Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (FLIA)

Description

The Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (FLIA) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) focuses on the study of, and engagement with, Africa. The FLIA promotes the visibility of Africa in LSE’s teaching, research and policy engagement. It supports independent multi-disciplinary academic research and teaching; open and issue-oriented debate; and evidence-based policymaking.

The Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa is at the forefront of producing rigorous social science research and evidence-based analysis, illuminating world affairs and interrogating local circumstances. As a multi-disciplinary Institute, the FLIA works across social science disciplines on five research themes for 2026 to 2029: trade and industry; women, peace and security; sustainable multispecies futures; activism, influence and change; and digital cooperation and sovereignty. The FLIA strives for producing robust independent scholarship that raises the profile of African issues and perspectives in global debates.

Through its various academic, research and outreach programmes, the FLIA promotes collaborative partnerships and knowledge sharing between LSE and UK scholars and institutions and their counterparts in Africa. The FLIA emphasises engagement with policymakers in public and private institutions and open dissemination of academic knowledge to facilitate availability and accessibility.

Originally established as a centre, it became the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa in 2021.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

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Founding year

2021

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University affiliation(s)

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
London

Partner Infrastructures

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

ODI is an independent, global think tank. It works to inspire people to act on injustice and inequality. Through research, convening and influencing, it generates ideas that matter for people and plan… read more about Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

London

Royal African Society

Since 1901, the Royal African Society has continuously published a journal to bring the latest research about Africa to a British and global audience. African Affairs, published in partnership wi… read more about Royal African Society

London

Partner Universities

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

University of Bath

University of East Anglia

Additional Partnerships

Chevening Scholarships; Advance HE; Research Network on Women, Peace and Security (RN-WPS); Arab International Women's Forum; Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund; Guba Foundation; Ennovate Ventures; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; Asfari Foundation; All Round Leadership Learning System; Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS UK); Commonwealth Youth Council; African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA); Ghent University, Belgium; Gulu University, Uganda; Uganda Christian University, Uganda; University of Johannesburg, South Africa; University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; University of Nairobi, Kenya; Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany; LEAP Africa, Nigeria; Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda; Kenyatta University, Kenya; United Nations, USA; African Union, Ethiopia; Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France; Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands; The Bridge Network, South Sudan; British Institute in Eastern Africa, Kenya; United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Austria; Ashoka, USA; Makerere University, Uganda; Channels Television, Nigeria; Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia