CFP VAD 2014 : ‘The futures of the African (middle) classes’ ((Bayreuth), June 11th-14th 2014,)

CFP: VAD Congress 2014 FUTURE AFRICA, June 11th-14th 2014, Bayreuth (Germany)

The futures of the African (middle) classes

Panel Organizers:
David O’€™Kane (MPI Halle)/Tabea Scharrer (MPI Halle)/ Lena Kroeker (Uni Bayreuth)/ Florian Stoll (Uni Bayreuth)

In recent years, a new social category has emerged in Africa, becoming a major focal point of theoretical interest and debate – the new African Middle Class. Increased economic growth, enhanced political democratization and the social change associated with both are widely seen as driving the emergence of a larger “middle class” or “middle layer” in African societies. Some accounts assume that the formula for successful economic development and stable political democratization in Africa has finally been discovered, and that the new African middle classes are essentially the same as their counterparts in the developed world. In our view, the reality is more complex. We agree that a new social actor is emerging in many (though not all) African countries, and that the concept of a “middle class” or “middle stratum” is appropriate for understanding that actor. We do not agree, however, that these concepts can be used exactly in the same way
as in the societies where they were developed. Therefore, we propose that for a fuller understanding of this new social category, the “African middle class”, more research is needed.
The idea of African middle classes as carriers of economic progress and as a democratizing force is strongly connected with their visions of future. These images of the middle classes as drivers of development contain strong, imaginative, visions of the African future. Therefore, another main focus of this panel are the future visions and future concepts related to and held by African middle classes: these may be, for example, development strategies, political initiatives, or cultural and economic arrangements.
Who are the middle classes in Africa, and how do they live? We invite case studies and synoptic surveys which can contribute to a “mapping” of the African middle classes, identifying their locations, levels of affluence education etc.
Following this, we seek conceptual papers that consider what “middle class” or middle stratum really means in specifically African contexts.
What is the relationship between class and other key concepts, such as gender, ethnicity and religion? In relation to this question, we seek papers on the relationship between actually existing middle class networks and other groups and entities
What sort of future are Africa’s middle classes or middle layers aspiring to?
What is the real significance of the African middle class for the continent’s future political and economic development?

Contacts:
okane@eth.mpg.de; scharrer@eth.mpg.de; lena.kroeker@uni-bayreuth.de; florian.stoll@uni-bayreuth.de

Papers presented at the panel will be considered for publication. Please submit your abstract [250 words] to the panel organisers not later than 17th of November 2013.

For more details visit the conference website: http://www.vad-ev.de/bayreuth2014/[http://www.vad-ev.de/bayreuth2014/

Appel à contributions / Colloque 2014 de l’ACSALF, Mobilité(s)

Veuillez trouver ci-après et en pièce jointe l’appel à contributions pour le prochain colloque de l’ACSALF, « Mobilité(s) », qui aura lieu du 14 au 17 octobre 2014 à l’Université d’Ottawa.

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Appel à communication – « Chercheur(se) In Situ » (21, 22, 23 mai 2014, Montpellier)

Échéances:
– Résumé 15 décembre 2013
– Acceptation 15 février 2014

Appel à communication
« Chercheur(se) In Situ – Immersion par corps, normes et déviances » 21, 22, 23 mai 2014, espace Saint Charles à Montpellier.
Ce colloque international et pluridisciplinaire s’intéresse aux questions que pose l’immersion du chercheur: son entrée dans le groupe étudié (axe 1), l’étude des interactions in situ (axe 2) et enfin l’écriture de l’expérience vécue (axe 3).
Conférenciers invités:
– Christian Bromberger (ethnologue), Professeur, Université d’Aix-Marseille
-Gilles Raveneau (ethnologue), MCU, Université de Paris X Nanterre
– Carlo Morselli (criminologue), Professeur, École de criminologie, Université de Montréal
– Marie-Anne Paveau (linguiste), Professeure, Université Paris XIII
Argumentaire français/anglais etinformations :
http://www.insitu.santesih.fr/InSitu
Colloque Chercheur In Situ mai 2014 Montpellier Version Ang

Call for papers
« Researcher In Situ – Immersion from body, norms and deviances » 21th, 22th and 23st May 2014, Espace Saint Charles, in Montpellier (France).
This international and multidisciplinary symposium takes an interest in the questions set by the researcher’s immersion, when entering his/her
studied group (line of research no.1), to the interactions (line no.2), over to the writing phase of the experience that has been lived (line no.3).
Invited speakers:
– Christian Bromberger (ethnologue), Professeur, Université d’Aix-Marseille
-Gilles Raveneau (ethnologue), MCU, Université de Paris X Nanterre
– Carlo Morselli (criminologue), Professeur, École de criminologie, Université de Montréal
– Marie-Anne Paveau (linguiste), Professeure, Université Paris XIII
Please find the French and English overview and informations:
http://www.insitu.santesih.fr/InSitu

Appel à com : « Massacres et répressions dans le monde colonial », (27-29 nov 2014, Lorient)

Vous trouverez ci dessous et en pièce jointe un appel à communications pour un colloque intitulé « Massacres et répressions dans le monde colonial : Archives et fictions su service de l’historiographie ou du discours officiel » .

Ce colloque se tiendra du 27 au 29 novembre 2014 à l’Université de Lorient.
Les propositions de communications sont attendues pour le 1er février 2014.

Appel à communication

Appel colloque Education aux médias

Ce petit courriel pour vous rappeler la date limite d’envoi de propositions pour le Colloque international Éducation aux médias qui aura lieu à Abidjan les 13 et 14 mars 2014. Vos propositions sont attendues pour le 15 NOVEMBRE.
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Convocatoria a mesa CLADHEIV

Appel à contributions à une table ronde qui porte sur le thème « Pensar la historia economica »: Le lien se trouve ci-dessous.

el sitio web del Congreso http://www.utadeo.edu.co/es/noticia/destacadas/cuarto-congreso-latinoamericano-de-historia-economica/7516/convocatoria-mesa-de

Call for papers: Religious pathways to better futures

Conference of African Studies Association Germany (VAD), Bayreuth University, June 11-14 2014,panel 32
Papers are welcome until the 17th of November 2013

Please send your abstracts to the panel convenors and to the conference organizers:vad.bayreuth2014@gmail.com
http://www.vad-ev.de/bayreuth2014/callforpapers/

Religious groups in Africa are not only an important source of imaginations of the future they are also remarkably active in their efforts to realize them. Thereby different religious groups articulate quite different visions on the future of their society, of Africa, the world or of mankind and follow different ways to pursue their goals: Some groups might opt for public prayers, some for violence, some see in education the best way to realize their visions, some form political parties, and still others search for support in transnational networks or establish faith-based-organizations and try to link their future imaginaries to those of the donors in the world of development. To approach the expected future and to change society in their spirit, most religious groups act publicly and enter national and transnational spheres where other actors, ideas and interest are already present. Thus,looking at differing religious visions on the future and at the ways they are translated into practice, raises questions about the forms of public religion and interest articulation in a national and transnational setting as well as questions about religious diversity within a society.
The panel invites speakers to present empirical studies of religious groups and the futures they propose/expect, and to address especially the ways these groups follow to attain their goals. Considering the issues of change, of the plurality of visions and ways and of national/transnational public religions, we would like to discuss questions such as:
How do « religious futures » look like and what are the religious concepts of man, society and the world that allow for « religious engineering »?
To what extent do shared religious visions of the future provide a basis for forming a religious group in the first place (e.g. in migration or development contexts)? What are the contexts in which religious concepts of the future flourish?
Is there a connection between the kind of future that is imagined and the instruments chosen for its realization? When do groups for example focus on local, when on
transnational activities?
Do religious visions of the future change as actors make them public, struggle with the challenges of their implementation and encounter other visions within a pluralistic context?
How do activities of different religious groups connect or conflict with each other, as well as with political activities or with those of national / international development organizations?
What are the consequences of national and transnational competition or cooperation between several (religious and non-religious) versions of the future and ways of implementation?
How do groups deal with the plurality of universalisms in the world and how wide is the scope for multiple futures in a given society?

Appel à candidatures / projets – Call for funding applications / projects 2014

Appel à candidatures/projets Afrique Australe 2014
Etudiants de master 2, Doctorants, Post-doctorants, Chercheurs, Unités de Recherche

Dans le cadre de sa programmation scientifique, L’Institut français d’Afrique du Sud (UMIFRE 25, USR 3336) soutient financièrement un certain nombre de projets de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales sur l’Afrique australe.

Pour l’année 2014, l’IFAS ouvre :

·        un appel à candidatures pour un ou deux postes de doctorants ou post-doctorants. Ces postes sont à pourvoir dans le cadre d’Aides à la Mobilité d’une durée de 9 mois, non renouvelables sauf exceptionnellement.  Appel à candidatures 2014

·        un appel à projets à l’attention des unités de recherche, chercheurs, post-doctorants, doctorants, et étudiants en Master. Les projets doivent porter la perspective d’un partenariat scientifique entre l’Europe et l’Afrique australe.  Appel à projets 2014

Toutes les demandes de financement pour l’année 2014 doivent impérativement nous parvenir avant le
11 décembre 2013.

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Call for funding applications / projects Southern Africa 2014
Honours, Masters, Doctoral, Post-Doctoral students,  Senior Researchers, Research Units

Within the framework of its research programmes, the French Institute of South Africa (UMIFRE 25, USR 3336) finances research projects in the Human and Social Sciences on Southern Africa.

For 2014, IFAS is launching:

·        a call for applications for one or two doctoral or post-doctoral research positions, for a maximum of nine months, non-renewable (save for exceptional reasons). [Call for applications].

·        a call for projects intended for research units, senior researchers, post-doctorate, doctorate  and master students carrying a scientific partnership between Europe and Southern Africa. [Call for projects].

All funding applications for 2014 must imperatively reach us before the 11^th of December 2013.

Appel à communications : Villes portuaires : perspectives comparatives sur la stabilité urbaine et la sécurité publique

Villes portuaires : perspectives comparatives sur la stabilité urbaine et la sécurité publique
XVIIIe – XXIe siècles

Les propositions de contribution sont à soumettre d’ici le 15 novembre 2013 via www.eauh2014.fcsh.unl.pt

12th International Conference on Urban History | 12ème Conférence Internationale d’Histoire Urbain

Responsible Development| Calls and Speakers | Global Justice through Global Citizenship?

Extenstion of Deadline: Call for Abstracts – Responsible Development in a Polycentric World

14th EADI General Conference: Deadline: 15 December 2013. Submissions can be done in English or French. To apply for the call, kindly follow the following link:  http://www.gc2014.org/

Keynote Speakers: 14th EADI General Conference, 23 – 26 June 2014, Bonn – Germany – Call for Papers open

EADI is very pleased to announce that a good number of high-level keynote speakers for the plenary sessions have confirmed their participation in the conference.
These include Professor Noeleen Heyzer of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP), Dr. Francisco Ferreira, Acting Chief Economist for World Bank Africa, Professor Raphael Kaplinski of Open University in the United Kingdom, Associate Professor Adrian Gurza Lavalle of Sao Paulo University as well as Professor Peter Knorringa of the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam. For more information on the conference and the call for papers (open until 15 December), please visit the conference website on www.gc2014.org and follow us on Twitter #ResponsibleDev

Conference on Global Justice Through Global Citizenship: the Role of Global Education and Public Awareness

On 20-21 November 2013, Developing Europeans’ Engagement in Eradication of Global Poverty (DEEP), in partnership with EADI, PULSE/HIVA, CIDIN and NCDO,  will host its first European conference in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will gather researchers, academics and practitioners to explore understanding and practices of global citizenship, global justice and global education and their relationship to the broader international development context. Registration for the conference has been closed but more information can be found on http://www.deeep.org/european-conferences/374.html

Subsidized Fee for New Publication from EADI’s Working Group : ‘Climate-Resilient Development: Participatory Solutions from Developing Countries’
Edited by Astrid Carrapatoso and Edith Kuerzinger.

EADI members can purchase this book at a reduced fee (please contact the EADI Secretariat). The book critically discusses climate-resilient development in the context of current deficiencies of multilateral climate management strategies and processes. It analyses innovative climate policy options at national, (inter-)regional, and local levels from a mainly Southern perspective, thus contributing to the topical debate on alternative climate governance and resilient development models.