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CALL FOR PAPERS – African Studies in the Eastern European Context

Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies — 2024-01-23

Call for Papers

African Studies in the Eastern European context

The Hungarian Journal of African Studies/Afrika Tanulmányok is inviting submissions for a special thematic issue focusing on African Studies in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries not compromised with a colonial past in Africa.

This special issue should animate scholarly inquiry about the conditions of knowledge production about Africa in their own countries to secure a more effective communication of ideas concerning future activities and cooperation amongst institutions and consider various aspects of the future development of teaching and research.

The following questions inspire us, but we welcome any other writings if they relate to the main objectives of the thematic issue:

Which partnership models could be considered a future collaboration involving African actors?
What are the visions for future collaborative research and teaching?
What is the status quo of African Studies across CEE countries and in a wider Eastern European context, also including Turkey?
In which direction should the African Studies in these countries be heading?
Are there any obstacles, challenges and opportunities on the way?
Eastern European and Western European perspectives on African Studies and the changing academic landscape

Introduction

New ways of cooperation in African Studies are emerging due to the awareness of the necessity of collaboration as a way to underpin a commitment to learning about the African continent in general and several African countries and regions in particular, coupled with pragmatic foreign policies and (re-) engagement aspirations on the level of the state. Recent trends have led to an increasing interest in new formats of research and teaching, as well as collaboration between researchers and institutions (including various African Studies Associations, as well as centres and institutes of African Studies) situated in countries with different backgrounds concerning their colonial past.

This special issue aims to open a debate about ongoing efforts as well as future visions for research in African Studies in CEE countries and the wider Eastern European macro region that do not possess – in a direct manner – a past as ‘colonial powers’ in Africa (although both the Ottoman Empire and the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy were participants of the Berlin Congo Conference), focusing on the ability as scholars to transform the academic debate on Africa and African Studies. Contributions can offer enriching thoughts for African Studies, as sharing experiences can be helpful for future visions for research.

The contributions will offer sketches for a debate about the conditions of knowledge production and sharing in their own countries for securing a more effective and comprehensive communication of ideas concerning future activities and cooperation amongst institutions, also considering various aspects of the future development of teaching and research.

Studies – which can be standard research articles and scientifically sound essays – can be situated in a variety of sectors or geographies or can be entirely theoretical. We welcome contributions from a broad range of (inter)disciplinary perspectives, including but not limited to history, anthropology, political science, international relations, development studies, philosophy and others. We are open to any other ideas that involve Central and Eastern European and Turkish individuals, academies and other organizations within the African continent.

Submission Guidelines

To be considered for our special issue, please, adhere to the following timeline:

Abstract Submission Deadline: February 20, 2024

Submit your abstract of about 200 words and proposed contribution title to the Editor-in-Chief, Istvan Tarrosy (tarrosy.istvan@pte.hu), and to the Guest Editor, Nicola Melis (nicola.melis@unica.it). Abstract selection via acceptance e-mails will be done until March 20, 2024.

Full Manuscript Submission Deadline: July 31, 2024

Following abstract acceptance, submit your full manuscript (40,000 characters in length, including spaces). For more details about author guidelines, see HJAS submission guidelines.

All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer-review process.

Previously unpublished manuscripts: Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers).

Review process and paper revisions will take place in the months between August and November.

We aim to finalize the issue by December 20, 2024 and publish the articles online first. Standard (print) publication will be out by the end of February 2025.

Special Issue editors

Nicola Melis, University of Cagliari, Sardinia (Guest editor for this issue)

Istvan Tarrosy, University of Pecs (Editor-in-Chief)

Call for Papers – Afro–Asian Relations in the Post-COVID Era

Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies — 2022-12-25

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Africa Research Center of the Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Pécs (HU), in conjunction with the China–Africa Working Group at the Center for African Studies, University of Florida (USA), and co-sponsored by the Metropolitan State University Denver (USA), the Jagiellonian Research Centre for African Studies in Cracow (PL), the University of Cagliari (IT), the Centre of African Studies at the University of West Bohemia (CZ), the University of Stellenbosch (RSA), together with the Africa Sub-Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta will host an international interdisciplinary conference on Afro–Asian relations in the post-COVID era. The working language will be English.

The conference will focus on Africa’s potential status and role in international politics and the interconnected global economy of the 21st century, with a particular emphasis on the context of Afro–Asian relations, the growing engagements of China and other Asian actors across the African continent, and how the enhanced dynamics of external actor engagements affect daily realities across the continent. It will offer the opportunity to present both macro and micro perspectives and to analyze the various interactions among different entities and stakeholders. One of the key questions will be how a confident ‘African agency’ can determine the most desirable path of development for Africans and what types of partnership African peoples want for their own future.

PROPOSED PANEL TOPICS

I. China’s BRI and Post-COVID African Connectivity Projects

II. Soft Power, Education and Culture in Afro–Asian Relations

III. Trade, Investments, Communications, Cybersecurity Post-COVID

IV. African Development in a Post-COVID Context

V. The African Diaspora in Asia: Race, Networks, Agency

REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION

Those interested in presenting their research findings and scientifically-backed opinions are requested to take the steps of registration as follows:

Send your abstracts of maximum 300 words to tarrosy.istvan@pte.hu no later than midnight 29 January 2023. The final selection will be concluded by the Scientific Board of the Conference by 13 February 2023.
After being selected for the conference, you will arrange your accommodation and travel accordingly. Meals (two buffet lunches and a conference dinner) during the conference will be provided by Pécs. There will be no registration/participation fee.
The organizers will assist with information on optimal bookings for travel, accommodation and related issues. They will also help participants find the best ways to get to Pécs.
After your participation in the conference, you will be expected to submit your full paper to the above e-mail address by midnight 31 July 2023 for publication. We plan to publish a special issue of the Hungarian Journal of African Studies [Afrika Tanulmanyok] by early March 2024.

Call for Papers – Vol. 16, No. 1. (2022)

Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies — 2022-01-03

A PTE és a Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat összefog a magyar afrikanisztikáért

Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies — 2021-12-10

Afrika a pécsi őszben

Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies — 2021-09-10

A tavalyi kényszerpihenőt követően szeptember 23-24. között kerül hatodik alkalommal megrendezésre a Pécs African Studies tudományos konferencia, mely ezúttal az African Realities: Conflict and Cooperation címet viseli.
A Pécsi Tudományegyetem Afrika Kutatóközpontja, a PTE Nemzetközi Igazgatósága, a Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat valamint az MTA Afrika Albizottsága által közösen szervezett kétnapos konferencia a hazai afrikanisztika legfontosabb fóruma.
Az ezúttal a Tudásközpontban megrendezésre kerülő szakmai rendezvényen a téma számos hazai és külföldi szakértőjének izgalmas, aktuális témákra fókuszáló előadásait hallgatjuk meg, angol nyelven.
A szervezők a teljes programot élőben fogják közvetíteni, így az bárki számára nyomon követhető és megtekinthető lesz a PTE youtube csatornáján.
A konferencia a PTE International Autumn rendezvénysorozatának a része.

https://international.pte.hu/events/african-realities-conflict-and-cooperation

>>> Részletes program (angol) <<<

Áttérünk folyamatos publikálásra

Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies — 2021-08-10

Kedves Olvasóink és Szerzőink!

Az elmúlt időszak tapasztalatai, illetve Olvasóink és Szerzőink változó szokásai és elvárásai alapján azt a döntést hoztuk, hogy változtatunk folyóiratunk szerkesztőségi és publikálási menetén. Áttérünk a folyamatos publikálásra, amely mellett természetesen megtartjuk a folyóiratjelleget és továbbra is önálló lapszámokba gyűjtjük a lektorált és elfogadott írásokat. Ez azt képes tehát eredményezni, hogy a beérkező írásokat a lektorálás, elfogadás, olvasószerkesztés és tördelés fázisai után rögtön megjelentetjük. Miután elegendő mennyiségű és minőségű írás gyűlt össze, az adott évfolyam adott lapszámát is összeállítjuk és lezárjuk, valamint print formában is közzétesszük. Mindezzel az a célunk, hogy gyorsabb, folyamatosabb és korszerűbb megjelenést biztosíthassunk Szerzőinknek, illetve hogy Olvasóink hamarabb juthassanak a már elkészült írásokhoz. A folyóirat és cikk azonosítók (ISSN-számok, DOI) változatlanul működnek ebben az új publikálási rendszerben is.

Új honlap és elérhetőség

Afrika Tanulmányok / Hungarian Journal of African Studies — 2021-04-21

Kedves Látogató!

Szeretettel köszöntjük az Afrika Tanulmányok folyóirat új központi honlapján! Az elmúlt időszakban a szerkesztőség azon dolgozott, hogy átköltöztesse az eddigi megjelent számokat erre az új felületre, és 2021-től itt fogadjunk kéziratokat, menedzseljük a folyóirat megjelenését. Hangsúllyal törekszünk arra, hogy a nemzetközi térben minél ismertebbé tegyük a lapot, és a jövőben is minőségi angol nyelvű cikkeket is publikáljunk. Az eddigi honlapjaink is élnek még, így látogatható az afrikatanulmanyok.hu és az africa.pte.hu-n elérhető link, de javasolt az új központi felület megjegyzése és folyamatos felkeresése az Afrika-témájú írások végett. Kérdés, vélemény esetén továbbra is a szerkesztők szívesen várják megkeresését!