristics of Nigeria's Freedom of Information Act, 2011 (FOIA), first in relation to previous Acts in Nigeria which partly regulated access to information, and second, in relation to merging challenges. Content review and assessment of public...

Added to database: 06 February 2014
M. Kurian; V. Ratna Reddy; A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Sustainability science

Urbanization is known to spur land modification in the form of conversion of common land to human settlements. This factor, combined with climate variability, can alter the duration, frequency and intensity of storm drain overflows in urban areas and lead to public health...

Keywords: waste, water management
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 20 January 2014
A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Daadkracht
Keywords: Africa
Added to database: 17 January 2014
D.W.J. Foeken; H. Ching Chung; T.N. Mutune; S.O. Owuor
Type of publication: Other

Three informal settlements in the city of Kisumu (Kenya) are compared in terms of water provision and livelihood. In two of the areas (Wandiege and Katuoro), a major water intervention has taken place, whereby in the one (Wandiege) the community has taken things completely in...

Keywords: Kenya, water supply
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 16 January 2014
K. Augello; A. van Bruggen; M. van den Bergh; K. de Pater
Type of publication: Broadcast

Op 4 en 11 juni 2013 werd de tweedelige documentaire Living on the Edge van Vogelbescherming Nederland uitgezonden bij VARA's Vroege Vogels TV. De documentaire Living on the Edge toont de relatie tussen trekvogels en mensen. Prachtige natuurbeelden van trekvogels en...

Keywords: birds, Burkina Faso, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Sahel
Added to database: 15 January 2014
M. van den Bergh; K. Kusters; A.J. Dietz
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Bird conservation international

The Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rudolphi (BBOP) is a globally threatened species restricted to the montane rainforest of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Local inhabitants hunt the BBOP for its feathers, which is one of the main reasons for its population decline. The feathers...

Keywords: birds, Papua New Guinea
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 10 January 2014

Somalia (2013)
G.J. Abbink
Editors: A. Mehler; H. Melber; K. van Walraven
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Africa yearbook : politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2012
Keywords: Africa, development, politics, Somalia, Subsaharan Africa
Added to database: 13 December 2013
G.J. Abbink
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Journal of Ethiopian studies
Keywords: anthropology, Ethiopia
Added to database: 13 December 2013
G.J. Abbink
Editors: I. Strecker; S. LaTosky
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Writing in the field : festschrift for Stephen Tyler
Added to database: 13 December 2013

Ethiopia (2013)
G.J. Abbink
Editors: A. Mehler; H. Melber; K. van Walraven
Type of publication: Book Chapter
In: Africa yearbook : politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2012
Keywords: Africa, development, Ethiopia, politics, Subsaharan Africa
Added to database: 13 December 2013
K. Kirchner
Type of publication: Book

This study connects the topic of natural resource conflicts with political elements, especially elections and looks into clashes between a pastoralist (Orma) and an agricultural (Pokomo) community in Kenya. It analyses the clashes in the Tana delta which escalated in August...

Keywords: Kenya
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 12 December 2013
W.E.A. van Beek
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Dialogue
Added to database: 04 December 2013
W.E.A. van Beek
Type of publication: Journal Article
In: Paideuma : Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde

Using my own experience as a sports administrator, I describe and analyse the organisational culture of West African sports. As a cultural anthropologist and draughts player, I have been President of the Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames for eleven years,...

Keywords: sports, West Africa
Open access: Full text
Added to database: 04 December 2013

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