Early-bird rates extended HDCA conference | First Belgium Almuni Chapter | Political Chronicles 2021 published | Photo exhibition CEGEMI

4 juillet 2022 LES INFOS-GEMDEV, Publications Infos Gemdev

Early-bird rate extended HDCA 2022 Conference Registration

This year, the annual conference of the Human Development and Capabilities Association takes place at the University of Antwerp. The theme of the conference – Capabilities & Transformative Institutions – focuses on the numerous ways in which people’s capabilities are formed by human interaction.

Conference registrationEarly Bird Registration is now extended until 26 June. Be part of the 2022 HDCA conference “Capabilities and transformative institutions”!Register hereHDCA Summerschool 17-18 septemberThe summer school aims to develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of key concepts in human development with a particular focus on the capability approach. More information

Published: Political Chronicles 2021Continuing the tradition of L’Afrique des grands lacs: Annuaire, this companion volume to Conjonctures de l’Afrique centrale (Paris, L’Harmattan) offers a survey of political developments in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda over the course of 2021. More information: uantwerpen.be/political-chronicles-2021

Join our Belgium Alumni ChapterAfter several COVID-postponements, we have finally managed to launch the Belgian Alumni Chapter. In the meantime, we have set up various communication channels, such as LinkedIn, facebook and whatsapp group. We are also working on a profile booklet, we have a network executive team and there are already some networking events planned. The first big event will take place on 8 September. This will be a big networking event where alumni can reconnect with each other, IOB staff and students.Are you an IOB graduate living in Belgium or nearby, join the network.

Photo exhibition CEGEMIAt the closing event of CEGEMI’s photo exhibition at the Institut Français in Bukavu, DRCongo, Prof. Geenen spoke about health and environment in the mining sector. Pictures by Robert Carrubba.Watch a short video here (5 min)

Creating spaces for anti-colonial solidarityOne year after the UA-Palestine solidarity petition, students and staff at UAntwerp organized a public event called « Creating Spaces for Anti-Colonial Solidarity » as part of an inter-university initiative. The Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation and the Rector also attended. Read the opening speech here.

Visit from PeruAfter two years of joint research, though severely hampered by Covid, the research team of the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno visited IOB. The research on La Rinconada was presented to doctoral students and professors of IOB. At the end of the year, this team will publish a book!

Recent IOB publicationsPublications for an academic audienceFerrando, T. (2022). The financialization of land and agriculture: mechanisms, implications and responses. In I. Lianos, A. Ivanov, & D. Davis (Eds.), Global food value chains and competition law (pp. 55-72). Cambridge: Cambridge University PressIragi Mukotanyi, F. (2022). The hammer and/or the hoe? Analysing the linkages between artisanal mining and small-scale agriculture in South Kivu/Eastern DRC. (PhD thesis). Universiteit Antwerpen, Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid, Antwerpen.Miola, I. Z., de Oliveira Junqueira, G., Coutinho, D. R., Prol, F. M., Vecchione-Gonçalves, M., & Ferrando, T. (Eds.). (2022). Finanças verdes no Brasil: perspectivas multidisciplinares sobre o financiamento da transição verde. São Paulo: Blucher.Miola, I. Z., Junqueira, G. d. O., Coutinho, D. R., Prol, F. M., Vecchione-Gonçalves, M., & Ferrando, T. (2022). Introdução: desvendando limites e potenciais das finanças verdes no Brasil. In I. Z. Miola, G. d. O. Junqueira, D. R. Coutinho, F. M. Prol, M. Vecchione-Gonçalves, & T. Ferrando (Eds.), Finanças verdes no Brasil: perspectivas multidisciplinares sobre o financiamento da transição verde (pp. 15-26). São Paulo: Blucher.Miola, I. Z., Junqueira, G. d. O., Ferrando, T., Coutinho, D. R., & Prol, F. M. (2022). Títulos verdes: dívida na encruzilhada entre finanças, direito e ecologia. In I. Z. Miola, G. d. O. Junqueira, D. R. Coutinho, F. M. Prol, M. Vecchione-Gonçalves, & T. Ferrando (Eds.), Finanças verdes no Brasil: perspectivas multidisciplinares sobre o financiamento da transição verde (pp. 171-204). São Paulo: Blucher.Renmans, D., Sarkar, N., Van Belle, S., Affun-Adegbulu, C., Marchal, B., & Mukumbang, F. C. (2022). Realist evaluation in times of decolonising global health. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, online first.Reyntjens, F. (Ed.) (2022). Political chronicles of the African Great Lakes region, 2021. Brussel: University Press Antwerp.Akonkwa, D. B. M., Lunanga, E., Mukulu, J. B., Bugandwa, T. C., & Mwaza, E. F. (2022). Leadership styles and small enterprises’ performance: is gender an issue? Empirical study from Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 8(1), 60-82.Cassimon, D., Fadare, O., & Mavrotas, G. (2022). The impact of governance and capital flows on food and nutrition security and undernourishment: further evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. In IOB Working Papers (Vol. 2022.01). Antwerp: University of Antwerp, Institute of Development Policy.Edeh, H. O., Mavrotas, G., & Balana, B. B. (2022). Land tenure security and preferences to dispute resolution pathways among landholders in Nigeria. Land Use Policy, 119, 106179.Ferrando, T. (2022). The financialization of land and agriculture: mechanisms, implications and responses. In I. Lianos, A. Ivanov, & D. Davis (Eds.), Global food value chains and competition law (pp. 55-72). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Giezendanner, E., & Ingelaere, B. (2022). What structures ex-combatants’ political participation? Exploring the dynamics of identification and groupness in rebel-to-party transformations. Conflict, Security & Development, 22(2), 165-189.Robles, M. E., Verbrugge, B., & Geenen, S. (2022). Does formalization make a difference in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)? Insights from the Philippines. The Extractive Industries and Society, 101078.Publications for a non-academic audienceCasten, W., Dewachter, S., Holvoet, N., Makundi, H., & Yahaya, N. (2022). Increasing impact of international development study experiences.Reyntjens, F. (2022, 14 June). Here they come again: the troubled relations between Rwanda and Congo. Ispionline, online article.Titeca, K. (2022, 7 June). The ‘Muhoozi Project’. The Independent, online article.Titeca, K. (2022, 27 May). The ‘Muhoozi Project’ in Uganda: testing the water or preparing the ground? Democracy in Africa, online article.Van Hecken, G., Vandepitte, E., & Cox, T. (2022, 7 June). Een vicerector moet academisch integer zijn, geen commerciële spreekbuis. De Standaard, pp. 26-27.