Perivoli Africa Research Centre (PARC)

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Delighted to welcome our newest Africa Charter signatory - the Institute of Development Studies. Congratulations on being part of our Community of Practice! 🎇 For more information about the Africa Charter visit https://lnkd.in/dpyariB8

*Imbalances, barriers and practical ways forward... a two-day workshop in Brussels* The agenda is now available for anyone joining us in Brussels next week, where we will be bringing European and African HE leaders together to look at how the Charter's 10 principles might be implemented. Find out more on our website: https://lnkd.in/enEi2sKX

Preparations are underway for our exciting European event, bringing the Africa Charter to Brussels for a 2-day workshop co-convened with Coimbra Group and Universitetet i Bergen (University of Bergen). European higher education leaders will come together to advance transformative research partnerships between Africa and the rest of the world. Registration open now! https://lnkd.in/enEi2sKX

Congratulations to the University of Bergen (UiB), newest signatory to the Africa Charter! 🎉 Great to announce this in the run-up to our Brussels event on transformative research collaborations between Africa and the global North, co-convened with University of Bergen (UiB) and Coimbra Group in November. Find out more about this two-day workshop here: https://lnkd.in/enEi2sKX

Developing thought around the Africa Charter... at ASAUK24 At the end of August, PARC will be at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK) conference convening four roundtable discussions on the Africa Charter, each with a different aim. These events will bring an academic constituency together to reflect critically on the arguments the Charter makes and help locate it within the long history of African thought on knowledge production. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/eaNWnv2n

It's here! Check out our Annual Report, which doubles as an overview of PARC's first four years. It features highlights from 2023, the story leading up to last year's launch of the Africa Charter in Windhoek, Namibia, and how the community of interest around it has grown to more than 100 institutional signatories. Download the report from our website: https://lnkd.in/e5p_unCy

We are delighted to announce that the Development Studies Association (DSA) has become the newest signatory of the Africa Charter, and the 111th organisation globally to sign. 🎉 Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gfKUMwXA

Coloniality, epistemic injustice, the Africa charter and more... read about our panel at the Development Studies Association 2024 Conference last month ⬇ https://lnkd.in/gVWAwYMg

What do we mean by 'impact', and how do we shift the conversation to the global South? Read more about our recent workshop for University of Bristol researchers working on Africa and global South-facing research collaborations. https://lnkd.in/gkTAWFVZ