African Studies Centre Leiden
The Herta Mohr Building in Leiden, where the African Studies Centre is located | |
| Abbreviation | ASC Leiden |
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| Coordinates | 52°9′24″N 4°28′54″E / 52.15667°N 4.48167°E |
Director | Marleen Dekker |
| Website | http://www.ascleiden.nl |
The African Studies Centre (Dutch: Afrika-Studiecentrum) is a scientific institute in the Netherlands that undertakes social-science research on Africa with the aim of promoting a better understanding of historical, current and future social developments in Sub-Saharan Africa. The centre is an interfaculty institute of Leiden University. The present director since 2021 is Marleen Dekker. The institute is located in the Herta Mohr Building of Leiden University's Faculty of Humanities.