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1.The African Peacebuilding Network Grantee Research Methods Training and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Bi-Annual Fellows Joint Virtual Workshop

The Social Science Research Council’s African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) programs had their first virtually held joint fellows workshop from August 31st, 2020 to September 3rd, 2020. Before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected all parts of the world, the joint workshop was originally scheduled to be held in Kampala, Uganda in collaboration with Makerere University.

Date

August 31^st–September 4^th 2020

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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2.Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, and Peace in Africa

Date

June 30^th 2020, 9:00am – 10:30am

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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3.Rethinking Approaches to Chronic Crises in Africa: American and African Perspectives

Date

March 5^th 2020, 8:00am

Location

SAIS John Hopkins School for Advanced International Affairs

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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4.African Peacebuilding Network Grantee Research Writing and Dissemination Training Workshop

The African Peacebuilding Network held a four-day Writing and Dissemination Workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the 2019 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients from December 11th to December 14th, 2019.

Date

December 11^th–14^th 2019

Location

Ramada Resort by Wyndham Dar es Salaam, Tazania

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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5.African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa National Proposal Writing Workshop

Date

December 6^th–7^th 2019

Location

Ramada Resort by Wyndham Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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6.African Studies Association 2019 Annual Meeting

The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences (Next Gen) in Africa programs of the Social Science Research Council participated in the African Studies Association’s 62nd Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. The APN and Next Gen programs convened a special panel on “Discourses that Make or Mar: Engaging History, Identity and the Narratives of Violence and African Peacebuilding,” featuring the following APN and Next Gen alumni: Samaila Suleiman (IRG 2018 and Next Gen 2012/2013), Sifiso Ndlovu (Next Gen 2015), Chantal Ingabire (IRG 2017), and Edmore Chitukutuku (IRG 2018 and Next Gen 2013/2015). Program Director of the APN and Next Gen, Dr. Cyril Obi, was the chair and Patience Adzande (IRG 2017 and Next Gen 2013/2014) was the co-chair and discussant. Other APN and Next Gen alumni participated in panels and roundtables at ASA 2019.

Date

November 21^st–23^rd 2019

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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7.Experts Consultative Meeting for Developing A Course Module for Conflict-Sensitive Journalism in Africa

The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) held a Media Experts Consultative Meeting on “Model curriculum for conflict-sensitive journalism in Africa,” in Accra, Ghana in collaboration with the University of Ghana from September 19th-20th, 2019.

Date

September 19^th–20^th 2019

Location

Tomreik Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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8.African Peacebuilding Network Grantee Research Methods Training Workshop

The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program held a week-long joint workshop in Peduase, Aburi, Ghana for the 2019 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients and the 2019 cohort of Next Gen fellows. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the University of Ghana, Legon from June 24—28, 2019.

Date

June 24^th–26^th 2019

Location

Peduase, Aburi, Ghana - Peduase Valley Resort

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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9.Next Generation African Peacebuilding: New Voices, Perspectives, and Approaches

Wilton Park, in collaboration with the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the African Leadership Centre (ALC), organized and hosted a conference on “Next generation African peacebuilding: new voices, new networks and new strategies” in Steyning, England, from April 10-12, 2019. The three-day conference was supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY).

Date

April 9^th–11^th 2019

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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10.International Studies Association 60th Annual Convention

Date

March 27^th–31^st 2019

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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11.Paul Williams on "Fighting for Peace in Somalia: AMISOM and the War Against al-Shabaab"

Date

January 31^st 2019, 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Location

Social Science Research Council 300 Cadman Plaza West, 15th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Main Conference Room

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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12.APN Grantee Writing and Dissemination Training Workshop

The African Peacebuilding Network held a three-day Writing and Dissemination Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya for the 2018 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients from January 9 to 11, 2019.

Date

January 9^th–11^th 2019

Location

United States International University-Africa

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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13.African Studies Association 2018 Annual Meeting

The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) participated in the 61st African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (November 29–December 1, 2018). The APN convened a special panel on “Harnessing Unbounded Social Energies of Farmer-Pastoralist Interactions in Changing Environments for Conflict Transformation in Africa,” which featured four APN alumni: Patience Adzande (IRG 2017), Musa Adam Abdul-Jalil (IRG 2015), Mary Setrana (IRG 2017), and Pamela Khanakwa (IRG 2015). Five other APN alumni participated in panels and roundtables at ASA 2018.

Date

November 30^th–December 3^rd 2018

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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14.Rawia Tawfik's ASA Lectures

APN alumnus Dr. Rawia Tawfik delivered three lectures as part of her 2018 African Studies Association (ASA) Presidential Fellowship.

Date

November 26^th–December 27^th 2018

Location

New York University Columbia University Rutgers University-Newark

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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15.High-Level Policy Dialogue on Migration, Peace, and Security in North Africa and the Sahel

Date

September 28^th–29^th 2018

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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16.APN-NUST Media Training Workshop on Improving Media Coverage of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Southern Africa

The APN, in partnership with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), held a two-day regional Media Training Workshop on the theme: “Improving Media Coverage of Conflict and Peacebuilding in Southern Africa.” The workshop, facilitated by APN Alumnus and NUST lecturer Dr. Admire Mare (IRG 2013), is part of a series of media practitioner training workshops organized by the APN, following earlier ones held in West and East Africa. It brought together journalists, media practitioners, and academics from Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Two additional APN Alumni, Dr. Rose Jaji (IRG 2017) and Dr. Stanley Tsarwe, participated and gave presentations at the workshop, which built on similar workshops organized by the APN in East and West Africa.

Date

July 18^th–19^th 2018

Location

Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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17.APN 2018 Research Methods Training Workshop

Date

June 21^st–23^rd 2018

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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18.APN/SSRC-CCM/UR Proposal Development Workshop

Date

June 18^th–19^th 2018

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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19.Conference on Governance and Security in North Africa and the Sahel

Date

May 8^th 2018, 8:00am – 2:30pm

Location

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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20.International Studies Association 59th Annual Convention

Date

April 3^rd–7^th 2018

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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21.Peacebuilding in Africa: The Future of Global Peacebuilding

Date

March 19^th–21^st 2018

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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22.Brainstorming workshop on Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Peacebuilding in Central Africa

Date

February 26^th–27^th 2018

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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23.APN 2017 Training Workshop II on Writing and Dissemination

The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) held a three-day training workshop on writing and dissemination for its 2017 cohort of Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients in Rabat, Morocco from December 11–13. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the African Institute for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (AIPECT), an independent Moroccan NGO working to enhance peace pathways in Africa.

Date

December 11^th–13^th 2017

Location

Rabat, Morocco

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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24.African Studies Association 60th Annual Meeting

Date

November 16^th–18^th 2017

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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25.Public Lecture by Professor Oladipupo Adamolekun: "Reflections on Democracy and Development in Africa"

Date

October 17^th 2017, 3:30pm – 5:00pm

Program

African Peacebuilding Network

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