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Following on Lisbon in 2013, the Sixth European Conference on African Studies (ECAS-6) will take place in Paris 8-10 July 2015 at the Sorbonne.The co-organisers are IMAF (Institut des mondes africains) and LAM (Les Afriques dans le monde).Differents panels are, or could be,  linked to China/ Asia  in Africa or Africa in China / Asia.The calls for papers is open until January 15, 2015 - African consumers of imported goods. Studies on the globalization of ordinary things (18th-21st c.)Convenor(s):  Guindeuil Thomas (IMAF / Centre français des études éthiopiennes (CFEE)/Institut des mondes africains (IMAF) &#38; Coret Clélia / Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne/Institut des mondes africains (IMAF)-  Africa’s ‘New’ Asian Development Partners: what consequences for emerging African ‘civil societies’? Convenor(s) : Fourie Elsje / University of Maastricht &#38; Nauta Wiebe / University of Maastricht- Asians in Africa – Policy versus RealityConvenor(s) : Dubey Ajay / Jawaharlal Nehru University &#38; Thubauville Sophia / Goethe-Universität Frankfurt- Challenges and impacts of China’s interventions in the agricultural sector in Africa Convenor(s) : Aurégan Xavier / Institut français de géopolitique &#38; Gabas Jean-Jacques / CIRAD-  Global African EntrepreneurshipConvenor(s) : Haugen Heidi Ostbo / University of Oslo &#38; Pelican Michaela / University of Cologne - Lands and minerals : grabbings and resistances. Africa in the heart of a worldwide issue ? Convenor(s) : Leclerc-Olive Michèle / Réseau Interdisciplinaire Afrique Monde/Programme AfriqueS/FMSH- Transnational circulations of people, goods and ideas: reception, adaptation and contestationConvenor(s) : Thiel Alena / GIGA Hamburg &#38; Marfaing Laurence / GIGA HamburgMore informations here :http://www.ecas2015.fr/fr/comment-soumettre-une-communication/http://www.ecas2015.fr/how-to-submit-your-proposal/For information: Fees provided- Early registration : 180 EUR (220 EUR, after March 31, 2015)- PhD/Master students – early registration : 90 EUR (110 EUR, after March 31, 2015)