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Datafication as Theory and Method: Current and Future Challenges in a Global and Comparative Context
IPSS New Conference Hall ADDIS ABABAAbstract The growing digitalization of human lives and the exponential rise in digital data have significantly transformed how we understand cultural, political, and social phenomena globally. The concept of "datafication" has emerged as a theoretical framework to address these changes, impacting societies and reshaping research methods in social sciences and humanities. Discussions on datafication, and […]
Social Media Users’ Online Behavior with regard to the Circulation of Hate Speech
The African Leadership Centre (ALC)The African Leadership Centre (ALC) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University, and all partners are pleased to invite you to our second NCIRI seminar series event titled “Social Media Users' Online Behavior with Regard to the Circulation of Hate Speech”, which will be held on Tuesday, 05 November 2024, from 11:00 GMT/12:00 WAT/13:00 Ethiopia Time. The Nurturing Capacities […]
Evolution of European Military Engagement in Africa: French Troop Withdrawal from the Sahel and Hungary’s Strategic Entry into Chad
New Conference Hall, Institute for Peace & Security Studies, College of Business & Economics, Addis Ababa UniversityAbstract In the last decade, the Sahel has become a theater for geopolitical competition between different external actors. While the French military withdrew from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, and the USA was also forced to leave Niger and Chad, the Wagner Group and other Russian troops arrived in the region to replace Western actors. […]