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External positions
Research Fellow, international studies group, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
1 Jan 2016 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Publication network from the last five years
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How African Decolonization Challenged the Notion of Cold War Polarity: The End of Empire, Modernization, and International Relations Theory in the 1950s and 1960s
Gerits, F., Apr 2026, In: Global Studies Quarterly. 6, 2, 9 p., ksag039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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East African Economic Order: How EEC–EAC Relations Shaped European and African Politics, 1967–77
Gerits, F., 24 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Contemporary History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Laat die gevallen engelen maar liggen: Balansbenaderingen in de Belgische en Nederlandse historiografie over het koloniale verleden
Translated title of the contribution :Let those fallen angels lie: Balance sheet approach in Belgian and Dutch historiography on the colonial past Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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H-Diplo Roundtable Book Review of ‘Gasbarri, Flavia. US Foreign Policy and the End of the Cold War in Africa: A Bridge between Global Conflict and the New World Order, 1988-1994,London: Routledge, 2020
Gerits, F., 19 Feb 2024, In: H-Diplo Roundtable review. p. 8-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Academic
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Response to H-Diplo Roundtable Review of ‘Frank Gerits. The Ideological Scramble for Africa: How the Pursuit of Anticolonial Modernity Shaped a Postcolonial Order (1945–1966). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2023.
Gerits, F., 23 Sept 2024, In: H-Diplo Roundtable review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Academic
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Activities
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Ludwich-Maximillians-Universität, München (LMU)
Gerits, F. (Visiting researcher)
1 May 2023 → 30 May 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic
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Colonialism on the Public Stage: Courts, Commissions and the Making of an ‘Official' Colonial Memory
Frakking, R. (Organiser), Gerits, F. (Organiser), Schilling, B. (Organiser) & Malcontent, P. (Organiser)
30 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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University of Trento
Gerits, F. (Visiting researcher)
18 May 2022 → 27 May 2022Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution › Academic
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‘Visions of African Unity’
Gerits, F. (Organiser) & Grilli, M. (Organiser)
4 Mar 2019 → 6 Mar 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, seminar, course › Academic
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Amílcar Cabral: The “Anonymous Fighter” for the Mankind Fundamental Freedoms
Gerits, F. (Participant)
1 Mar 2018 → 2 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, seminar, course › Academic
In the media
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"Frankrijk was een geschenk voor Afrika", denken nog altijd veel Fransen
25/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Frankrijk worstelt met pijnlijk verleden
25/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Niger: Mémoire coloniale et restitution d'objets au cœur des tensions entre le pays et la France
20/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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‘Belgische archieven kunnen oorzaak dood VN-baas blootleggen’
10/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How realistic is the African Union’s call for reparatory justice?
15/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Prizes & Grants
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Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom Development Grant
Gerits, F. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Funding from the University of the Free State for the organization of the workshop, ‘Visions of African Unity’
Gerits, F. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal of Excellence
Gerits, F. (Recipient), 24 Apr 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Robert Mikkelsen Research Grant
Gerits, F. (Recipient), Feb 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively