Voices on Africa: Book Launch at the Nordic Africa Institute
Monday 4 December 17.00-19.00
Venue: The Nordic Africa Institute, Library, Kungsgatan 38, Uppsala
The Nordic Africa Institute organised a meeting with some of the authors of works published by the Institute during 2006. The publications represent various specialties within the fields of politics, political history, conflicts, security, development, and African Diasporas. The programme also included a presentation of books and journals published by CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa), Dakar, Senegal.
Programme
PRESENTATIONS OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY NAI
The Security-Development Nexus – Expressions of Sovereignty and Securization in Southern Africa.
Lars Buur (Denmark)
Diasporas Within and Without Africa – Dynamism, Heterogeneity, Variation.
Leif Manger (Norway)
The Legacies of Power – Leadership Transition and the Role of Former Presidents in African Politics.
Henning Melber (Sweden/Namibia)
The Western Sahara Conflict – The Role of Natural Resources in Decolonisation.
Claes Olsson (Sweden)
History Making and Present Day Politics – The Making of Collective Memory in South Africa.
Hans-Erik Stolten (Denmark)
On Africa – Scholars and African Studies.
Arne Tostensen (Norway)
Navigating Youth, Generating Adulthood – Social Becoming in an African Context.
Mats Utas (Sweden) and Henrik E. Vigh (Denmark)
A PRESENTATION OF BOOKS AND JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY CODESRIA
Sulaiman Adebowale (Nigeria/Senegal)
pictures from the book launch
Part of the audience at the book launch on 4 December. More pictures from the book launch.