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Suprastructure : A photo exhibition
No full textThe photo exhibition ’Suprastructure’ was first displayed at Museum Gustavianum in Uppsala between 17 November 2012 and 5 March 2013. It was digitally published in March 2013 as part of a research project entitled ‘Infrastructure as Divination: Urban Life in the Postcolony,’ financed by the Swedish Research Council. The scholars behind the exhibition, Ulrika and Erik Trovalla, are researchers in cultural anthropology and ethnology. They are based at the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, and Uppsala University. Drawing on their photographs from the million city Jos in central Nigeria, they here give a glimpse of their research into the meanings of infrastructure in everyday life
War in Mali : Background study and annotated bibliography. July 2012 - March 2013
No full textNot long ago, Mali was considered a beacon of stability and a model of democratic evolution in West Africa. The country then experienced a military coup in the capital in March 2012, followed by the usual post-coup volatility and uncertainty. In the immediate aftermath of the coup, armed insurgents swiftly took over half the country. It did not take long to dismantle a country that on the paper appeared to be functioning, stable and democratic. French troops intervened in the conflict in the north. Yet even if this intervention put a stop to the outright threat of the insurgents taking over the south and significantly shifted the balance of forces in the north, it did not end the conflict. The insurgents have dispersed into remote areas in the sub-region, changing their tactics to terrorist-like activities. Different forms of political negotiation and reconciliation are certainly needed in the region. With the current global clash between radical Islam and the Western “War on Terror”, northern Mali will probably continue to be contested terrain for a long time. In the meantime, a transition to democratic rule is planned for the country, with elections scheduled for July this year. In all likelihood, this will prove to be only an illusory end to an intense power tussle over state control in Bamako
Development Dilemmas : Annual Report 2012
No full textWhere is Egypt heading and how does this correspond with popular expectations? It seems that political parties and the people of Zimbabwe are unwilling to go to the polls. There is lots of talk about Africa’s rapid economic growth, but is it trickling down to the continent’s people? The infrastructural crisis in Nigeria has made innovators of the people as they cope with the demands of everyday life. And in Cameroon, education efforts have had a significant impact on the ability of pastoralists to claim their basic civil rights. You can read about all these issues and much more in NAI’s Annual Report 2012.CONTENTS: Relevance for whom? / Carin Norberg -- Dilemmas and hazards / Terje Oestigaard -- URBAN DYNAMICS -- Projects and researchers -- Malls for all Annika Teppo -- Infra turns Supra / Ulrika Trovalla -- Laboratory of urban Africa / Andrew Byerley -- Recovered “lost” waste / Onyanta Adama -- Hard work, but no kudos / Johan Sävström -- Library and scholarships / Johan Sävström -- RURAL CHANGE -- Projects and researchers -- Civil rights start with education / Tea Virtanen -- Lack of water and food security / Terje Oestigaard -- When investors leave / Linda Engström -- NAI 50th anniversary -- INTERNATIONAL LINKS -- Projects and researchers -- Growth for whom? / Mats Hårsmar -- Career paths and reverse migration / Johan Sävström -- Pentagon in Freetown, Sierra Leone / Mats Utas -- BUILDING PEACE -- Projects and researchers -- Where is Egypt heading? / Maria Malmström -- The fall of a big man / Ilmari Käihkö -- Political stalemate in Zimbabwe / Eldridge Adolfo -- The future is too expensive / Eldridge Adolfo -- Nordic wrapper with African content / Iina Soiri -- Published by NAI in 2012 -- Financial statement 2012 </p
Exploring the post-Gaddafi Repercussions in the Sahel : Report from an experts’ workshop organised by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre and the Nordic Africa Institute with the support of the Australian Government, 28-29 June 2012
No full textState Crisis, Conflicts and International Intervention in the Horn of Africa
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