Lena Gutheil
@lenagutheil.bsky.social
Senior researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) // Research interests: urban governance, civil society, democracy - in Africa and beyond - //
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📌 The Politics of Translocality (EN) von @lenagutheil.bsky.social und Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa
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The Politics of Translocality
Households in Southern Africa often migrate for work, education and services while maintaining economic, social and political ties to their...
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July 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
📌 The Politics of Translocality (EN) von @lenagutheil.bsky.social und Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa
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For the second time in a row, #WorldUrbanForum #WUF13 will be hosted by an authoritarian state. The conference risks becoming a global stage for #AuthoritarianUrbanism, according to Nicholas Goedeking, Michael Roll & @lenagutheil.bsky.social. www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre... #TheCurrentColumn
May 11, 2026 at 8:31 AM
For the second time in a row, #WorldUrbanForum #WUF13 will be hosted by an authoritarian state. The conference risks becoming a global stage for #AuthoritarianUrbanism, according to Nicholas Goedeking, Michael Roll & @lenagutheil.bsky.social. www.idos-research.de/en/the-curre... #TheCurrentColumn
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#Translocal households across Southern Africa often span #rural and #urban areas. #Climatechange is intensifying this dynamic, turning households dependent on urban income.
Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa and @lenagutheil.bsky.social explain how that power shift reshapes local #governance.
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Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa and @lenagutheil.bsky.social explain how that power shift reshapes local #governance.
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The Politics of Translocality
Households in Southern Africa often migrate for work, education and services while maintaining economic, social and political ties to their...
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March 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
#Translocal households across Southern Africa often span #rural and #urban areas. #Climatechange is intensifying this dynamic, turning households dependent on urban income.
Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa and @lenagutheil.bsky.social explain how that power shift reshapes local #governance.
👉 t1p.de/i63g6
Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa and @lenagutheil.bsky.social explain how that power shift reshapes local #governance.
👉 t1p.de/i63g6
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🔍 Curious why and when African youth in cities protest?
Hear about social mobilizations in #Mozambique, #Ghana, and #Nigeria from Dercio Tsandzana, Joel Ansah and our researcher @lenagutheil.bsky.social hosted by @ifri.bsky.social on April 17.
Register here 👉 www.ifri.org/en/doing-pol...
Hear about social mobilizations in #Mozambique, #Ghana, and #Nigeria from Dercio Tsandzana, Joel Ansah and our researcher @lenagutheil.bsky.social hosted by @ifri.bsky.social on April 17.
Register here 👉 www.ifri.org/en/doing-pol...
Doing politics in African cities: actors, causes and forms of urban social mobilization | Ifri
From Maputo to Nairobi and from Lagos to Dakar: recently, African cities have been the theatre of mobilizations by groups of young protesters.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🔍 Curious why and when African youth in cities protest?
Hear about social mobilizations in #Mozambique, #Ghana, and #Nigeria from Dercio Tsandzana, Joel Ansah and our researcher @lenagutheil.bsky.social hosted by @ifri.bsky.social on April 17.
Register here 👉 www.ifri.org/en/doing-pol...
Hear about social mobilizations in #Mozambique, #Ghana, and #Nigeria from Dercio Tsandzana, Joel Ansah and our researcher @lenagutheil.bsky.social hosted by @ifri.bsky.social on April 17.
Register here 👉 www.ifri.org/en/doing-pol...
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IDOS expert @charlesmartinshields.com argues in a new @globalpolicy.bsky.social article that Germany and Europe have a chance to make #GlobalSecurity about the common good, instead of being defense-first: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/17/03/2...
March 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
IDOS expert @charlesmartinshields.com argues in a new @globalpolicy.bsky.social article that Germany and Europe have a chance to make #GlobalSecurity about the common good, instead of being defense-first: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/17/03/2...
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if you are interested in the changing nature of armed conflict in Africa, and #drones in particular, please check out this new @megatrends-afrika.de Podcast with my colleagues @wlacher.bsky.social and @gerritkurtz.bsky.social
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Megatrends Afrika: Drone warfare and the balance of military power in Africa
Advanced combat drones are increasingly used in conflicts in Africa. Countries like Iran, Turkey and the UAE provide these weapons. Gerrit...
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March 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
if you are interested in the changing nature of armed conflict in Africa, and #drones in particular, please check out this new @megatrends-afrika.de Podcast with my colleagues @wlacher.bsky.social and @gerritkurtz.bsky.social
www.megatrends-afrika.de/publikation/...
www.megatrends-afrika.de/publikation/...