Online Workshop

Non-Western Actors in Africa: Interests, Conflicts and Agency

Date

21/01/2021 - 22/01/2021

Screenshot of Members at the Non-Western Actors in Africa workshop
© © GIGA / Charlotte Heyl

  • The Collaborative Research Group (CRG) African Politics and International Relations of the Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (AEGIS), in collaboration with GIGA, is organising the virtual workshop on ‘Non-Western Actors in Africa: Interests, Conflicts and Agency’.

    The workshop brings together seven contributions of scholars from different parts of the world who seek to explore recent cases of non-western actors reviving and/or expanding their engagement in Africa.

    The AEGIS CRG group is looking for new members and two new convenors - please attend the workshop if you are interested.

    In order to register as an external attendant, please go to the EventBrite page of the event.

    Programme

    First day - Thursday, 21 January 2021 9:30 - 9:45 (GMT) | Welcome and introduction from the convenors of the AEGIS CRG Charlotte Heyl (GIGA), Giulia Piccolino (Loughborough University), Jorg Wiegratz (University of Leeds)

    9:45 - 11:15 (GMT) | Panel 1: Africa and the Middle East: involvement and security implications Chair: Jorg Wiegratz, Discussant: Yolanda Spies

    • Alexandra Magnólia Dias (Universidad Nova De Lisboa): "The Horn of Africa and the changing international order"

    • Tabitha W. Mwangi (King's College London): "Security Implications of Gulf States Activities in the Horn of Africa"

    • Adedeji Ademola (Obafemi Awolowo University): "A Vital or Superficial Ally? Interrogating Israel’s New Engagement with African Countries"

    11:15-11:45 (GMT) | Break 11:45-13:15 (GMT) | Panel 2: China’s involvement in Southern Africa Chair: Charlotte Heyl (GIGA), Discussant: Mandira Bagwandeen (Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (FRS))

    • Yuezhou Yang (London School of Economics): "Property Institutions, Politics, and Foreign Investments in Africa"

    • Tim Zajontz (University of St Andrews): "The Chinese infrastructural fix in Africa: Lessons from the Sino-Zambian ‘road bonanza’"

    • Innocent Batsani Ncube (School of Oriental and African Studies): "Understanding the phenomenon of Chinese Funded Parliament buildings in Africa"

    Second day: Friday, 22 January 2021 9:30 - 11:00 (GMT) | Panel 3: China and India: South South cooperation, rivalry and African agency Chair: Giulia Piccolino (Loughborough University), Discussant: Pedro Seabra (University of Lisbon)

    • Jean-Pierre Cabestan (Hong Kong Baptist University): "India-China Competition in Africa and the Indian Ocean: The Case of Seychelles "

    • Elisabeth Hofmann (University Bordeaux Montaigne), Kamala Marius (University Bordeaux Montaigne) and Valentin Karm (Barefoot College): "Exporting women empowerment from India to Africa? Reflections based on the case study of the African expansion of Indian NGO Barefoot College"

    11:00 - 11:15 (GMT) | Break 11:15 - 12:15 (GMT) | Final discussion, AEGIS CRG business and goodbye



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    Online event

    Language

    English

    Full Programme with abstracts


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