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Congo Research Network

The Congo Research Network (CRN) is a community of researchers working on DR Congo and its diaspora across the Humanities
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Summer camp on organized crime

Daniel Ruiz, one of the Congo-researchers, shares this information on a summer camp on organized crime taking place in Italy in July 2012. Click on OLE for the program.

Donate to the CongoResearchNetwork and help a Congolese researcher!

The CongoResearchNetwork wants to motivate Congolese researchers to be actively involved in the international academic world. Do you want to help Congolese researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences? You can sponsor the CongoResearchNetwork, which will finance one Congolese scholar per year to – pay his/her tuition fees for the doctoral program at a Congolese … Continue reading

Bourse doctorale – Reforme dans le domaine de la gouvernance territoriale en Afrique central (U. de Leyden, Pays-Bas)

http://www.ascleiden.nl/About/Vacancies.aspx     Vacancies Printable version Within the framework of a collaborative project on land governance with Mbarara University in Uganda, Nijmegen University, and Wageningen University we are looking for a PhD candidate: Re-advertisement – Land Governance Reform in central Africa (M/F) The candidate will work in a team with 2 other PhD-candidates and a … Continue reading

5th Work Shop in Kinshasa : Drs Peter Lambertz – Fololo et la force de la beaute a kinshasa (10/4/12)

The CongoResearchNetwork announces its fifth work shop held in Kinshasa April 10 2012 Drs Peter Lambertz will talk about Fololo and the Power of Beauty in Kinshasa (in French) venue: UNIKIN – Faculty of Social Sciences – CEP – Salle 37 time: 16h please visit this page for more information about the previous work shops

4th and final blog post by Judith Verweijen

The challenges of researching armed actors in Eastern DRC #4:   flexibly framing “realities” by avoiding  the “civil society trap”, the “car-window syndrome” and “development discourse infection” Our observations of “reality” are structured by multiple interpretative frameworks, which are created by language and discourse,  and consist of a wide range of heterogeneous elements such as culturally … Continue reading

CFP African scholars conference on Communities and the state in Africa (15-27 July 2012, Botswana)

APSA Africa Workshop: Call for Applications Now Open Location:      Botswana Workshop Date:  2012-07-15 The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the University of Botswana are pleased to announce a call for applications from individuals who would like to participate in a workshop on “Local Communities and the State in Africa,” including a special focus on … Continue reading

3rd blogpost by Judith Verweijen

The challenges of researching armed actors in Eastern DRC # 3: dealing with the positionality of the research subject and the verification of fact The universal problem of uncovering the “truth”, or obtaining inter-subjectively shared representations of “reality” presents itself in a particularly acute manner in zones of conflict. In this respect, Caroline Nordstrom speaks … Continue reading

Work Shops in Kinshasa

Since February 2012, CongoResearchNetwork is organizing research work shops in Kinshasa the goal is to organize 10 work shops during the year 2012 (format: 40 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion by an assigned discussant, 20 minutes open discussion) All work shops are open to everyone. If you are in Kinshasa and wish to present your material … Continue reading

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Belgium

more information on postdoctoral fellowships in Belgium – non-Belgian citizens can also apply http://www.belspo.be/belspo/organisation/Call/postdoc12_en.stm (English), http://www.belspo.be/belspo/organisation/Call/postdoc12_fr.stm (French).

REMINDER: Submit your paper proposal for the ASAUK conference by 27 April 2012

For those who wish to participate in the ASAUK biannual conference taking place in Leeds, September 6-8 2012, do not forget to register and to submit your paper proposal online before 27 April 2012. 12 panels concerning Congo research will be presented. The coordination of the Congo stream is provided by the CongoResearchNetwork. Check the … Continue reading

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