United States and North Africa: Historical Ties and Present Time Policies

Objectives

  • Publishing several issues of an academic journal that has already been launched in 2019 and to which the project’s scope fits well – The Journal of US –Africa Studies.
  • Holding of conferences, Seminars and workshops

Methods and plan

The project relies on a set of methodologies related to several disciplines (History, Political Science, Sociology, Economics):

Archival research
Interviews
Field Observation
Cartographical production
Statistical analysis

Sources:
National/International Archives
National/International Libraries
Academic Libraries
National/International Statistic Institu

Realisation indicatorsSeveral activities have already been conducted (an academic journal has been launched in 2019 – The Journal of US –Africa Studies. Seminars, workshops and conferences since 2019.)

Project Coordinator First Team Team tasks 
Mourad Aty
  • Alexander Zhukov
  • Helena Furtado
  • Isabel Lourenço
  • Jorge Teixeira
  • Sylvie Lembe
  • Tânia Mainsel
  • Maciel Santos
  • coordination
  • research assistance
  • field missions
  • archival tasks
  • data collection

Stages of Realisation Start period Expected duration Internal evaluation Conclusion period
  • Field missions
  • Archival work
  • Organization of Publications
  • Conferences, Seminars and workshops
  • 05/2024
  • 05/2024
  • 03/2024
  • 03/2025
  • 12 months
  • 13 months
  • 57 months
  • 45 months
  • 02/2025
  • 03/2025
  • 05/2025
  • 11/2028
  • 05/2025
  • 06/2025
  • 12/2028
  • 12/2028
Obs. There may be changes to deadlines for reasons specific to each project

R&D Supported by

R&D Unit integrated in the project number UIDB/00495/2020 (DOI 10.54499/UIDB/00495/2020) and UIDP/00495/2020.

 

Contacts

Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
Via panorâmica, s/n
4150-564 Porto
Portugal

+351 22 607 71 41
ceaup@letras.up.pt