KUASS (Kyoto University African Studies Seminar) is an open seminar to the public organized by the Center for African Area Studies at Kyoto University. International researchers and politicians talk about various topics. The lectures are basically given in English, and the latest topics and research outcomes related to African studies are presented, and lively discussions are held at the seminar. The seminar is open to all, no advance registration required, and is free of charge.
Intestinal helminth infections and allergy disorders are common causes of morbidity around the globe and their distribution seems to show that they have an inverse association. A p…
Jerusalem has been a site of Sufi pilgrimage and worship since early times. During the Umayyad period, Jerusalem was a part of the hajj circuit for many Muslim pilgrims, including …
Indigenous knowledge systems encompass what people know about their natural resources and environment in their surroundings. Among others, for small holding farmers the knowledge a…
Being the humanitarian catastrophe that considered to be one of the world’s most neglected crises, the Chad basin refugee and IDPs situation has been egregiously overlooked while a…
This presentation focuses on the political economy of health in the diamond mines of South-West Africa, Namibia, under South Africa’s mandate for the League of Nations, with …
Even though the genesis of the pan African idea and movement is traceable to the mid-19th century in the Americas, the cut-off point of my presentation is 1945. After the 4th pan A…
Agroecosystems in south-eastern Cameroon contain significant floristic diversity which is vital for subsistence and cash income of local communities. However, this agrobiodiversity…
By confirming that the TICAD has been largely reinvented since 2008 the presentation will examine the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) content of the process through an assessment …
Contemporary forest peoples in central Africa seem to face similar problems concerning their culture and environment; destruction of the forests that have been accommodating their …
All human societies care about ownership of at least some kinds of things (Brown, 1991; Hann, 1998), yet young children struggle to understand property and come only gradually to a…