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Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa
Supporting the next generation of African researchers working on peace, security and developmentOverview
The Next Generation Social Sciences program, launched in 2011, responds to an emerging dilemma within higher education in the global South caused by the extraordinary emphasis on increasing undergraduate enrollment without proportionate investment in faculty development. The program currently operates to strengthen tertiary education in Africa through a series of institutional and individual interventions, creating a pipeline for the development of faculty and research communities working on peace, security, and development topics. Currently the program operates in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. To learn more about the program model please visit our Next Generation Social Sciences site.
Program Components
News
View all →The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program has announced awards to forty-one fellows of extraordinary merit from university systems across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program has announced its 2016–2017 cohort of thirty-nine fellows, chosen for the quality of their research and its potential to deepen understanding of peace and security issues in Africa
In a piece at Kujenga Amani, Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Research and Proposal fellow Yusuf K. Serunkuma (2015 and 2014) responds to recent conflict in East Africa with “Burundi: The Problem with ‘Give War a Chance’”
Applications for Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa doctoral dissertation proposal, research, and completion fellowships for early-career faculty in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda are due November 13
Recent Publications
View all →- Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Critical Perspectives in Peace, Security, and Development
- Read program director Tom Asher's talk "Comparative Perspectives on Crises in Higher Education in Africa and the United States," part of the Global Studies Distinguished Speaker Series at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Staff
Thomas AsherProgram Director Francesca FreemanProgram Assistant