Save the Date! Celebrating 5 years of research results on mobility & access in SSA
Equity in Mobility & Access in SSA – Concepts, Perspectives, Approaches
Dear colleges in the MAC community, VREF invites you to join a mini-series of three Research Forums in September – November 2024 which celebrate 5 years of research results on mobility & access in SSA through the MAC program.
The purpose of this mini-series is to highlight new knowledge production and results from research projects which have been carried out by scholars in the MAC community and which have strong relevance for understanding core dimensions of transport, mobility and access in African cities. What are some of the overriding thematic issues that have been explored in the program so far – and with what conceptual and empirical results?
The first Forum – on 18th September – will focus on conceptual approaches for understanding and analyzing issues related to equity in mobility & access in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Forum will feature a keynote speech as well as research presentations and comments by outstanding SSA scholars. To allow time for in-depth discussions, the Forum will have a duration of three hours (including 15 minutes break).
We hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Henrik Nolmark, VREF Director
Jane Summerton, VREF Scientific Advisor
Karin Henriksson, VREF Communications Officer
Program
Introduction and welcome: Henrik Nolmark, VREF Director
Keynote speaker: Karel Martens, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Presentations:
- Anne Kamau, University of Nairobi (theme: social justice public transport principle)
- Mark Zuidgeest, University of Cape Town (theme: capabilities approach)
- Violet Wawire, Kenyatta University (theme: intersectionality as a conceptual tool)
Commentators (TBC):
- Gift Dumedah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
- Gail Jennings, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Enoch Sam, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
Plenary discussion
Moderator: Winnie Mitullah, University of Nairobi
Rapporteur: Mary Mwangi, University of Nairobi
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