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IRPIA Webinars

March 2, 2026
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IRPIA Webinars
    Welcome to the IRPIA Webinar series where we translate cutting-edge research and knowledge about Africa into digestible and useful information for policy makers, industry leaders, and the public. The theme for this webinar series is African Knowledge in Practice. We bring leading scholars and policy experts to discuss the production and application of African knowledge and knowledge about Africa on a variety of issues central to peace and development in Africa. To attend our live webinars, please register on this Google form. Also, check us on LinkedIn and feel free to email us: irpia@irpia.org. To see the videos, please visit the IRPIA YouTube channel
    https://www.youtube.com/@IRPIA_Africa 
     
    We thank AIRCE for collaborating with us on this project.

     

    IRPIA Webinars: African Knowledge in Practice

    No. 3 (December 2, 2026) [10 am EST / 3:00 pm GMT]: “Global Crossfires: African Positionality, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Emerging Global Order.” Speaker: Prof. Omar Ba (Cornell University) and Prof. Marco Wyss (Lancaster University). Moderator: Dr. Sebastian Paalo (United Arab Emirates University).

    No. 1 (April 23, 2026): African knowledge: Deconstructing its Production and Application  Speakers: Wale Adebanwi (Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies, Univ. of Pennsylvania) and Abu Bakarr Bah (Board of Trustees Professor, Northern Illinois Univ.). Moderator: Nikolas Emmanuel (Professor of Political Science, Soka Univ. of Japan).

    No. 2 (August 28, 2026):  Environmental and Sustainability Issues: Conflicts and Activism in Ghana   Speakers: Professor Ellis Adams (University of Notre Dame) and Dr. Pius Siakwah (University of Ghana). Moderator: Dr. John Sunday Ojo (Leiden University).

     

     

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        Security and Peace

        We focus on understanding the causes of violent conflicts, nature of conflicts, conflict resolution systems, and the interface between domestic, regional and international security. All of these are addressed in relation to the challenges and paths to building sustainable peace.

        Environmental Sustainability

        We focus on environmental changes and their social impacts on communities and livelihoods, disaster prevention and management strategies, and the sustainable use of natural resources. All of these are addressed in relation to human security and human development issues in rural and urban settings.

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        We focus on the nature and challenges of healthcare delivery, disease control, public health policies, and the intersections of healthcare with education, indigenous knowledge, cultural practices and human development and well-being. We pay special attention to the intersection of healthcare and gender issues.

         

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        We focus on the nature of education, its accessibility, and its interface with issues of citizenship, cultures, technology, economic development and employment. We pay special attention to the intersection of education and social inequalities, including gender.

        Migration

        We address issues connected to the ways people migrate within and across countries and continents, why they migrate, the implications of migration, and the efforts to enhance the human rights and well-being of affected persons and communities.

        Governance

        What are the challenges and opportunities for good governance? We focus on the forms and institutions of governance and leadership and the ways to enhance representative and peaceful democracies and foster human security and human development.

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