University of Birmingham
Project Title
For transregional research on port infrastructures and international politics from the Arabian Gulf to the Horn of Africa
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
42 months
Description
In 2020, the Corporation issued a Request For Proposals (RFP) responding to the rise in multidisciplinary and multiregional research exposing critical challenges that are appearing across traditionally defined regions. This multi-institutional project, based at the University of Birmingham, will produce critical research on transregional relationships in the Arabian Gulf and the Horn of Africa, with a particular focus on port infrastructures in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. In collaboration with the University of Hargeisa, Puntland State University, and Durham University, the project will build an international network of scholars across academic communities and generate primary data and analysis on fusions of economic and political competition in the Horn of Africa. Corporation funds will support research, academic workshops, a public lecture series, policy roundtables, a website, data visualization tools, and publications.