Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa |
Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique |
Conselho para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais em África |
مجلس تنمية البحوث الإجتماعية في أفريقيا |
March 9-11, 2010, Oran, Algeria
Number of visits: 5153WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 1: THEORETICAL & CONCEPTUAL ISSUES /QUESTIONS THEORIQUES & CONCEPTUELLES
Chair/President: Ebrima Sall, Executive Secretary of CODESRIA
Key Note Adress, Thandika Mkandawire, Chair in African development, London School of Economics: Academic Freedom and the Social Responsibility of Academics and Researchers in Africa: What are the new challenges?
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 2 : THEORETICAL & CONCEPTUAL ISSUES /QUESTIONS THEORIQUES & CONCEPTUELLES
Chair/Président: Nouria Remaoun, Centre de recherche en Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle (CRASC), Algerie
Papers by:
Hocine Khelfaoui, Université de Québec A Montréal : Le rapport savoir-pouvoir ou le rêve avorté de la différenciation par le savoir
Jimi Adesina, Rhodes University, South Africa : Beyond the Devil’s Alternative: Academic Freedom, Transformation and Social Accountability in South Africa
Teresa Cruz e Silva, University Eduardo Mondlhane de Mozambique: Academic Freedom Under Global and Local Contexts in Africa and the Public Universities in Mozambique
Lennox Munara & Fugich Wako, Egerton University, Kenya: Ethnicisation of Academic Space and Collapse of Epistemic Responsibility in Kenya
Initial reflections/Reflexions initialles : Mustapha Raufu, Queen Elisabeth House, Oxford, UK
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 3: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS / THEORIE & CONCEPT
Chair/Président: Boubacar Diop,
Papers by:
Ibrahim Oanda Ogachi, Kenyatta University, Kenya : Neo-liberalism and the subversion of academic freedom from within; Money, corporate cultures and ‘captured’ intellectuals in African public universities
Lucas Taolo, University of Botswana: Academic Freedom and the Construction of Democratic Space in Botswana: Reflections from an Academic-cum-Politician
Désiré Manirakiza, Universite de Yaounde II, Cameroun : Libertés académiques et responsabilité sociale des intellectuels burundais. Le piège de l’ethnisme
Hamad Omer Hawi, University of Juba, Sudan: Reconceptualization of Academic Freedom in the African Context
Initial reflections/Réflexions initiales: Awuzi Ukachukwu, President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 4: GENDER AND ETHICAL ISSUES / QUESTIOSN DE GENRE ET ETHIQUES
Chair/President: Thandika Mkandawire, Chair in African development, London School of Economics
Key Note Adress, Amina Mama, Mills College, California, USA: Gender, Ethics and Academic Freedom
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 5: GENDER AND ETHICAL ISSUES / QUESTIONS DE GENRE ET ETHIQUES
Chair/President: Teresa Cruz e Silva, University Eduardo Mondlane de Mozambique
Papers by:
Francesca Chinyere Ukpokolo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Academic Freedom and Dual-Career Academic Couples: The Complexities of Being a Woman Academic in the University Space
Ariba Mahmoud, Benghabrit-Remaoun Nouria, Bouziane Mohamed, Moutassem-Mimouni Badra, Senouci Zoubida, Centre de recherche en Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle (CRASC) : Perception, représentation et attentes en matière d’éthique et de déontologie à l’université algérienne
Pius Oyeniran Abioje, University of Olorin, Nigeria: Catholic Church, Human Sexuality, and Academic Freedom in Nigeria
Elijah Adewale Taiwo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria: The Regulatory Bodies, Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy in Africa: Issues and Challenges- Nigerian Example
Initial Reflexions/Réflexions initiales: Hocine Khelfaoui, Université de Québec A Montreal
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 6: ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN THE AGE OF ICT / LIBERTES ACADEMIQUES A L’AGE DES TIC
Chair/President: Assem El Dessonki, Arab & African Research Center, Egypt
Papers presented by:
William Nwagwu, University of Ibadan, Nigeria: Academic Freedom In Africa In The Age Of Cybernetics: Information Technology And The Scholarly Visibility Paradox
Elisabeth Ayalew, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Peer Review Mechanisms: Bottleneck or Fair Entry to Academic Publications. The case of Addis Ababa University (AAU)
Albert Arko-Cobbah, University of Free State, South Africa : Intellectual Freedom and Academic Freedom: Opportunities and challenges for academic libraries in Africa
Babacar Diop Buuba, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Sénégal : Le Rôle de l’Ombudsman dans la protection des libertés académiques
Initial reflections/reflexions initiales: Abiye Daniel, Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern & Southern Africa (OSREA)
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 7: GLOBAL AND COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES/PERSPECTIVES GLOBALES ET DES PAYS
Chair/President: Fred Hendricks, Rhodes University, South Africa
Papers to be presented by:
Sinead O’Gorman, Scholars at Risk, New York university: Global Perspectives on Defending Academic Freedom
Parfait D. Akana, Université de Yaoundé II, ESSTIC, Cameroun :Les universitaires dans la cité : sur les enjeux de la prise de parole dans l’espace public au Cameroun
Ramola Ramtohul, University of Mauritius: State monitored freedom: An analysis of academic freedom at the University of Mauritius
Initial reflexions/Reflexions initials: Jimi Adesina, Rhodes University, South Africa
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 8
Chair: Fatima Harrak : Université Mohammed V, Institut des Etudes Africaines, Maroc
Key Note Adress, Mustapha Haddab, Université d’Alger : Universitaires et gestionnaires, quelles relations ? Le cas de l’Algérie
WORKING SESSION / SESSION DE TRAVAIL 9: ACADEMIC STAFF UNIONS AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM/SYNDICATS DES ENSEIGNANTS ET LIBERTES ACADEMIQUES
Chair/Président: Yahya Abou El Farah, Université Mohammed V, Institut des Etudes Africain, Maroc
Papers by:
Ndiacé Diop, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, SAES, Sénégal : Portée et limites des libertés académiques au Sénégal de 1985 a 2009 : Point de vue d’un syndicaliste
Dieu-donné M. Kouakou Kouadio, Université de Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire : La question controversée des Libertés Syndicales en milieu universitaire en Afrique : le cas de la Côte d’Ivoire
Goin Bi Zamblé Théodore, Université de Cocody, Côte d’Ivoire : « Déchainer" les libertés académiques en Côte d’Ivoire une responsabilité des universitaires
Initial reflections/reflexions initials: Sinead O’Gorman, Scholars at Risk, New York University
WORKING SESSION/SESSION DE TRAVAIL 10 : KAMPALA DECLARATION AND WAY FORWARD/LA DECLARATION DE KAMPALA ET LES PERSPECTIVES POUR L’AVENIR
Speakers/Intervenants :
Thandika Mkandawire, Chair in African development, London School of Economics
Jimi Adesina, Rhodes University, South Africa
Boubacar Diop, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Sénégal
Amina Mama, Mills College, California, USA
Mustapha Haddab, Université d’Alger
Nouria Ramaoun, Directrice CRASC
Ebrima Sall, Executive Secretary of CODESRIA
Carlos Cardoso, Head of Research a.i. CODESRIA