Mirjam de Bruijn co-writes two chapters in the edited volume Drylands Facing Change
On December 13th the edited volume
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Luca Bruls publishes journal article on Algerian TikTok in CyberOrient
Luca Bruls has published her first lengthy academic paper based on nethographic research she carried out during her research master in 2020. The article is open access and available through CyberOrient. The article addresses the following: "In Algeria, youth form attitudes towards music as a result of their TikTok usage. The responses of governmental institutions,…
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Chad’s Transition: Easing Tensions Online
L’utilisation croissante des réseaux sociaux au Tchad pourrait faciliter la transition politique, mais elle risque également d’attiser la violence. Avec le soutien des bailleurs, les autorités, la société civile, les plateformes en ligne et les influenceurs et influenceuses devraient s’assurer que les réseaux sociaux restent un espace de débat démocratique plutôt qu’un accélérateur de conflits.…
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Luca Bruls presents DDMAC at LeidenASA Annual Meeting
On Monday December 12th, junior researcher Luca presented a short pitch on DDMAC at the annual meeting of
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Mirjam de Bruijn interviewed about Mali and the UN mission
On December 1st, Dutch newspaper Trouw featured an article in De Verdieping about the current situation in Mali and the relationship with the UN mission MINUSMA. For this article, journalist Joris Belgers interviewed Mirjam de Bruijn about the dynamics of the conflict. Mirjam de Bruijn illustrates the complexity of the conflict in Mali where multiple…
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