African Studies in Europe

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Austria

Universität Wien, Institut für Afrikanistik (Vienna, Austria)

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Belgium

Brussels Centre of African Studies, Belgium

The tradition of Africanist research at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the mother-university, dates back to the 1950s. The Brussels Centre of African Studies brings together the Africanists from the two main universities in Brussels: the Francophone Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). >>>

Ghent University, Belgium (Interdisciplinary Research Group Africa)

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Denmark

Centro Studi Archeologia Africana, Milano, Italy

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England

Cambridge University, UK - Centre of African Studies

Established in 1965 by pathbreaking anthropologist, Dr Audrey Richards, the Centre exists to support research and teaching on Africa within the University. As part of its commitment to bridging the gap between the academy and the rest of society, the Centre offers a relaxed meeting place for Africans and others interested in Africa, facilitating specialist researchers and visitors. >>>

International African Institute, London

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Oxford University, UK - Centre for the Study of African Economies

The Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) has been undertaking research on Africa for more than a decade, and has become one of the largest concentrations of academic economists and social scientists working on Africa outside the continent itself. It is part of the Department of Economics under the Social Sciences Division at Oxford University. The centre is located jointly at the Department and St.Antony's College. Its research is currently funded by the ESRC, DfID, UNIDO and the World Bank. >>>

The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, UK

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University of Edinburgh, UK - Centre of African Studies

Drawing on a proud history of links between Scotland and Africa, from the missionaries who played a major role in southern Africa to the African leaders, such as Julius Nyerere, who studied at Edinburgh, the Centre of African Studies brings together African expertise from across the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and more widely. In turn, the Centre seeks to relate African Studies to the wider community, through links with NGOs and major educational and cultural organisations in Africa and Scotland. The Centre runs both Master's and PhD programmes. >>>

University of London, School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS)

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France

Université Montesqieu, Bordeaux, France - Centre d'étude d'Afrique Noire

Fondé en 1958, le Centre d'étude d'Afrique noire (CEAN) est l'un des principaux centres de recherche internationaux pour l'analyse du politique en Afrique. Cette Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR 5115) du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) et de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP) de Bordeaux (Université Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV) est également affiliée à la Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques. Le Centre d’étude d’Afrique noire est un centre de recherche, d’enseignement et de documentation qui regroupe une équipe permanente multidisciplinaire (politistes, sociologues, économistes, juristes, historiens, géographes), autour de l’analyse du politique en Afrique contemporaine et dans les pays du Sud. >>>

Université Paris VII

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Germany

Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Institut für Afrikanische Sprachwissenschaften (Frankfurt, Germany)

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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Institut für Ethnologie und Afrika - Studien (Germany)

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Universität Bayreuth, Germany

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Universität Bielefeld, Forschungsschwerpunkt Entwicklungssoziologie / Sociology of Development Research Centre (Bielefeld, Germany, African, Latin American, and Asian studies)

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Universität Hamburg, Institut für Afrika-Kunde und Institut für Afrikanistik

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Universität zu Köln, Institut für Afrikanistik (Cologne, Germany)

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Universität Leipzig, Institut für Afrikanistik (Germany)

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Universität München, Institut für Völkerkunde und Afrikanistik (Munich, Germany)

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Italy

Centro Studi Archeologia Africana, Milano, Italy

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Istituto Universitario Orientale, Napoli, Italy (Central, North, & Northeast Africa, Middle East, and Asian Studies)

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Netherlands

Afrika-Studiecentrum, Leiden, The Netherlands

The African Studies Centre in Leiden is the only resource and documentation centre solely devoted to the study of Africa in the Netherlands. The institute is located in the Pieter de la Court Building of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Leiden. Main objectives are to promote and undertake scientific research on Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the field of the social sciences and humanities; to function as a national centre in the field of African studies and to contribute to the education and teaching in these sciences; and to promote the dissemination of knowledge and an understanding of African societies in the wider public sphere. >>>

Norway

Christian Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway (African and South Asian Studies)

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University of Oslo, Norway (African, Southeast Asian, and Latin American studies)

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Poland

Warsaw University, Poland

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Portugal

Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Universidade Ténica de Lisboa, Portugal

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Russia

Moscow State University - Institute of Asian & African Studies

Institute of Asian and African Studies was first opened in 1956 and now is the leading among the Oriental Studies institutions in Russia. The Institute teaches more than 40 languages of Asian and African countries (before 1972 the Institute was named Institute of Oriental Languages). Our graduates are constantly required by ministries, President Administration, State Duma. You could meet them among the heads of leading companies and mass media employees. >>>

Russian Academy of Sciences, Africa Institute, Moscow (Contact information only.)

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Spain

Centre d'Estudis Africans, Barcelona, Spain

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Scottland

Centro Studi Archeologia Africana, Milano, Italy

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Sweden

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, Sweden

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Switzerland

Université de Genève, Suisse, Département d'Anthropologie & d'Ecologie (The web site is also available in English.)

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