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Upcoming Events
16 déc. 2025, 09:00 – 17 déc. 2025, 13:00Salle S4-5 & Auditoire Boymond, Centre Médical Universitaire, Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1206 Genève, SuisseThe final conference, held on 16–17 December 2025 at the UNIGE, will mark the culmination of Unruly collective endeavour. This event will, for the first time, bring together the entire research team in person to share the project’s outcomes.
Past Events
09 juil. 2025, 14:30 – 14:50Rabat, Rabat, MarocKaren Büscher is participating in the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, from July 6 to 11, 2025. The forum's theme is "Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene."
25 juin 2025, 09:00 – 28 juin 2025, 13:00Praha 1, nám. J. Palacha 1/2, Staré Město, 116 38 Praha-Praha 1, TchéquieFrom 25 to 28 June 2025, members of the Unruly Spaces project participated in the 10th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) held in Prague under the theme African, Afropolitan, and Afropean Belongings. This major academic event brought together scholars to explore the multifaceted experienc
12 juin 2025, 16:30 – 22:00Location is TBDTwo closed-door restitution workshops were organised to present preliminary findings from a doctoral research project exploring queer urban lives, agency, and resistance in Kinshasa and Abidjan.
12 juin 2025, 08:30 – 14:30Kinshasa, M85G+G9W, Av. de l'Université, Kinshasa, République démocratique du CongoThis workshop shared key findings from the Unruly Spaces project, exploring how everyday urban spaces shape and reflect social and political life in Kinshasa.
Explore, Visualise, Co-create: Scientific Approach & Participatory Visual Methods in Social Sciences22 mai 2025, 09:00 – 11:00Bouaké, MWHG+48M, Bouaké, Côte d'IvoireOn May 9th at the University of Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, project PhD Student Aline Nanko Samaké proposed to MA students a workshop on critical, creative, and inclusive approaches to social science research.
22 mai 2025, 08:30 – 13:30Abidjan, 82V7+FXW, Sent. des sportifs, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireThis workshop shared key findings from the Unruly Spaces project, exploring how everyday urban spaces shape and reflect social and political life in Abidjan.
27 août 2024, 09:00Lille, 60 Bd Vauban, 59800 Lille, FranceProf. Stéphanie Perazzone will participate to the upcoming 17th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations (PEC). The theme for this edition is: "Searching for International Relations: Spaces, Styles, Struggles".
03 juil. 2024, 09:00Fatih, Cibali, Kadir Has Cd., 34083 Cibali / Fatih/Fatih/İstanbul, TurquieAt the 11th European Workshops in International Studies, held in Istanbul from July 3-5, 2024, Prof. Perazzone presented "Africa’s Urban ‘Futures’: An Improvised Politics of Public Spaces" as part of the panel "Improvising the Future: Politics, Speculation, and Pragmatism."
19 juin 2024, 21:00Paris, 27 Rue Saint-Guillaume, 75007 Paris, FranceThe closing event of the ERC-funded GANGS project directed by Unruly project partner Prof. Dennis Rodgers, was held at Sciences po Paris from June 19-21, 2024. Prof. Stéphanie Perazzone participated in the final roundtable of the "A World of Gangs" conference, focusing on the context of the DRC.
05 juin 2024, 09:00Bouaké, BP V 18 01, Bouaké, Côte d'IvoireOn June 5-6, 2024, Prof. Ousmane Zina and the Laboratory of African and Comparative Political Studies (LEPAC) organized at Bouaké University Alassane Ouattara a 'Doctoral Seminar' for political sciences' students. The seminar featured Prof. Stéphanie Perazzone, as a guest researcher.
13 mars 2024, 18:00Genève, Bd du Pont-d'Arve 40, 1205 Genève, SuisseThe debate was a significant event, offering valuable insights into how digital platforms and information manipulation are reshaping democratic engagement and political landscapes in the DRC.
12 déc. 2023, 17:00Uni Mail, Bd du Pont-d'Arve 40, 1205 Genève, SuisseSynopsis : Every Thursday, a group of students from the University of Ibadan, the oldest in Nigeria, organizes a film club, transforming a small amphitheatre into a political agora where they refine their vision and develop a critical voice.
11 oct. 2023, 09:00 – 12 oct. 2023, 16:30Centre de Recherche et d’Action-Abidjan, Av. Jean Mermoz, Abidjan, Côte d'IvoireInternal workshop on ethnographic methods for collecting and analysing data in the Unruly project.
12 sept. 2023, 09:00 – 13 sept. 2023, 04:30Kinshasa, M85G+G9W, Av. de l'Université, Kinshasa, République démocratique du CongoInternal workshop on ethnographic methods for collecting and analysing data in the Unruly project.
31 mai 2023, 09:00Cologne, 50937 Cologne, AllemagneThe ECAS9 2023 Conference, held from May 31 to June 3, 2023, at the University of Cologne, Germany, centered around the theme "African Futures." Discover Unruly Team's outputs during this event!
15 sept. 2022, 10:00 – 16 sept. 2022, 19:30Geneva, 1205 Geneva, SwitzerlandInternational Conference co-organized by the University of Geneva and the Swiss Society for African Studies
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