African Narratives. Economic and Social Perspectives

International Workshop

African Narratives Economic and social perspectives

Giovedì 11 Maggio 2017

Ore 14.30

Aula Grande, Dipartimento Storia Culture Civiltà Piazza San Giovanni in Monte 2

Introduce

Raffaele Laudani

Carlos Lopez (Former Executive Chief of UN Economic Commission for Africa, Visiting Professor Oxford University and Cape Town University) How big is Africa? Narratives from geography, demography and economy

Tekeste Negash (Emeritus Professor, Uppsala University), Language and the quality of human resources in Africa: the case of the Horn

Arrigo Pallotti (University of Bologna) Politicizing cooperation, depoliticizing development: the EU and Africa

Corrado Tornimbeni (University of Bologna) Re-spacing Africa and historical narratives on identity and nations

Debate and Closing Remarks: Mario Zamponi, Uoldelul Chelati Dirar, Zeleke Eresso, Berit Sahlstrom, Federica Guazzini, Filippo Pistocchi, Irma Taddia

La partecipazione al seminario è valida ai fini dei CFU per l’attività “Seminari”