African Studies Centre Leiden
Abbreviation | ASC Leiden |
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Coordinates | 52°10′11.280″N 4°28′37.128″E / 52.16980000°N 4.47698000°E |
Director | Marleen Dekker |
Website | http://www.ascleiden.nl |
The African Studies Centre (Dutch: Afrika-Studiecentrum) is a scientific institute in the Netherlands that undertakes social-science research on Africa with the aim of promoting a better understanding of historical, current and future social developments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The centre is an interfaculty institute of Leiden
University. The present director since 2021 is Marleen Dekker.
Research
The research of the Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden covers four themes: politics and security, society, religion and culture, and economics and history.
Various projects study international relations of African countries with the
The Afrika-Studiecentrum publishes scientific articles and various books about its research, in-house or in collaboration with publishers such as Brill, including the Africa Yearbook and the series African Dynamics, the African Studies Collection, and the Africa Study Center Series. The topics range from international migration to social aspects of football in Africa. Most books also appear in an electronic (online) version. The Afrika-Studiecentrum annually awards a prize for the best Master's thesis in the field.
Library
The centre's library consists of some 90,000 books and about 2,000 journals (including electronic journals), government reports, brochures,
History
The centre was founded on 12 August 1947 as the academic division of an Afrika Instituut, which initially also had an economic section, later spun off as the
, lector of African constitutional law at Leiden University, was one of the founders of the centre.The centre was one of the founders of
As of 1 January 2016, the African Studies Centre is a part of Leiden University.[8] On 1 April 2021, Marleen Dekker became the new director of the ASC replacing Jan Bart Gewald who had been director since 2017.[9]
Publications
The centre publishes extensively, sometimes in cooperation with publishers such as Brill Publishers in Leiden. ASC publications include:
- ISSN 1871-2525)
- ISSN 1570-937X)
- Kroniek van Afrika (Chronicles of Africa, 1961-1975, ISSN 0023-4893)
Wellknown persons formerly connected
Many Dutch Africanists are or have been connected to the
De current directeur is prof.dr. Marleen Dekker, who in april 2021 succeeded prof.dr. Jan-Bart Gewald.
References
- Max de Bok (2000). Leer mij Afrika kennen: vijftig jaar Afrika-Studiecentrum (in Dutch). Leiden: African Studies Centre Leiden. Wikidata Q55759295.
- ^ "Prof. Marleen Dekker appointed new director of the African Studies Centre Leiden". African Studies Centre, Leiden.
- ^ "Collection". African Studies Centre Leiden. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Archives". African Studies Centre, Leiden. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Klaas de Jonge". African Studies Centre Leiden. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "About the ASCL". African Studies Centre Leiden. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "History of Africa Confidential". Africa Confidential. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "History of the African Studies Centre". African Studies Centre Leiden. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Universiteit lijft Afrika-Studiecentrum In". Leidse Universitair Weekblad: Mare (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Organization". African Studies Centre, Leiden.
- ^ Africa Confidential, artikel op de Engelstalige wikipedia