Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Research Interests
Selected Publications
Fellowships
Organized Events
Presentations
References
Interests
Timeline
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Fatou Janneh

Graduate Student
Madison,WI

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Project Assistant

UW-Madison
09.2023 - Current
  • Department History or Alumni Departmental projects
  • Assistance with faculty research tasks

Education

Bachelor of History and International Relations -

Al-Hikmah University

Master’s in History -

Ohio University

Skills

Community Engagement

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Research Interests

 gender and politics, Africa, women mobilization/ movements, foreign policy, and social justice.

Selected Publications

  • Reviewed Articles:
  • Women’s Struggles through Collective Action in The Gambia, 1950s-1970” African Studies Quarterly Volume 21, Issue 2, August 2022
  • The Gambia: Citizenship and Civic Consciousness,” Studies in Social Science Research, 2 no. 3 (2021). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22158/sssr.v2n3p96
  • The Gambia’s Foreign Relations: Does leadership Make A Difference?” Journal of African Foreign Policy, 4 no. 1 & 2 (2017).
  • Continuity and Change in The Gambia’s Foreign Policy 1975 to 2005,” Al-Hikmah Journal of History and International Relations (AJHIR), 2 (2015).
  • Marxist Historiography in West Africa,” Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 4 no. 9 (2016), 1010-1014.
  • Women’s Invisibility in Political Decision-Making in The Gambia,”

Fellowships

  • Fellow at the study of the US Institute for Scholars (SUSI) on the US Foreign Policy, 2018
  • Erasmus +, Spain 2019
  • Contemporary History Institute (CHI) Grant, Ohio University, 2019-2021.

Organized Events

  • 12/15/18, Gambia Parliamentary Women’s Caucus- Civil Society Interactive Session, Coco Ocean Hotel, Bijilo
  • 11/23/18 - 11/24/18, Promoting Tolerance, Pluralism and Community Cohesion in the Gambia, Ocean Bay Hotel, Cape Point
  • 10/16/18 - 10/20/18, ECOWAS Workshop on Capacity Building for ECOWARN Field Monitors, Ivory Coast
  • 08/28/18 - 08/30/18, Validation Workshop on ECOWARN System Thematic Upgrade, Kairaba Beach Hotel, Banjul
  • 06/16/18 - 06/30/18, Fellowship on the Study of US Institute for Scholars (SUSI) on the US Foreign Policy, Bard College, New York, US
  • 05/12/18 - 05/13/18, Served as CSO Coalition Domestic Observer and Situation Room Analyst during the Local Government Election of Mayoral and Chairmanship Held on May 12, 2018, Unknown
  • 04/12/18 - 04/13/18, Served as CSO Coalition Domestic Observer and Situation Room Analyst during the Local Government Election (Councillorship) Held on the April 12, 2018, Unknown
  • 03/25/18 - 03/26/18, Early Career Scholars Writing Workshop, National Museum, Banjul, The Gambia
  • 11/21/17 - 11/23/17, Consultation on Islam, Family Wellbeing and Traditional Practices, Paradise Suites Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia
  • 10/09/17 - 10/13/17, Attended “Get to Know ECOWAS” Training and Exposure 2017 New Challenges and Development in the Field of Peace and Security in the West African Region, Abuja, Nigeria
  • 07/25/17 - 07/27/17, Attended Regional Symposium on Islam, Demographic Dividend and Family Well-being, Radisson Blu Hotel, N’djemena, Chad
  • 05/09/17 - 05/11/17, Attended Conference on Youth, Peace building and Regional Solidarity: Lessons from Africa, Njembe Hotel, Kololi, The Gambia
  • 05/02/17 - 05/06/17, Attended a Regional (ECOWAS) Workshop on Capacity Building for ECOWARN Field Monitors, King Fahad Hotel, Dakar, Senegal
  • 04/06/17 - 04/07/17, Served as CSO Coalition Domestic Observer and Situation Room Analyst of the National Assembly Elections Held on the 6th April 2016, Unknown
  • 03/17/17, CSO Coalition on Elections- The Gambia, Training of Conflict Monitors, TANGO Conference Hall, Kairaba Avenue
  • 12/01/16 - 12/02/16, Served as CSO Coalition Domestic Observer and Situation Room Analyst During The Gambia Presidential Election Held on the 1st December 2016, Unknown
  • 11/01/16 - 11/05/16, Attended Early Warning (ECOWARN) Field Monitor Training, Accra, Ghana
  • 04/03/15 - 04/07/15, Attended ECOWAS Early Warning (ECOWARN) Field Monitor Training Workshop, Abuja, Nigeria

Presentations

  • 11/23/18, Enhancing Quality Education in The Gambia, Ocean Bay Hotel, Cape Point, Bakau
  • 07/28/18, The US- Africa Relations, Bard College, USA
  • 05/10/17, Youth Innovations and Good Practices on Culture of Peace and Democracy in Africa, Njembe Hotel, Kololi, The Gambia
  • 03/08/17, Be Bold for Change: The Role of Women in National Development- Marking International Women’s Day, Coco Ocean Hotel & Resort
  • 02/17/17, Citizenship, Civic Consciousness and National Development, University of The Gambia, Brikama Campus

References

Judy Houck, PhD

Professor of Gender & Women's Studies and History, jahouck@wisc.edu

Interests

Creative writing

Timeline

Project Assistant

UW-Madison
09.2023 - Current

Bachelor of History and International Relations -

Al-Hikmah University

Master’s in History -

Ohio University
Fatou JannehGraduate Student