Annual Repor Annual Report 2006

Annual Report 2006

COUNCIL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AFRICA © Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa 2006

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The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is an independent organisation whose principal objectives are facilitating research, promoting research-based publishing and creating multiple forums geared towards the exchange of views and information among African researchers. It challenges the fragmentation of research through the creation of thematic research networks that cut across linguistic and regional boundaries.

CODESRIA publishes a quarterly journal, Africa Development, the longest standing Africa-based social science journal; Afrika Zamani, a journal of history; the African Sociological Review; African Journal of International Affairs (AJIA); Africa Review of Books; and the Journal of Higher Education in Africa. It copublishes the Africa Media Review and Identity, Culture and Politics: An Afro-Asian Dialogue. Research results and other activities of the institution are disseminated through ‘Working Papers’, ‘Monograph Series’, ‘CODESRIA Book Series’, and the CODESRIA Bulletin.

CODESRIA would like to express its gratitude to the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA/SAREC), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ford Foundation, MacArthur Founda- tion, Carnegie Corporation, NORAD, the Danish Agency for International Development (DANIDA), the French Ministry of Cooperation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rockefeller Foundation, FINIDA, CIDA, IIEP/ADEA, OECD, OXFAM America, UNICEF and the Government of Senegal for supporting its research, training and publication programmes. Contents

Foreword ...... 5

Research Programme ...... 7

CODESRIA Information and Documentation Centre (CODICE) ...... 18

Training, Grants and Fellowships Programme ...... 22

Publications and Dissemination Programme ...... 34

Administration and Finance Service...... 43

Foreword

The 2006 programmatic year marked the end of the CODESRIA five-year strategic planning period that began in 2002. That plan was launched with one primary objective in mind: To achieve a complete recov- ery in the programme portfolio of the Council after the lull that was experienced in the crisis period that ran from about 1997 to 2000. In doing so, it was also planned to open new frontiers of social research that would catalyse creativity in the production of knowledge among African social researchers and, simultaneously, cement CODESRIA’s own standing both as the premier and the apex social research institution on the African continent. In addition, therefore, to the programme renewal and innovation undertaken, attention was also necessarily paid to ways of achieving institutional reform and consolidation that encom- passed new forms of communications and outreach. The fact that 2006 was the first full programmatic year after the CODESRIA 11th General Assembly that took place in Maputo, Mozambique, afforded the Executive Committee and the Executive Secretariat an opportu- Adebayo Olukoshi nity to integrate some of the perspectives that emerged Executive Secretary for enhancing programme content and outlook into the approved activity plan for the year. The work that required to be undertaken to achieve renewal, innova- lective stock-taking preparatory to the definition of the tion and consolidation was spread over the five-year objectives that would be pursued over the strategic plan period covered by the strategic plan. Thus, the 2006 period 2007–2011. The results of the retreat were fed into programme of activities approved by the Executive the elaboration of an initial set of proposals for the con- Committee provided for the implementation of exist- sideration of the Scientific and Executive Committees at ing programme initiatives and the introduction of new their meetings held in Dakar in May and June 2006, and ones to round off the strategic planning period. As will which were substantially devoted to the development of be noted in this report on the activities undertaken the 2007–2011 Strategic Plan. The 2006 programmatic during the year, considerable ground was covered in year was concluded with the adoption of the first full terms of the range of on-going initiatives implemented draft of the CODESRIA Strategic Plan 2007–2011 for fur- and new ones carried out. Steps were also taken to ther consultation ahead of implementation. complete the institutional reforms outlined in the Stra- The stock-taking exercise which culminated in the elabo- tegic Plan 2002–2006, including the re-definition of ration of the new strategic plan for the period 2007–2011 posts and the recruitment of additional programme also served as useful preparation for the external evalu- and support staff. ation of the work of the Council by its core funders led by The end of one strategic plan period and the begin- Sida/SAREC and NORAD. The external evaluation ex- ning of another afford an opportunity for both internal ercise is expected to cover programmes and activities and external stock-taking with a view to drawing les- undertaken from 2000 to 2006, and will represent an sons on what organisations like CODESRIA might do important independent external statement on the differ- better and how they might go about playing their role ent components of programmatic and institutional de- with even greater vigour and efficacy. It is in this spirit velopment – their quality, relevance, impact, and that the 2006 programmatic year was opened with a sustainability. Members of the Council will be expected strategic planning retreat that involved all staff mem- to play a key role in the facilitation of the evaluation bers in the Council’s Secretariat in Dakar, Senegal. The exercise and more information on the agreed terms of objective of the retreat was to afford programme and reference will be furnished during the course of the first support staff an opportunity for individual and col- half of 2007.

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It is not possible to conclude this Foreword without not- leading scholars representing different generations of ing the passage during 2006 of two important members African social researchers but united by a shared com- of the CODESRIA network, and key figures in their own mitment to Africa and the place of scientific knowledge right of the African social research community. On 9 in its development, amounted to huge losses not just July 2006, just over a month after the 65th meeting of for their immediate and extended families, but also for the CODESRIA Executive Committee in which he took the academy and the resurgent African social move- a frontline role, the Tanzanian sociologist, novelist, and ments with which they forged close relations. The trib- social activist, Professor C.S.L. Chachage, died sud- utes which poured in to celebrate their lives and times denly in Dar-es-Salaam. As if that was not enough of a are available on the CODESRIA website shock for the African social research community, on 4 www.codesria.org and offer a glimpse into the high December 2006, the eminent historian and frontline inspiration which they represented for many around militant for African development and democracy, the world. May their souls continue to rest in peace. Joseph Ki-Zerbo, passed on. The deaths of these two Adebayo Olukoshi, Executive Secretary.

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Research Programme

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Diasporas around the world (including Asia, Mela- nesia and Polynesia, Australia, Latin America, the Car- The year 2006 witnessed an expansion in the scope of ibbean, the Middle East, Europe and North America). the Research Programme at CODESRIA, particularly A number of researchers were contacted and invited to in terms of staffing, activities, and collaborative initia- submit proposals, coordinators appointed, an advisory tives. New initiatives launched included: a major stra- committee set up, and a methodology workshop tegic collaborative programme linking research with planned for 2007. trade unions under the ambit of the Organisation of The new collaborative initiatives are the following: African Trade Union Unity (OATUU); a Multinational Working Group (MWG) on Youth and Identity; and a 1. Re-Thinking Social and Economic Policies: Creating Transnational Working Group (TWG) on Africa and Synergies Between Intellectuals and Trade Unionists its Diasporas. CODESRIA also launched a new project (CODESRIA-Organisation of African Trade Union Unity, on Future Research in collaboration with the African OATUU): This programme brings together confedera- Futures Institute. Other initiatives undertaken included tions of trade unions in Africa under the umbrella of the South-South Comparative Research Workshops, OATUU and CODESRIA, the main objective being to and four National Working Groups (NWG) within the use research results to inform the creative energies of framework of the Child and Youth Studies programme. one of Africa’s leading civil society organisations. A A number of core and collaborative projects were also planning workshop was held in Dakar from 9–11 completed. Staff of the Research Programme was March followed by a programming meeting on 12 March strengthened with the recruitment of Dr. Roseline 2006. A joint conference on Rethinking Economic and Achieng’ as programme manager and Dr. Pinkie Social Policies in Africa was later held in Cairo, from Mekgwe as programme officer. Dr. Mekgwe is in charge 15–17 May. A comprehensive programme document is of programmes on Gender, Humanities, Transnational being developed. Working Groups, Comparative Research Networks, 2. A Futures Perspective of Social, Economic and Cultural and South-South Research Collaboration. Transformations, and Technological Change in Africa: This NEW INITIATIVES is a joint initiative of CODESRIA and the African Fu- tures Institute. A workshop was held in Pretoria on 26- A number of new initiatives were launched in the course 27 October as a first step in what should be a multi-year of 2006 and several new developments took place in programme. Themes discussed included Economic, the core and collaborative programmes. These devel- Social, Political, and Cultural Transformations; Envi- opments consist mainly in the launching of new work- ronmental Transformation; and Technological Trans- ing groups and networks, as discussed in the next sec- formation. The workshop brought together 22 experts tion. Regarding the new initiatives, they fall under core who each submitted a think-piece. The papers presented programmes and under strategic collaborative initia- are being revised for publication. Under discussion are tives. ideas about how to develop a research, training and policy dialogue programme aimed at promoting futures Under the core programmes, proposals for a studies and prospective thinking in Africa. Transnational Working Group (TWG) on Africa and its Diasporas were received and the selection of mem- 3. Consortium for Development Partnerships (CDP): The bers of the working group began in 2006. This was ini- CDP is an innovative collaborative project involving tially conceptualized as an MWG, but given the nature 14 institutions: CODESRIA and 11 others from West and location of its potential members, a decision was Africa; PAS/Northwestern University, USA; and three taken to transform it into a TWG. The deadline for the institutions in The Netherlands. The CDP has eight submission of proposals for this TWG was 28 February projects; CODESRIA and PAS/Northwestern Univer- 2006. Of the 21 proposals received, 17 were short-listed. sity have responsibility for four each. The launch of the Five of the short-listed proposals were from female ap- CDP has been under preparation since July 2004. In plicants and four were in French. Only a few of the September 2006, at a meeting in The Hague, the Nether- proposals came from scholars resident in Africa, and lands Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to even fewer from second, third and fourth generation CODESRIA and the Program of African Studies of Diasporan Africans. Thus a conscious attempt was Northwestern University that they will be providing made to enrich the composition of the group with re- part of the funding for the consortium for an initial pe- searchers drawn from both recent and distant African riod of 12 months, beginning September 2006. The con-

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tract for a year funding was signed. The four projects to This is the status of Green Books in 2006: be directly supervised by CODESRIA and the designated lead institutions are the following: Author Title Publication Status • Local Dynamics of Conflict and Peace Building. N’Dri T. Assie Higher Education in Published Lead Institutions: the African Studies Centre in Lumumba Africa: crisis,reform and transformation Leiden, the Netherlands and Igbinedion Univer- sity, Benin City, Nigeria; country cases: Nigeria (the Abdul Raufu The problematic Author reviewing Niger delta), Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali—fo- Mustapha of the State manuscript cusing on the impact of the Ivorian Conflict on Mali; Thandika Re-thinking and Manuscript under Mkandawire Development final author review • Decentralization and Local Governance in Mali (For Guy Mhone Re-Inventing Deve- – deceased) lopment Economics and Burkina Faso. Lead institution: Point Sud, Mali; Paul Tiyambe Africa and its : manuscript • Media, Voice and Democracy. Lead institution: Zeleza Diaspora Dispersal completion deadline and linkages moved to early 2007 Centre for Democratic Governance, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; country cases studies: Burkina Faso, Sam Moyo The political economy Under publication Ghana, Nigeria, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire. of land in Africa Cheikh Santé, Politique et Under publication • ECOWAS Capacity to Prevent Conflict; lead Insti- Ibrahima Niang Société en Afrique tutions: Centre for Democracy and Development, contemporaine Abuja, Nigeria, the ECOWAS Secretariat’s Gov- Georges Kobou L’Afrique et les défies Under revision ernance Programme and CODESRIA. de la Mondialisation by author Ibrahim Youth and manuscript yet to Research for each of the projects will be preceded by a Abdullah Youthhood in Africa be submitted methodology workshop to be held early in 2007. MULTINATIONAL WORKING GROUPS (MWGS) PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN M W G (MWG ) In 2006, three MWGs were in operation, and two in the CORE PROGRAMMES process of being set up, one on youth and youthhood, Calls for proposals for NWGs and CRNs went out dur- the other on Global African Diasporas. The latter was ing the first half of the year, and selection was in the subsequently transformed into a Transnational Work- second half. Conferences were held as well. ing Group (TWG). Within the framework of the Health, Politics and Society programme is an MWG on the Po- The following calls for proposals were issued in 2006: litical Economy of the Rights and Welfare of People 1. NWGs Living with HIV/AIDS. 2. CRNs The MWGs on Land in the Struggles for Democracy; Citizenship and Identity in Contemporary Africa; and 3. The SEPHIS/CODESRIA methodology workshop Higher Education in Africa: Transforming Within, Pre- on Oral Sources paring the Future: These three MWGs held a joint meth- 4. An MWG on Youth and Identity in Africa, under odology workshop in June 2005. They went into full the Child and Youth Studies Programme the call operation in 2006, submitted their review reports in the for which was issued under the theme Youth and course of the year, and a review workshop was held in identity. Dakar on 4-5 December. The papers presented at the review workshop are being revised for publication by 5. The South-South, CODESRIA-CLACSO-APISA the end of the first quarter of 2007. Comparative Research Seminars, two of which are organized by CODESRIA: in Pretoria in July, MWG on Political Economy of Rights and Welfare of and in Kampala in October. These seminars bring People Living with HIV/AIDS: together 12 scholars from the three continents, for The final review conference of the MWG on the Politi- a maximum of one week; cal Economy of the Rights and Welfare of People Liv- Green Books ing with HIV/AIDs was held in Douala, Cameroon, on 27-28 April 2006. This was followed by a policy dia- The preparation of calls for proposals for MWGs is usu- logue forum on the 29th of April. The outcomes of this ally preceded by the production of Green Books (con- MWG were presented at a dissemination conference cept papers) commensurate to the topic in question. held in Addis Ababa from 20-22 November 2006. Five researchers from the group have been tasked with edit- ing two volumes for publication in 2007 on the research

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results. The editors in group one are Christine Obbo NATIONAL WORKING GROUPS (NWGS) and Stella Nyanzi; and group two – Woumia Ouédraogo, Jean-Christophe Boungou Bazika and By the end of the year 2006, 24 NWGs were at various Ebrima Sall. stages of implementation, and 6 new NWGs had been MWG on Globalisation and Citizenship: This is one of pre-selected for launching early in 2007. As of June 2006, the older MWGs carried over into 2006. It comprised 3 24 of the NWGs inherited over the period from 2002 – projects, covering East Africa, North Africa and Nigeria. 2005 had completed their research with manuscripts The results of the East African Project were published at various stages of publication. in a special issue of Africa Development. The report on The six (6) NWGs selected in November 2005 were the Nigerian project is currently being processed for launched early 2006, and all held their methodology publication. The status of the North African project has workshops and submitted their workshop reports in not evolved significantly. the same year. In addition, 18 proposals for the formation of new NW Gs were received, out of which four (4) were selected.

Current National Working Groups YearTitle Coordinator 2002 Kenya: Democratisation Process in Kenya Godwin Murunga Algérie: L’Algérie face à la mondialisation Tayeb Chenntouf Niger: Armée et Politique au Niger Kimba Idrissa Congo: Evaluation de la décentralisation des services de santé au Congo. M Bitemo Le cas des circonscriptions de Pointe-Noire et de Ouesso Gambia: Innovative approaches in the establishment, operation and Suleyman Fye management of a young African university – the experience of the University of the Gambia 2003 Bénin – Le Processus démocratique au Bénin: Alexis Adandé Genèse, dynamique et perspectives /année Kenya - Marketization Versus Equity: The Ibrahim Implications of O Ogachi Privatization of Higher Education on Access and Knowledge Production in Kenya Ghana - One Decade of the Liberal State K Boafo-Arthur Nigeria: Rethinking National Security Sustainable National Integration Dapo Adelugpa Nigeria: Federal Presence in Nigeria: The Sung Festus O Egwaikhide and Unsung Basis of Ethnic Grievance Cameroon: Civil Society & the Search for Development Emmanuel Alternatives in Cameroon Yenshu Vubo DR Congo - Facteurs de transition de la micro-entreprise à Kintambu Mafuku l’entreprise capitaliste moderne : un examen du Cas de la République Démocratique du Congo Le Maroc actuel: crise du modèle de développement Abdelghani et dynamique de changement politique Abouhani Les défis de la Centrafrique: gouvernabilité et stabilisation du Roger Yele système économique. recherche de canevas pour amorcer la croissance L’industrie musicale au sénégal: aspects socio culturels, Saliou Ndour Politiques Economiques et Juridiques Tanzania: Sources and Viability of Economic Activities of Youth Migrants from Jeremiah Lucas Rural to Urban Area. Case study of Petty Traders (Machinga) in Dar-Es-Salaam Mpuya Malawi’s Poverty Interventions, the Polity, Gender and the Urban Poor Ben Kaluwa 2004 Crise socio-politique, re-compositions identitaires et processus de Francis Akindès construction de l’idée de nation en côte d’ivoire Globalization and International Migration in Zimbabwe Rekopantswe Mate Conflits armés et refondation de l’État au Congo Noel Obotela Rachidi Popular Forms of Accountability in Nigeria Oka Oboono Exploring Masculinities in the Making of the Ghanaian Nation Aloysius Denkabe

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Current National Working Groups ( Contd.) Year Title Coordinator 2005 Nigeria: Politics of Antiretroviral Therapy for People living Felicia Oyekanmi with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria Sénégal: espaces, culture matérielle et identités en Sénégambie, Ibrahima Thiaw Ghana: Sustaining Agricultural and Forest Land uses in the Samuel Nii Codjoe Afram Plains of Ghana Gender, Culture and Women’s Participation and Performance in Andrew Mwambo Banana Trade in Tanzania: A Value Chain Analysis Cameroon: accompagnement des entrepreneurs ; genre et Emmanuel Kandem performance des TPE/PE en phase de démarrage dans les villes de Douala et Yaoundé Burkina Faso : libéralisation du commerce et Nikiéma Tamini Ida contrôle de l’hygiène alimentaire à Ouagadougou 2006 Review of Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Reform (2000-2005) Sam Moyo Historicising Development: Towards a Theoretical Ben Naanen Construction of the Petro-State in Africa (Nigeria) High Oil Prices and Economic Activity in the African Kouider Boutaleb Countries: is there an Asymmetric Impact (Algeria)? L’industrie musicale sénégalaise face au défi des nouvelles Saliou Ndour technologies de l’information et de la communication: états des lieux et perspectives

Comparative Research Networks Year Title Members 2005 Strategies and Consequences of Publics Service Reform Ade Olomola (coordinator) in Africa (Countries covered – Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Peris A. Teyie, Boniface Madalitso, Uganda and South Africa) Marios Obwona, Nonceba Mashalaba

Transport et systèmes de transport en Afrique : étude Sidi Mohamed Rigar (coordinator) comparative de la mobilité et des systèmes de transport My Abdlhadi Ait, Hamadi Sidhom, dans les villes du Maghreb(Countries covered – Morocco, Mahfoud Benosmane, Mustapha Ziky, Tunisia, Algeria) Rokia Cherkaoui

African Perceptions, African Realities – South African Darlene Miller (coordinator) capital and sub-imperial expansion in Africa Etienne Nel, Richard Saunders, Bridget (Countries covered – South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Kenny, Charles Mather, Godfrey Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe) Hampwaye, Saliem Patel, Monty Roodt, Magda Wilson, Longinus Rutasitara, Fred Hendricks, Olajide Oloyede

State, Religion and Law: A Comparative Study of Dr. Sabo Bako (coordinator) Sharia Penal Codes and the Administration of Hafsat Muhamed, Abuzer E. Basrir, Criminal Justice in Sudan and Nigeria (Countries Ebtisam El sayed covered: Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, and South Africa)

2006 Traditional psychiatry in Africa: a comparative Charles O. Jegede (coordinator) analysis of Kenya and Nigeria

La participation communautaire à la gestion des Kalieu Elongo Yvette R(coordinator) systèmes de santé en Afrique

Dynamique du fonctionnement et de l’organisation des Soule Bio Goura (coordinator) systèmes de transport des engins à deux roues en Afrique de l’Ouest : cas de quelques villes du Bénin et du Togo

Dynamics of Corporalization of Public Universities in the Ibrahim Ogachi Oanda (coordinator) East African Region and its Implications on Affordability and Efficiency of Academic Programme: A Comparative Study

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COMPARATIVE RESEARCH NETWORK (CRNS) presence of members of the Council was geared towards opening the doors for CODESRIA to a larger interna- Twelve CRNs were in operation in the course of 2006, tional audience comprised of stakeholders from gov- during which four additional ones were preselected to ernment, civil society organizations and members of be launched early 2007, thus bringing the total number different universities and research centres. CODESRIA of CRNs to sixteen. Of the six CRNs launched in 2002, used the opportunity to discuss with other stake hold- two books and two monographs have been published, ers the conditions for knowledge production in the and other publications are expected in 2007. A joint South. The role and responsibilities of lecturers and review workshop for the CRNs launched in 2004 is researchers in the promotion of knowledge were also planned for 2007. These CRNs have each held work- analyzed. shops in the sub-regions where they are based and have held or are planning review workshops of their own, in Preparations were made for holding national confer- addition to the final review workshop targeted at all of ences and symposia on academic freedom in Sudan them. A joint methodology workshop for the 2005 CRNs and Guinea. The Sudan conference, initially scheduled was also held in Dakar from 16–18 June 2006, facili- for 2005, is being planned in collaboration with the tated by two resource persons: Professors Hans Muller University of Juba, in Khartoum. An organizing commit- of South Africa and Maarti Monjib of Morocco. By mid- tee has been set up for the conference in Guinea, which September 2006, twenty-one (21) proposals for CRNs has developed a call for papers amongst other activities. had been received, from which four (4) new CRNs are The papers of conferences held in 2005 in Dar es Salaam, to be launched in 2007. Abuja, and Alexandria were processed for publication. CHILD AND YOUTH STUDIES PROGRAMME ACADEMIC FREEDOM PROGRAMME Four new National Working Groups (NWGs) were The Director of RECODELAC (DRC) paid CODESRIA launched in this programme in 2006. One of the groups a working visit in Dakar (6-7 March), where he dis- is based in Zanzibar, where CODESRIA has had no cussed plans to pan-Africanize and transform the Pax such activities before. The group is working on the im- Academica newsletter first into a bulletin and subse- pact of international tourism on children and youth in quently into a journal on Academic Freedom. Zanzibar. A call for proposals for a Multinational Work- A round table to discuss the difficulties of academic ing Group (MWG) on Youth and Identity in Africa was freedom in countries of the South was organized on 10 also issued, and a number of proposals received by the July in Nantes, France. This round table coincided with end of the year (see MWGs above). These two initia- the 2nd World Forum on Human Rights. The strategic

Participants at the Comparative Research Networks (CRN) joint Methodology Workshop held in Dakar, Senegal from 16–18 June 2006.

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tives are in tune with CODESRIA’s ambition to become and the role of the State in Africa. Central to the discus- a pacesetter in child and youth studies worldwide. sions was the place gender and gender research occu- pies in the various areas of specialization that were A conference focusing on new directions of child re- represented. The Symposium was co-organized with search in Africa and other parts of the world was held the Arab African Research Institute. in Dakar in November, resulting in an agenda for research that should make CODESRIA a leader in child and youth studies. Fourteen proposals for the setting up of NWGs on children and youth were received, from which four where selected for funding: 1. Impact of tourism on youth and children in Zan- zibar, coordinated by Said Ali Vuai.

2. To liberate or to afflict: the rise, development and impact of Mudzimu Unoyera Sect of Guruve, Zim- babwe, coordinated by Tabona Shoko.

From left, Helmi Sharawy, Director of the Arab-Africa Research Institute, 3. Agriculture et vie des enfants : Impact de Cairo; Adebayo Olukoshi, Executive Secretary, CODESRIA; and Shaheeda l’adoption d’équipements agricoles améliorés sur El Baz, Egypt, at the Opening Session of the Gender Symposium 2006 la scolarisation et le bien-être des enfants en République du Bénin, coordinated by Dr. M-Josee Sogbossi. LUSOPHONE INITIATIVE The NWGs launched under this Initiative in 2004 sub- 4. Sexual and reproductive health rights of adoles- mitted their research reports in 2006. The NWGs in this cents with disabilities in Kenya: An analysis of programme are: policy, programmes and needs, coordinated by a. NWG Angola: As representaçoes da doença e os Josephine Arasa. procedimentos de eura: um olhar sobre as praticas terapêuticas e a farmacopeia Handa coordinated A conference on Religion, Politics and the Making of by Rosa Maria Melo. Youth in Africa, Asia and the Middle East was organized in collaboration with the African Studies Centre b. NWG Cape Verde: Dimension de pauvreté et la (ASC) Leiden, the Institute for the Study of Islam and vulnérabilité au Cap Vert coordinated by Cláudio the Middle East (ISIM) and the International Institute Furtado. for Asian Studies (IIAS) of The Netherlands. The conference took place in Dakar from 13–15 October, with c. NWG Guinea Bissau: Guinée Bissau: Bijagós: participants from Africa, Asia and Europe. Discussed Estrutura e funcionamento do poder coordinated was the youth question and the social, economic, po- by Fernando Cardoso. litical and cultural constraints that make the youth cat- egory both an actor and a victim of its social environ- d. NWG Mozambique: Análise das Dinámicas sócio- ment. The participants also discussed, among other económicas na cidade de Nampula Moçambique co- issues, youth socialization, and strategies for youth in- ordinated by Alexandre Baia. tegration and mechanisms for the realization of youth dreams. The role of social institutions such as religion, A conference was organised in Luanda from 29–30 June political and cultural ideology was well debated. 2006 on Higher Education Reform and Academic Free- A colloquium on Research on Children in Africa: Per- dom in Angola. The conference, a collaborative endeav- spectives and the State of the Art, was organized from our between CODESRIA and the Catholic University of the 21–22 November in Dakar. This was a collabora- Angola, focused not only on problems and challenges tive effort between CODESRIA, the University of the of university reforms and the need for academic free- Western Cape, the University of Cape Town, Kenyatta dom, but also on the importance of dialogue between University, and Childwatch International. universities, political authorities and the civil society on these issues. GENDER PROGRAMME The CODESRIA annual Gender Symposium held in REGIONAL METHODOLOGY WORKSHOP ON QUALITATIVE METHODS IN November, in Cairo, Egypt. The Symposium focused THE SOCIAL SCIENCES on ‘Gender in the Democratic Developmental State in This collaborative effort between CODESRIA, the Ad- Africa’. It brought scholars, activists and policy experts vanced Institute of Science and Education in Angola into dialogue over the definition of, developments in, (ISCED) and the Faculty of Social Sciences at the

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Agostinho Neto University of Angola, took place from the eight research teams. A dissemination conference 21–25 August in Luanda, Angola. The main objective was held in Addis Ababa on 20-22 November, during was to reinforce the qualitative research techniques skills which draft papers were presented. A final review of young Lusophone social researchers. Specifically, it workshop is planned for early 2007. had the aim of presenting young researchers with new The Steering Committee and representatives of the in- theories and perspectives that would aid them overcome stitutions associated with the Sida/SAREC Programme the difficulties they encounter in data analysis and on The Social Sciences and HIV/AIDS in Africa met in interpretation. Individual and group discussions on Dakar on 3 – 4 May, to critically assess the programme methodological questions were also explored. and explore alternative social scientific perspectives of addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The meeting also HEALTH, POLITICS AND SOCIETY PROGRAMME examined the organizational set-up and programme The bulk of the activities in this programme were im- implementation. Equally emphasised was the impor- plemented under a SIDA/SAREC and NORAD sup- tance of coordination among the member institutions ported social science and HIV/AIDS research consor- of the consortium, capacity building, and the need to tium whose members include OSSREA, SomaNet, UAPS liaise with the various policy communities. and CODESRIA. Under this consortium, CODESRIA, ECONOMIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME in collaboration with the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), launched an MWG on the Political The main activities of this programme are research, re- Economy of the Rights and Welfare of HIV/AIDS search capacity enhancement and policy dialogue. A Patients. The Council is also coordinating eight (8) draft green book by Mike Obadan on The economic and teams of researchers working on ‘The Demographic, social impact of privatization of state owned enterprises in Social and Economic Determinants and Consequences Africa has been completed for publication. A brain- of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa.’ The project, storming meeting on how to fine-tune and kick start the which is coordinated by Layi Erinosho, former programme is envisaged, so is the launch of a summer executive secretary of the Social Science Academy of institute on promoting heterodox approaches to devel- Nigeria, has as resource persons Felicia Oyekanmi of opment economics. the University of Lagos, Anne Pertet , Executive Director COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS of Soma-Net, and John Anarfi of the University of Ghana, Legon (see section on Multinational Working Collaborative research projects are of two major catego- Groups). A methodology workshop was held in Harare ries, namely: on 29 -30 March 2006, bringing together all but one of

The participants at a meeting of the Health Politics and Society Programme, Dakar, 3-4 May 2006

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A. PROJECTS WITH A LIFE SPAN OF 2–4 YEARS • Themes for future consideration: 1. History and projects with a life span of less than one year (mainly Migration 2. The Formation, Workings and Im- involving 1 – 3 conferences in a year organized in part- portance of Diaspora Communities and 3. The nership with different institutions) State of Economic History in the South; CODESRIA is currently involved in 14 strategic part- • Creation of new SEPHIS resource centres, espe- nerships and collaborative research initiatives, which cially in the region of Southeast Asia play an important and complementary role to the core Research Programmes, both in terms of the space and On 21 June, a third session was held at Hanoi Univer- time devoted to them and their share of the total budget sity with the local and regional representatives of South- of the Research Programme (40%). Collaborative initia- eastern Asia, from Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia tives in 2006 included: and China. The meeting was meant for participants to SOUTH-SOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME ON THE HISTORIES OF familiarise themselves with research on the history of DEVELOPMENT (SEPHIS) development and related issues of identity, equity and In the last six months of 2006, CODESRIA and SEPHIS citizenship. sought to consolidate existing activities (lecture tours, Distribution of Books Extended Workshops on Social History, book distribu- Complimentary copies of the following books were dis- tion). New activities such as the Faculty exchange pro- tributed in the second half of 2006: gramme in Southern universities were launched. Other initiatives included: on-line publications with the 1. Jomo K. S. and Erik Reinert (Editor), 2005. The Ori- SEPHIS e-magazine; the digitalization of history jour- gins of Development Economics: How Schools of Eco- nals published in the South, International Research nomic Thought Have Addressed Development. Oxford Grants with the SSRC; and the forging of greater synergy University Press. between SEPHIS and CODESRIA activities in Asia and in the Lusophone world. In this regard, SEPHIS invited 2. Jomo K. S. (Editor ), 2005. Pioneers of Development the coordinators of its various resource centres, based Economics: ‘Worldly Philosophers’ on Development. in Calcutta (CSSSC) and Dakar (CODESRIA), to par- Oxford University Press. ticipate in the meeting of its steering committee which was held from 18 – 21 June 2006 in Hanoi (Vietnam). 3. Jomo K. S., 2005. The New Development Economics: Two different sessions were organized, with that of 19 After The Washington Consensus. Oxford University June 2006 attended by all members of the SEPHIS steer- Press. ing committee. During this meeting, the resource centres presented the activities carried out during the past 4. Jomo K. S. (Editor ), 2006. Globalization Under He- two years, and shared with the steering committee their gemony: The Changing World Economy During The programmes for the next five years. A second session Long Twentieth Century. Oxford University Press. organized on 20 June, brought together coordinators of the resource centres to discuss and clarify issues raised 5. Jomo K. S. (Editor ), 2006. The Great Divergence: He- at the first meeting. The following suggestions on im- gemony, Uneven Development and Global Inequality plementation were made: during the Long Twentieth Century. Oxford Univer- sity Press. • Strengthen collaboration between resource centres: visits to the resources centres, sharing knowledge, 6. Janet G. Vaillant, 2006. Vie de Léopold Sédar Senghor. identification of researchers for the workshops and Noir, Français et Africain. Karthala-Sephis. lecture tours, exchanges of documentations; 2. South-South Research Programme (CODESRIA- • Proposed activities in 2006–2008: faculty ex- CLACSO-APISA): A steering committee meeting of this change programme, lecture tours, Extended work- comparative research seminar planned for Caracas was shop on social history, Research Training Pro- held at CLACSO in Buenos Aires in February 2006. The gramme (CSSSC), training workshop on south/ selection of African, Asian and Latin American partici- south cultural heritage management, expert meet- pants in the first CODESRIA hosted South-South Re- ing on managing South/South journals online, search Seminar was done in May–June. The seminar, joint initiative for international conference on Eq- focusing on Re-thinking the International Development uity issues (on themes like ‘Comparing Poverty ‘); Architecture is planned for Pretoria in July 2007. Profes- sor Adekunle Amuwo, current Executive Secretary of • Long term planning of the SEPHIS programme the African Association of Political Science (AAPS), was with a detailed academic calendar of proposed selected as convenor during the seminar. Another work- activities, events including if possible themes of shop, co-hosted by the Centre for Basic Research in training workshops; Kampala with Dr Simon Rutabajuuka, was held on the

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theme The Feasibility of Democratic Developmental States in the South. Other workshops, inititally scheduled for 2006, are planned for January 2007 by APISA in Bang- kok, and by CLACSO for March 2007 in Costa Rica. 3: .Comparing Poverties: This is a collaborative project involving CODESRIA and the Centre for Research on Poverties (CROP), Bergen. A panel was held in Buenos Aires in February 2006, as part of the UNESCO global summit on social sciences. 4. Democratic Decentralization of Forest Resource Management in Senegal: This is an initiative by CODESRIA, World Resources Institute and CIRAD. Two dissemination workshops Afro-Asian Dialogue, Dakar on 6-7 March 2006 were held during the year, in Tambacounda and Dakar, Senegal, on 14 February and on 8 May respectively. Three monographs were published in May and two are sched- ruary 2006. CODESRIA led an exploratory study in uled for publication in 2007 to mark the end of the pro- Mali, and a meeting was held in Bamako in January. A gramme. Some of the research results were disseminated final workshop to mark the end of the exploratory phase in the form of a play for wider public consumption by a was held in London in February. A dissemination professional theatre troupe. The play was performed in workshop was held in Bamako on 9 October, to present Dakar in front of a large audience of researchers, civil and discuss the Mali exploratory study, and the policy society activists and policy makers as part of the dis- and four research briefs developed from that study. semination activities and it was filmed and broadcast The second half of the year saw the establishment of on the Senegalese national TV. new teams in Malawi and Ghana, and the strengthening of the Mali and Tanzania teams. All four teams were brought together in a common methodology workshop held in Dakar from 28–31 August. Proposals for more in-depth, pilot studies in the four countries were developed and submitted to the administration of the consortium now housed at Manchester University. 7. Marginalisation, Youth and Conflict Trade in Central and West Africa (CODESRIA and FAFO, Oslo). This is a study on Sierra Leone, Liberia and the DRC. 8. Network of Research Centres and Think Tanks in West Africa: This is an ECOWAS supported project, a con- sultative meeting for which was held in Accra on 13- Democratic Decentralization of Forest Resource 14 March. Management in Senegal 9. Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (CODESRIA-IFS): A call was issued inviting proposals for setting up new multidisciplinary research teams focusing on GMOs, 5. Afro-Asian Dialogue (with ICES, Colombo): or on any other theme of relevance. The outcome was Discussions were held in February with the President 43 proposals from which 10 have been pre-selected for of the SEPHIS board, in Cambridge and with Ulbe further review. Bosma, administrator of the Netherlands global office 10. Trajectories of African Societies: the Evolution of of SEPHIS, in Dakar on 6-7 March, with a view to get- Political, Social, Economic and City Life in Africa ting SEPHIS to contribute to the expansion of the pro- (CODESRIA-IRD): Several of the teams under gramme. CODESRIA’s responsibility completed revision of their 6. Improving Institutions for Pro-Poor Growth (IPPG): manuscripts during the year. Two books have been This is a consortium led by the London School of Eco- published (one by CODESRIA and another one by nomics, involving CODESRIA, the LSE, the AERC and Khartala) and all or most of the remaining manuscripts several other UK, Asia and Latin America based insti- will be published in 2007. tutions. To launch this collaborative project an explora- 11. Communicating Violence and Security (CODESRIA/ tory phase involving Mali Tanzania, Bangladesh and Ilmenau University, Germany and Stellenbosh Bolivia was initiated between September 2005 and Feb- University):The project consists mainly of facilitating

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PhD research on the subject matter. A planning work- research institutes around the world to mark the 40th shop was held in Dakar from 31 January – 2 February, anniversary of the Institute for Development Studies. but the proposal was eventually not selected for funding by the Germany-based Volkswagen Foundation. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Other sources of funding are currently being explored. CODESRIA, through the Research Programme, 12. African Research on Ageing and Intergenerational launched or took part in a number of strategic research Relationships (AFRAN): Discussions continued with the initiatives in 2006. These were of two main kinds: link- Oxford Institute of the Ageing, Oxford University, with ages with other research institutions (both North–South a view to launching a joint programme and a network and South–South) and outreach to policy and civil so- on ageing and intergenerational relationships, called ciety actors. Perhaps more than ever before, in the course African Research on Ageing and Intergenerational Re- of the year 2006, the Research Programme held some lationships (AFRAN). The network is coordinated and took part in several other global forums of a highly jointly by CODESRIA and Oxford. A panel discussion strategic nature. The programme linking trade union- was held in Copenhagen on 31 May, during the Inter- ists and intellectuals discussed above (see the section national Federation of the Ageing Conference in Co- on new initiatives) is one of these strategic initiatives. penhagen and it was chaired by CODESRIA. A draft Other strategic initiatives that the Council was part of CODESRIA–Oxford MOU, five-year programme and in the course of the year 2006 were: budget are being reviewed. • A CODESRIA-Third World Forum Project on Agrar- 13. IDS at 40 Conference: On the 18th of July 2006 ian Issues, Social Movements and Democracy; a CODESRIA in collaboration with the Institute for Memorandum of Understanding was signed Development Studies, University of Sussex, held a one between the two institutions, agreeing to initiate day seminar on the theme: Reinventing Development Re- joint research and policy dialogue projects, includ- search. Participants in the seminar, held in Dakar, re- ing joint panels at the World Social Forum to be flected on the state of development knowledge and ex- held in Nairobi in January 2007. In preparation amined trends that seem to indicate how development for this forum a one-day event with four panels research, knowledge and innovation systems are likely was held in Durban during the week of the World to evolve over the coming 40 years. The seminar was one Congress of Sociology (see below). The panels in a series of 40 roundtables held with carefully selected brought together scholars and activists from

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China, India, Europe, the USA and Africa. Prepa- anniversary celebrations (with Rhodes University rations for the WSF of Nairobi continued to the and the Centre for Civil Society in Durban); ii) Af- end of the year. rican Modernities, the first of Africa Focused panels, a plenary panel co-hosted with Research Com- • A roundtable at the Global Childhoods conference mittee 47 of the International Sociology to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the African Association (ISA) on Social Movements and So- Charter for the Rights and Welfare of the Child cial Classes; iii) Renewal of Sociology in the South. held in Oslo in June; In addition to these panels, the Research Pro- • A global roundtable on academic freedom in the gramme played a key role in organising a context of the World Human Rights Forum held in CODESRIA-TWF special day at the World Con- Nantes, France, in July; gress of Sociology. The ‘special day’ was structured around four panels held on the same day, • A series of panels at the Bamako World Social Fo- on the four themes of the joint CODESRIA TWF rum (January) and the World Congress of Sociol- initiative (see above), in preparation of the WSF to ogy (Durban, July): be held in Nairobi in January 2007. a. World Social Forum: CODESRIA and ENDA co- CONCLUSION organised two panels during the WSF held in Bamako on 19–24 January, on the topics: “The In the year 2006, many of the activities earmarked for Knowledge of African Orality and Collective Intel- implementation took place. However, a number of other lectual Property in the Digital Age”; and “Women activities did not take place, in part because the sug- in the Economy of Solidarity: Towards a New Eco- gested dates either collided with other dates earmarked nomic Paradigm”; for other activities or did not correspond to most of the prospective participants’ schedules. Another reason b. World Congress of Sociology (22-29 July): Several was the delay in submission of reports by teams com- panels were held at this congress: i) ASR’s tenth missioned to undertake studies. As a whole, 2006 was a very productive year for the Research Programme.

Some of the participants at the 2006 Gender Symposium: 12 November 2006 Judaline Mulqueeny, South Africa; Sharon Edigheji, South Africa; Ramola Ramtohul, Mauritius; Sheila Bunwaree, Mauritius; Marema Toure, Senegal; Onalenna Selolwane, Botswana

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Executive Summary ses and dissertations sponsored within the framework of the CODESRIA Small Grants Programme. By the end The year 2006 was an important turning point for the of the year, the CODICE collection totalled 13,239 docu- CODESRIA Documentation and Information Centre ments, including 163 current periodicals. CODICE also (CODICE), which became an autonomous service unit subscribed to online data bases on Africa or on specific and saw its human resources strengthened with the themes covered by CODESRIA research programmes. coming on board of the CODESRIA IT Manager and the These databases containing millions of bibliographic recruitment of a Programme Officer to head it. CODICE references are: increased its collections with the acquisition of several • Africa-Wide: NiPAD (collection of 31 data bases) ; hundred books, subscription to 175 periodicals and to 5 excellent databases giving access to valuable on-line • African Studies Companion : A Guide to Informa- resources linked to the intellectual agenda of tion Sources CODESRIA. The documents acquired were featured in various products (list of new acquisitions, current con- • Gender Studies Database; tents, catalogue of theses and dissertations) and dis- • Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption Data- seminated to the social research community electroni- base; cally through mail and on the CODESRIA Website. CODICE also supported research training and research • AIDSearch (MEDLINE AIDS/HIV Subset, activities – institutes, methodology workshops, na- AIDSTRIALS & AIDSDRUGS). tional, multinational and transnational working groups, comparative research networks, conferences Based on bibliographic description of documents ac- and seminars respectively by generating over fifteen quired, CODICE generated two main information prod- bibliographies and a number of bibliographic searches. ucts namely, a List of new acquisitions published in March, In 2006, in collaboration with the African Studies Cen- June and October; a Current Contents published in May, tre in Leiden, The Netherlands, CODICE organised the July and September. second conference on electronic publishing and dis- CODICE also produced on its own initiative or upon semination on scholarly communication in the digital request, thematic and annotated bibliographies, ab- era. The conference was an important opportunity for stracts, documentary compilations including full text exchanges between researchers, information profession- of a number of selected documents, and catalogues. The als and editors. It was also a useful source of inspira- following products were generated in 2006: tion for CODICE to improve, expand and diversify its range of information products and services. This re- ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES: port presents in detail the tasks carried out and the • strategic activities undertaken by CODICE. Governance (CODESRIA/OSIWA Project ) • Civil Society (CODESRIA/OSIWA Project ) NEW ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2006 CODICE became an autonomous unit with a THEMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHIES: programme officer as head, and with the integration of • The Role of Institutions in Africa’s Development the CODESRIA IT Manager among its staff. These changes were engaged to enable CODICE to tackle new • African Knowledge Systems challenges in the coming years, and professionalise • Re-Thinking Development in the South: A Tri-Conti- further its information production and dissemination, nental Perspective as well as sustain the quality delivery of services to the Executive Secretariat and wider social research com- • The Legislature in Africa’s Democratic Transition munity. In the course of the year, CODICE received 350 new acquisitions that included CODESRIA publica- • Traditional Forms of Health Provisioning in Africa tions, purchased documents, donations, and docu- • ments received on an exchange basis. From its acquisi- Street Children and Lumpen Youth: Childhood and tions budget, CODICE acquired 100 books at a discount Youth Livelihood at the Margins during the "Caravane du Livre" organised by the • Embedding Institutions: A Reading on the Political Clairafrique bookshop. CODICE also received 18 the- Economy, Social and Cultural Processes of Institution- alising African Economies

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• The Feasibility of Democratic Developmental Sates in • The Annual Social Science Campus 2005 organised the South on theme "African Knowledge Systems" from 8 to 12 May 2006 ; • Gender in the Construction of the Democratic Develop- mental State • The Annual Social Science Campus 2006 organised on the theme "The Role of Institutions in Africa’s De- • Gender in the Arts velopment" from 18 to 22 December 2006. • Gender in the CODESRIA publications Services offered to participants and researchers in- • Development in the CODESRIA publications volved in CODESRIA research and research training programmes included: • Documentary dossier: • Bibliographic searches in CODICE data bases • Gender in the Arts • Delivery of documents mentioned in the bibliographies CATALOGUE: • • Theses and dissertations sponsored by CODESRIA Information retrieval on the Internet (1998–2006) • Downloading documents from the Web

Most of these products were generated by CODICE to • Photocopying of documents support research and research training activities. They were both distributed to researchers directly and • Digitalization of documents to be sent in electronic uploaded onto the CODESRIA website for wider dis- form semination. The lists of new acquisitions and the cur- • rent contents were also disseminated through the Printing out documents downloaded from the listservs managed by CODICE. Internet In addition, CODICE maintained and reinforced its tra- PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN ditional role of disseminator of relevant electronic in- During the year 2006, CODICE offered services to par- formation and documentary products (CODESRIA ticipants of the following activities organised by news, calls for papers, announcements, new publica- CODESRIA in Dakar: tions, current contents, partnerships) to CODESRIA members and the African social research community. • The Methodology Workshop on Social History organised by CODESRIA and SEPHIS on the theme CODICE also maintained regular relationships with "Gender, Ethnicity and Culture" from 6 to 27 March over twenty information units at various levels. 2006 ; At national level, contacts were maintained with the • The South-South Institute organised on the theme following institutions: "Re-Thinking Development in the South: a Tri-Conti- • Association of African Women for Research and nental Perspective"; with the collaboration of APISA Development (AAWORD) and CLACSO from 15 May to 9 June 2006 ; • Consortium des bibliothèques de l’enseignement • The Institute on Gender organised on the theme supérieur au Senegal (COBES) "Gender in the Arts" from 6 to 29 June 2006 ; • Enda Tiers-Monde (Enda TM) • The Institute on Health, Politics and Society in Af- rica organised on the theme "Traditional Forms of • International Development Research Centre Health Provisioning in Africa" from 10 July to 4 Au- (IDRC) gust 2006 ; • International Labour Organisation (ILO) • The Institute on Democratic Governance organised on the theme "The Legislature in Africa’s Democratic • Institute for Development and Economic Planning Transition" from 14 August to 7 September 2006 ; (IDEP)

• The Child and Youth Studies Institute organised • Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) on the theme "Street Children and Lumpen Youth : • Childhood and Youth Livelihood at the Margins" from UNESCO (Regional Office for Education in Africa) 2 to 26 October 2006 ; • UNICEF

• University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD)

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• World Bank (WB) Studies Centre Leiden, on the theme "Bridging the North- South Divide in Scholarly Communication on Africa. Threats At continental level : and Opportunities in the Digital Era". The conference brought together sixty participants from Africa, Europe, • Association of African Universities (AAU) USA and Asia, among whom were information profes- • Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) sionals (archivists, documentalists, and librarians), specialists in electronic publishing, researchers, edi- • Organisation of Social Science Research in East- tors and distributors. For an over view of the 26 papers ern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) presented and discussed, see http:// www.codesria.org/Links/conferences/ • United Nations Economic Commission for Africa electronic_publishing06/elpubl06_papers.htm. A pub- (UNECA) lication of revised papers is envisaged. At international level, CODICE collaborated with: These conferences provided African social researchers with an opportunity to share their research results and • The African Studies Centre, Leiden, The Nether- interests with one another, and also to familiarise them- lands selves with new developments in the field. CODICE also benefited immensely, by acquainting itself with a • The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Stud- number of interesting experiments undertaken in Af- ies, Northwestern University, USA rica. It intends to capitalise on the reflections and contacts made in these meetings. • The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden CONCLUSION Within these partnerships, CODICE received a significant number of photocopies of articles relevant to CODICE achieved much in 2006, and hopes to achieve CODESRIA research programmes from the African even more in 2007 and the coming years, with the com- Studies Centre in Leiden. Within the framework of the ing on board of new staff members, and especially of a agreement currently underway between the Nordic Af- programme officer to manage its activities. Programmes rica Institute and CODESRIA, Emilienne Faye, infor- and activities planned for 2007 include: mation specialist at CODICE, undertook a study visit • continuation of the CODICE reorganization in to NAI from 26 November to 8 December. The main order to enable it to undertake the ambitions as- objective of this mission was to design the contents of signed by the Executive Secretariat; the "Guest librarian" programme that NAI plans to launch in collaboration with CODESRIA. • design of new information management tools for the research programmes of CODESRIA and re- STRATEGIC INITIATIVES searchers involved in them; The first conference on electronic publishing and dis- • redesign of the CODESRIA Website; semination held from 1-2 September 2004 in Dakar was followed by a second event in Leiden from 6-8 Septem- • set up of a new CODESRIA intranet; ber 2006, jointly organised by CODICE and the African • design of an extranet as a work place and an exchange platform with CODESRIA partners;

• online repository of theses and dissertations sponsored by CODESRIA.

Beyond the development of these tools, particular effort will be made to boost or launch the following projects: • Directory of African Social Researchers, aimed at publishing a directory from the data base of Afri- can social scientists;

• African Scholars Archival Project, with the objective of preserving the personal archives of outstanding African social researchers;

Emiliane Faye at NAI

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• CODESRIA Oral Documentation Project, with as • CODESRIA Africa Indexation Project, with the purpose to document the lives and professional ambition of establishing a referencing system for careers or itineraries of outstanding African so- African social scientific production similar to the cial researchers; Science Citation Index.

Participants at the Electronic Publishing Conference, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Training, Grants and Fellowships Programme (TGFP)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY libraries) in the fields they cover, and that these texts be structured in a way to reflect the historical progression The year 2006 was marked by great successes and plans of knowledge in the field. Each textbook is required to for new initiatives in the CODESRIA Training, Grants be accompanied by a teacher’s guide, which details how and Fellowships Programme (TGFP). The activities of best to maximise its use in the course of lectures. Hence the TGFP, like those of the other programmes, kicked the selection committee is invited to pay close attention off with the traditional programmatic stock-taking and to the scientific and pedagogic content of the proposals planning seminar. The year was marked by programme submitted within the Textbooks Programme. continuation and renewal. Standard programmes undertaken included: the Textbooks Project; the South/ Two selection committees for the Text Books Programme South Summer Institute; Regional Methodology Work- met in 2006, the 2005 selection having been postponed shops; and Institutes on Gender, Governance, Health, to 2006. and Child, Youth and Society. As usual these pro- The first selection committee meeting from 20–24 March grammes were designed, calls released, applications 2006 in Dakar, Senegal was composed as follows: received, selection of participants and resource persons made by selection committees, and the programmes im- Name Institutional Affiliation Country plemented. The TGFP also undertook the planning of Mamadou Kandji Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal new strategic initiatives, amongst which the Confer- Boubacar Ly Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal ence of Deans of Faculties of Social Science and Hu- Eric Aseka Kenyatta University Kenya manities in Africa, and the Interfaculty Social Science Seminar Series, were planned to take off in 2007. Strate- Aboulaye Niang University Gaston Berger Senegal gic initiatives already under way included the The submissions retained were: CODESRIA Thesis Prize and the Advanced Research Fellowships Programme. The programme maintained Name Institutional Country Title characteristic rigorous criteria in the selection of par- Affiliation ticipants to the many programmes, emphasising the C. University Tanzania A Textbook of African interdisciplinary, gender, regional representation of Lweecchungura of Dar es- Population Dynamics Kumuzora Salaam for Development in a participants while retaining high scientific standards Global Context in contributions and debates. Much was achieved in terms of increased synergies between TGFP and the Mohammed Université Morocco Proposition de manuel Bousseta Mohamed V de cours other scientific programmes of the Council. This report captures the orientation, rationale, candidate selection Akinsola Obafemi Nigeria A Psychotherapeutic Olowu Awolowo Approach and participation patterns in the TGFP. University Youssouf Université DRC Emergence et développe- PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN Congo Protestante ment de la microfinance. du Congo Débats récurrents et TEXTBOOKS PROJECT théories explicatives Ch. A. University of Ethiopia Functional and Student- In keeping with the research training and knowledge Rajendra AddisAbaba Centered Communicative production role of CODESRIA, the Textbooks Pro- Peasad English: English text- gramme is aimed at generating critical, relevant and book for First/second well-grounded reading material for university courses Year Students in the social sciences and humanities. This programme The second selection committee for the Textbooks Pro- invites competent African scholars to address the book gramme which met 15-16 November, 2006 in Dakar, famine and the paucity in African universities of books comprised: sensitive to the African experience. The programme seeks the production of textbooks which go beyond the Name Institutional Affiliation Country reproduction of lecture notes to making invaluable con- Mamadou Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal tributions to the amelioration of reaching in the context Kandji of African universities. As a precondition for selection, Boubacar Ly Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal authors are expected to include excerpts of classics (es- Mary Getui Kenyatta University Kenya pecially those texts which are not easily available in Taladidia Université de Burkina Thiombiano Ouagadougou Faso

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Submissions retained were: ANNUAL SOCIAL SCIENCE CAMPUS

Name Institutional Country Title The Council organises an Annual Social Science Cam- Affiliation pus under a specific theme. Hence the selection of the Bamba Ngaladjo Université Cote Analyse monétaire theme, which changes annually, is almost as impor- Ngaladjo de Cocody d’Ivoire (cours et exercices corrigés) tant as the selection of the participants of the Campus Olutayo C. University Nigeria The Companion to Development with regards to the outcome of the programme. An Adesina of Ibadan Studies: Concepts and Realities intergenerational group of African social researchers in the Third World is gathered for methodological, epistemological and Mohamed University Nigeria Communication for Social Change applicative debates and refining of perspectives on a Kuta Yahaya of Ibadan in Developing Countries specific theme. Foluke Obafemi Nigeria The Movements and Transitions: The campus, on the theme “African Knowledge Systems,” Ogunleye Awolowo Film and Video in Africa University took place in Dakar, from 8–12 May 2006, under the coordination of Professor Catherine A. Odora Hoppers Amos Abu University Nigeria Introduction to Concepts and of Lagos Techniques in Medical Geography of Stockholm University. The selection committee of the Annual Social Science SOUTH-SOUTH SUMMER INSTITUTE Campus consisted of: The selection committee retained 11 African laureates Name Institutional Affiliation Country as follows, to participate alongside 12 laureates from South America, selected by CLASCO, and 6 laureates Marie Amy Mbow IFAN, Dakar Senegal from Asia, selected by APISA: Ousseynou Faye Université C. Anta Diop Senegal Name Institutional Affiliation Country Paying particular attention to the need for balance along Mark University of Pretoria South lines of gender, region, discipline and language, the Nyandoro Africa committee selected 9 candidates, to which were added Tabitha Uganda Martyrs Uganda 3 candidates from 2005 when the number of applicants Naisiko University was too low for the Annual Social Science Campus to Samson Nnamdi Azikiwe Nigeria hold. The 2005 session of the campus was held in early Uzochukwu University 2006 Anthony University of Benin Nigeria Laureates from 2006 included: Monye-Emina Elijah B.A. Olabisi Onabanjo Nigeria Name Institutional Affiliation Country Agbaje University Alain Joseph INSS/CNRST Burkina Clémentine Université de Kinshasa DRC Sissao Faso S. Biduaya Boubacar Université Cheikh Senegal Kenneth Inyani Maseno University Kenya Diop Buuba Anta Diop Simala Oluwatoyin Obafemi Awolowo Nigeria Félicien Kabamba Université de Kinshasa DRC Dare Kolawole University Mbambu Geoffrey I Nwaka Abia State University Nigeria Clément Kouadio Université de Cocody Côte Netsayi Noris Wageningen Zimbabwe Kouakou d’Ivoire Mudege University Elijah D. Makerere University Uganda Adolf F. Makauki Mzumbe University Tanzania Mushemeza Roch Appolinaire Université Benin Williams Nwagwu University of Ibadan Nigeria Houngnihin d’Abomey-Calavi The director of the institute was Musa Abutudu, Uni- Hamed University of Juba Sudan Omer Hawi versity of Benin City, Nigeria. Agnes Atia University for Ghana The resource persons included: Apusigah Development Studies Name Institutional Affiliation Country The 2006 Annual Social Science Campus on the theme Francisco A. Magno De La Salle University Malaysia “The Role of Institutions in African Development,” took Samir Amin Third World Forum Senegal place in Dakar, from 18–21 December 2006, under the Bernard Founou- Third World Forum Senegal coordination of Professor Shittu R. Akinola of Obafemi Tchuigoua Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Aldo Ferrer Universidad de Argentina Buenos Aires

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The laureates for 2006 included: ties. It also enables CODESRIA to have a sense of the Name Institutional Affiliation Country conditions under which African social researchers work, and the challenges confronting their research, Damaris R. Akinola Egerton University Kenya scholarship and contribution to debates locally and Ato Kwamena Onoma Princeton University USA globally. These partnerships offer various possibilities Helen Elizabeth Ovbude University of Ibadan Nigeria for networking and joint strategic initiatives in the serv- David Sohinto Agro Engineer Benin ice of the African social research community. Individu- Fatimata Diallo Université Gaston Senegal als within the universities are also invited to partici- Berger pate in the wide variety of CODESRIA research, training Kehinde Olusola Obafemi Awolowo Nigeria and publications programmes. Olayode University Salomon Mampeta Université de DRC The ever increasing number of candidates interested in Wabasa Kisangani the Methodology Workshops attests to the popularity Anthony Ibechile University of Benin Nigeria of the programme. It also attests to the void in research Monye-Emina training in African universities. Even in universities Agbo Uchechukwu Ahmadu Bello Nigeria where such training exists, emphasis is much more on Johnson University offering research techniques instead of dwelling on the Malick Toure Centre d’etude et Mali methodological and epistemological assumptions which d’action pour l’auto underpin the techniques in question. In the CODESRIA développement Methodology workshops emphasis is less on doing than Laurent Gankana Université Congo on thinking that results in and explains doing. Marien Ngouabi Henry G. Chingaipe University of Malawi Malawi Regional Methodology Workshops Denis Ouedraogo Université Burkina Four regional methodology workshops were held in Polytechnique de Faso 2006. The methodology workshops are necessitated by Bobo-Dioulasso the perceptible weakness of university training, and the consequent deficiencies blocking the scientific CODESRIA RESEARCH TRAINING METHODOLOGY WORKSHOPS growth of African researchers. The lack of mastery of A clear result of the crisis in African higher education the most basic research procedures remains a serious can be seen in the lack of basic research skills and epis- concern which CODESRIA’s methodology seminars are temological rigour in scientific investigation, which meant to address by emphasising epistemological, ought to be the hallmark of every university establish- methodological and logical aspects of the research proc- ment. These shortcomings often leave African research ess. The writing component of the methodology work- products falling far short of international standards. shops, which is jointly coordinated with the Publica- Hence the rationale for CODESRIA organising work- tions and Dissemination Programme has also become shops on fields and theories of qualitative research to a cornerstone of this programme. promote solidarities, networking, interdisciplinarity and interchange among young African social research- In 2006, the Council proceeded to start planning the ers, and to encourage intergenerational dialogue on decentralisation of the regional methodology workshop knowledge production and the epistemological as- which would locate the workshops within universities sumptions that underpin the exercise. in five regions of Africa. This decentralisation process would take the workshops closer to the Council’s schol- While this kind of workshop ought to be held in every arly community, while endowing these universities African university, the Council’s modest means have with methodology resources. This would also be a cen- necessitated the regionalisation of the seminars. This trepiece of intra-regional exchanges between universi- regionalisation gives increased opportunities to stu- ties within the many regions. dents from 5 sub-regions of Africa (with a special session for Nigeria). Each year, a different university in West Africa the sub-region is chosen to host a workshop for the The methodology workshop for West Africa took place specific sub-region. For 2006, the Universities of Harare in Cotonou, Benin, from 22–26 May 2006. The selection (Zimbabwe), Oran (Algeria) and Yaoundé (Cameroon) committee for the 2006 session of the Methodology respectively hosted the workshops for Southern, North Workshop for West Africa met at CODESRIA on 19 April and Central Africa. The East African workshop sched- 2006, to examine 26 applications. uled for the University of Dar es Salaam unfortunately could not hold, and has been carried forward to 2007. The selection committee was made up of: This process of regionalisation provides CODESRIA Name Institutional Affiliation Country the opportunity to work with and inform universities Boubacar Ly Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal around the continent on its programmes and activi- Semou Pathe Gueye Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal

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The 15 laureates selected were: Central Africa Name Institutional Affiliation Country The workshop held in Yaounde, Cameroon, from 2 Valérie Ouédraogo Hunger Free World, Burkina August – 1 September 2006. Rouamba Burkina Faso Faso The Selection Committee, which met in Dakar on 26 Yambenogo Alfred Université Gaston Berger Senegal Ouédraogo May, 2006, comprised: Bertrand Université Benin Name Institutional Affiliation Country Sogbossi Bocco d’Abomey-Calavi Aboubacar Ly Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal Ggèligji Fifanou Université Benin d’Abomey-Calavi Abdoulaye Université Gastion Berger de Niang Saint-Louis Senegal Emile Houngbo Université Benin Vodouhe d’Abomey-Calavi Jean-Bernard Deputy Executive Secretary, Senegal Clarisse Tama Laboratoire d’Etudes et Benin (Ouédraogo CODESRIA Observer) de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales Nineteen candidates were selected namely: et le Developpement Local (LASDEL) Name Institutional Affiliation Country Saï Sotima Université Cheikh A. Diop Senegal Atoukam Université de Ngaoundere Cameroon Tchantipo Liliane Dalis Azizou Laboratoire d’Etudes et Benin Djanabou Barry Université de Ngaoundere Cameroon Chabi Imorou de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales Idrissou Alioum Université de Yaounde I Cameroon et le Developpement Local (LASDEL) Apisay Université de Yaounde I Cameroon Eveline Ayafor Mohamed Université Benin Nasser Baco d’Abomey-Calavi Nembondé Ponari Université de Yaounde I Cameroon Essohanam Université de Lomé Togo Antang Yamo Université de Yaounde I Cameroon Batchana Nkolo Ndjodo Université de Yaounde I Cameroon Isaac Gigonu Université de Lomé Togo Léon Marie Videha Paul Ahidjo Université de Ngaoundere Cameroon Séverin N’Dri Université de Bouake Côte Kouassi d’Ivoire Ngolsa Ildina Haga Université de Ngaoundere Cameroon Leandre Gbaguidi Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal Ousmanou Adama Université de Ngaoundere Cameroon Babacar Diouf Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal Raphaël Nkakleu Université de Douala Cameroon Ramatou Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal Damien Yuma Université de Kisangani DR Congo Abdoulaye Fikirini Bakary Camara Université de Bamako Mali Fraternel Divin Université de Kisangani DR Congo Oumou D. Keita Université de Bamako Mali Amuri Misako Auditor: Kiambi Mpyana Université de DR Congo Célestin K. Kikki Université d’Abomey-Calavi Benin Delphin Lumumbashi Jean Rodrigue Université Omar Bongo Gabon The resource persons retained were: Be-Nkogho Be Name Institutional Affiliation Presentations William Université Omar Bongo Gabon Akissi Gbocho Université, Les fonctions du langage et les Mouandah Migan (Scientific de Cocody ruses sophistiquées, Logique et Natacha Université Omar Bongo Gabon Coordinator) Cote d’Ivoire raisonnement Arguments, logique et démonstration Pamela Kassa Nassirou Bako- Université Construire l’objet en science sociale : Georgina Université Omar Bongo Gabon Arifari d’Abomey- les petites bonnes à Cotonou Nfono Assoumou (Resource Calavi, Stratégies et techniques dans la Christian Balongana CERAPE Congo Person) Benin pratique de l’enquête du terrain Sortie pédagogique de l’enquête de terrain à Cotonou. L’interprétation des données Clara Afonso University Présentation de la méthodologie de la de Carvalho Campus recherche qualitative en science sociale Picarra of Lisbon, Une histoire du film ethnographique (Resource Portugal Photographie et anthropologie Person) Questions de la représentation visuelle : ethnographie visuelle et ethnographie textuelle Patrice Yengo Creteil, Ecriture en Sciences Sociales : la (Writing workshop)France question des formes de l’argument caution et précautions dans Methodology workshop held in Yaoundé, l’expression écrite en sciences sociales Cameroon, from 2 August – 1 September, 2006.

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The following resource persons were also retained: Name Institutional Affiliation Country

Name Institutional Affiliation Presentations Mansour Margouma Université d’Oran Algeria

Jean- Université Omar La recherche et le sens commun Abdelghani Chafi Université Hassan V Morocco Ferdinand Bongo, Gabon Les Enjeux de la recherche en Nebia Dadoua HadriaUniversité d’Oran Algeria Mbah Sciences Sociales en Afrique Terrains Belkacem Boumedini CRESTIL Morocco (Scientific et restitution du discours des Coordinator) informateurs Djaouidaa Amira Université d’Alger Algeria Fabien Université de De l’epistémologie des sciences Mohamed Hangoure Université Hassan V Morocco Eboussi Yaoundé I, empirico-formelles à l’épistémologie Boulaga Cameroon des sciences sociales et d’interprétation Sanae Solhi Université Mohamed V Morocco L’ épistémologie des sciences sociales et des modèles dominantsHistoire et Abdelkader Malfi Université d’Oran Algeria Géographie comme sciences sociales Assia Chérif Institut national de la Algeria T.E.G.C Université de La résolution de problèmes d’études planification et Shamololo Kinshasa, RDC scientifiques : définition, nature, de la statistique étape, typologie Démarche critique documentaire ou Kahina Bouanane Université d’Oran Algeria démarche critique historique Mohiedien Tebini Université de Tunis Tunisia Observer, analyser et interpréter les faits selon la méthode historique Sahraoui Benhalima Université de Mostaganem Algeria Nkolo Foe Université de Objectivité et representation Auditors : Yaoundé I, Les Sciences Sociales et la neutralité Cameroon axiologique Abdelouahab Université d’Oran Algeria Déconstruction, Postmodernisme et Belgherras science Mokhtar Meroufel Université d’Oran Algeria Thierno Bah Université de Ecriture en Sciences Sociales : (Writing Yaoundé I, la question des formes de l’argument Abdelhafid Université d’Oran Algeria Workshop) Cameroon Ghersallah Abderrahman El-Maliki of the Université Sidi Mohamed B. Abdellah was selected as the scientific coordinator of the workshop, while the following were selected as resource persons:

Name Institutional Affiliation Presentations

Jean- Université Omar La recherche et le sens commun La Ferdinand Bongo, Gabon construction de l’objet sociologique Mbah Le terrain et la collecte des données Mohamed Université Les tensions au cœur de l’approche Mebtoul d’Oran,Algeria qualitative Les entretiens approfondis: l’exemple d’une recherche sur le travail du sexe en Algérie La complexité de l’observation Some participants at the Methodology workshop, dans les sciences sociales Yaounde, Cameroon Anne- Université de La genèse des méthodes qualitatives Catherine Paris I Pantheon (leur place dans l’histoire des disci- Wagner Sorbonne, plines L’observation ethnographiques: NORTH AFRICA France techniques et usages pour l’analyse The workshop took place from 6 – 10 November, 2006, L’interprétation de données qualitatives : le problème de la in Oran, Algeria. représentativité The selection committee which met in Dakar on 6 Octo- ber, 2006, was made up of: SOUTHERN AFRICA The workshop took place in Harare, Zimbabwe, from Abdoulaye Niang, Université Gaston Berger de 20–24 November, 2006. Saint-Louis, Senegal; The selection committee which met in Dakar on 6 Octo- Marie-Amy Mbow, Researcher, IFAN, Senegal; ber, 2006 comprised of: Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo (Observer), Deputy Abdoulaye Niang, Université Gaston Berger de Executive, CODESRIA, Senegal. Saint-Louis, Senegal; Marie-Amy Mbow, Researcher, IFAN, Senegal; Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo (Observer), Deputy Executive, CODESRIA, Senegal.

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The 15 candidates selected for this workshop included: The laureates included:

Name Institutional Affiliation Country Name Institutional Affiliation Country Malefa Rose Malefane University of South Africa South Africa Joshua Oyeniyi Aransiola Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria Donald Makoka University of Malawi Malawi Akachi Cornelius University of Ibadan Nigeria Odoemene Fundira Kumbirayi Nespruitt, Mpumalanga Province Ayokunle Olumuyiwa University of Ibadan Nigeria South Africa Omobowale Nhamo Mhiripiri Midlands State University Zimbabwe Idongesit Comfort Eshiet University of Lagos Nigeria Manthiba Phalane University of Limpopo South Africa Isaac Busayo Oluwatayo University of Ado-Ekiti Nigeria Abraham Kiprop University of South Africa Omobolanle Gift Amaike University of Lagos, Akoka Nigeria Mulwo KwaZulu-Natal Chinwe Risabelle Nwanna University of Lagos, Akoka Nigeria Bridget Sass University of the South Africa Ayobade Adebowale University of Lagos, Akoka Nigeria Western Cape Surajudeen Oladosu Lagos State University Nigeria Hilma Kupila University of South Africa Mudasiru Shindondola Johannesburg Akpen Philip Nasarawa State University Nigeria Phillip Taru University of Gondar Ethiopia Patrick Chiemeka Chukwu University of Nigeria, Nsukka Nigeria Tapiwa Chagonda University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Charles Sunday Umeh University of Lagos, Akoka Nigeria Olukunle Olusina- Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria Soul Shava Rhodes University South Africa Daniel Oluwatula Crecentia P. Simma University Ethiopia Olabimpe Olusola University of Ibadan Nigeria Gandidzanwa Olatubosun Joyce Tsitsi Chinhoyi University of Zimbabwe Catherina Chovwen University of Ibadan Nigeria Mhiripiri Technology Faoziah Afolasade Gamu University of Lagos Nigeria Chijoke Kelechi Iwuamadi University of Nigeria, Nsukka Nigeria John J. Williams of the University of the Western Cape Jane-Frances Agbu University of Lagos Nigeria was selected as the scientific coordinator for the work- Johnson Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria shop. His presentations were on: Uchechukwu Agbo Moses Babatunde University of Ibadan Nigeria • The Relationship between Philosophy & Research Adegbola Moses Metumara Duruji Covenant University Nigeria • Some critical perspectives on Research Tech- Aliyu Aminu Ahmed Alibella Consulting Nigeria niques/Instruments in the Social Sciences; and Ltd, Abuja Koblowe Obono University of Ibadan Nigeria • The Ethics of Research and the Research of Ethics Olutunji Timothy Ojo Bible Life Holiness Nigeria Church, Ibadan The following were resource persons: Abba Gana Shettima University of Maiduguri Nigeria Dauda Saliu Garuba Center for Democracy Nigeria Name Institutional Presentations and Development Affiliation Joseph Olumide Oseni Federal University Nigeria Victor N. University of Ethical Considerations/Issues in of Technology Muzvidziwa Zimbabwe, the Social Sciences Qualitative Olayinka Adeyemi University of Ibadan Nigeria Zimbabwe Data Analysis Atoyebi Patrick University Qualitative Data Analysis Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso Babcock University Nigeria Chiroro of Pretoria, Techniques Thematic content Aretha O. Asakitikpi Bowen University Nigeria South Africa analysis as a tool for qualitative data analysis - A hands on Alex E. Asakitikpi University of Ibadan Nigeria experience Interpretive Pheno- menological Analysis (APA) approach to qualitative data The local coordinator for the workshop was Yinka analysis - A hands on experience Aderinto. Layi Erinosho of the Social Science Academy of Nigeria was selected as the scientific coordinator for Methodology Workshop – Special Session for Nigeria the workshop. He made presentations on: • The workshop took place at the University of Ibadan, Overview of Methodology in Social Research from 29 August – 2 September 2006. • Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences All the 35 candidates who applied for this workshop were accepted. • Case Studies in Qualitative Research

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The following resource persons were also selected: best to research, understand and explain African social reality. This is especially important, as each insti- Name Institutional Presentation Affiliation tute is conceived with an eventual publication of the Emmanuel University Epistemological Issues and the contributions of laureates and resource persons in mind. Remi Aiyede of Ibadan, Philosophy of Science Debate Grounded Nigeria Theory I : General Introduction Gender Institute Theme: Gender in the Arts Case Study Methods Grounded The struggles for social equality between men and Theory II: Analytical Techniques and women remain an area of continuing relevance to any Procedures quest for a holistic understanding of economy, society, Chinedum Imo State Common Errors in Articulating and culture and politics in contemporary Africa – as, in- Nwajuiba University, Conducting Researchers Nigeria Guided Development of Researches by deed, in every other region of the world. This Institute participants (Individual/Group Work. sought to push the narrow and parochial perceptual Uche University Qualitative Approaches to Research boundaries, in its exploration of issues that are specific Charles of Ibadan, Empirical Field Research/Historical to the interests of women. In a bid to correct erroneous Isiugo- Nigeria Methods instincts and open new frontiers of reflection on gender Abanihe Empirical Field Research/Historical issues among African social researchers, CODESRIA MethodsThesis Writing : Research Proposal and Theoretical Framework decided to build on its tradition of critical and innovative gender research by focusing its annual Gender Regional Methodology Workshop for East Africa Institute on themes that both contribute to an erosion of stereotypes about gender studies and advance the frontiers The East African workshop scheduled for the Univer- of gendered knowledge as knowledge that is holistic. To sity of Dar es Salaam unfortunately could not hold be- this end, the 2006 Gender Institute focused on the arts. cause of the tight work schedule for the TGFP, and has been carried forward to 2007. As the selection process The institute took place in Dakar from 6–29 June under has already taken place, the 2007 workshop is likely to the directorship of Professor Esi Sutherland-Addy of have twice the number of participants. the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon. Methodology Workshop for Lusophone Africa The selection committee which met in Dakar on 9 May The TGFP is also exploring the possibility of designing 2006 consisted of: a research training methodology workshop specifically • Marie-Amy Mbow, IFAN, Dakar, Senegal for Lusophone Africa. • Nilda Beatriz Anglarill, UNESCO, Dakar, Senegal CODESRIA INSTITUTES Of the 42 applications received, the committee retained:

The CODESRIA Institutes remain a very popular pro- Name Institutional Affiliation Country gramme. For four weeks and under the directorship of Joseph Macharia Egerton University Kenya an eminent scholar supported by resource persons, Mwangi young academics, researchers and practitioners get to- Dieudonne Iyeli Université de Kisangani DRC gether in Dakar to explore a specific thematic issue. Katamu This is usually a high-level intellectual engagement that Bekele Workie University of Gondar Ethiopia encourages networking across geographical, discipli- Ayele nary, gender and generational lines. Doumbouya Oumar C.U. Ponson Bellevue Guinea Another attraction of the Institutes is the expansive col- Arsène Elongo Université Marien Ngouabi Congo lection of bibliographies made available to participants Oumou Touré Senegal and resource persons by CODICE. In 2006, methodo- Henry Kam Kah University of Buea cameroon logical and writing workshops became component Pierre Gomez University of the Gambia Gambia parts of all institutes, which also provide for roundtable Vivian Nain Ministry of External Cameroon discussions by field practitioners and others with rel- K. Chouala Relations evant expertise to share with the laureates. Charles Emeka Nnamdi Azikiwe Nigeria Nwadigwe University The content and structure of institutes have equally been Peju Layiwola University of Lagos Nigeria reviewed to accommodate a lot more discussion, back- Marie Fidèle Kashi Université de Kinshasa DRC ground, conceptualisation and historicisation. The Gordon Onyango Kenyatta University Kenya importance being to lead participants into critical de- Omenya bates that question conventional wisdom, stereotypes, Cécile Dolisane- Université de Cameroon and prevalent though scientifically unsubstantiated Ebossè Yaounde I beliefs and rhetoric. The whole idea is to imbue partici- Oumou Khaïry Université Cheikh Senegal pants who are mostly young and upcoming research- Cathy Bèye Anta Diop ers, with the spirit of scientific investigation, in order

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The following resource persons were retained: Of the 31 applicants, the following were retained:

Name Institutional Presentations Name Institutional Affiliation Country Affiliation Kabirudeen University of Ibadan Nigeria Kunle Salami Esi University The Human Body in Sons: Male and Female Sutherland- of Ghana, Identities in the Arts Fatimata Kane Université Cheikh A. Diop Senegal Addy Legon The Politics of Representation in the Arts Khadidiatou Ndiaye Penn State University USA (Director) Perspectives on Gender Based Aesthetics Charles Obafemi University of Ibadan Nigeria Catherina Maseno Reconfiguring Masculinities: Readings of Jegede Muhoma Kenya HIV/AIDS in Kenya Pierre Fadibo Université de Ngaoundere Cameroon Love and Masculinity in the Era of HIV/AIDS in Kenya Serge Kalombo Hopital pédiatrique RDC A last Masculinity HIV/AIDS in MEJA Katandayi de Matadi Mwangi’s “The Last Plague” Fred Martial Mbemba Université Marien Ngouabi Congo Regina Ode Benue State Exploring the Potentials of Theatre in Change Nadège Bibila Université Marien Ngouabi Congo University, and Culture Culture Preservation Hamidu Adediran University of Ibadan Nigeria Nigeria Culture and Women Empowerment in Nigeria Oluyedun Negotiating Women Empowerment throught Theatre: A Case Study of the Orokam Project Felistus Kinuna Egerton University Kenya Kinyanjui Mabel University Towards the Stance of Gender Eugenics: Oumou Sidibé Université de Bamako Mali Evwierhoma of Abuja, and their Allies Nigeria Gender Advocacy throufh the Arts:Promissory Arphaxad Chege Jomo Kenyatta University Kenya Acts and Debit Issues Kariuki of Agriculture and Gender and the Arts: Performative Develop Technology ment Intervention Strategies for Using No Va Ernest Mensah Ngoma Université Omar Bongo Gabon cancy and Nneora: An African Doll’s House Jeanne Clémentine Service organisation Congo Yacine EHESS, Les femmes d’Afrique du Nord : genèse d’une Bouka méthodes, conseils Tassadit France expression artistique Les femmes berbères et la mémoire poétique orale Féminité et créativité : les romancières algériennes entre émancipation et réaction The following were retained as resource persons:

Institute on Health, Politics and Society in Africa: Name Institutional Affiliation Presentations Traditional Modes of Health Service Provisioning in Africa Mbonji Université de Les non-dits de l’ethnographie médicale africaine Edjenguèlè Yaounde I, La médecine traditionnelle africaine et les apories Given existing complexities of coexistence and conten- Cameroon de la bio-médicalisation tion between the traditional and the modern, the rural Le corps humain comme réceptacle des and the urban and the nuanced dichotomization of pathologies et pourvoyeur de remèdes those spheres in Africa, these issues have implications Yousssou Université de Profession et statut du guérisseur on the health and well-being of society. The epidemiol- Mbargane Yaounde I, Formes traditionnelles de fourniture de santé Guisse Cameroon Fourniture de santé traditionnelle et système ogy of the spread and control of HIV/AIDS and the national de santé constant fight against malaria and other diseases on the continent necessitate a deeper analysis of role of Kibet Egerton Resilience in the Face of Urbanization: Why Ng’etich University, Peopole Consult Traditional Health Practition those modes of health service provision, which meets Kenya ers in Nairobi City, Kenya the economic and social needs of a huge segment of the The Challenges of Professionalisation of Tradi African population. Hence the Council’s interest to seek tional Medicine in Africa Integration of Traditional and Modern Forms a scientific understanding of issues underpinning tra- of Health Care with Specific Reference to ditional modes of health service provision in Africa and Africa its policy implications. Aïcha L PESSAC, La médecine traditionnelle : origines, sens et Kadir France savoirs au Maroc The institute took place in Dakar, from 10 July – 4 Au- La cohabitation de la médecine traditionnelle et gust 2006, under the directorship of Dr Mbondji moderne dans le système de santé au Maroc Edjenguèlè of the University of Yaoundé I. Itinéraires thérapeutiques, construction des représentations et de l’efficacité dans deux The selection committee, which met on 12 June 2006, régimes médicaux concurrents was composed of: Steven University of Payment for Medicine as a Communicative Act Feierman Pennsylvania, Therapeutic Pluralism and the Crisis of Medi Name Institutional Affiliation Country USA cal Medcal Legitimacy Case Study Waly Coly Faye Université Cheikh Senegal Skepticism, Uncertainty, and Individual Anta Diop, Dakar Variability in Traditional Medicine: A Case Study Mohamadou Sall Université Cheikh Senegal Anta Diop, Dakar

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• Abdoulaye, Elimane Kane, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegal. • Babacar Gueye,Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Democratic Governance Institute Theme: The Parliament in Senegal Democratic Transitions in Africa The wave of popular pressures for political reform that The following candidates were retained: spread across Africa from the late 1980s to the mid- Name Institutional Affiliation Country 1990s culminated in the restoration of electoral plural- Wilman N. Friedrich Ebert Tanzania ism in most of the countries of the continent. This de- Kapenjama Foundation velopment went hand-in-hand with the adoption of Stephen Akinyemi Covenant University Nigeria constitutional frames that, nominally at least, guaran- Lafenwa teed an important role in governance to the legislature. Jeremiah Omotola University of Ilorin Nigeria While perceived as the embodiment of the sovereignty Philemon Muamba Université de Kinshasa RDC of the people, the particular form, content and scope which legislative power and mandate took differed from Sammy Gakero Egerton University Kenya country to country, as did the structuring of its rela- Paul Christian Kiti Daystar University Kenya tions with the executive and judicial arms of govern- Adoyi Onoja Nasarawa State University Nigeria ment. Hence the purpose of this institute to gather schol- Zephaniah Marwa Egerton University Kenya ars from multiple disciplines and regions of the Francois Wetshingolo Université Libre DRC continent to delve into the conceptual, structural and de Kinshasa operational roles and responsibilities of the parliament Moussa Sonko Université Gaston Berger Senegal within democratic transitions in Africa. Fatou Dramé Université Gaston Berger Senegal The institute took place in Dakar, from 16 August – Kassaï Moumouni Niger September 7, 2006, under the directorship of Dr. Oghenemano Edigheji, from the Centre for Policy Study, Fatimata Diallo Université Gaston Berger Senegal South Africa. Penda Fofana Université de Nouakchott Mauritania The selection committee which met at CODESRIA on 12 July, 2006, was composed of:

Governance Institut:lauérats and some of CODESRIA members staff

The Director of the Democratic Governance Institute 2006 Dr. Oghenemano Edigheji flanked by laureates and some CODESRIA staff members (Jean B. Ouedraogo, Ebrima Sall, Cherif Diarra & Ndeye Gnima Sèye).

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There was one guest-participant – Marie-Ange Bunga, The institute took place in Dakar from 2 – 26 October, Programme Officer, Democratic Governance Group, Bu- 2006, under the directorship of Mohammed-Bello reau for Development Policy, UNDP. Yunusa of Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria. The following resource persons were retained: The selection committee which met in Dakar on 18 Sep- tember, 2006, consisted of: Name Institutional Presentations Affiliation • Ousseynou Faye, UCAD, Senegal Oghene- University of Reclaiming the Concept of Democracy • Guy Massart, Plan International, Senegal mano South Africa Citizenship, Africa Legislature and Edigheji the Politics of AlienationBudgets, The following 14 applicants were retained: Technocracy, Parliamentary Oversight and Accountability Name Institutional Affiliation Country Mohamed Université Que veux dire une transition Jimoh Amzat Usmanu Danfodiyo Nigeria Doukali Mohamed V, démocratique? Questions de signi- University Morocco fication, de rythmes,de cadences et Jean Felix Yekoka Université Marien Ngouabi Congo devolonté; Le champs politique, ses forces, ses dynamiques, ses paradoxes Charles Umeh Lagos University Teaching Nigeria et la question de la centralité de la loi. Hospital L’importance de l’instance législative Marie-Solange Université Cheikh A. Diop Senegal peut-elle subordonner les forces socio- Ndione politiques au Droit?La législation et Ndeh Martin Sango University of Buea Cameroon la représentation: La représentation est-elle une délégation de pouvoir et Mokake Francis University of Buea Cameroon de volonté? Mayoa Daniel A. Nigerian Insti- Brief History of the Legislature in Gauthier Musenge Université de Kinshasa RDC Omoweh tute of interna- Nigeria The Parliament and Demo- Mwanza tional Affairs, cratization Project in Crisis Genevieve CERAPE Congo Nigeria Strenghtening the Legislature Mayamona-Zibouidi Camille Université de Kisangani RDC Mohamed Université de Le mandat parlementaire : principe, Welepele Elatre Frioui Tunis, Tunisia contenu, moyens de concretization. La gouvernance publique et l’action Hadijah Matuli Egerton University Kenya au sein du parlement.Conséquences Murenga sociales et politiques de l’action Chiduo Cyprian Nnamdi Azikiwe Nigeria parlementaire Obadiegwu University Ibrahim Université de Parlements africains :démocratisation, Tiéman Coulibaly Université de Bamako Mali Mouiche Yaounde II, configuration sociologique et contrôle Cameroon politique des finances publiques. Fidèle Marc Hounnouvi Benin Chefferies traditionnelles et parelements John Kabutha Mugo Kenyatta University Kenya en Afrique. Formes de l’Etat et structuration des The following resource persons were retained: parlements en Afrique Name Institutional Affiliation Presentation Mohammed- Ahmadu The Lumpen Youth: The Youth and Child Institute ThemeTheme: Street Children and Lumpen Bello Yunusa Bello Questions and issues.The Youth: Childhood and Youth Livelihood at the Margins (Director) University, Polemics of Lumpen Youth Nigeria Studies The theme for 2006 was “Childhood and Youth Liveli- Maureen Kenyatta What it Means to be a Street hood on the Margins”, with particular emphasis on Mweru University, Child: A Psychologist’ “Street children and the Lumpen Youth”. This recur- Kenya Viewpoint rent theme in the study of processes of social change in The Street Child and Drugs Africa has recently been kept in view by the contexts of Female and a Street Child: The conflict, disease, prolonged economic decline, and de- implications mographic change. The connections of child and youth Ibrahim Fourah Bay Conceptual and Methodological marginalisation to political instability, violent conflicts, Abdullah College, Issues.Slum /Ghetto/Street: Sierra Leone How the Oher Half Lives and state retrenchment, policies of marketisation, and dis- Dies. Style: Culture and Agency: eases such as HIV/AIDS have remained generally un- Case Studies der-explored both empirically and conceptually. Even Rajaa Université Société, Politique et Marginalité : more under-explored are the various political, eco- Mejjati de Fez, catégoriser la délinquance au nomic, social and demographic factors that define the Alami Morocco Maroc. Mise à la rue, mise au framework for youth marginalisation. These factors, travail : du domestique au global among others, merit closer attention. Jeunes, Dynamique sociale, et marginalité : problèmes théoriques et propositions pratiques

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Mirjam African Enfance et Instruction dans This report was forwarded to the Executive Secretary of de Bruijn Studies l’Islam Les Enfants de la rue à CODESRIA as a background document to preparations Center, N’Djaména La catégorie « jeune » for the Conference of Deans, scheduled for early 2007. Netherlands dans les sciences sociales INTERFACULTY SOCIAL SCIENCE SEMINAR SERIES STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Like the Conference of Deans, the Interfaculty Social Conference of Deans of Faculties of Social Sciences and Science Seminar Series is meant to attend to a felt need Humanities in Africa by social researchers in African universities. The de- This initiative, born out of the crisis and challenges cline in scholarly debate and faculty seminars within besetting higher education in Africa, is aimed at mobi- universities has been remarkable, and so have been the lising deans of faculties of social sciences and humani- adverse effects of this development. The university sys- ties faculties across the content to discuss, debate and tem in Africa has also been besieged by the influence of collectively develop policies aimed at redressing the consultancies, which are not often respectful of the con- crisis and facing the challenges. A preparatory meet- ceptual and methodological rigour necessary for theory ing to this effect was held in Dakar from 9 – 10 October formation and refining in scholarly knowledge produc- 2006. In attendance were L. Adele Jinadu who also tion. The idea behind the seminar series is thus to en- served as chair, Ahmed Bawa, Mamadou Kandji, courage the culture of interdisciplinary and Taladida Thiombiano, Tayeb Chentouf and Winnie intergenerational debate which CODESRIA perceives Mitullah. The committee prepared a report highlight- to be central to the mentoring and growth of young re- ing the crisis and its various dimensions, and recom- searchers, and as providing a forum for the generation, mending a structure for the planned conference of exchange, debate and refinement of ideas. Initially tar- deans. It also recommended that organisations such as geted would be a few selected universities, the goal be- the Association of African Universities, the African ing to have a team of professors to host between four to Association of Political Science and the Organisation six seminars per academic year. These seminars would for Social Science Research in East and Southern Af- target university professors and students. rica be invited to participate as well, stressing that opening up to these other organisations would help create a The selection committee for the interfaculty seminar united front on and around the crisis and challenges. series which met in Dakar on 19 October, 2006 con- The committee further emphasised: sisted of: a) the construction of a network of faculties and re- • Semou Pathé Gueye, Université CheikhA. Diop, search centres at national, regional and interna- Senegal tional levels; • Boubacar Ly, Université Cheikh A. Diop, Senegal b) ensuring a regeneration of researchers by empha- The following seminars were selected for funding: sising pedagogic, theoretical and methodological aspects of training, research and mentoring of Name Institutional Country Topic young researchers; Affiliation c) the need to orient research on the amelioration of Tabitha Uganda Uganda Towards the Millennium Deve- Naisiko Martyrs lopment Goals: Exploring the teaching and the production of text books. University Role of Higher Learning in Mainstreaming Indigenous Equally highlighted was the need for proper definition Knowledge for Development and conceptualisation of questions related to develop- C.N. Midlands Zimbabwe Multiple Themes for Social ment and research on higher education. In this connec- Gwatidzo State Science Faculty Seminar Series tion, the committee recommended the following broad University strategies: Abdoulaye Université Senegal Epistémologie, Paradigmes, a) encourage the engagement of a greater number of Niang Gaston Conflit et Rédaction: multiples Berger thèmes pour les séminaires researchers in public policy; facultaires de sciences sociales. b) ensure greater intellectual visibility by underlin- Lai University Nigeria Multiple Themes for Social ing the respect for academic standards; Olurode of Lagos Science Seminar Faculty Series Robert Université Cameroon Mondialisation et réduction de c) popularise the work of researchers beyond the acad- Nkendah de Douala la pauvreté en Afrique Centrale : emy. Analyse generale avec accent sur le cas du Cameroon

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Solomon Kenyatta Kenya The Application of Psychologi- Advanced Research Fellowship Laureates C.J. University cal Research and Methods to the Mumah Promotion and Maintenance of Name Country Topic Health List of participants at the Interfaculty Social Science Knowledge South Africa The Experience of Disabled Students Rajohane in South African Higher Education. Seminar Series contd. Matshedisho Name Institutional Country Topic Ibrahim Cameroon Démocratisation et intégration Affiliation Mouiche sociopolitique des minorités ethniques au Cameroon. Philip University Nigeria The Human Sciences and the Pascal DRC Du missionnariat au mouvement des Ogo of Ibadan Problems of Social Change in a Kapagama organisations non gouvernementales Ujomu Developing Society the Ikando de développement (ONGD). Evironment of Research in the University of Ibadan: Problems Nelly Kenya Towards Production of Relevant and Perspectives, Were Otube Assistive Technology in Rural Primary Schools for Learners with Akosua University Getting an Education Physical Disabilities. Developing a Adomako of Ghana, or Earning a Degree? Collaborative Approach with Ampofo Legon “JUAKALI” Sector. & Dzodzi Ghana Tsikata Denis Burkina Analyse socio-économique de la Ouedraogo Faso durabilité des pratiques et des Godfrey University Cameroon Implementation, Challenges stratégies d’adaptation des Njimated& and Prospects of the Heavily producteurs en agriculture urbaine Augustine Indebted Poor Country Initia- au Burkina Faso. Tembe tive in Cameroon. Iolanda “Discursos sobre a diáspora Felicia Egerton Kenya Education in Africa: Need for Maria Alves cabo-verdia. O olhar de quem ficou”. Arudo University Reforms and Transformations. Evora Yieke

ADVANCED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME ment on the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals Intended to provide young African researchers with submitted by the beneficiaries. Out of 26 applicants, the opportunity for scientific innovation, this pro- the 6 were selected. gramme funds young African researchers who, after thesis defence, are stalled from continuing work on their CONCLUSION research projects due to financial constraints. It is also Overall, the research Training, Grants and Fellowships an avenue for innovative knowledge production to the Programme has successfully consolidated its imple- extent that the outputs from the programme have the mentation of existing programmes. However, there is possibility of being published within the CODESRIA room for improvement. With regards to the directors of Publications Programme. To maintain the elite nature institutes, the current format which leaves the field open of the programme, the selection committee has been ex- for applicants to compete for the position does not al- horted to implement the highest international criteria ways attract the most qualified. A more targeted ap- in selecting fellowship beneficiaries. Selection commit- proach which seeks to head-hunt for possible directors tee members are also required to systematically com- at the conception stage of the Institute would certainly enhance the content and quality of debates and envisaged publications. There is also the need to further en- force the respect of deadlines for submission of manuscripts by resource persons and laureates of institutes. The programme will benefit even more from its various selection committees if there was a more expansive collection of selection committee members coming from a wider geographic, disciplinary and linguistic spread in Africa. In all, 2006 was a successful and instructive year for the research Training, Grants and Fellowships Programme at CODESRIA.

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Publications and Dissemination Programme (PDP)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY scholarly writing workshops, and continued to pro- In the course of 2006 the Publication and Dissemina- vide for the writing components of various methodol- tion Programme (PDP) published 17 new books and 7 ogy workshops and institutes organized by the Train- new monographs, and 16 new titles in Print on De- ing, Grants and Fellowships Programme of the Council. mand for its European and North American markets. It took part in four book fairs, several book launches, a The various journals were published, and in general, panel discussion on publishing Africa, and organized work continued with publications at various stages of a dissemination forum around a Youth and the Global the production process. Full editorial, administrative South conference held in Dakar in October. The vacancy and financial control of the Journal of Higher Education at the marketing and distribution unit was filled in Oc- in Africa, co-published with Boston College since in- tober. This report details new publications released, pro- ception, now rests with CODESRIA. The Publications grammatic and dissemination activities, and strategic and Dissemination Programme also organized three initiatives, within the PDP.

New Publications, January to December 2006

Books Authors ISBN

Lusofonia Em Africa, Hisroria, Edited by Teresa Cruz e Silva, Manuel 2-86978-174-1 Democracia e Integraçao Africana G. Mendes de Araujo, Carlos Cardoso Universités et libertés académiques André Mbata Mangu et al. 2-86978-173-3 en République Démocratique du Congo Negotiating Modernity: Edited by Elisio Salvado Macamo 2-86978-147-4 Africa’s Ambivalent Experience Insiders and Outsiders: Citizenship and Francis B. Nyamnjoh 2-86978-155-5 Xenophobia in Contemporary Southern Africa Le financement de l’éducation au Burundi Jacques Niyongabo, Déo Banderembako, 2-86978-176-8 Frédéric Gahungu, Oscar Bazikamwe, Evariste Kebeya & Jacques Gasuhuke African Linguistics and the development Edited by Emmanuel Chia 2-86978-160-1 communities /La linguistique et le développement des communautés africaines Education Finance in Egypt Diaa El Din Zahir, Kamal Hosney Bayoumy, 2-86978-175-X A. El Shukhebi & M. Abdel Kader Let the People Speak: Tanzania Issa Shivji 2-86978-183-0 down the Road to Neo-Liberalism Law and Justice in a Multicultural Society: Edited by Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Santos, 2-86978-191-1 The Case of Mozambique Joao Carlos Trindade & Maria Paula Meneses Nationalisme, panafricanisme et reconstruction africaine Sous la direction de André Mbata Mangu 2-86978-165-2 Human Rights, Regionalism and the Dilemmas Edited by Lennart Wohlgemuth 2-86978-192-X of Democracy in Africa & Ebrima Sall Education and Financing in Africa: Aloys B. Ayako, Titus M. Katembu, 2-86978-177-6 The Kenyan Case Study Juliana W. Nzomo & K. M. Monyoncho African Anthropologies: History, Edited by Mwenda Ntarangwi, 2-86978-168-7 Critique and Practice David Mills and Mustafa Babiker Africa & Development Challenges in the Edited by Jimi O. Adesina, Yao Graham 2-86978-146-6 New Millennium: The Nepad Debate & Adebayo Olukoshi Intellectuals and African Development: Edited by Bjorn Beckman & 2-86978-196-2 Pretension and Resistance in African Politics Gbemisola Adeoti The Study of Africa,Volume I Edited by Paul T. Zeleza 2-86978-197-0

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Journals Volume higher education. The Council has been particularly African Journal of - 4, 1&2, 2001 well-placed to track the magnitude of the problem International - 7, 1&2, 2004 through the regular assessment it carries out of contri- Affairs (AJIA) - 5, 1&2, 2002 butions received from across Africa for consideration - 6, 1&2, 2003 for publication in any one of the ten journals in its sta- African Sociological Review (ASR) - 9, 1, 2005 ble, the applications that are submitted for considera- Africa Review of Books - Special issue 2005 tion for admission into its various training programmes, (Portuguese, English, the regular feedback it solicits from sister institutions French) on the strengths and weaknesses of scholarly essays - 2, number 1, which they have occasion regularly to review, and the March 2006 gaps in foundational training in the university system CODESRIA Bulletin - 3&4, 2005 English that currently affect capacities to muster a written argu- - 3&4, 2005 French - 1&2, 2006, special ment, project an informed point of view, develop a issue on ‘The African presentational/analytic style, cite references correctly, and Woman’ adequately prepare manuscripts for consideration for Africa Development - 30, n°4, 2005 publication in scholarly outlets. It was with a view to - 31, n°1, 2006 remedying this situation that CODESRIA decided to - 31, n°2, 2006 launch its scholarly writing programme targeted at - 31, n°3, 2006 younger third and fourth generation African scholars. Journal of Higher - 3, n°1, 2005 Education in Africa - 3, n°2, 2005 Four workshops were planned but only three effectively - 3, n°3, 2005 took place. The Maputo workshop had to be resched- Annual Report 2004 (English) uled for the first quarter of 2007, due to under-subscription. The three workshops organised were those of African Journal of - 7, 1&2, 2004 International Affairs (AJIA Freetown, Ouagadougou and Nairobi. African Sociological Review (ASR) - 9, 2, 2005 Freetown Writing and Methodology Training workshop - 10, 1, 2006 Africa Review of Books - 2, number 2, If African universities are in financial difficulties, the September 2006 University of Sierra Leone has been particularly affected, The African Anthropologist - 12, number 1, especially following years of war that have depleted March 2005 financial resources, intensified the brain drain, dislo- - 12, number 2, cated infrastructure, and crippled higher education sig- September 2005 nificantly. This workshop, initially scheduled to run Africa Zamani Numbers 11-12, from 23–26 October 2006, was shortened to three days 2003-2004 because of the end of Ramadan feast, which was cel- Afro Arab Selections for Social Sciences Number 9, 2006 ebrated on 23 October in Sierra Leone. The workshop was hosted by Fourah Bay College, coordinated locally by Professor Joe Alie, Dean of Faculty of Arts, and had PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN as resource persons Professors Clara Fayorseh of the Uni- versity of Accra and Ibrahim Abdullah of the University WRITING FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING WORKSHOPS of Sierra Leone, as well as Professor Adebayo Olukoshi and Francis Nyamnjoh of the CODESRIA Secretariat. Scholarly writing and publishing among younger Af- rican researchers have been under considerable strain Although initially intended for 50 students and for some time now. The reasons for this state of affairs younger members of the teaching staff of the University are multifaceted but are uniformly connected to the pro- of Sierra Leone, the workshop attracted over 70 partici- longed crises which the continent’s higher education pants including even senior members of staff, some of system has been experiencing for the last two decades. whom insisted on participation even when it was made Remedying the problem has become urgent in order to clear to them that ther daily transportation costs to the ensure that the presence of the African voice in the pro- workshop would not be covered by CODESRIA. While duction of knowledge about the continent and other post graduate students and junior staff came to acquire regions of the world is assured at the highest level of research and writing skills they barely had, the more quality. As an institution with a long track record in senior staff saw in the workshop an opportunity to re- scholarly publishing, and which has a mandate to fresh their skills. In general, the enthusiasm, questions, project African voices through a variety of programmes, debates, comments and requests for clarification that CODESRIA has increasingly been concerned with the interspaced every single presentation made by the re- deterioration of the quality of academic writing among source persons, were indicative of just how much the the younger generation of scholars who have borne the workshop was appreciated, and also of how profound brunt of the crises of the last two decades in African the methodological and writing needs of social re-

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searchers at the University of Sierra Leone are. At the that CODESRIA has funded in the past that are rel- evaluation session which concluded the workshop, par- evant to their country and disciplines. ticipants and university authorities were united in hail- ing the efforts made by CODESRIA to lighten the bur- Ouagadougou Scholarly Writing Workshop dens of their post-war predicaments and rekindle the The Ouagadougou workshop was held from 30 quest for excellence in research and publication. The October to 3 November, in collaboration with the Cen- laureates and university called on CODESRIA to make tre d’Etudes, de Documentation, de Recherche the workshop a yearly event, and to create room in its Economiques et Sociales (CEDRES) of the Université de budget for capacity building in other areas of research, Ouagadougou. The workshop was designed as one of training and knowledge production and dissemination. three in the CODESRIA annual scholarly writing initia- The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, who opened the work- tive, and was particularly targeted at Francophone Af- shop, hailed CODESRIA and stressed the importance rica. Resource persons included Séverin Cécile Abega, of reviving the culture of research, scholarly debate, and Professor of Anthropology at the Université Catholique publication in Sierra Leone. Professor Adebayo d’Afrique Centrale, Yaoundé and Pierre Bouda, Profes- Olukoshi, Executive Secretary of CODESRIA, who used sor of French at the Université de Ouagadougou, as well the opportunity to highlight the CODESRIA, vision, mis- as Jean-Bernard Ouedraogo and Francis Nyamnjoh of sion, history and activities, and challenged the staff the CODESRIA Secretariat in Dakar. Over 200 applica- and students of the university to become more active tions were received and processed, from which some within the organisation and in its activities. 37 participants were selected. However, the workshop The workshop included a special session for the pres- was effectively attended by 30 participants drawn from entation of CODESRIA to the Sierra Leonean academic various Francophone African countries. Some 7 par- community, the donation of newly published books to ticipants from Algeria, Congo Brazzaville and the university libraries, and the dissemination of recent Democratic Republic of Congo could not make it to the publications by the Council on politics, economy and workshop because of difficulties with travel flights, for society in Sierra Leone. In particular, the widely ac- which reason the Executive Secretary Professor claimed book entitled Between Democracy and Terror, the Adebayo Olukoshi sent them letters promising partici- result of a CODESRIA-sponsored national working pation in the 2007 writing workshop for Francophone group on Sierra Leone, was presented and discussed Africa. The workshop was opened and closed by the by its editor, the historian, Ibrahim Abdullah. The 30 head of CEDRES Professor Taladidia Thiombiano, who copies brought along for the presentation sold out at despite his busy schedule, personally attended certain the special discount price of 20000 Leones (USD6) – a sessions, arranged for coverage by the national televi- significant sum in that post-war context, and sion and also by a local newspaper, and graced the CODESRIA was made to promise to bring along 50 more closing dinner with words of wisdom to the laureates. copies to be sold at the same discount price. Even more, a team of assistants were placed at the dis- posal of the resource persons and participants through- In conclusion, the Writing and Methodology workshop out the duration of the workshop. fulfilled its mission as a modest response from a pan- African network of social researchers to attend to the Nairobi Scholarly Writing Workshop challenges faced by junior faculty and postgraduate The Nairobi workshop, particularly targeted at Eng- students in a university struggling to recover from pro- lish-speaking Africa, was held at Kenyatta University longed crises, and also to share with students and staff from 15-19 November 2006, thanks, inter alia, to formi- of the University of Sierra Leone the results of research dable facilitation by Dr Mildred Ndeda in her capacity as local coordinator. The entire Department of History,

Opening Session of the Annual Scholarly Writing Workshop, Participants at the Ouagadougou Ouagadougou by former CODESRIA President, Scholarly Writing Workshop Professor Taladidia Thiombiano

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Archaeology and Political Studies mobilised itself in • Health Institute, 28 July 2006 support of Dr Ndeda to make the workshop a resound- ing success. Resource persons included: Linda McPhee, • Methodology Workshop for Central Africa consultant on research-based writing from the Insti- (Cameroon) tute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands; Paul • Governance Institute, 30 August 2006 Acholla, Professor of Sociology, Kenyatta University; Henry Indangasi, Professor of Literature, University of • Child and Youth Institute, 20 October 2006 Nairobi; Odhiambo Ndege, Professor of History, Moi University, Eldoret; and Francis Nyamnjoh of the When we take all three workshops organised in 2006, CODESRIA Secretariat in Dakar. Like with the one thing stands out: the request to CODESRIA at the Ouagadougou workshop, over 200 applications were end of each workshop, both by university authorities received and processed, from which some 36 partici- and laureates, that such workshops should not be a pants were selected. Given the pertinence of the theme one-off exercise. Young and senior scholars are keen to their perceived needs as researchers, some 90 junior on such opportunities at regular intervals to acquire lecturers and graduate students of Kenyatta University and refresh their skills, and they are looking to insisted on participation, ready to pay for their own CODESRIA to fulfil this aspiration. coffee/tea and lunch. The workshop was opened by Professor F.Q. Gravenor, Director of University Ad- What was also remarkable about the workshops was vancement, who delivered an opening address on be- not so much the apparent lack of basic skills noticeable half of the Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University Pro- even amongst fairly senior participants, which the re- fessor Olive Mugenda, imploring the participants to source persons did their best to correct in the course of take full advantage of the opportunity offered them by the intensive interactive sessions, but rather the fact of CODESRIA to rise and excel. He also called on the exceedingly high numbers of applications received. CODESRIA to focus as well on training trainers in Putting aside those constantly shopping for opportu- future workshops. Executive Committee member Dr nities to be present in every CODESRIA activity, the Godwin Murunga also participated, chaired a session, overwhelming number of applicants for all writing led the debate on the politics of knowledge production workshops the Council has organised in 2006 is clear on and in Africa, and facilitated mobility for laureates evidence of a real need out there in universities across and resource persons to and from the workshop venue. the continent for skills in scholarly writing. It is a need The Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs, Profes- that CODESRIA must determine how best to address. sor Jude Ongong’a, closed the workshop. What is the most cost effective way of addressing the crisis in scholarly writing? Should we continue with The call for the Maputo Writing workshop targeted at regional workshops along linguistic lines that targets Lusophone Africa had to be relaunched when only 15 at most 30 participants and that are usually very costly? applications were received. It has been rescheduled for Should we go for national workshops that are likely to March 2007. train more and cost less, but which could suffer from Other scholarly day-long writing workshops were con- insularity and lack of diversity in debate and experi- ducted in collaboration with the Training Programme ences? Or should we do both? In certain countries such of the Council, and involved the following activities: as Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Ghana and increasingly the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Council • Gender Institute, 23 June 2006 routinely receives huge numbers of applications for its various activities (the writing workshop included), and • Methodology Workshop for West Africa (Benin), where several universities exist, there is a sufficiently 25 May 2006 pluralistic and diverse scholarly environment for

Nairobi Workshop 11-15 November 2006 Participants at the Nairobi Workshop 11-15 November 2006 Dr Mildred Ndeda left and Dr. P. Kakai Wanyonyi

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CODESRIA to consider running national writing and PLAGIARISM methodological workshops at affordable costs. Whom Recently CODESRIA had to deal with a case of plagia- do we target: postgraduate students and junior mem- rism by David Wasike of an article by Dr David Keeling bers of staff studying for their PhDs, or should we focus titled “Latin American Development and the Globali- on young and not so young PhDs with little personal zation Imperative: New Directions, Familiar Crises”, experience at scholarly publishing and on training train- published in the Journal of Latin American Geography, ers? What is the best way of securing and keeping a pool Vol. 3, 2004. The paper by David Wasike, titled “Afri- of resource persons in this crucial area, given the fact that can Development and the Globalisation Imperative: writing for scholarly publishing is a skill which experts New Directions, Familiar Crises” and presented at the are not easy to come by? We may want to consider the CODESRIA 10th General Assembly in Kampala in 2002, possibility of yearly contracts with the best resource per- was published on our website and in the African Jour- sons, and sharing them across institutions in need nal of International Affairs, Vol. 4 (1&2), 2001, pp. 176- throughout the year. All these are questions and issues to 200. Our investigations left us in no doubt that David be explored in the interest of subsequent workshops. Wasike did indeed plagiarise David Keeling’s paper STRATEGIC INITIATIVES almost verbatim. We proceeded to withdraw the pla- giarised paper from circulation, and proposed a life JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA (JHEA) time ban from participation in all CODESRIA activities for David Wasike, who has not bothered to reply to The Council has assumed full editorial responsibility repeated emails and various efforts by CODESRIA to for the production and distribution of the JHEA, our contact him on the issue. top-class publication on higher education that would be a reference tool for scholars and policy makers all In the light of this case and to minimize future cases, a over the world. Henceforth, the journal will be man- CODESRIA policy on plagiarism has been designed to aged as part of the nine scholarly reviews that currently be shared with the Council’s membership in the news- make up the CODESRIA stable of scholarly journals. letter, carried on the website, and made known to par- During the last three years, the JHEA has established ticipants at various CODESRIA activities. itself as a respectable publication, a reputation the INDEXATION OF CODESRIA JOURNALS Council is determined to maintain and consolidate. It is precisely for this reason that the editorial govern- The PDP has taken measures to have the Journal of Higher ance structure of JHEA has been re-organised in a ma- Education in Africa (JHEA) indexed by the International jor way, providing for an editorial advisory board of Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) based at the world-class scholars and policy makers who are com- London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. mitted to the development of the field of higher educa- Hardcopies of the JHEA have been sent to the IBSS who tion in and on Africa. have scheduled it for evaluation at their next meeting, scheduled for spring 2007. The IBSS already indexes Also as part of the editorial restructuring, CODESRIA Africa Development and other CODESRIA journals. We has designated a new Editor-in-Chief – Adebayo have also contacted the US-based Cambridge Scientific Olukoshi, and three new editors, namely: Zeinab Abstracts (CSA), who already provide similar services Samandi of the Centre for Social and Economic Research to Africa Development and other CODESRIA journals of the University of Tunis, Yann Lebeau of the Centre since 2004. In addition to our own CODESRIA Jour- for Higher Educational Research and Information of nals Online, we also benefit from the services of the the Open University in the United Kingdom, and following abstracting indexes: International African Francis Nyamnjoh. With its rich and varied experience Bibliography; African Studies Abstracts Online; Ab- the new team should help steer the affairs of the journal stracts on Rural Development in the Tropics; for the next three years in accordance with the high Documentationselienst Africa; A Current Bibliography ambitions which the Council has laid out for itself. The on African Affairs; and the African Journals Online. A day-to-day administration of the journal and the devel- key question on indexation remains CODESRIA’s stra- opment of its business side are entrusted to one of the tegic position on the power relations than shape knowl- most experienced editorial staff of CODESRIA, edge production and attitudes towards African journals Sulaiman Adebowale, who will serve as its Managing as vehicles of knowledge produced. Editor. CODESRIA has resolved, in consonance with its institutional mandate and strategy, to manage the JHEA DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES as an independent, peer-reviewed, and socially respon- sible forum for commentary and debate on the complex, The recruitment of Yves Eric Elouga, who joined the rapidly changing world of higher education in Africa. PDP on 16 October 2006 as marketing and dissemination assistant, is very welcome, as our marketing and distribution has not benefited from full time attention. 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nent. The PDP privileged participation in 2006 at book emies beyond the traditional African and areas studies fairs taking place in Africa, and to ensure representa- networks. tion along regional and linguistic lines. Among the book The book exhibit was staged as part of an overall strat- fairs attended were: egy by CODESRIA to be visible at significant levels of BOOK FAIRS the congress as a premier social research institution in Africa and globally. The exhibit complemented the the- Nigeria International Book Fair matic panels and sessions organised by the Council to make a strategic intervention on the state and relevance The PDP participated at the Nigeria International Book of sociology to current challenges facing Africa. Fair (Lagos, Nigeria, 8–13 May 2006), on the theme: “National Book Policy, HIV/AIDS and Sustainable De- Apart from the significant sale of publications and con- velopment”. In addition to its traditional dissemina- tacts with scholars and researcher from round the globe, tion activities, CODESRIA used the opportunity offered the Council’s presence physically, intellectually and by the thematic focus on HIV/AIDS to publicise its in terms of its publications, reiterates its position as a research, publications and policy dialogue in this area. formidable scholarly force throughout African schol- In this regard, Chifao Amzat the Departmental arship and strategically on the global marketplace of Secretary, the Departmental Secretary, took along for ideas. CODESRIA Publications, the only scholarly pub- exhibit and sale, all relevant publications, including lisher outside South Africa to be part of the event, also the special issue of the CODESRIA Bulletin on the Social had an opportunity to reach out to publishers from Sciences and HIV/AIDS in Africa, published to mark around the world, which included large publishing the 30th anniversary of CODESRIA in December 2003. houses from Europe and North American (Blackwells, Nigeria-based Professor Layi Erinosho, coordinator of Sage, Brill, Routledge to cite a few). the CODESRIA/UAPS HIV/AIDS programme under Another significant event in Durban was the Tenth CODESRIA’s Department of Research, kindly accepted Anniversary Ceremony of the African Sociological Review. an invitation by the Council to do a presentation on The milestone birthday took place on the eve of the con- this programme and its policy dimensions. Professor gress at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The event Erinosho’s participation demonstrated not only the provided the editor, Fred Hendricks from Rhodes synergy between CODESRIA’s Research and Publica- University, the opportunity to share the history of tions and Dissemination programmes, but also CODESRIA’s role in transforming the South African So- CODESRIA’s emphasis on harnessing the expertise of ciological Review into a formidable pan-African bilin- its social scientists in the interest of policy and devel- gual forum to advance the discourse on sociology on opment of the African continent. Africa. The special 10th anniversary issue of the jour- The World Sociological Congress in Durban nal was launched and Fred Hendricks was also present at the CODESRIA stand to promote the Council’s ef- The Council attended the XVIth World Congress of the forts in the area. International Sociological Association held in Durban, South Africa from 22-29 July 2006. The conference, Sulaiman Adebowale, the Managing Editor, repre- which gathered over 3000 participants from over 109 sented the Department of Publications and Dissemina- countries and the first ever to be staged in Africa, was a tion and coordinated the dissemination and book ex- critical opportunity for the Council to showcase its ef- hibit. He returned to Dakar with useful lessons on future forts at knowledge production to scholars and acad- academic conferences and meetings of associations, a

From left to right: Ndidi Obieze (stand Assistant), Michael Ogunmodede (Deputy Manager, NIIA), and Chifaou Amzat at the Nigeria International Book Fair in Lagos, Nigeria, 8–13 Sulaiman Adebowale and Dennis Brutus at the World May 2006 Sociological Congress in Durban, 22-29 July 2006

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strong platform for reaching key targets in the Coun- (one of two editors), 16 May; and Negotiating Modernity, cil’s publishing initiative. Elisio Macamo (ed.), 16 June. The event has systematically been covered by the Dutch media, and an inter- The Zimbabwe International Book Fair view with Thandika Mkandawire was published in The Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) 2006 was mass circulated Dutch Ministry of Cooperation Maga- held from 30 July – 05 August under the theme “Africa: zine Internationale Samenwerking (No.03, April 2006, The Cradle of Conversation”. The decision to attend pp.32-35). If the following email from the coorganizer, the book fair was motivated by CODESRIA’s convic- Ginger da Silva, to Jimi Adesina is anything to go by, tion that despite its problems of late, the annual ZIBF this series of events is having a very positive effect on was considered as one of Africa’s premier book and the image of CODESRIA and its publications out there publishing fairs, known for showcasing the largest and in The Netherlands: most diverse annual exhibition of books, magazines, From: “Ginger daSilva” journals, as well as printing and publishing technology services on the continent. As the leading scholarly To: “Jimi O. Adesina” publisher in Africa, CODESRIA shares ZIBF’s main ob- Subject: Glad you’re home safe jective of promoting and marketing African writing and Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:32:02 -0000 publishing, and has regularly attended the event. Dear Jimi, CODESRIA was represented at the fair by Chifaou Amzat. From her report however, it is evident that the It has been a real privilege to host the Shaping a book fair is no longer international. Only two exhibi- New Africa discussions. Reading the books and tors came from outside Zimbabwe, UNISA press in preparing for the talks has been an education in South Africa and CODESRIA. All the rest were insiders itself. Each discussion has been thought-provok- from especially Harare and Bulawayo. Most buyers ing and full of new insights (for me!). By the coffee were libraries like the University of Zimbabwe library, machine at work and at dinner parties, I find my- and bookshops like Baroda Trading. Very few individu- self bringing up African issues, quoting you, als bought, despite the attractive discounts CODESRIA Thandika and Tukumbi. The ideas spread. offered. Part of the problem was the fact of recent and ever compounding devaluation of the Zim Dollar, be- I confess of all the topics, I was most worried about cause of which CODESRIA once again had to resort to NEPAD. In my own broadcasting work, the eco- the assistance of local contacts who kindly offered to nomic stories are always the hardest to bring alive keep the takings of roughly USD1201 till CODESRIA for an audience and NEPAD is certainly a com- find a solution to channel the money into one of its plicated one. But my fears were relieved by your local activities in Zimbabwe. clarity of thought and Charity’s passion. Both of you had such lively presentation and telling ex- These difficulties notwithstanding, the importance of amples that, without resorting to simplification, a the Zimbabwean International Book Fair to CODESRIA difficult topic became accessible to the audience. cannot be measured only in terms of book sales or at- My job is easy with such speakers! tendance by others. It is above all an opportunity for CODESRIA to, through the books it displays, make a I hope the fates cross our paths again, and I wish statement that it takes its Pan-African mission and soli- you all the best in your research. darity seriously, and that it is ready to interact with Warm regards, social science communities even in cash-strapped apped countries like Zimbabwe. Ginger”

Book Launches: Africa in the New Millennium Series Since 10th January 2006, CODESRIA and The Nether- lands National Committee for International Coopera- tion and Sustainable Development have sponsored debates in The Netherlands on books published in the CODESRIA Africa in the New Millennium Series. The debates were invited authors or editors of the various books published, and invited members of the Dutch public interested in Africa. Debates have already taken place on Liberal Democracy, Tukumbi Lumumba Kasongo (ed.), 10 January; African Intellectuals, Thandika Mkwandawire (ed.), 9 March; Africa & Development Chal- lenges in the New Millennium, Jimi Adesina (one of three African Intellectuals, Thandika Mkwandawire. editors), 11 April; Urban Africa, Abdoumaliq Simone

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From 10–13 March 2006, Francis Nyamnjoh was invited to the UK by the Centre for African Studies, St Antony’s College, Oxford, to launch in Oxford and Lon- don Insiders & Outsiders: Citizenship and Xenophobia in Contemporary Southern Africa, an Africa in the New Mil- lennium Series book resulting from a CODESRIA funded Comparative Research Network on globalisation and citizenship in Southern Africa. As part of the Oxford launch, he gave the Annual African Studies lecture at St Antony’s College, at 5pm, 10 March. On Saturday 11 March, he also participated in a graduate methodology seminar for some 60 African students, during which he was invited to give a 30 Africa & Development Challenges in minutes presentation of CODESRIA and its work. the New Millennium, Jimi Adesina Nyamnjoh also met with Mary Jay and Stephanie Kitchen of the Oxford based African Books Collective Other events showcasing CODESRIA’s publications (ABC), who are distributors of CODESRIA publications programme included a panel discussion organised by in Europe and North America, and on whose manage- the Center for African Studies at Stanford University, ment board CODESRIA serves as a founding member. USA, on 7 February 2006, on the contemporary Discussion focused on fund raising efforts underway challenges and possibilities of publishing in and on in the light of a recent indication by the existing funders Africa. The panel discussion was conceived as part of that they would discontinue funding the ABC. a larger project the Center is currently engaged in, on the theme of “African intellectuals.” The panel, at which CODESRIA Dissemination Forum at the Youth & Global CODESRIA was represented by Head of Publications CODESRIA Dissemination Forum at the Youth & Global South Conference and Dissemination Prgramme, the Senior Programme South Conference Officer, Publicatons and Dissemination, also featured As part of the Council’s strategy to tap scholarly fo- Ngugi wa Thiong’o who currently lives and teaches at rums and gatherings to promote and disseminate Irvin in California, Kassahun Checole of Africa World multidisciplinary social research by African scholars, Press and Were Omamo who is an Agricultural the Publications and Dissemination programme organ- Economist and writer. All panelists who have been ised a dissemination forum on 14 October from 19.30 to involved in publishing in various capacities on and off 21.30 at the Musée de IFAN, Dakar, during the ASC- the continent of Africa, contributed in facilitating a CODESRIA-IIAS-ISIM Conference on Youths and the broad-based discussion on the issues, provoked by Global South which took place in Dakar from 13-15 Nyamnjoh’s paper (which the organisers had decided October 2006. The conference brought together some 40 to pre-circulate both to the panellists and 100 partici- scholars from about twenty countries to discuss issues pants) titled: “From publish or perish to publish and around religion, politics, and the making of the youth perish: What the ‘Africa’s 100 Best Books’ tell us about in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The gathering was publishing Africa” and published in the Journal of Asian complemented by the presence of the director and lau- and African Studies in 2004. reates at the 2006 session of the Child and Youth Stud- ies Institute in Dakar, selected members of the media and the general public. Among conference participants

Liberal Democracy, Tukumbi Lumumba Kasongo. Urban Africa, Abdoumaliq Simone

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were CODESRIA authors who, at the dissemination for easy and expedient distribution in Europe and forum presided by the Executive Secretary Professor North America. Since the signing of the MOU, over 44 Adebayo Olukoshi, were each given 10 minutes to titles (27 in 2005 and 17 in 2006) have been reprinted present and answer questions on their books. The books on POD. Despite its positive and promising POD ini- presented by the respective authors were: Makers and tiative, the ABC is facing a funding crisis because its Breakers: Children and Youth in Post-colonial Africa (ed- traditional donors (SIDA/SAREC, NORAD and ited by Filip de Boeck and Alcinda Honwana); Human HIVOS) are pulling out. CODESRIA needs to respond Rights, Regionalism and Democracy in Africa (edited by to these developments, and especially to the possibility Lennart Wohlgemuth and Ebrima Sall); Hegel et l’Afrique that no donor funding is secured in time to rescue the Noire (Amady Aly Dieng); and Insiders and Outsiders: ABC. It is perhaps time for us to explore similar possi- Citizenship and Xenophobia in Contemporary Southern bilities of distributing CODESRIA publications by POD Africa (Francis Nyamnjoh). Also promoted were spe- within Africa. Print on Demand is certainly one way of cial publications related to child and youth studies. solving the problem of shortage of space for storing pub- CODESRIA publications were displayed and sold at lications at the Executive Secretariat in Dakar. the venue. CONCLUSION Voices on Africa forum, Uppsala, Sweden In many ways, 2006 was a year of further consolida- On 4 December 2006, CODESRIA participated in the tion and innovation at the Publications and Dissemi- Voices on Africa book launch forum held in Uppsala, nation Programme. The Print on Demand (POD) initia- Sweden and organised by The Nordic Africa Institute tive has opened up a whole new window of possibilities, (NAI). Sulaiman Adebowale, made a presentation of notwithstanding the current financial crisis facing our CODESRIA journals and several newly released titles distribution and marketing partners in Oxford, the Af- from the publications programme. The visit also african Books Collective (ABC). In 2007 the PDP intends forded the Council and NAI an opportunity to explore to enrich its distribution avenues further and actively further ways of promoting and strengthening their seek partners in French and Portuguese as well, for pur- various efforts at disseminating scholarship on Africa poses of co-publication and distribution of the results through collaborative strategies at various book fairs of CODESRIA research. The PDP remains relevant to and dissemination forums. Several activities have been addressing the challenge of promoting African voices earmarked for the Cape Town and Frankfurt Interna- and African intellectual history, and privileging an tional Book Fairs in 2007. African sense of synthesis, that brings an originality of Distribution through ABC and the POD Experience voice and perspective. In the scholarly writing workshops, the PDP has an initiative that speaks to the press- The Oxford-based African Books Collective, of which ing need of young and budding scholars keen to play a CODESRIA is a founding member, is the official dis- part in the fulfillment of CODESRIA’s mission to pro- tributor of our books in Europe and North America. mote greater visibility and accessibility for African Recently, we joined its print on demand (POD) initia- scholarship that is informed by perspectives derived tive, following a memorandum of understanding signed from and/or sympathetic to experiences emanating in 2004 to print on demand CODESRIA publications from the African continent.

Cross section of the audience at one of the Africa in the New Millennium Series Lectures.

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Administration and Finance Service

EXECUTIVE SUMMARUMMARY jor supporters of the work of the Council providing some 50% of the core funding of the Council. Out of a total of The year 2006 started on a high note following a suc- some 20 odd donors, the core donor list of the Council cessful 11th General Assembly held in Maputo in De- in 2006 was as follows:- cember 2005. The Council Secretariat returned home African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) with a new Charter, which had been adopted by the General Assembly, invigorated by the positive feedback Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and reaffirmation of the relevance and importance of the work being carried out by CODESRIA. The success Danish Foreign Ministry of this event spoke volumes of the gains made by the Council in reinforcing institutional credibility among Dutch Foreign Ministry the membership, as well as other stakeholders. For the Administration and Finance Service, 2006 was signifi- Ford Foundation cant in two important aspects. Firstly, it marked the end of the 2002 to 2006 Strategic Planning Cycle and Government of the Republic of Senegal secondly, 2006 marked the midpoint of the 2005 to 2007 Programmatic and Financial Cycle. Due to both of these Norwegian International Development Agency reasons, and following the General Assembly in 2005, (NORAD) this year was a critical time for self evaluation and preparation for the next five-year strategic cycle. The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) Staff Strategic Planning Retreat which was held in Janu- ary 2006 provided the forum for the leadership and PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION staff of the Council to undertake a critical self evaluation, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Coun- The CODESRIA budget for 2006 amounted to approxi- cil, and discuss the challenges it would face in the next mately US$10 million. Forty percent of the budget was strategic cycle. The consensus was that the Council had allocated to the Research Programme, whilst 21 per- regained its position as the premier social science recent was absorbed by the Training, Grants and Fellow- search institute on the continent and that the future ships Programme and 12 percent by the Publications would see a consolidation of this position. The Strate- and Dissemination Programme. The Strategic and Joint gic Planning Retreat marked the beginning of the prepa- Initiatives Programme accounted for 5 percent of the ration of the Council’s Strategic Plan for the 2007 to budget and the CODESRIA Documentation and Infor- 2011 period. mation Centre (CODICE) absorbed 7 percent. The Coun- cil managed to contain its administrative costs to 12 PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN percent of budget leaving 4 percent for institutional development. By the end of 2006 the Council had man- FUND RAISING aged to implement at least 86% of its activities with some programmes being postponed to the first quarter At the start of the year, the Council had already raised of 2007 for various reasons ranging from conflicts that some 50% of the financing for the year’s activities. This arose in some African regions to the need to accommo- funding was augmented by the signing of two signifi- date some initially unplanned but relevant activities. cant funding contracts with the African Capacity Build- ing Foundation and the Dutch Foreign Ministry. The PROGRAMMING SEMINAR contract with the African Capacity Building Foundation was signed at a ceremony held at the Ministry of In November 2006, the Council held its annual Pro- Finance in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, making the gramming Seminar where the work plans and budgets ACBF the first African donor to fund CODESRIA’s core for 2007 as well as the Strategic Plan covering the pe- activities. The contract with the Dutch Foreign Ministry riod 2007 to 2011 were discussed in detail. During the was signed in the second half of the year and was the 2002 to 2006 strategic planning cycle, the Council sought result of several months of negotiations. to add value to its existing portfolio of activities built during the previous programmatic and financial cy- With the signing of these two new agreements in 2006, cles and to supplement them with a number of new, the Council was assured of meeting its fundraising tar- strategically designed interventions around which the get for 2006. The Scandinavian donors remain the ma- work of the institution could be built over the long-term.

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This strategy was to be carried forward into the next cycle and efforts at consolidating existing programmes, strengthening programme content, quality, output, reach and impact as part of a bid to add new value would be continued. With these objectives in mind, the 2007 work plans and budgets were revised and tabled at the Executive Committee meeting held in December 2006. Preparations also began in earnest for the donor evaluation exercise to take place in the second quarter of 2007. This is a welcome exercise which the Council feels will provide an added stamp of approval from our donors and increase confidence in the work of the Coun- cil. Documentalistes (EBAD) at Cheikh Anta Diop Univer- THE CODESRIA ENDOWMENT FUND sity of Dakar (Senegal), he has taught information sci- The CODESRIA 11th General Assembly approved the ence since 1988. Prior to joining CODESRIA as Pro- formation of a CODESRIA Endowment Fund and man- gramme Officer in charge of the CODESRIA dated the Secretariat to start fundraising activities. In Documentation and Information Centre (CODICE), he 2006 initial requests were made to the CODESRIA mem- worked as Global Information Infrastructure Specialist bership to pledge donations to the endowment fund (GIIS) and Leland Coordinator for USAID/Senegal, as whilst at the same time preparations were made to Regional Training officer for the Francophone Univer- launch the donor endowment drive in 2007. All funds sity Agency (AUF) at the Dakar Francophone Virtual to be raised will be accumulated in a special account Campus and then for one year as Director of the Virtual and remain unutilized until the 2008 General Assem- Campus. He has also done consultancy work for the bly where an independent committee to oversee the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and management of the fund would be appointed. various UN agencies. He is a founding member of the Senegalese Internet Society chapter (ISOC-Senegal), INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT General Secretary of OSIRIS, an NGO looking at the During the year the Council made significant invest- development of the Information Society in Senegal, edi- ments in state of the art lap top computers for its pro- tor of BATIK, a monthly electronic newsletter published gramme staff. The move away from desktop computers by OSIRIS and Webmaster of the OSIRIS website was necessitated by the frequent power cuts experi- (www.osiris.sn/). enced in our host country which have been disruptive Pinkie Mekgwe – Recruited November 2006 to the Council’s work. The Council hopes to complete this exercise by the end of 2007. Pinkie Mekgwe joined CODESRIA from the University of Botswana where she was teaching courses in Criti- During the year a training programme on Microsoft cal Theory, Gender studies, Research Methodology and packages was implemented to enhance the skills of pro- Creative Writing. Dr Mekgwe’s interests extend to the gramme and support staff and this is to continue Media, particularly Media for Education and Media throughout the 2007 calendar year. Ethics. She has worked as producer and presenter of a radio book review programme and was founding Board RECRUITMENT Member and chair of the Media Regulatory Body in In line with its strategy to recruit highly qualified pro- Botswana. Her academic work spans thirteen years fessional staff to augment the capacity already on the spent across the Universities of Botswana, Sussex in ground in the Secretariat, the Council welcomed on board six new staff members in 2006. These appoint- ments further strengthen the Council’s ability to sur- vive in an increasingly challenging and ever more com- petitive environment. The new capacity that was built has fed into the culture of selfless service that is already at the core of the institutional modus operandi since the time of the founding of the Council in 1973.

Olivier Sagna – Recruited November 2006 Olivier Sagna holds a PhD in History from the Paris VII Denis Diderot University and a Masters in Information Science from the Institut National des Techniques de la Documentation (INTD), Paris (France). Associate professor at the Ecole de Bibliothécaires, Archivistes et

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England, Malmo in Sweden, and Witwatersrand in Yves Eric Elouga – Recruited October 2006 South Africa. She has published critical work on gen- Yves Eric Elouga, joined CODESRIA 16 October 2006 der, cultural studies, literary theory, and written on the as Marketing and Dissemination Assistant, Publica- Media. She has also published and contributed chap- tions and Dissemination Programme. Yves Eric Elouga ters to literary books. At CODESRIA, she is Programme holds a degree in marketing. Officer in charge of the Council’s Humanities, South- South, Diasporic, and Gender programmes.

Roseline Achieng’ – Recruited March 2006 Roseline Achieng’, Programmes Manager, Research Programme, 20 March 2006. Roseline holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Bielefeld, Germany.

Richard Akum – Recruited December 2006

During the 2006 calendar year, the Council bid fare- well to Frederick Da Costa, Treasurer and Ndeye Gnima Sarr Seye, Translator. MEMBERSHIP Over the years the CODESRIA membership base as increased exponentially as members of the social science community who work on and in Africa view the Coun- Richard Akum joined CODESRIA on 28 December, 2006 cil as an organisation to which any serious researcher as Programmes Manager in the Office of the Executive working on the continent should be affiliated. Hence in Secretary, under current assignment in the Training, 2006, CODESRIA registered 169 new members bring- Grants and Fellowships Programme. Prior to joining ing the total membership figures to 1,371 as at 31 De- the Council, he worked as a Researcher with the United cember 2006. Of these 391 members are female. The Nations-affiliated University for Peace. Council takes pride in its Pan African identity. The Alice Dossou-Yovo – Recruited April 2006 membership distribution shows substantial member representation in all of the five sub-regions of Africa. Alice Bakangana Dossou-Yovo, Accountant, Adminis- tration and Finance Programme, 3 April 2006. Alice The Council has taken major strides in 2006, in the de- holds a DESS in accounting and management from the velopment of the membership services. This first of these Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. was the launching of a Members’ Newsletter, which is a bi-annual publication designed as an e-journal and which is disseminated to all members. The Newsletter seeks to keep members in touch with Council activites and developments in the social sciences that affect the continent. The second important development was the issuing of membership numbers to all members, which will enable the Council to issue membership cards. In 2007, a full time Membership Officer shall be recruited.

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CODESRIA MEMBERSHIP BY REGION 2006 NEW MEMBERSHIP AT A GLANCE Central Africa 210 2006 MEMBERSHIP PER GENDER East Africa 220 North Africa 90 Southern Africa 203 West Africa 524 Associate Members 124

CODESRIA MEMBERSHIP BY DISCIPLINE Gender/Women Studies 30 2.2% Female Anthropology 53 3.9% Geography 54 3.9% Male Law 55 4.0% Philosophy 55 4.0% 2006 MEMBERSHIP PER REGION Literature 93 6.8% 80

History/Archaeology 133 9.7% 70

Economics 217 15.8% 60 Political Science 229 6.7% 50 40 Sociology 298 21.7% 30 Other 154 11.3% 20

CODESRIA MEMBERSHIP BY GENDER 10 0 Female 391 28.6% Associates Central East Africa North Southern West Africa Africa Africa Africa Africa Male 977 71.4 LOOKING AHEAD The Council has taken major strides in cementing its 2006 NEW MEMBERSHIP IN FIGURES position as the premier institute of social science research in Africa managed by competent profession- 2006 ENTRIES PER GENDER als who share a passion for Africa. The next strategic Female 53 cycle will seek to consolidate this position and realise Male 116 the collective vision and aspirations of the membership, Total 169 staff and leadership of the institution for a CODESRIA that is a premier centre of excellence comparable to any 2006 ENTRIES PER REGION other in the world. The upgrade of IT systems and up- Associate members 31 date of internal policies and procedures which begun some three years ago shall be completed by the end of Central Africa 29 2007 with the approval of new Internal Regulations as East Africa 22 well as a revised Procedure Manual. North Africa 6 Preparations are underway for the external evaluation Southern Africa 11 to be conducted by the Council’s principal core donors West Afica 70 and this exercise shall be completed by September 2007. Total 169 The new-look website which is currently under construction shall be officially launched in Dakar in 2007 2006 ENTRIES PER DISCIPLINE and it is our dream that this will not only be an infor- Economics 14 mation site, but an important knowledge site for any social science researcher. History 13 Sociology/Anthropology 36 Political Science 26 Others 80 Total 169

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ANNEX

LIST OF DONORS AND COLLABORATORS

African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) International Institute for Educational planning of The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) United Nations Educational Scientific & Cultural Or- ganisation (IIPE)/ADEA Danish Foreign Ministry Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Dutch Foreign Ministry Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) Ford Foundation Partnership for Higher Education Government of the Republic of Senegal Institute for Applied International Studies (FAFO-AIS) Norwegian International Development Agency (NORAD) Institute of International Education (IIE)

Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Carnegie Corporation of New York United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)

Childwatch International United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) World Resources Institute (WRI)

International Institute of Social History (SEPHIS)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Souleymane Bachir Diagne President Teresa Cruz e Silva President Fatima Harrak Vice-President Georges Kobou Vice-President Ibrahim Abdullah Abdelghani Abouhani

Jìmi Adesina Samir Amin

Nouria Remaoun Beban Sammy Chumbow

Chachage S.L. Chachage (Late) Ali El Kenz Kimba Idrissa Elisio Salvado Macamo Godwin R. Murunga Archie Mafeje Noël Obotela Rachidi Takyiwaa Manuh Onalenna Doo Selolwane Elikia Mbokolo Adebayo Olukoshi Abdul Raufu Mustapha

Joe Oloka Onyango

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY PUBLICATIONS AND DISSEMINATION PROGRAMME Adebayo Olukoshi Executive Secretary Francis Nyamnjoh Senior Programme Officer

Revenor Diouf Departmental Secretary Sulaiman A. Adebowale Managing Editor

Francine N. Bilingual Secretary Chifaou I. Josiane Amzat Departmental Secretary Nyamen Adade Hadijatou Sy Typesetter RESEARCH PROGRAMME Sériane Camara Ajavon Typesetter Ebrima Sall Senior Programme Officer Awa Diop Editorial Assistant Carlos Cardoso Programme Officer Daouda Thiam Typesetter Pinkie Mekgwe Programme Officer Yves Eric Elouga Distribution & marketing Roseline Achieng’ Programme Manager Assistant Ndeye Sokhna Gueye CODESRIA/Sephis TRAINING, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME Bruno Sonko Programme Assistant Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo, Deputy Executive Kouassivi Abdon Sofonnou Programme Assistant Secretary, Senior Programme Officer Hawa Diao Fal Departmental Secretary Richard Akum Programme Manager ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE PROGRAMME Virginie Niang Programme Assistant Takayi Chibanda Director of Admin. & Finance Emilie Diouf Sarr Departmental Secretary

Awa Dibor Ndao Chief Accountant Mohamed Chérif Diarra Programme Coordinator Amadou Diop Accountant (WGFE)

Ibrahima Ndiaye Accountant Houraye Mamadou Anne Programme Assistant (WGFE) Frederick Da Costa Treasurer CODESRIA DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION Alice Bakangana Accountant CENTRE (CODICE) Dossou Yovo Olivier Sagna Programme Officer Marie Ndiaye Assistant, Gen. Admin. & Hum. Res. Abou Moussa Ndongo Chief Librarian

Ndèye Gnima Sarr Sèye Translator/Interpreter Jean Pierre Diouf Librarian Assistant Emiliane Faye Documentalist Lallah Bousso Diop Procurement Officer Soulé Guèye IT Systems Manager Fatim Ndiaye Protocol Officer

Nathalie Anthony Gabiam Maintenance & Travels Officer

Marième Ly Receptionist/Mail Clerk

Edgar Diatta Storekeeper / Photocopying

Ibrahima Dramé Driver

Raymond Ernest Bassène Driver