Past public events | African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research

Policy dialogue, 1 April 2025	Tackling inequality for sustainable growth and poverty reduction in Africa [recording]
Seminar, 20 March 2025	ISSER and ACEIR joint seminar: Developing the comparative study of elites: Early insights from the World Elite Database project [recording]
Book launch, 21 January 2025	Agence Française de Développement webinar: Release of Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Multidimensional Perspectives and Future Challenges, co-published with the World Bank [recording]
Seminar, 13 November 2024	ACEIR and SALDRU joint seminar: "An analytical framework to assess green transition jobs in South Africa" Presentation slides
Seminar, 23 October 2024	ACEIR seminar: Dr Susan Kamundia on "Measuring multidimensional poverty in Kenya across time and space" [recording]
Seminar, 25 September 2024	ACEIR seminar: Chandré Jacobs on "Local inequality and community protests in South Africa"
Seminar, 14 August 2024	ACEIR seminar: Prof. Abena D. Oduro and Dr Fabio Andrés Diaz Pabón on "The Maputo Protocol and women’s rights in Africa" [recording]
Launch event, 18 July 2024	ACEIR Kenya, University of Nairobi: Public launch of the Cluster of Research Excellence in Inequalities, Deprivation, and Poverty [recording]
Seminar, 22 May 2024	ACEIR and SALDRU joint seminar: Prof. Vimal Ranchhod on "Discrimination and horizontal inequalities in the South African labour market" [recording] Presentation slides
Webinar, 24 April 2024	ACEIR webinar: Dr Raymond E. Kofinti on "The nexus between consumption inequality and multidimensional poverty in Ghana" [recording]
Research forum, 13 – 14 March 2024	A transdisciplinary research forum of ARUA and NISANSA, a joint project of the University of Marburg and University of Giessen, Germany, and co-hosted by the TSITICA project to advance the understanding of pathways of change in social responses to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America [more]
Workshop, 17 November 2023	ARUA Centres of Excellence early career workshop on the use of panel data in the analysis of poverty, inequality, and related topics hosted by ACEIR and facilitated by Prof. Nicola Branson and Dr Emma Whitelaw [more]
Public lecture, 14 November 2023	Hosted by ACEIR Kenya, University of Nairobi; the National Gender and Equality Commission and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to release an “Inequality diagnostics for Kenya” report
Policy dialogue, 1 November 2023	Convened by Oxfam in Ghana to launch and discuss an ACEIR policy brief published for an Oxfam project implemented in conjunction with ACEIR Ghana researchers at ISSER, University of Ghana [media coverage]
Seminar, 6 September 2023	ACEIR and SALDRU joint seminar: Prof. Robert Lensink on "The impact of bundling index insurance with credit and input vouchers: Experimental evidence from Ethiopia"
Conference, 8 July 2023	31st International Association For Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Annual Conference hosted by IAFFE and ACEIR [recording]
Conference, 7 July 2023	31st International Association For Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Annual Conference hosted by IAFFE and ACEIR [recording]
Conference, 6 July 2023	31st International Association For Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Annual Conference hosted by IAFFE and ACEIR [recording]
Seminar, 21 June 2023	ACEIR and SALDRU joint seminar: Dr Scott Timcke on "The Political economy of fortune and misfortune" [recording]
Seminar, 17 March 2023	ACEIR, SALDRU, UCT School of Economics, WISER and the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies joint seminar: Prof. Adam Tooze on “The global economy, climate change and inequality” [recording]
Seminar, 16 March 2023	ACEIR and SALDRU joint seminar: Prof. Clara E. Mattei on “Methodology – Using history to understand contemporary political economy” [recording]
Symposium, 7 – 8 March 2023	ARUA Climate Change and Inequalities Symposium: ACEIR researchers presented papers on Justice in Transition – Transforming Social Inequalities Through Inclusive Climate Action (TSITICA) [recordings]
Seminar, 1 March 2023	ACEIR and SALDRU joint seminar: Prof. Mike Savage on “Sociological perspectives on the challenges of inequality: Researching racial justice and taxation” [recording]
Conference, 7 – 9 December 2022	AFD 15th international development research conference: Presentation by Dr Muna Shifa on “Who is multidimensionally vulnerable to climate change in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa?” and input by Prof. Murray Leibbrandt [recording]
Conference, 5 – 7 October 2022	WIDER development conference: Presentations by Dr Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Dr Moses Muriithi, and Dr Takwanisa Machemedze at the parallel session on "Measuring and understanding African inequality" hosted by ACEIR and the UNU-WIDER World Income Inequality Database project [recordings]
The Directors' Event, 24 June 2022	Sunday Times event: Input by Prof. Murray Leibbrandt at the session on "New ways of tackling inequality" [recording]
Inequality Awareness Week, 2 June 2022	University of Helsinki event: Keynote by Dr Monica Lambon-Quayefio on "Gender inequality in the Global South: The role of social institutions" [recording]
Conference, 18 May 2022	Berlin Demography Days conference: Keynote by Dr Nkechi S. Owoo at the session on "Younger people and the life course"" [recording]
Webinar, 5 May 2022	Spatial inequalities through the lens of a pandemic: COVID-19 vulnerabilities and lockdown preparedness in Ghana and Kenya [read more]
Webinar, 26 April 2022	A network perspective on vertical and horizontal inequality [read more]
Report launch, 9 March 2022	World Bank webinar on "Inequality in southern Africa: An assessment of the Southern African Customs Union". With input from Prof. Murray Leibbrandt [recording]
Webinar, 26 November 2021	TSITICA webinar: COP26 outcomes and relevance for research on transformative climate action to reduce social inequality [recording]
Conference, 19 November 2021	ARUA third biennial conference: Final keynote address by Prof. Murray Leibbrandt on "Planning for inclusive growth: What did the COVID-19 pandemic teach us?" and with input from Prof. Robert D. Osei and Prof. Damiano K. Manda [recording]
Conference, 19 November 2021	ARUA third biennial conference: Early career workshop on "Climate change, inequality, and health" hosted with ARUA-CD [recording]
Conference, 15 November 2021	ARUA third biennial conference: Plenary session presentation by ACEIR's Prof. Robert D. Osei on "Post-COVID growth, poverty and inequality in Africa" [recording]
Webinar, 26 August 2021	TSITICA webinar: Gender inequalities in asset ownership and energy access [recording]
Dissemination workshop, 23 July 2021	Impact of fiscal action on poverty and inequality in Kenya [recording]
Report launch, 12 July 2021	Inequality diagnostics and trends for Kenya, 2020 [recording]
Webinar, 25 May 2021	Recent trends and patterns in spatial and national inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa [recording]
Webinar, 21 May 2021	TSITICA webinar: Adaptation interventions and their effect on vulnerability in developing countries [recording]
Webinar, 29 April 2021	TSITICA webinar: Climate risk, poverty and inequality [recording]
Conference, 23 March 2021	Final conference of the first phase of the EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities: Input by Profs Murray Leibbrandt, Robert D. Osei and Damiano Manda at the session on African inequalities [recording], and Prof Leibbrandt at the session on "Tools for inequality strategies" [recording]
Webinar, 15 February 2021	TSITICA webinar: Multidimensional poverty and climate change [recording]
Webinar, 11 December 2020	South African inequalities and Piketty’s “Capital and ideology” [recording]
Webinar, 30 November 2020	TSITICA webinar: Understanding energy systems models [recording]
Report launch, 27 November 2020	Inequality diagnostics for Ghana report [launch highlights video]
Webinar, 27 November 2020	TSITICA webinar: An intertwined approach to equity and sustainability in the Anthropocene [recording]
Webinar, 17 November 2020	EC-Oxfam-AFDAECID webinar: Multidimensional inequalities: embedding inequality reduction into development cooperation. How do we do it?, with input by Prof. Murray Leibbrandt [recording]
Webinar, 16 November 2020	TSITICA webinar: Using mixed methods to analyse the experiences of precarity [recording]
Webinar, 14 September 2020	TSITICA webinar: Climate change response options [recording]
Webinar, 9 June 2020	Repurposing social assistance as emergency relief [working paper]
Webinar, 1 June 2020	EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities webinar: Presentation by Rocco Zizzamia on "Earnings inequality over the life course in South Africa" [recording]
Stakeholder engagement, 11 February 2020	Inequality trends report: A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality in South Africa [article]
Report launch, 14 November 2019	Inequality trends in South Africa: A multidimensional diagnostic of inequality [media release]
Seminar, 30 October 2019	TSITICA webinar: Trade-offs between climate action and poverty reduction [presentation]
Seminar, 24 September 2019	Global health and the HIV response in the SDG era [article]
Seminar, 21 August 2019	The SDGs in South Africa: why transitions are always the hardest part [article]

Measuring multidimensional poverty in Kenya
~ with Dr Susan Kamundia, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

The Maputo Protocol and women’s rights in Africa
~ with Dr Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town; Prof. Abena D. Oduro, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana; Prof. Jody Heymann and Dr Amy Raub, WORLD Policy Analysis Center, University of California, LA

Public launch of the Cluster of Research Excellence in Inequalities, Poverty & Deprivation
~ with Prof. Murray Leibbrandt, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town; Prof. Damiano Manda, School of Economics, University of Nairobi; et al.

Discrimination and horizontal inequalities in the South African labour market
~ with Prof. Vimal Ranchhod, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

The political economy of fortune and misfortune
~ with Dr Scott Timcke, Research ICT Africa

The global economy, climate change and inequality
~ with Prof. Adam Tooze, Columbia University

Using history to understand contemporary political economy
~ with Associate Professor Clara E. Mattei, The New School for Social Research, New York City

Measuring and understanding African inequality
~ with Dr Monica Lambon-Quayefio, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana; Dr Moses Muriithi, School of Economics, University of Nairobi; and Dr Takwanisa Machemedze, DataFirst, University of Cape Town

Climate change, inequality, and health
~ with Prof. Mark New, ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate and Development; and Dr Nkechi S. Owoo, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana

Inequality diagnostics and trends for Kenya
~ with Dr Moses Muriithi and Prof. Damiano Manda, School of Economics, University of Nairobi; and Prof. Murray Leibbrandt, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

Gender inequalities in asset ownership and energy access
~ with Dr Jiska de Groot, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town and Prof. Abena D. Oduro, Department of Economics, University of Ghana

Recent trends and patterns in spatial and national inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa
~ with Dr Muna Shifa, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

Climate risk, poverty and inequality
~ with Prof. Mark New, ARUA Centre of Excellence in Climate and Development and Prof. Murray Leibbrandt, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

African inequalities
~ with Prof. Murray Leibbrandt and Prof. Vimal Ranchhod, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town; Prof. Damiano K. Manda, School of Economics, University of Nairobi; Prof. Robert Darko Osei, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana