prof.dr. A.J. (Ton) Dietz - University of Amsterdam

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Antonius Johannes (Ton) Dietz.

Academic status: Professor of Human Geography at the University of Amsterdam and (from May 1 2010) Director of the African Studies Centre and Professor in African Development at Leyden University.

Nationality: World Citizen

Tribe: Dutch.

Date & place of birth: 20-12-1951; 's-Gravenhage (The Hague, Netherlands).

Marital status: married to Annemieke van Haastrecht (2-7-1976); two children: Luuk (29-3-1979) and Richard (13-11-1983).

For Luuk see: www.luukdietz.eu

For Richard see: www.vindict.nl

EDUCATION

1969-1972: Bachelor's degree ('Kandidaats') HumanGeography, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen(minors: physical geography, philosophy, economics and sociology), currently called: Radboud University Nijmegen.
1972-1976: Master's degree ('Doktoraal') Human Geography, K.U. Nijmegen, Research specialization Prof. Piet Kouwe (minors: regional economics Prof. Bert Kruyt, processes of change in Third World countries Prof. Gerrit Huizer and geography of developing countries Prof. Jan Kleinpenning).
1974: Dependencia course CEDLA in Amsterdam Dr. Geert Banck.
1975: Research fieldwork in Zambia (with Annemieke van Haastrecht and Rudolf Scheffer supervised by Dr. Ton van Naerssen and Dr. Leo v.d. Berg).
1976: Teaching degree Geography K.U. Nijmegen.
1987: PhD ('Doctoraat') degree University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Environmental Sciences (promoters Prof. Dr Herman van der Wusten and Prof. Dr Willem Heinemeijer).

Awards: Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Moi University Eldoret, Kenya, October 19, 2007.

Dr h.c. Moi University Eldoret

1: citation

2: speech

WORK HISTORY

May 1, 2010 onwards: Professor in Human Geography at the University of Amsterdam (0.2 fte) and Director of the African Studies Centre and Professor in the Study of African Development at Leyden University (0.8 fte)
2008-2009: scientific director of AMIDSt, Amsterdam research institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies.
2002-2007: Professor of Social Sciences, Utrecht University and scientific director of CERES, Research School for Resource Studies for Development (half time).
1998-2008: Professor in Human Geography, Dept. of Geography, Planning, and International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam (between 2002-2007 half time).
1995-1998: Professor in Rural Environmental Geographyof Tropics and Subtropics; Dept.of Human Geography, University of Amsterdam.
1988-1995: Associate Professor (UHD) Dept. of Human Geography, University of Amsterdam.
1985-1988: Senior Lecturer Dept. of HumanGeography, University of Amsterdam.
1982-1985: Lecturer Dept. of Human Geography, University of Amsterdam (1982-83 full time, half of it paid by DGIS; 1983-85 half time).
1976-1982: Lecturer Dept. of Human Geography, University of Amsterdam (half time).
1974-1976: Junior Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Human Geography (1974-75) and Third World Centre (1976), Catholic University Nijmegen.

MAJOR ONGOING RESEARCH

Participatory Assessment of Development: participatory and holistic evaluations of development initiatives in Northern Ghana and Southern Burkina Faso. Together with Fred Zaal, Kees van der Geest, Francis Obeng and Adama Belemvire (and other colleagues), for ICCO, Woord en Daad and Prisma.*
Between Nature and Risk Society, follow-up activities of a book project (in Dutch), for public outreach/Tussen natuurlandschap en risicomaatschappij; vervolgactiviteiten van een boekproject (Amsterdam University Press, 2008) voor het (aardrijkskunde)onderwijsveld in Nederland. *** Together with Herman van der Wusten, Frank den Hertog and other colleagues.
Perceptions of identity and development: Pokot pastoralists still in dire straits? Together with Kim de Vries, Rachel Andiema and Albino Kotomei (and other colleagues). **
Resource scarcity, conflict and pastoral development in Northern Kenya. Together with Adano Wario Roba and Karin Witsenburg (Max Planck Institute, Halle).
Political and cultural identity on African postage stamps. Together with Dick Foeken (African Studies Centre Leiden).

* Video 'Tracking Local Development' about evaluation methodology, by Kees van der Geest

* Powerpoint presentation meeting Ghana 12-3-2009

** Master's thesis Kim de Vries: "Identity strategies of the agro-pastoral Pokot: Analysing ethnicity and clanship within a spatial framework"

* Sam Knight's article in the Financial Times June 2009: The Human Tsunami

* link to project website Participatory Assessment of Development (Ghana and Burkina Faso)

*** geonatris project

* ppt presentation of PADEV (or PAD) approach in Wageningen, March 2010

African post stamps are welcome!

For a new research&fun project about the dynamics of African identity expressions on post stamps I am looking for illustrations. If you can spare African post stamps (any) please send them to Ton Dietz c/o African Studies Centre P.O.Box 9555 2300RB Leiden, The Netherlands.

AMIDSt MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS

Between September 2008 and December 2009 I was scientific director of the Amsterdam research institute of Metropolitan and International Development Studies, AMIDSt. Each month I included a column "from your director" in the Department's newsletter.

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African Studies Centre Leiden

From May 1st 2010 I am the director of the African Studies Centre in Leiden. Please read my brief 'inaugural speech' (in English or in Dutch) at the occasion of Leo de Haan's farewell lecture, April 12. Leo was my predecessor. He became Rector of the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (in The Hague). In January 2011 I delivered my inaugural address as Professor in the study of African Development, at Leiden University.

website African Studies Centre

toespraak 12 April 2010

inaugural speech April 12, 2010

inaugural lecture January 14, 2011, cover

inaugural lecture January 14, 2011, text

RESEARCH AND OTHER WORK-RELATED FUNCTIONS

Scientific director ofAMIDSt research institute [2008-2009].
Member of the Senate of the University of Amsterdam [Oct 2009 onwards]
Chair of the NWO-WOTRO and DGIS programme CoCooN (Conflict and Cooperation over Natural Resources: http://www.nwo.nl/cocoon )
Member of reference group Tracking Development project;DGIS/ASC Leiden/ASSR Amsterdam [2007 onwards].
Member of EADI Price Jury [2006-2007].
Chair of NUFFIC Huygens bursary jury [2006-2007].
Secretary of EADI Journal Valuation Committee [2006 onwards].
Research in AMIDSt (Governance for Inclusive Development; formerly called Livelihood, Environment and Governance group) [2004 onwards].
Member of NWO Mozaïek committee [2004-2005].
Member of NWO MAGW ad hoc committee about conflict studies [2004].
Member of NWO-WOTRO Board (from January 2005 as Vice Chairperson) [2003-2009].
Member of publications accreditation committee CERES (later: CERES/EADI) [2002 onwards; from 2009 onwards as chair].
Member of the editorial board of the African Environmental Review, refereed journal of Moi University, School of Environmental Studies, Eldoret, Kenya [2002 onwards].
Scientific director of CERES Research School for Resource Studies for Development (half time) [2002-2007].
Member of NWO Steering Committee Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation (NWO-VAM) [2003 onwards; in 2009 as chair].
Coordinator SANPAD-CERES cooperation for RCI [2001-2007].
Member of WOTRO Jury for the social sciences and humanities (2002-2003as Chair) [2001-2003].
Chair of IGU - International Geographical Union, section Netherlands [1999-2008].
Research in AGIDS: Resources, Environment and Development group (REDRA) [1998-2004].
Member of NOP Climate Change committee,programme II, for RIVM and NWO [1998-1999].
Member of 'Ondernemingsraad' Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences [1998-2000].
Member of WOTRO Social Security Research Committee [1997-1999].
Scientific Coordinator, NOP Impact of Climate Change in Drylands (ICCD) research programme [1997-2004].
Director of AGIDS, the Amsterdam ResearchInstitutefor Global Issues and Development Studies [1997-2002].
Member of WOTRO Jury for the social sciences and humanities (in 1997 as Chair) [1995-1997].
Member of the Directorate of CERES, research school for resource studies for development (within CERES responsible for coordination PhD training programme; since 1993) [1992-2002].
Chair of Research Committee Faculty of Environmental Sciences [1993-1997].
Scientific coordinator MHONUFFIC project University of Amsterdam-Moi University School ofEnvironmental Studies, Eldoret, Kenya (1991-1994 directly under DGIS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) [1991-2004].
Elected member of Faculty Council, Faculty of Environmental Sciences [1991-1992].
Sharing programme coordination of the research programme 'Livelihood & Environment' (since 1990; with Prof. G.A. de Bruijne, Dr H. Schenk and Dr I. Wahab) [1990-1998].
Secretary of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Environmental Sciences [1990-1993].
Management of theDept. of Human Geography: member of the Board, with special responsibility for finances [1990-1993].
Management of ASC - African Studies Centre, Leiden (member of the Board) [1989-1994].
Secretary of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences [1988-1993].
Management of Afrika Werkgemeenschap (Africa Council in the Netherlands: member of selection committee PhD proposals) [1988-1991].
Research Associateof the Institute forDevelopment Studies,University of Nairobi [1982-1983]; PhD research [1983-1987].
Organisation (with David Slater,Annemiekevan Haastrecht & PaulHesp) of the International Congress for Zone & Fagligt Forum in Amsterdam [1977].
Editor of Zone, Tijdschrift voor Ruimtelijke Theorie en Planning (Dutch Journal for Regional/Spatial Theory and Planning) [1976-1979].

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WORK VISITS ABROAD

Nairobi Kenya, KNAW/NASAC conference Climate Change and Food Security, February 2011
- Berlin Germany AEGIS Board Meeting December 2011.
  - San Francisco USA, ASA Conference October 2010
    - Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tracking Development conference, May 2010
      - Birmingham UK AEGIS Board Meeting and Conference, May 2010
        
        Kumasi Ghana Tropenbos conference and visit, April 2010
        
        Vietnam, Hanoi, matchmaking meeting of the NWO-DGIS CoCooN programme [Sept. 2009]
        Ghana: Nandom, second workshops of the Participatory Development Assessment Project [March 2009]
        Ghana: Tamale, Langbinsi, Sandema,first workshops of the Participatory Development Assessment project for ICCO, Woord en Daad and Prisma [September 2008].
        Ghana: Kumasi, Tropenbos Ghana PhD supervision and discussing collaboration [September 2008].
        Tunisia: Tunis, world congress International Geographical Union [August 2008].
        Italy: Rome, sabbatical leave; collaboration with Home of Geography, International Geographical Union [June-July 2008].
        Colombia: Bogota and Leticia, Board meeting Tropenbos International(also visit to Brazil, and Spain/Madrid) [June 2008].
        South Africa: Cape Town, sabbaticalleave; collaboration with University of CapeTown (also visit to Zimbabwe and Botswana) [March-May 2008].
        South Africa: Durban, SANPAD RCI courseand strategic meeting [February 2008].
        Kenya: Eldoret, honorary doctor of science ceremony and DPhil ceremony Susan Chebet [October 2007].
        Kenya: Nairobi, book conference conflict in drylands [May 2007].
        Ghana:Accra, member of PhDexamination committee Richard Yeboah [April 2007].
        South Africa:Durban, SANPAD RCI and supervisor’s workshop [February 2007].
        Germany: Bonn, DFG meeting about Graduate Schools [November2006].
        Great Britain: Brighton, (IDS Sussex); EADI conference [November2006].
        South Africa: Durban, PhD Supervisor’s workshop and book launch [September 2006].
        Great Britain: Oxford, scientific meeting climate change panel VARIP[June 2006].
        Indonesia: Jakarta and Kalimantan, Board meeting Tropenbos International [April 2006].
        South Africa: Durban, RCI Workshop [February 2006].
        USA: Washington, African Studies Association conference[November 2005].
        South Africa: Durban, PhD Supervisor’s Workshop [September 2005].
        Indonesia: Bogor (CIFOR) and Lampung, S.Sumatra, Project visit/PhDsupervision [April 2005].
        South Africa: Cape Town and Durban RCI Project visit and Sanpad RCI PhD training [February 2005].
        Costa Rica: Nicoya, CEMEDE/RIVM conference for UNEPGEO IV [January-February 2005].
        Ghana: Accra, Conference on International Migration [September 2004].
        South Africa: Durban, Sanpad Supervisor’s workshop [September 2004].
        Scotland: Glasgow, world congress of the International Geographical Union [August 2004].
        South Africa: Durban and Cape Town/W. Cape, RCI-SANPAD PhD training, and SANPAD project workshop [February 2004].
        South Africa: Durban, RCI curriculum development workshop[October2003].
        Mongolia: Ulaan Baatar and Ugtaal, research project with PREM,IVM-VU [September 2003].
        Kenya: Narok,conference drylands’ environment MUSES-AGIDS, and curriculum review workshop School of Environmental Studies, Moi University [August 2003].
        South Africa: Durban, Launching conference SANPAD II [April2003].
        South Africa: CapeTown, RCI-SANPAD PhD training[January 2003].
        South Africa: Johannesburg and Grahamstown/E. Cape, RCI-SANPAD PhD training and PhD supervision SANPAD project/workshop [November 2002].
        South Africa: IGU conference Durban [July-August 2002].
        Kenya: research project West Pokot and visit Moi University [May-June 2002].
        South Africa: SANPAD-RCI training [January 2002].
        South Africa: supportRCI-SANPAD meeting [August 2001].
        Kenya: research project West Pokot and visit MUSES [June-July2001].
        Korea: 29th IGC of the International Geographical Union and Precongress Commission on Climatology [August 2000].
        India: PhD Supervision ISSPhD student Mathew Kurian (Haryana) [June-July 2000].
        Ghana: ICCD research and CCPP workshop, Bolgatanga [April 2000].
        Kenya: NIRP workshop, NWO research, MUSES visit, Pokot Research [February-March 2000].
        Israel: NIRP meeting [November 1999].
        Ethiopia: conference organised by OSSREA and ISS [October 1999].
        Great Britain: visit to York University; PhD supervision Adano [August 1999].
        Kenya:MUSES, and PhD supervision Njogu [May-June 1999].
        Ghana: ICCD workshop and research [March 1999].
        Israel: Jerusalem, Africa Committee & Steering Committee NIRP[May& November 1998].
        Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso: research for NRP-ICCD [June-July 1998].
        Kenya: Conference in Machakos; PhD supervision Karen Witsenburg and Adano Wario Roba, Marsabit; Co-ordination visit Eldoret MHO NUFFIC project [March-April 1998].
        Ghana: Steering CommitteeNIRP, annual meeting, Accra; preparation NOP Impact Climate Change Drylands Programme for Ghana [November 1997].
        Kenya: coordination visit Eldoret MHO NUFFIC project; PhD supervision visit Abdi Nunow, Garissa[January 1997].
        Israel: Arad, Beersheba (NIRP) [October 1996].
        Kenya: participation in supervision of Environmental Impact Assessment course Nakuru/Eldoret; conference attendance Eldoret & Mombasa [July1996].
        Kenya: coordination visit Eldoret MHO NUFFIC project [February1996].
        Kenya: Steering Committee NIRP, annual meeting, Nairobi; and work for MHONUFFIC project [November-December 1995].
        Sweden: Conference about Poverty and Prosperity inAfrica, Uppsala [November 1995].
        Kenya: UvA MUSES project and PhD supervision Fred Zaal [January-February1995].
        Uganda: Visit with NOVIB delegation [November 1994].
        Israel: NIRP meeting [October 1994].
        Kenya:ETC consultancy, together with Moi University, School of Environmental Studies: design of a monitoringand evaluation system for the Kenya Woodfuel andAgroforestry Project [June 1994].
        Israel: NUFFIC/DGIS meeting with Palestinian scientists [May 1994].
        Kenya: UvA MUSES project [January 1994].
        Cameroon: supervision PhDprojectAnnette van Andel and own research [November 1993].
        Israel: NIRP meeting [October 1993].
        India: IDPAD project research and PhD supervision Marcel Put and own research; New Delhi, Madras, Bangalore, Anantapurand mainly Hyderabad and rural Andhra Pradesh [June 1993].
        Cameroon: supervision PhD project Annette vanAndel [October 1992].
        Kenya: Research Planning Conference MoiUniversity, SES, Kenya at Malindi [August 1992].
        Israel: NIRP meeting [June 1992].
        Kenya: Evalation Kenya Agricultural Research Institute at the request of Royal Netherlands Embassy/DGIS [May1992].
        Kenya: Moi University (coordination visit and PhD supervision Basilida Mutoro and Baker Nyakaana) [March 1992].
        Great Britain: Coordinator field trips forMoiUniversity,SchoolofEnvironmental StudiesStaff DevelopmentProgramme [1991].
        Eastern Europe: Coordinator fieldtrips for Moi University, School of Environmental Studies Staff Development Programme East Germany/Poland/Czechoslovakia [1991].
        Zimbabwe: Three visits for Impact Study Co-financing Programme [1990-1991].
        Sudan: Kassala, PhD projectJohan van Dijk [November 1990].
        Kenya: Moi University; preparation DGIS contract [September 1990].
        Kenya: Backstopping Mission for SNV to Kenya (ASAL Kajiado) and PhD supervision MarcelRutten [May 1989].
        Kenya: Backstopping Mission for DGIS (ASAL WestPokot) [April 1989].
        Kenya: for DGIS [January-February 1988].
        Kenya: for DGIS and SNV[October-November 1986].
        Kenya: for DGIS [February & November 1985].
        Great Britain: Two visits to Cambridge, Dept. of History, microfilm sectionKenya National Archives [1984-1985].
        Kenya: for DGIS August [1984].
        Kenya: Full year in Kenya for Research [March 1982-1983].
        Poland: Polish-Dutch meeting of development scientists,Orjzanow [June 1981].
        Great Britain: Cambridge, Dept. of History, microfilm section Kenya National Archives, and conference visit [1981].
        Kenya: Nairobi, Ukambani and West Pokot: Research preparation [June-September 1980].
        Kenya: Excursion studentgroup (with Henk Reitsma and Annemiekevan Haastrecht) [August 1978].
        Zambia: Student fieldwork research for MA Thesis (with Annemieke van Haastrecht and RudolfScheffer; also visits to Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya) [March-August 1975].

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