Spotlight

Image: Motorcyclist in Lagos, Annie Holmes 2020

The Spotlight page features a different AEGIS member each month, highlighting members’ general activities within the field of African Studies, or a specific project, individual or achievement of relevance to the wider AEGIS and African Studies community.

In the Spotlight: Centre for International Studies - Lisbon

The Centre for International Studies (CEI) is a Research Centre of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon. CEI-Iscte is the successor of the Centre for African Studies, which was founded in 1981 and became a leading institution for African Studies in Portuguese-speaking countries.

CEI's research provides insights and potential solutions to critical issues in the fields of political systems, sustainability, citizenship and security. The centre is structured into three core research groups:

Spotlight archive

In the Spotlight: AFFRICA – Centro di Studi Africani in Sardegna (CSAS)
In the Spotlight: Global South Studies Center (GSSC), University of Cologne
In the Spotlight: Czech Contributions to African Studies
In the Spotlight: Nordic Africa Institute – Uppsala
In the Spotlight: ERC Africa Research at Ghent University’s Faculty of Arts & Philosophy
In the Spotlight: Centre of African Studies - Copenhagen