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ECAS 2013 5th European Conference on African Studies African dynamics in a multipolar World June 26-29 | Lisbon, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) ECAS 2013 5th European Conference on African Studies African dynamics in a multipolar World June 26-29 | Lisbon, Portugal Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) 5th European Conference ECAS Events Events on African Studies 2013 Contents 4 WELCOME 5 WORD FROM THE ORGANIZERS 7 ORGANISERS 8 GERTI HESSELING PRIZE 9 PLENARY SESSIONS 10 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS 18 BOOK LAUNCHES 19 EXHIBITIONS 20 EVENTS 22 ECASCREENING 30 INDEX OF PANEL MEMBERS 58 PANELS BY DATE 74 PANELS BY NUMBER 176 PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITION 177 CONFERENCE VENUE 181 PRACTICAL INFORMATION 2013 Graphic design | Pedro Pombo 4 5 5th European Conference ECAS Conference Venue Conference Venue on African Studies 2013 Welcome Word from the Organisers It is my very great pleasure to welcome you to ECAS 2013 on behalf of the Board of AEGIS. The Dear Delegates, conference theme of “African Dynamics in a Multipolar World” could not come at a more appropriate time. Over previous decades, as is well-known, African countries were heavily oriented towards Europe: On behalf of the steering committee of ECAS 2013, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to the in particular, to the former colonial powers, but also to emergent donor states. The onset of the global fifth European Conference of African Studies. The conference mostly comprises your panels, papers financial crisis has had the most dramatic impact on Europe, not least in Portugal, to the extent that there and discussion sessions and the local organizers have done their best to put together a challenging has been talk of abolishing aid altogether in some countries. By contrast, many African countries have programme of keynote speakers, plenary and roundtable sessions, film screenings and book displays weathered the storm very much better. Buoyed up by high commodity prices, African countries are in focusing on African Studies. We hope that this will be a rewarding experience for all of us. the process of forging closer links with Asia and Latin America – links which are driven by underlying economic logics, but are not reducible to them. In a nutshell, we are living in interesting times. It is still We would like to thank the AEGIS board for the confidence they placed in the Centre for African Studies too early to tell whether we are witnessing what used to be called - somewhat hopefully - an “African at ISCTE-IUL for organizing the conference. It is hosted by ISCTE-IUL, a university institute that is a Renaissance”. More likely, we are seeing the emergence of greater differentiation between African pioneer in developing a graduate programme on modern African studies in Portugal and the host of countries, with some experiencing robust economic growth and a consolidation of institutions, while the Central Library of African Studies. Our theme, African dynamics in a multipolar world, highlights the others are condemned to re-live a torrid past. There is much to debate about what it all means, and fact that international forces are no longer unipolarized or bipolarized and African countries, as global Lisbon provides the perfect setting in which to do so. partners, are having a growing influence, a trend that will be even more pronounced in upcoming decades. Keynote speakers will share with us their thoughts and insights on African challenges in the year that marks the 50th anniversary of the African Union. Their experience will certainly bring strong, resonant perspectives on Africa into the debate and we are delighted that they have accepted our AEGIS is in the process of undergoing its own transformation. Since ECAS 4 in Uppsala, our numbers invitation to be here with us. The opening speech, on The African moment: who is to be ready? will be have grown to 30 member Centres. The addition of the categories of Affiliated and Associated members proffered by Carlos Lopes, the executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for reflects a desire to engage with Africanists beyond Europe and to promote the field in regions with an Africa, a well-known socio-economist, researcher and an important officer in the United Nations. Fatima incipient interest in Africa, such as in East and Central Europe. In addition, the promotion of Collaborative Harrak, a renowned historian and political scientist, president of CODESRIA and professor at University Research Groups (CRGs) provides us with the opportunity to develop a number of central axes of Mohamed V in Rabat, is the closing keynote speaker and will discuss A multipolar world in the making. research and to reach out to individual Africanists who might not be located in member Centres. In the Risks and opportunities for Africa. We are also grateful to the International African Institute for inviting context of the crisis, which is having its inevitable knock on effects on funding for the academic sector, Alcinda Honwana, professor at the Open University, for the Lugard Lecture on Youth, Waithood and this evolving architecture provides our best chance for defending the very real gains that have been Protest Movements in Africa. made in recent years. A diversified programme of roundtables will discuss our general theme and beyond. The ECAS Roundtables, sponsored by our partners, are scheduled for June 27. The first Plenary Session will On a personal note, I would like to thank the organizers of ECAS 5, especially Clara Carvalho, Manuel focus on Revisiting Islam. Muslim discourses and practices in Africa. The second, sponsored by Ramos, Eleonora Rocha, João Dias and the whole ISCTE-IUL team, for all the work they have put into CODESRIA, will address the issue of Pan-Africanism in the making of social science research in Africa. making this conference happen. As you peruse the programme you are currently holding, may I take the The third, sponsored by Casa Africa, will challenge participants and public to reflect on the The role of opportunity to wish you a most rewarding conference, while hoping you will find some time to take in the civil society in the Africa-EU strategic partnership. The second day of the conference will be centred many pleasures of the beautiful city of Lisbon. around activities organized by the International African Institute, opening with the Lugard Lecture and continuing with a roundtable on The ‘Popular’ and African Popular Culture. Another set of roundtables will address the recurring issue of publishing - or perishing, starting on June 26 with a workshop on How to write, review and publish a scientific paper. Experiences from African Studies, and followed on Paul Nugent June 28 by two roundtables on Writing in African Studies Journals: what, how, and where? and on Researchers’ question time: expert advice on research resources and journals in African studies. On President of AEGIS that day, we will also have a number of roundtables convened by different research networks, such as Research in African drylands, Discussions around Jean-Pierre Chauveau’s work, Kenya’s 2013 election and Conducting fieldwork in African conflict areas. These various perspectives and ideas will not only broaden our views on the conference’s theme but also help to further strengthen the spirit of research cooperation that is the paramount catalyst of ECAS. 6 7 5th European Conference ECAS Conference Venue Conference Venue on African Studies 2013 Organisers Steering Committee Scientific Committee Clara Carvalho Carin Norberg, The Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala Manuel João Ramos Elísio Macamo, Centre for African Studies Basel Luca Bussotti Ebrima Sall, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa Ana Lúcia Sá Ton Dietz, The African Studies Centre, Leiden João Dias Hamidou Hanafiou, Abdou Moumouni University Fernanda Alvim Itziar Ruiz-Gimenez, Autonomous University of Madrid Eleonora Rocha Wilson Trajano Filho, University of Brasília Teresa Cruz e Silva, Eduardo Mondlane University Yves Fauré, University of Bordeaux The conference will be hosting several events, including the documentary film festival ECASscreening, Paulos Chanie, The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa organised by our young scholars (João Dias, Marta Patrício, Pedro Osório and Pedro Pombo). It includes Fernando Jorge Cardoso, Instituto de Estudos Estratégicos e Internacionais a documentary and film show, AfrikPlay, a roundtable on The State of the Art – African Contemporary Eduardo Costa Dias, ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon Cinema in Focus and a panel launched by Africa in Motion. A number of cultural events will be staged Luca Bussotti, Center of African Studies of the University Institute of Lisbon around ECAS. We have an outstanding musical programme organized by Magdalena Bialoborska, with Manuel João Ramos, Center of African Studies of the University Institute of Lisbon the Guinean kora player Braima Galissa, the Cape-Verdean musician Calú Moreira and the Angolan DJ José Carlos Venâncio, University of Beira Interior Lady Brown. You are also invited to visit the Central Library of African Studies at the ISCTE-IUL Library, Paula Meneses, Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra where an exhibition on historical monographs on Africa, organized by Luis Gomes and Susana Seixas, Ramon Sarró, Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon is available. Finally, we plan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the African Union/OAU with an exhibition on Ethiopia and the creation of the OAU: a Portuguese interlude, designed by Isabel Boavida Design Team Conference Organization Support Media Partner Convenor and Manuel João Ramos. Manuel João Ramos NomadIT RDP-ÁFRICA Clara Carvalho Thank you for coming to Lisbon, a city whose age-old history echoes the stories of multiple – and Pedro Pombo complex - encounters between Africa and Europe. The closing party, at Mosteiro de Santos-o-Novo, will coincide with the end of the June festival, a unique time in the city.