Authors;Linet Mwirigi, Maureen Kabasa, Kennedy Mbeva, Joel Onyango Introduction In every sphere of life, different methods and power relations are at play. The dynamics and dimensionality of power and methods are evident in different disciplines, more so in research and…
The Africa Research and Impact Network is supporting the Africa Academy of Sciences to implement the Science Engagement to support Evidence Informed Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Africa project. This project builds on the science-policy convenings that the ARIN network…
By Victoria Chengo, Syprose Ochieng, Mourine Chepkemoi, Joanes Atela, Paul Osogo (African Centre for Technology Studies) and Jon Leary (Loughborough University). On 14th April 2021, the MECS team in Kenya led by the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) met with a team…
Project background Cities in developed and developing countries have emerged as critical actors in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to climate change impacts. Although the COVID-19 crisis has disrupted habits, short-term economic development and carbon emissions,…
Author(s): Asenath Maobe and Victoria Chengo Contextualizing gender inequality in academia and research in cities With the advent of Covid-19, it is becoming increasingly evident that gender equality gains made on many fronts are being watered down. All research greatly benefits…
Decolonizing Methodologies to Sustainability in Africa In the Global South, ‘coloniality’ has long been associated with political rule over subordinated countries. Struggles for ‘decoloniality’ have evolved from the undoing of colonial rule to the even more fundamental challenge of freeing knowledge, practice,…
Deadline for the submission of abstracts for book chapters -2nd May 2021. The Africa Research and Impact Network and its partners would like hereby invite a call for book chapters to reflect on different dimensions of methodological learnings, challenges, and…
The Nairobi Risk Hub co-hosted discussions around the Cities and COVID-19 thematic area at the ARIN Conference held on 18th to 20th November 2020. The overall theme of the 3-day conference was Africa in the post COVID-19 World: Lessons for…
On the 20th of January 2021, The Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), together with The Nairobi Risk Hub, collaborated with the University of Kwazulu-Natal in co-hosting a session on Cities and Urban resilience during the first Gobeshona Global Conference led…
The Power and Methods webinar was hosted by ARIN on March 5th ,2021. The webinar sought to explore the application of theories and methodologies in science and research, ways in which power dynamics shift and influence the interactions with these…