[Afrika][Internationaal] GAPSYM 18 - International Conference Resources in Africa

Please find attached the Call for Papers of the annual conference organised by the Africa Platform of Ghent University Association, themed Resources in Africa.

The symposia organised by the AUGent Africa Platform have been trendsetting in the Belgian academic landscape over the last 18 years, providing a unique interdisciplinary forum to showcase academic research conducted in collaboration with African-based partners.

GAPSYM18 will delve into how resources shape Africa’s socio-economic, environmental, and cultural landscapes and define Africa’s position in today’s globalisation.

The conference will take place in Ghent, on 4 December 2025, although online participation will be possible.

GAPSYM18 encourages cross-disciplinary and innovative approaches to the following sub-themes:

Histories and contemporalities of extractivism of natural resources
Africa and the race for critical raw materials
Contested resources, politics and war
Land rights and the consequences of land acquisition
Cross-border resource management and regional cooperation
Climate change, loss & damage to natural resources
Renewable energy and energy transition
Life, viability, and social resilience in Africa’s resource landscapes
Knowledges as resource
Culture as a resource for well-being in Africa
Linguistic resources
From biobanks to breakthroughs: Unlocking Africa’s biomedical potential

Deadline for the submission of abstracts (max. 500 words): 1 June 2025.

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