Team
The project is a collaboration between SOAS, University of London (United Kingdom), the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), the LERDDL research center of the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences of Bamako (Mali) and the association Donkosira.
Research Team
The project’s research team has a unique combination of expertise in African history, law, social anthropology and political science.
Marie Rodet
Reader in African History, SOAS, University of London (UK), DIPPOL (Rennes), PhD (Vienna)
Marie Rodet is the director of the SlaFMig program and has more than…
Lotte Pelckmans
International co-researcher / Denmark
International co-researcher, Lotte Pelckmans, has worked for nearly twenty years on current forms of descent-based slavery in Mali…
Bakary Camara
International co-researcher / Mali
International co-researcher, Bakary Camara, is the Dean of the Faculty of Public Law in Bamako and an expert on land rights in Mali…
Haben Hill
Project coordinator / United Kingdom
Our London-based project coordinator, who has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors, coordinates the international partnership…
Marie-Christine Deleigne
Research Associate
Marie-Christine Deleigne has a PhD in sociology and demography from the University of Paris (Paris V)…
Leah Durst-Lee
Research Fellow SlaFMig / Denmark
Leah Durst-Lee is a graduate of Advanced Migration Studies from the University of Copenhagen…
Aline Desdevises
SlaFMig Intern
Aline Desdevises, a master’s student in International Relations at Sciences Po Rennes, is an intern for the SlaFMig project from mid-April to the end of October 2021…
Nolwenn MARCONNET
Research Fellow SlaFMig / Denmark
Nolwenn Marconnet is a graduate of Advanced Migration Studies from the University of Copenhagen…
Simona Stejskalová
SlaFMig Intern
Simona Stejskalová is a Master’s student in Advanced Migration Studies at the University of Copenhagen…
Sophia Stille
SlaFMig Intern
Sophia Stille is a Master’s student in Advanced Migration Studies at the University of Copenhagen…
Othilia Pedersen
SlaFMig Intern
Othilia Pedersen is a Master student of Migration Studies at the University of Copenhagen…
Civil society partners
DONKOSIRA is a Malian NGO whose main objective is to collect and disseminate local knowledge and regional cultures of West Africa using new information technologies (www.donkosira.org). It is responsible for the SlaFMig program’s awareness-raising activities in the school and community settings.
Moussa John Kalapo
President of Donkosira / Mali
Moussa KALAPO is a plastic artist based in Bamako, Mali. He is mainly distinguished by his work in photography and video production…
Mamadou Sène Cissé
General Secretary of Donkosira, Researcher, Archivist, Blogger / Mali
Mamadou Sène Cissé is the general secretary of the Donkosira association…
Mariam Coulibaly
Treasurer / Mali
Mariam Coulibaly comes from Bamako (Mali). Thirty-three years old, married and mother of two children, she is currently studying…
Binta Coulibaly
Project Assistant / Mali
Binta Coulibaly is a lawyer and agricultural entrepreneur with a master’s degree…
Assa Waly Diakité
Project Assistant / Mali
Assa Waly Diakité is a Sales Marketing Manager with a degree in marketing and sales. He also has training in leadership…
Mariam Sacko
Project Assistant / Mali
Mariam Sacko is a management secretary in BT2 Institute of Tertiary Professional Training of Kayes (IFPT-K)…
