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Applications open for RVI’s Annual Field Courses 2018
In May and June, the Rift Valley Institute will hold the 2018 annual field courses in Sagana, Kenya. Now in their fifteenth year, each course examines a different sub-region within eastern and central Africa: Sudan and South Sudan, the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa. They offer a dawn-to-dusk programme of lectures, seminars, panel discussions […]
Cette année dans les Grands Lacs
Ce billet a été écrit par Yolande Bouka et Judith Verweijen, les Co-directrices d’études du Stage d’études sur la région des Grands Lacs 2018 qui aura lieu au Kenya du 3 au 8 juin. Yolande et Judith seront rejoints par une équipe d’experts de premier plan. PLUS D’INFORMATION Il est indispensable d’adopter une perspective régionale pour comprendre la dynamique […]
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This year in the Great Lakes
This blog post was written by Yolande Bouka and Judith Verweijen, the Co-Directors of Studies for the Rift Valley Institute’s Great Lakes Field Course, which will be taking place in Sagana, Kenya from 3-8 June 2018. Yolande and Judith will be joined by a team of leading specialists to explore the contemporary complexities of the region as well […]
RVI FIELD COURSES
The Rift Valley Institute’s three field courses offer a unique opportunity to spend an intensive week with an outstanding group of experts and fellow participants, away from routine distractions. Held annually in the summer, the courses are taught by teams of leading specialists and provide the basis for an understanding of current political and developmental challenges in three sub-regions: Sudan […]
Horn of Africa Course 2017
The Horn of Africa Course covers Ethiopia, the Somali regions, Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Kenya. The social and political histories of each country in the Horn of Africa are examined to contextualise the continuities and transformations that are taking place across the region. A variety of disciplinary perspectives and new research is brought to bear […]
Sudan and South Sudan Course 2017
To make sense of current dynamics, this year’s Sudan and South Sudan Course, held from 4 to 9 June in Uganda, examines key themes of society, economy and politics in both countries at present as well as in their near and distant past. The 2017 RVI field course on Sudan and South Sudan will survey […]
Horn of Africa Course 2018
This backdrop to this year’s course is the changing geopolitical significance of the region, and the evolving role of Middle Eastern and Gulf states in the Horn of Africa. Considering both historical trends and continuities, the course will examine the ways in which long-standing dynamics of state development, collapse and reform, and intrastate relations are […]