Professor, Leiden University
Mirjam de Bruijn is a Professor in 'Contemporary History and Anthropology of Africa' at Leiden University and the African Studies Centre (ASC) in Leiden, The Netherands. She has managed several research programs, including 'Mobile Africa Revisited' (2008-2013), and is now heading the research programme 'Connecting in Times of Duress' (2012- 2017).