No. 5, 2002

Contents: 

• Editorial Note

• Detailed Breakdown of the Abstracts and Panel Proposals Received for the 10^th General Assembly

• The CODESRIA Web Site

Editorial Note:

This Information Bulletin is an innovation which has been adopted by CODESRIA to keep all members of the African social research community informed of every aspect, and the different stages of the Council’s preparation for the upcoming General Assembly scheduled for 10 – 12 December, 2002 in Kampala. In doing so, the Bulletin is also designed to serve as a mobilisation tool as the countdown begins in earnest to an event which promises to be the biggest gathering of scholars on the African continent this year and a true festival of ideas and debate. As frequently as the need arises, the CODESRIA Secretariat will issue this Information Bulletin right up to the first week of December 2002. It is hoped that you will find the Bulletin informative and useful.  

From the Executive Secretary: Detailed Breakdown of the Abstracts and Panel Proposals Received in Respect of the 10^th General Assembly 

Date: 15 November, 2002 
Ref.: BSE//237/2002 

Dear colleagues and friends,

Further to the information reported in the Information Bulletin No. 4 regarding the impressive response received from the African and wider international scholarly community to the call for papers for the upcoming 10^th General Assembly, we are pleased to present an analysis of the geographical distribution of the abstracts received. Some 426 abstracts and panel proposals were received as of the deadline of 31^st August, 2002 that was set. 50 other abstracts and panel proposals were received after the deadline. 120 abstracts, including proposals for panels, were selected by the CODESRIA Scientific Committee which was requested by the Executive Committee to serve as the body to evaluate and identify the papers to be presented during the scientific sessions of the Assembly. The 120 papers selected have been organised by the Secretariat into 20 parallel panels and a number of plenary sessions spread over a period of three days. The fourth day of the Assembly is reserved exclusively for institutional governance issues. 

Below is a detailed breakdown by country, region and continent of the abstracts received for consideration for the 10^th General Assembly: 

DISTRIBUTION OF ABSTRACTS PER COUNTRY – CONTINENT – AFRICAN REGION

I.          Abstracts received per Country 

COUNTRY	NUMBER
Algeria	8
Austria	2
Bahamas	1
Belgium	2
Benin	2
Bostwana	5
Cameroon	44
Canada	5
Caribbean	1
Congo-Brazzaville	11
Cote d’Ivoire	3
Egypt	4
Ethiopia	4
France	2
Gabon	4
Germany	1
Guinea-Bissau	1
Italy	1
Jamaica	1
Kenya	43
Lesotho	2
Madagascar	1
Malawi	1
Malaysia	1
Mali	3
Morocco	2
Mozambique	8
Namibia	1
Niger	1
Nigeria	125
Rwanda	5
Senegal	19
Singapore	1
South Africa	37
Swaziland	3
Sweden	2
Switzerland	1
Tanzania	6
The Gambia	2
Tunisia	10
Uganda	14
United Kingdom	7
USA	22
Zambia	2
Zimbabwe	5
Total of Countries : 45