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APN and Next Gen African University Seminar Series, University Nairobi, June 12–13, 2023

The inaugural African University Seminar Series in Kenya (AUSS-Kenya) was held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya from June 12-13, 2023. The Kenya-based current and former fellows of the Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC’s) African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) organized the event fellows, under the guidance of the co-chairs of the APN-Next Gen Advisory Board, Dr. Steve Akoth (former Next Gen fellow) and Prof. Rita Abrahamsen. The AUSS-Kenya Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is led by the co-chairs, Jacinta Maweu (former APN fellow) and Rahma Hassan (former Next Gen fellow), and the members …

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Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) – Annual Meeting and Seminar

On 13-14 November 2019, UVC Director Tatiana Carayannis and Senior Program Manager Aaron Pangburn participated in the Annual Meeting of the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON). The first day served as an opportunity to report on network activities, tweak the common methodology for the research studies, and brainstorm potential new missions for 2020 site visits. On Thursday, 14 November, at the International Peace Institute, various EPON researchers briefed New York-based policy makers and United Nations practitioners on the findings and lessons from EPON case studies to date, as well as on the progress of the studies underway and future plans. …

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