African Studies Centre Leiden
De African Studies Centre (Afrika-Studiecentrum) be scientific institute for Netherlands wey dey undertake social-science research for Africa top plus de aim say ego promote better understanding of historical, current den future social developments for Sub-Saharan Africa insyd. De centre be interfaculty institute of Leiden University. De present director since 2021 be Marleen Dekker.[1] De institute dey locate for de Herta Mohr Building of Leiden University ein Faculty of Humanities.
| Part of | Leiden University  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 1947 |
| Field for work | Africa |
| Director / manager | Jan-Bart Gewald |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Leiden |
| Coordinate location | 52°9′24″N 4°28′54″E |
| Dema official website | https://www.ascleiden.nl |
| Terms of service URL | https://www.ascleiden.nl/content/open-access |
| Content partnership category | Category:Images from the African Studies Centre (Leiden) |
Library
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De centre ein library dey consist of sam 100,000 books den about 2,000 journals (wey dey include electronic journals), government reports, brochures, African newspapers den about 2,500 documentaries den feature films for video den DVD top. Dem centre develop web service, Connecting-Africa, plus links go more dan 58,000 online articles about Africa.[2] De library sanso get collection of archival material wey dey include archives of African government publications den number of personal archives.[3]
Publications
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De centre dey publish extensively, samtyms for cooperation insyd plus publishers such as Brill Publishers wey dey Leiden. ASC publications dey include:
- Africa Yearbook (ISSN 1871-2525)
- African studies abstracts online (ISSN 1570-937X)
- Kroniek van Afrika (Chronicles of Africa, 1961-1975, ISSN 0023-4893)
References
edit- ↑ "Prof. Marleen Dekker appointed new director of the African Studies Centre Leiden". African Studies Centre, Leiden.
- ↑ "Collection". African Studies Centre Leiden. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Archives". African Studies Centre, Leiden. Retrieved 20 June 2016.