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The global population is projected to increase from 8 billion today to 10.4 billion by the end of this century. Most of this growth, particularly after 2050, will take place in sub-Saharan Africa. In light...
What makes us human? We have long known that humanity’s uniqueness–language and our openended creativity–arose from our ancestors in Southern Africa, a generative promiscuity pervading all we...
A story set in contemporary Sierra Leone about a group of politicians who view themselves as leading a prosperous and progressive country versus those of the masses, the citizens, whose experiences differ....
This project is based on in-depth ethnographic research in eight villages in the rural Eastern Cape. It focuses on post-pandemic recovery and rebuilding at the household and community level in remote rural...
Creole languages result from extreme linguitic contact between languages with distinct prosodic systems and often do not fit neatly into prototypical linguistic categories. For Atlantic Creole
languages,...
The STIAS Fellowship will be used to define a new field of research for the next four years. During the past five years my research explored the potential for sustainable infrastructure transitions in...
As former President of Stockholm University, stepping down on Jan 31 2025, my first concern will be to write a brief chapter to a new History of the University, to be published for its 150 year anniversary...
Obesity is a medical condition defined as the excessive accumulation of fat that presents a risk to human health. Health hazards associated with obesity include heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Worldwide...
Plant biodiversity is essential to the survival of the human being and the whole biosphere. Unfortunately, plant species such as multipurpose woody species are subjected to diverse threats, amongst them...
The proposed research will investigate the political role of the military in securing democratic gains in Zambia and Malawi. First, the research will examine the role that soldiers in both countries played...
Malaria remains a significant public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Currently, all intervention tools such as diagnostic, treatment, and vector control are impeded by increasing concern of...
The proposed study is a book length project on the ideologies that underpin discourses of resistance to the militarisation of relations between African countries and Western imperialists. The aim of the...