The Roots of Inequality, Poverty, and Deprivation in Africa

About

This summer school is taking place in University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Some parts of the Summer School may be hosted online.

Africa has the largest interregional differences in inequality in the world. This summer school will delve into the foundational factors that underlie and give rise to inequality, poverty, and deprivation on the continent. While these underlying causes are intricate and multifaceted, often varying across different contexts, certain common factors persist.

The summer school will deal with:
- The historical determinants of inequality;
- Financial inclusion;
- (Gender) inequality;
- Political dynamics and their impact on inequality
- Data availability to conduct empirical analysis on the roots of inequality in Africa; and
- The normative perspectives on inequality.

This summer school will contain interactive lectures by the partners in the CoRE IPD, including the University of Cape Town; University of Ghana; University of Nairobi; and the University of Groningen

Course leader

Professor Murray Leibbrandt, University of Cape Town; Professor Robert Lensink, University of Groningen; Professor Damiano Manda, University of Nairobi; Professor Robert D. Osei, University of Ghana

Target group

The summer school is for Research masters students, PhD candidates and Postdoctoral fellows, researchers.

It is expected that the participants have a sufficient command of the English language to actively participate in the discussions and to present their own work in English

Course aim

After this course you will be able to discuss recent developments on the roots of inequality, poverty, and deprivation in Africa; and write surveys about the drivers of inequality, poverty, and deprivation in Africa.

Workload
Upon successful completion of the programme, the Summer School offers a Certificate of Attendance that mentions the workload in hours. Students can apply for recognition of these credits to the relevant authorities in their home institutions, therefore the final decision on awarding credits is at the discretion of their home institutions. We will be happy to provide any necessary information that might be requested in addition to the certificate of attendance

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