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A Couped Continent

In the latest edition of Samfundsnyt 'Africa and Globalization', a journal for social studies teachers in Denmark, Associate Professor Stig Jensen explains some of the reasons for the recent military coups in Africa.…

Birger Poppel: Fiskeriloven handler om meget mere end fiskeri

FutureArcticLives' samfundsforsker Birger Poppel, der har beskæftiget sig med fiskeri i mere end 30 år, forklarer, at det er svært at få fiskeriloven på plads, fordi den handler om meget mere end fiskeri.

Do key informants agree with representative households on climate exposure and resilience?

Ethiopia is facing increasing climate-induced hazards, such as droughts, especially in rural and agriculture-dependent areas. This poses significant development challenges that necessitate households to adapt and improv…

Regional Workshop on Changing ID Systems in East Africa

In January 2024 CERTIZENS convened an East Africa Regional Workshop in Kampala with the title Changing ID Systems in East Africa: Histories, Policies and Practices and the Reshaping of States and Citizens. Mostly…

Analyse af Fiskerilov til Avannaata Kommunia

Forslag til ny fiskerilov vil få konsekvenser for beskæftigelsen og skatteindtjeningen fra hellefiskeriet i Avannaata Kommunia. Avannaata Kommunia har derfor bedt FutureArcticLives om at analysere konsekvenserne af, del…

New paper on flood implications for mobility

The paper evaluates the vulnerability of roads to flooding in certain neighbourhoods in Accra, both urban and peri-urban

CERTIZENS first MA graduate, Moses Muluba, researched birth registration in Eastern Uganda

Moses Muluba (CERTIZENS Uganda) shares insights from his MA thesis on ‘Unfolding diverse citizen response to birth registration in Iganga district, Uganda (1904-2021)'. He was the first to graduate in December 2023 out…

Anja Simonsen has co-written an article on ‘affective solidarity’ and the search for ransom in the global Somali community

CGC researcher, Anja Simonsen, has co-written an article with Mohamed S. Tarabi on how recent migration trends among the Somali youth and the rise of the migrant smuggling network, in Somali known as Magafe, have…

Logic of the Apartheid State

In a podcast episode by DR, Associate Professor Stig Jensen helps listeners understand the complexities of apartheid. With the recent escalation in the conflict in Israel and Palestine more people are beginning to align…

FutureArcticLives fejlciteret i KNR

FutureArcticLives understreger, at forskergruppen på intet tidspunkt har sagt, at "fiskerolovforslaget var lige til at skylle ud i havet", som KNR skriver i en artikel fra januar 2024.

New geological study: Scandinavia was born in Greenland

The oldest Scandinavian bedrock was 'born' in Greenland according to a new geological study from the University of Copenhagen. The study helps us understand the origin of continents and why Earth is the only planet in…

Multi-level and multi-stakeholder participation in policy processes to address climate change challenges

Read the reflections by the Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) posted on LinkedIn after participating in the RUL4CLI workshop (24.1 2024) on stakeholder participation and engagement in policy processes related to…

PRIVACY Core Scholar behind new project exploring multiple waterscapes in Ghana

With support from DANIDA, a new project based at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen is investigating how poorer residents in different parts of Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, access clea…

New project explores multiple waterscapes in Ghana

With support from DANIDA, a new project based at the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen is investigating how poorer residents in different parts of Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi, access clea…

Dorothy Antwi Boasiako is a new PhD student at the Centre of African Studies

Dorothy graduated from the Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen in 2021 where she wrote her thesis on displacement and the construction, negotiation and navigation of masculinity of migrant Ghanaian…

New anthropological projects explore African climate and energy challenges

With support from DANIDA, two projects based at the Department of Anthropology are investigating climate and energy challenges in South Africa and Burkina Faso.

Greenland in Arctic Security Book Launch

On 7 March 2024, Forsvarskademiet (FAK), Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), and the University of Copenhagen held a book launch for the book Greenland in Artic Security: (De)securitization Dynamics under…

New paper on flood risk reduction and resilient city growth

Peripheral "auto-constructed" neighborhoods such as Santa Maria are often neglected by planning officials and currently facing unregulated urbanization and increasing flood risk

Congo: a Silent Genocide

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DISTRACT research note: "Ukrainian refugee solidarity mobilization online"

In March 2023, DISTRACT researchers Hjalmar Bang Carlsen, Tobias Gårdhus & Jonas Toubøl published the research note "Ukrainian refugee solidarity mobilization online" in European Societies.

Small towns in Tanzania matter to villagers’ ability to cope with climate change!

Recent studies show that improved links between Tanzanian towns and villages improve rural life. Small town growth by 300% in 20 years aids rural communities in weathering climate changes.

Africa Cup of Nations: Politics and Power

Buster Kirchner, a student at the Centre of African Studies, has recently participated in a podcast titled ‘Field of Dreams: the politics and power of the Africa Cup of Nations’ produced by the Nordic Africa Institute.…

Cultural exchange

At VOLT, we have 16 different nationalities and we love to learn from and celebrate all the different cultures - and that usually includes food! This month, we have two major celebrations: the Chinese New Year and…

Exploring the impacts of social media and crowdsourcing on disaster resilience

This paper provides insights into the ongoing research and findings of the LINKS project, which focuses on the application of SMCS technologies in disasters. Indeed, the overall objective of LINKS is strengthening the…