The Swedish Government has appointed a new Programme and Research Council for the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) in Uppsala, Sweden.
The Programme and Research Council has the task of monitoring and advising NAI Director, Carin Norberg. NAI is co-financed by the Nordic countries with Sweden as the biggest donor.
Each Nordic country has two members on this Council – one from the research community and one from the foreign office and/or aid administration. Uppsala university library also has one member due to its close collaboration with the Institute.
Representatives from Denmark
– Johnny Flentø, Head of Africa Department, Foreign Ministry.
– Niels Kastfelt, Director, Centre for African Studies, University of Copenhagen.
Background and African experience: Research in West Africa, Nigeria. Modern history and religion. Long teaching experience on and in Africa.
Representatives from Finland
– Juhani Toivonen, Deputy Director General, Department for Development Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Background and African experience: Second Secretary, Embassy of Finland, Lusaka 1984-1988, Counsellor, Embassy of Finland, Windhoek, 1991-1995, Director, Unit for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1995-1998, Charge dAffaires, Embassy of Finland, Maputo 1998-2002. Current position since 2002.
– Jeremy Gould, Senior Teacher, Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki.
Representatives from Iceland
– Margret Einarsdottir, Director, ICEIDA.
– Jonina Einarsdottir, Professor in Anthropology, University of Iceland
Background and African experience: Lived in Guinea-Bissau 1982-1985, 1993-1998.
Representatives from Norway
– Asbjørn Eidhammer, Director of Evaluation, Norad (Chairperson).
Background and African experience: 1979-81 Swaziland, UNDP, 1985-88 Botswana, Norwegian Embassy, 1999-2004 Malawi, Norwegian Ambassador.
– Kjell Harald Dalen, Senior Adviser, Africa Section, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Background and African experience: Norwegian Ambassador to Nairobi 2001-2005, Assistant Director General, Head of Africa Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1994-2001.
– Randi Rønning Balsvik, Professor, Department for History, University of Tromsø.
Representatives from Sweden
– Anders Hagelberg, Head of Department, Foreign Ministry.
– Göran Holmquist, Director, Department for Africa, Sida.
– Inger Österdahl, Professor in international law, Uppsala University.
Background and African experience: Researcher and teacher in international law, human rights, EU law and Swedish constitutional law since 1993. Doctoral degree in international law 1992. Has dealt with the practice of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights in her research, particularly as to consideration by the Commission of individual complaints against states regarding human rights violations.
– Ulf Göranson, Director, Uppsala University Library.
Background and African experience: Professor of comperative and international private law at Uppsala University.
Staff representatives
Jack Hagström, Receptionist
Amin Kamete, Researcher
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
Kungsgatan 38, P.O. Box 1703
SE-715 47 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel 0046 18 56 22 00, Fax 0046 18 56 22 90
E-mail: [email protected], web: www.nai.uu.se
