Staff African Studies (research) Jan Abbink Professor emeritus Governance and politics in Africa Akinyinka Akinyoade Researcher Felix Ameka Senior University Lecturer Azeb Amha Researcher Mirjam de Bruijn Professor of Contemporary History and Anthropology of Africa Han van Dijk Guest Rijk van Dijk Professor of Religion in Africa and its Diaspora Jan-Bart Gewald Scientific Director / Professor History of Africa Mayke Kaag Associate Professor Political Anthropology of Africas Global Connections André Leliveld Researcher Maarten Mous Professor of African Linguistics Victoria Nyst Senior University Lecturer Robert Ross Professor emeritus of African Studies Klaas van Walraven Researcher