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Scholarly Organisation
Czech Association for African Studies
The Czech Association for African Studies is a scholarly organisation for academics, graduates and all those with a serious scholarly interest in Africa.
News & Events
News and Events
The site should show that CAAS is active through fresh event cards, news items and short updates.
Short updates
Quick notices, calls, announcements and archive items.
Publication highlights
Issue releases, calls for papers and editorial news.
About
Who CAAS Is
Learn about the association, its long-term goals and its formal governance structure.
The Czech Association for African Studies is a scholarly organisation for academics, graduates in African Studies and all those with a serious scholarly interest in Africa. The association is formally recognised as a scientific association under Czech law.
CAAS informs its members and wider audiences about developments in African Studies in the Czech Republic and worldwide, publishes the journal Modern Africa and organises conference activity including Viva Africa.
Long-Term Goals
Long-term goals of the association
Promote research and teaching of African Studies in the Czech Republic.
Facilitate contacts among scholars in African Studies and related fields in the Czech Republic and abroad.
Represent Czech African Studies in public and international networks and support cooperation with similar organisations.
Popularise research findings in African Studies among the general public and support broader engagement with Africa.
Board
Board of the association
Kateřina Mildnerová
Chairperson
Hana Horáková
First Vice Chairperson
JZ
Jan Záhořík
Second Vice Chairperson
Alžběta Šváblová
Secretary
Josefína Filip
Treasurer
Kateřina Ženková Rudincová
Board Member
Linda Piknerová
Board Member
Documents
Annual documents
Scholarly Network of CAAS
The scholarly network of CAAS
CAAS brings together scholars whose work spans social and cultural anthropology, history, political science, migration studies, literature, film and African area studies more broadly.
Scholarly Network
Research themes and members in one place
Explore the combined page with member cards, fuller profiles and the association's core research areas.
Members directory
Expandable member cards with biographies and external profile links.
Open membersResearch themes
Anthropology, politics, migration, literature, film and wider African Studies.
Open themesJournal
Modern Africa Journal
Modern Africa: Politics, History and Society is one of the association's central academic outputs and an important platform for scholarship connected to Africa.
The journal publishes scholarly work on politics, history and society and helps connect research communities across fields. It serves as an important publication platform for CAAS and for wider debates within African Studies.
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Conference
Viva Africa Conference
Viva Africa is a key conference output of CAAS and supports academic discussion on Africa, Europe and their changing entanglements.
Viva Africa creates space for academic exchange, public discussion and interdisciplinary encounters around Africa and its connections to Europe and the wider world.
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Membership
Become a Member
Membership remains one of the central ways to participate in CAAS. Explore benefits, categories, application and fees through the sections below.
All members of CAAS have the right to take part in meetings of the General Assembly, be informed about the activities of the association, and participate in and contribute to their preparation.
Members may raise suggestions for the improvement of African Studies and take advantage of CAAS publications free of charge or at discounted prices. Regular members additionally have voting rights and may elect and be elected to the governing bodies of the association.
Membership in the Association
Membership in the association
Regular
Open to anyone who holds a postgraduate degree in African Studies or a related field.
Contributing
Open to individuals or corporate bodies active in the field of African Studies or supporting it materially.
Associate
Available to students or undergraduate degree holders active in African Studies or related cultural promotion.
Honorary
Awarded to Africanists who have contributed to the development and promotion of the field.
Application
To sign up for CAAS, complete the application form and send the signed document to the association using the listed contact details.
Request application formAdmission decision
The admission of new members is decided by the board of CAAS at its regular meetings, and applicants are informed of the decision directly.
Membership Fees
Membership fees
- Regular and contributing
- 500 CZK
- Associate
- 250 CZK
- Honorary
- Voluntary
Fees and payment
Domestic payments: 2700579710 / 2010
IBAN: CZ4320100000002700579710
BIC/SWIFT: FIOBCZPPXXX
Use your full name and payment year in the payment note.
Partners of the Association
Partners and cooperation
