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Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Cultural Anthropology, Leiden University | Adjunct Researcher, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Ghana #ChinaAfrica

Leyden, The Netherlands
Joined April 2013
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Many thanks to everyone for making this conference a truly thought-provoking discussion and reflection on redefining development and researching Global China!@ERedefine @MohanGiles @kenranhu @Haggai87 @lindacalab @CerenJilan @floretta_voice @cosfranceschini
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What an insightful piece! Congratulations, @cosfranceschini!
On Chinese construction sites in Ghana, language barriers often cause misunderstandings. However, using a mix of Chinese and English, Chinese supervisors and local construction workers can communicate and even joke, writes Costanza Franceschini. globalchinapulse.net/chinese…
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Deadline extended until today!! Do consider submitting to our panel on networks in the context of South-South engagement in Africa.
⏬Planning to submit a paper to #ECAS2025? If you are researching everyday brokerage, trade, and cooperation in the context of South-South engagement in Africa, consider submitting to the panel I co-convene with @cosfranceschini! 👇👇guarant.eu/ecasconference202… @GlobalDevInst
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Costanza Franceschini retweeted
⏬Planning to submit a paper to #ECAS2025? If you are researching everyday brokerage, trade, and cooperation in the context of South-South engagement in Africa, consider submitting to the panel I co-convene with @cosfranceschini! 👇👇guarant.eu/ecasconference202… @GlobalDevInst
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This year's AISAC Annual Lecture will be held at the University of Bologna on Monday 18 November between 11:00 am and 01:00 pm. Here is the link to attend the event online: unibo.zoom.us/j/82933354662?…
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Travelled to London with @cosfranceschini to present our paper on Chinese SOE internationalisation in African construction markets at the CGF-ODI-AERC Conference on China-Africa interactions 📚📚
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L’Afrique et ses présences chinoises sous la direction de Xavier Aurégan et Thierry Pairault à paraître le 23 mai @HarmattanParis editions-harmattan.fr/livre-…
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Honoured to deliver the keynote speech on "Africa and China: methods, actors, and geopolitics in the everyday"at the inaugural conference of #AISAC, local chapter of @CAAC_Network in 🇮🇹, in a wonderful setting at the geography department at @UniPadova .Congrats to the organisers!
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Closing talk - Di Wu and @cosfranceschini @AISAfricaCina - a wonderful day of conversations and a beautiful globe
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Book Talk by Di Wu on his book “Affective Encounters: everyday life among Chinese migrants in Zambia” starting now! @AISAfricaCina moderated by @cosfranceschini – at Padua, Veneto
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🚨Check out the programme for the first AISAC Conference, taking place next Friday in Padua. Keynote speech by @folasoule (chaired by Chris Alden) Book talk by Di Wu (moderated by @cosfranceschini ) Register for this in-person only event here: eventbrite.com/e/africa-and-…
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🚨The first AISAC Conference is happening next Friday at the Museum of Geography, University of Padua, Italy. Organised by @MariasolePepa @cosfranceschini @drelisagambino & Antonella Ceccagno🤝 Do join us for this in-person only event. Register here: eventbrite.com/e/africa-and-… teapaw.org/AISAfricaCina/status/1…
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About to present a paper on Chinese SOE embeddedness in Africa (written with @cosfranceschini) at @SantAnnaPisa! To connect virtually (the panel starts at 13:30 Italian time, 12:30 UK time), check out this page ⏬ santannapisa.it/it/evento/ch…
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Prof Chris Alden is giving the first @AISAfricaCina Annual Lecture, organised with the University of Bologna! @MariasolePepa @cosfranceschini
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Il prossimo evento AISAC sarà il prossimo Lunedì a Bologna. Il Prof. Chris Alden, della London School of Economic and Political Sciences (LSE) terrà la prima AISAC Annual Lecture. Informazioni e registrazione sul nostro sito: naoblog.it/2023/10/03/confer…
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Nuovo ordine (finanziario) internazionale: dai negoziati sul debito dello Zambia all’internazionalizzazione dello yuan: la #Cina ha assunto una centralità indiscussa nelle dinamiche della finanza globale. Ma non è tutto oro quel che luccica. Di @aleco china-files.com/forza-e-debo…
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Register here to our next Global China semina @ERedefine on June22(12:30-2pm) with Dr @MariasolePepa to talk about Africa-China agricultural cooperation @IndrajitRoyYork @nadegraaff @MohanGiles #China #Agricultural cooperation
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Tomorrow, at #ECAS2023 Conference in Cologne I will present a paper on #Chinese involvement in #Ghana infrastructure development and the heterogeneous actor configurations hidden behind projects labelled as "Chinese". Here the link to the panel session: nomadit.co.uk/conference/eca…
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🚨Connettetevi questo giovedì per il lancio della Associazione Italiana di Studi Africa-Cina (AISAC) 🔗Link per la registrazione: eventbrite.com/e/biglietti-l…
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