Faculty

MINT PROGRAMME WELCOMES PROJECT ON “CORRUPTION AND INEQUALITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WITH THE COLLABORATION OF THE GLOBAL MIGRATION CENTRE (GMC)”

This expansion of horizons was introduced by Dêlidji Eric Degila, Professor of Practice in International Relations and Faculty Associate at the Global Migration Centre. The project signifies a key milestone in the programme's expansion and collaboration with our research centres through the ARP initiatives. On the occasion of this event, Professor Degila has secured the collaboration with the HE Ambassador Gberie of Sierra Leone allowing for a key link with the MINT programme and the Global Migration Centre. ...

Alumni

PRIZE-WINNING MASTER DISSERTATION: Local communities and forest conservation in Malaysia

In recent years, many development projects have focused on the empowerment of so-called “beneficiaries”, particularly in contexts affecting the livelihoods of indigenous populations. In her Master in Development Studies, Agathe Le Vaslot explored knowledge production and governmentality in the design and early implementation of the Upper Baram Forest Conservation Project in Sarawak, Malaysia. As she explains in this interview, she found that local communities were excluded from meaningful acknowledgement and participation. Her research was awarded the 2023 Geneva-Asia Association Prize and is now published in open access thanks to the support of the Vahabzadeh Foundation....

Student

Four students granted mobility fellowships for projects in anthropology and sociology

Four doctoral researchers have been granted mobility fellowships, for projects ranging from epistemology in the wake of civil war, to indigenous/feminist perspectives of socio-ecological dynamics, to transformations in digital finance...