Helmi Sharawy, 1935-2023
Greetings colleagues, The Council has received the sad news of the passing on of one of CODESRIA’s luminaries, Prof. Helmi Sharawy of the Arab and African Research Center (AARC) in Cairo, Egypt. Helmi, as he was popularly known in CODESRIA circles, passed around 10.30am this Monday morning 20th March 2023. He
16 ͣ Assembleia Geral do CODESRIA Chamada para resumos e comunicações
4 a 8 de Dezembro de 2023Dacar, Senegal Tema: As Ciências Sociais e a “Pandemia” em África O Conselho para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais em África (CODESRIA) realizará a 16 ͣ Assembleia Geral em Dacar, Senegal, de 4 a 8 de Dezembro de 2023. O Conselho escolheu o tema “As Ciências
2023 Democratic Governance and Gender Institutes: Communication in Lieu of a Call for Applications
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. Over its 50 years history, the Council has focused on its mandate of supporting African researchers to produce knowledge and elevating African voices in global discourses on issues that affect Africa
الجمعية العامة السادسة عشرة لمجلس تنمية البحوث الاجتماعية
من 4 إلى غاية 8 دجنبر2023 داكار، السنغال موضوع: العلوم الاجتماعية و'الجائحة' في أفريقيا تستضيف العاصمة السنغالية داكار الجمعية العامة لمجلس تنمية البحوث الاجتماعية في أفريقيا في نسختها السادسة عشرة، وذلك في الأيام الممتدة ما بين الرابع والثامن من شهر دجنبر 2023. وقد اختار المجلس "العلوم الاجتماعية وعلاقتها بالأوبئة في أفريقيا" كموضوع لهذه
CODESRIA College of Mentors: Call for Proposals
Application Deadline 15th March 2023 Background With funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY), the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is implementing an intervention to support doctoral students registered in African universities in the social sciences, humanities or in higher education studies. The
CODESRIA African Diaspora Support to African Universities Programme
Call for African Academic Diaspora Visiting Fellowships in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Higher Education Studies at African Universities. Period of Visiting Professorship: From May - December 2023. Application Deadline: March 15th, 2023 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites joint proposals from African academics in the
CODESRIA Advanced Senior Research Grants for Higher Education Studies: Call for Proposal
Deadline: March 15th, 2023 The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, CODESRIA, with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) is implementing a research intervention to support senior academics in African Universities undertake research on various sub-themes related to the future of higher education in
Forthcoming Book: Justice during Transitions: Policies that reflect African Realities
Edited by Cori Wielenga & Christopher C. Nshimbi. Transitional justice interventions, particularly in Africa, have largely failed. In this context, there is a growing interest in tradition-based community led practices for resolving justice. Yet little is known or understood about these practices on their own terms, and what role they play
Forthcoming Book: Diversity and the essence of Pan-African Arts
The Arts, artistic, and literary production in Africa are echoes of Africa’s cultural heritage in its diversities, its essence, its values, its realities and its contradictions, being transmitted across generations. These resonances are translated in different ways from one period to another and from one culture to the other. They
