Call for Papers Anteriores

Call for Papers – Amílcar Cabral at 100: Liberation and Legacy

Editors:

Carlos Lopes – The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
Aurora Almada e Santos – Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA University of Lisbon
Pedro Goulart – Centre for Public Administration and Public Policies, Institute of Social and Po-litical Sciences, Universidade de Lisboa

Abstract:

Amílcar Cabral, a towering figure in the fight against colonialism and a leading intellectual force in the struggle for the independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde and beyond, con-tinues to be an influential reference for the study of contemporary Africa as we approach the commemoration of his 100th anniversary in 2024. Cabral’s impact transcends the temporal confines of his era, and his enduring relevance lies in his visionary leadership, revolutionary ideologies, and commitment to social justice. As a key architect of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cabo Verde (PAIGC), Cabral not only orchestrated a successful armed struggle against Portuguese colonial rule but also championed comprehensive state-building programs that addressed the socio-economic needs of the liberated territories. His emphasis on grassroots empowerment, education, and the intersectionality of global challenges underscores his forward-thinking approach, making Cabral a timeless icon in the quest for human rights and self-determination.

Cabral’s intellectual legacy is a multifaceted tapestry encompassing ideological, strategic, relational, inspirational, and post-colonial dimensions. At its core, Cabral’s ideological framework was a powerful tool to challenge colonial dominance, emphasising the fusion of national liberation with cultural resurgence. His toolkit for resistance featured diverse methods, including armed struggle, state-building initiatives, diplomacy, and effective communication strategies.

The networking dimension showcases Cabral’s adeptness in cultivating connections with sympathetic nations, international organisations, non-state actors, and individuals globally. His ideas have transcended borders, becoming a source of inspiration for individuals and groups worldwide engaged in struggles against oppression.

In the post-colonial realm, Cabral’s memory and ideas shape ongoing discussions on identity and governance after colonialism. Simultaneously, the iconic dimension reflects the sustained scholarly interest in Cabral’s figure, particularly by academics from the Global South, highlighting the enduring relevance of his contributions to post-colonial studies, political theory, and social movements. Cabral’s profound impact extends far beyond the historical context of Guinea and Cabo Verde, leaving an indelible mark on the global discourse on liberation, identity, and self-determination.

To delve into the intricate dynamics marking the conclusion of Portuguese colonial rule in Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde, the Cadernos de Estudos Africanos plans to release a special issue in December 2024 centered on Amílcar Cabral. This thematic edition aims to leverage Ca-bral’s influential persona as a foundational lens, exploring diverse analytical trajectories to shed light on his role in shaping the statehood evolution of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde.

Submission deadline: March 2024

Expression of Interest: January 15th 2024

Submission guidelines include original papers in Portuguese or English, double-spaced text in Times New Roman, size 12, with margins no less than 3 cm. Papers should not exceed 60,000 characters (about 30 pages), including spaces, notes, bibliography, tables, graphs, and figures. Each paper must feature a title, abstract (up to 120 words), and six keywords in Portuguese and English. References should follow APA style.

Call for Papers: Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Africa

Editors:

Clara Carvalho (CEI-Iscte)
Ricardo Falcão (CEI-Iscte)
Isaiete Jabula

Abstract:

Sexual and reproductive rights were explicitly inscribed in human rights instruments during the 1990s. While initially, especially during the 1970s, they were promoted in the framework of health under the banner of reproductive rights, these have been widened considerably and to become symbols of the struggle for individual liberty and rights. Nevertheless, the juridical and political nature of these instruments of international law, translated locally, creates forms of biopolitics that aren’t always aligned with local practices and beliefs, thus finding considerable social and cultural resistance. In West Africa (but also beyond), the social legitimacy of these rights is growingly questioned as new waves of religious and social conservatism try to conquer the public sphere.

This call for papers encompasses the wide field where local and international actors both deploy conflicting and converging discourses about dividing issues such as gender equality, sexual rights, gender-based violence, abortion, planned reproduction, and gender roles. It also wants to highlight the conundrums of how legislation is enforced, and its implementation financed. A critical approach to these intersections is necessary, especially concerning local activists and changing sociocultural practices and their social histories. Beyond the idioms of mobilisation, the social importance of local definitions of the public and private realms, notions of silence and discretion, and all their gendered forms underline the complexity of the social communication codes around sexuality and reproduction. An overly restrictive vision of politicisation as mobilisation might evaluate certain silences as symptomatic of non-politicization. Still, it has been shown that more complex views of political mobilisation can be considered through the role played by imaginaries and concrete subversive practices that elude social constraints.

In this call for papers, we invite scholars to contribute their valuable research on sexual and reproductive rights in Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, focusing particularly on local social dynamics. Your contributions will play a crucial role in widening the scope of the discussions and shaping the discourse on these important issues in West Africa.

Guidelines for Authors: Contributions should be submitted to the journal’s page on RCAAP (https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cea/) until 20 June 2023.

Submitted papers must be original and follow specific guidelines, that can be consulted here: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/cea/about .

Call for Papers: Crossing the Lines? Local actors’ responses to developmental challenges in Africa

Editors:

Pedro Figueiredo Neto (ICS-ULisboa)
Edalina Rodrigues Sanches (ISCTE-IUL)
Ndangwa Noyoo (University of Cape Town)

Abstract

Enduring colonial legacies continue to shape contemporary politics and policies in Africa. As former and new actors strive seek to expand economic and political influence in the continent, subtler forms of domination arise to accommodate neo- and post-colonial agendas – but not without facing local resistance, resilience and subversion.

Extant scholarship has focused on how models of political and economic development flow from the North to the Global South, thereby neglecting the role of African agency and the mechanisms used by local actors to resist and cope with the challenges of development. This special issue aims at going beyond the mere Manichaean critique between external intervention/interference and local grievances. It interconnects two arguments that point to, and question, the relevance of both structure and agency. The first argument is that, the politics development, is shaped by power relations that are seeded in the colonial past and that are continuously reinvented in the present. The second argument is that African (state and non-state) political actors, use the available room for maneuver— or simply tend to operate within received sociocultural frameworks —, in order to resist, take advantage, change and voice discontent towards the inequalities and imbalances generated by developmental projects, aid distribution, democratic pushes, or nature conservation programs.

This special issue aim at shedding light at such phenomenon from a crosscut, bird view perspective. For that matter, we invite contributions from all disciplines – namely economics, political science, geography, sociology, history, and anthropology; development studies, etc. – and we highly encourage the participation of Western and African scholars alike.

We ask our contributors to address the interdependence between agency and structure, to the explore the importance of local context in fields such democratization, aid and development, politics of resources and nature conservation, governance, policy implementation, inter alia. The overarching question is How do different actors face/respond to the challenges of political and economic development?

Keywords: Africa, post-colonialism, local state and non-state actors, local knowledge, spaces, voices, policies, protest, accountability, resilience and change, development, aid, humanitarianism, democracy, environment.

Guidelines for Authors: The articles should be explicit in terms of questions and goals and on what empirical material will be used to answer special issue’s overarching question.

Contributions should be sent to cadernos.cei@iscte.pt until 31 January 2021.

Submitted papers must be original and written in English (see publication guidelines here: https://journals.openedition.org/cea/240).

Call for Papers – Europe-Africa Relations

The next thematic issue of Cadernos de Estudos Africanos is centered on “Europe-Africa relations” and will be coordinated by Pedro Seabra (CEI-Iscte), Clara Carvalho (CEI-Iscte) and Inês Marques Ribeiro (CEI-iscte).

The year 2022 was marked by the high-level summit between the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) on 17-18 February, aimed at overcoming a latent donor-beneficiary dynamic between both parties and advancing toward a more concerted response to shared challenges of the 21st century. This political moment symbolized the beginning of a new formal partnership, with an agenda more aligned with the recent global trends in terms of democracy and human rights, development and economic growth, climate change, peace and security, and digitalization. However, the expressed will to deepen EU-AU relations also raised questions on how to address increasingly interlinked themes such as the ecological transition, digital transformation, sustainable economic growth, or the security-development nexus.

The next issue of Cadernos de Estudos Africanos aims to discuss the current state of Europe-Africa relations, assessing the main proposals put forward and exploring the potential and challenges inherent to the definition of a “partnership of equals” between the EU and the AU. We encourage the submission of original papers that analyze relevant operational dimensions of this relationship, such as new trends in development cooperation, the promotion of complementary inter-regional mechanisms, EU support for the consolidation of APSA, the prospects and implications of a post-Cotonou trade agreement, or the tensions arising from the management of the COVID-19 vaccination dossier, among others.

Contributions, in English or Portuguese, should be sent to cadernos.cei@iscte-iul.pt, with the subject “Europe-Africa relations” by May 30^th, 2020. Authors will be notified by June 30^th, 2022. The publication guidelines are available at: https://journals.openedition.org/cea/240.

Call for Papers: Activisms in Africa

Editors:

Magdalena Bialoborska (CEI-IUL)
Miguel de Barros (CESAC)

Activism guided by emancipatory factors and social justice has as its main objective to provide change or just to prepare the way for it to take place through civic participation. The actions of activists – individual or collective – manifest themselves in different ways that propose the change of economic, social and political circumstances. Studies of activism have been more focused on European and American contexts, relegating initiatives and actors from the African continent to a secondary level.

In this thematic issue of the Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, we intend to discuss activism in all its aspects and to problematize it, both in conceptual and methodological terms, as well as through case studies or comparative studies. Presenting the favourable contexts for the emergence of activism, the main actors, the types of actions developed, the areas of action, the challenges, as well as the different ways of disseminating collective actions, serves as a starting point for the study of the results of the activism and movement and to explain the role of activism as the engine of political, social, cultural and economic change in African contexts.

We look for original research work resulting from field work in diverse contexts or articles constructed from the sharing of experiences of the activist-researchers themselves. In addition to case studies and comparative analyses, articles that can contribute to the definition and/or construction of theoretical and conceptual frameworks will be valued. Contributions in English or Portuguese should be sent to cadernos.cei@iscte-iul.pt and activismsinafrica2019@gmail.com with the subject “Activism in Africa”, until November 30, 2019. The authors will be notified in the December 14, 2019. The publication guidelines are available here: https://journals.openedition.org/cea/240

Call for Papers: Three decades of elections in Africa: what have we learned about democracy?

Editors:

Edalina Rodrigues Sanches (Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
José Jaime Macuane (Departamento de Ciência Política e Administração Pública, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Moçambique)
Chipo Dendere (Amherst College, Massachussets, United States of America)

Some three decades have passed since the inception of democratic experiments in Africa, and the study of elections remains both topical and vibrant. A dominant view in the literature suggests that multiparty elections had limited transformative impact in Africa. Instead of producing alternation in power and more democratic regimes, the successive rounds of elections led to the emergence of new types of nondemocratic government (electoral authoritarian, competitive authoritarian) and to the proliferation of dominant party systems, where the former authoritarian parties still hold a considerable share of votes/seats. World indexes place the continent as the worst in terms of electoral integrity due to persisting episodes of (pre-or-post) electoral violence, vote buying and fraud. Though all this reinforces the narrative that elections in Africa are but a “shadow of democracy” (Adejumobi 2000), it is also true that multiparty elections have become common place and in some cases gave birth to exemplar democracies (Cape Verde, Ghana or Mauritius, just to mention a few cases).

This special issue, entirely devoted to the study of recent elections in Africa, intends to understand what is behind stories of failure or success. While most contributions emphasize the procedural aspects of elections, the main goal here is to look at more substantive aspects that are often neglected. More specifically, we invite contributors to focus on the following (and other related) questions:

How do parties/candidates campaign?
How are policy issues framed?
What explains variations in vote patterns over time and across constituencies?
What is the role of institutions?
What is the role of electoral management bodies and Electoral Justice?
What are the effects of urbanization and new social media on electoral strategies and voting behavior?
What is the effect of liberation movement parties on elections?
What are the emerging trends in politics (e.g. populism, celebrity politicians)?

Given the nature of the questions raised, we are particularly interested in democratic contexts that encompass a range of political liberties and civil rights but also those mixed settings which have been labeled as competitive authoritarian (Levitsky & Way 2010) or as hybrid (Diamond 2002). The articles should be explicit in terms of questions and goals and on what empirical material will be used.

Contributions should be sent to cadernos.cei@iscte.pt and edalinas@gmail.com with the subject “Three decades of elections in Africa: what have we learned about democracy?’” until 31 May 2019. Authors will be notified of the article acceptance until 30 June 2019.

Submitted papers must be original and written in English (see publication guidelines here: https://journals.openedition.org/cea/240/).

Call for papers – Cadernos de Estudos Africanos – Estado e Sociedade Civil

Está aberto o call for papers para um dossier temático, a ser publicado na revista Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, com o tema: Estado e Sociedade Civil, com particular interesse analítico desenvolvido a partir dos países de África e América Latina. Serão recebidas contribuições académicas em forma de artigos, recensões ou entrevistas que versem sobre os seguintes tópicos de interesse:

Sociedade Civil e Estado e o debate conceitual
Desenvolvimento econômico e políticas participativas.
ONG’s, representação, participação e política de descentralização
Mobilizações, jovens, protestos/movimentos sociais: o que há de novo?
Mídia e reconfigurações da esfera pública
A participação política para além dos espaços da democracia formal

Serão aceites contribuições baseadas em abordagens multidisciplinares, de tipo politológico, antropológico, sociológico, filosófico, relativas à ciência da comunicação, entre outras, e focadas em estudos de caso assim como em perspectiva comparativa.

Serão também aceites contribuições que adoptem uma metodologia qualitativa ou também quantitativa, na condição de justificar adequadamente a opção metodológica, de acordo com os objectivos delineados.

As contribuições deverão ser encaminhadas para remutz@gmail.com e cadernos.cei@iscte.pt, com o assunto “Estado e Sociedade Civil”, até dia 31 de agosto 2015. Os autores serão notificados sobre a aceitação do artigo dia 30 de setembro de 2015.

Call for Papers – Municípios e Poderes Locais em África – séculos XVI-XXI

Editores:

Augusto Nascimento (IICT)
Eugénia Rodrigues (IICT)
Paulo Jorge Fernandes (UNL)

Historicamente, sob diversas modalidades, os poderes locais desempenharam um papel relevante na reprodução social em África. Os detentores desse poder assentavam a sua legitimidade em formas tradicionais de autoridade, estruturadas segundo regras consuetudinárias. Nalguns períodos históricos e em certos territórios de África, as comunidades foram incorporadas em Estados mais vastos, mas permaneceram a base da organização das sociedades.

A colonização nem sempre elidiu o papel das autoridades tradicionais. Em vários impérios europeus, as chefias tradicionais foram integradas na base dos aparelhos administrativos coloniais. Frequentemente, as autoridades tradicionais serviram de intermediárias entre as populações e os poderes coloniais. Após as independências, e de permeio com as vicissitudes da evolução política, este papel foi igualmente negociado com os Estados independentes. Em vários casos, tem vindo mesmo a ser reforçado, à medida que as autoridades tradicionais procuram ampliar o seu espaço de intervenção.

Entre as modalidades de poder local transpostas pelos impérios europeus para África estão os municípios. Os poderes municipais albergaram elites coloniais que, pugnando por interesses locais, interpelavam quer o poder imperial na Europa, quer os seus representantes sediados no território africano. Ademais, os municípios ofereciam a possibilidade de participação política, sobretudo às elites urbanas, sendo, também por isso, instâncias de gestação de identidades próprias, não necessariamente nacionalistas, mas, em todo o caso, potencialmente distintas da induzida pelo poder metropolitano.

Numa síntese simplista, durante o século XX gerou-se um consenso acerca do Estado enquanto homogeneizador social e promotor do desenvolvimento económico. Essa perspectiva desvalorizou as instâncias de poder local. Os processos independentistas e a adopção de regimes democráticos vieram colocar em cima da mesa a questão da reconstrução da arquitectura institucional plural e da compaginação dos diferentes níveis de representação política. Independentemente da conflituosidade inerente à partilha do poder, a construção de entidades políticas vastas não dispensa a inter-relação entre o Estado e as diferentes modalidades de poder local.

É variado o leque de questões a contemplar na abordagem da edificação dos poderes, das representações políticas e da coesão política e social, questões da África actual. Subordinado a esta temática, a analisar de uma perspectiva quer histórica quer contemporânea, este número do Cadernos de Estudos Africanosacolherá contributos científicos para a reflexão sobre as modalidades de poder local e o seu papel no ordenamento social e na configuração política do Estado e das sociedades em África.

Data limite: 1 de dezembro de 2014

Call for Papers – Sports and Leisure in Africa: Between bonds of the Past and Dynamics of the Present

Editors:

Marcelo Bittencourt (UFF – Brasil)
Nuno Domingos (ICS-UL – Portugal)
Victor Melo (UFRJ – Brasil)

After a special issue on sport history in Africa and its contemporary dynamics, Cadernos de Estudos Africanos opens a call for papers on the wider theme of leisure in Africa.

The history of modern leisure in Africa is undoubtedly linked to the colonial process and to the European presence. The organization of leisure marked the growth of urban centers and helped to enhance the differences between the diverse urban populations. If leisure has become a means of social distinction, in contexts where differences were radical, it was also a place of exchange. Leisure activities were also locally appropriated and transformed. Many of these dynamics remained active in the post-colonial period, now in a different political environment. Of very diverse origins, leisure activities acquired different scales and meanings when they became mass phenomena stimulated by technical evolution. Leisure became influent and attractive to be used by political and commercial powers

This special issue of Cadernos de Estudos Africanos wishes to involve experts from various disciplines, addressing different historical periods, to discuss issues such as the continuity between traditional practices and modern leisure, leisure’s role in the process of social, racial and gender stratification, the history of leisure associations of different nature (ethnic, religious, political), the connection between leisure and the colonial and post-colonial state propaganda, the development of forms of resistance to these powers and also the possible relationship of leisure with urban and community development

All articles for publication in the journal Cadernos de Estudos Africanos should be sent to the e-mail: joao.carlos.dias@iscte.pt, until 1 November 2015.

Extension of Call for Paper – Moçambique e os BRICS

Organizers:

João Feijó (Observatório do Meio Rural)
Nelson António (ISCTE-IUL)

Over the past decade a set of literature has flourished on the designated BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, later joined by South Africa), five emerging economies that are characterized by rapid industrialization and the growing influence at regional and international level. Representing approximately 40% of the world’s population and 20% of the gross world product, the BRICS have been subject of a wide range of reflections and analysis. In its relationship with the African continent in general or with Mozambique in particular, the discourse on the BRICS tends to be structured around two opposite poles: On the one hand, as a form of South-South cooperation, as an alternative to forms neocolonial exploitation or as an alternative model of development for the African continent. On the other, several civil society organizations have fueled a number of concerns about the impact of economic investments, both in terms of environmental impacts, working conditions or resettlement of populations, as well as the implications of business styles on conceptions and practice of good governance and human rights.

In Mozambique, the historical relationship with these countries has been different. Although it goes back to the colonial period, the Indian presence has been highlighted in the extractive and energy sector, with ongoing major investments in the provinces of the center and north of the country. From an earlier relationship based on political, military and socio-economic cooperation, Mozambican relations with China have evolved in a predominantly commercial basis, assuming the Asian country as an important partner with a strong presence in construction and forestry, although often characterized by conflictual labor relations. Similarly, if until the 1980s the economic and political relations with the Soviet Union experienced a major vitality, these relations cooled with the liberalization of the Mozambican economy and the dismantling of the Eastern bloc. The media is currently reporting the interest of Russian economic and diplomatic delegations in sectors such as energy, extractive or fisheries. The relationship between Brazil and Mozambique has also extended to various sectors, especially mining, construction, education or agriculture, generating a controversy surrounding the resettlement of populations, either as a result of coal mining or the Prosavana agro-investment program.

Much of the available literature is echoed by a sensationalist press or a Mozambican civil society often funded by Western development agencies. In these analyzes, employers and foreign agents often appear muted, and there is a lack of reflection on their conduct and business models in Mozambique, as well as perpectives on social or political representations.

In this sense, the journal Cadernos de Estudos Africanos aims to bring together academic contributions in the form of articles, reviews or interviews that deal with the following analysis of topics:

Critical reflections on the social construction of the BRICS or South-South cooperation concepts;
intergovernmental relations beween Mozambique and the BRICS;
Management and market implementation strategies by companies coming from the BRICS;
Natural resources exploitation and population resettlement processes in Mozambique;
Social responsibility practices, labor relations or investments coming from the BRICS;
Social representations and intercultural relalations between Mozambicans and Brazilian, Russian, Indian, Chinese and South African citizens, organizations and firms;
Mozambican civil society organizations reactions to the political and economic links with the BRICS or relationship dynamics between both countries civil society movements.

Contributions should be sent to cadernos.cei@iscte.pt, with the subject “Mozambique and the BRICS” until 30 September 2017. Authors will be notified of the article acceptance until 30 October 2017.

Call for Papers – Moçambique e os BRICS

Organizers:

João Feijó (Observatório do Meio Rural)
Nelson António (ISCTE-IUL)

In this sense, the journal Cadernos de Estudos Africanos aims to bring together academic contributions in the form of articles, reviews or interviews that deal with the following analysis of topics:

Critical reflections on the social construction of the BRICS or South-South cooperation concepts;
intergovernmental relations beween Mozambique and the BRICS;
Management and market implementation strategies by companies coming from the BRICS;
Natural resources exploitation and population resettlement processes in Mozambique;
Social responsibility practices, labor relations or investments coming from the BRICS;
Social representations and intercultural relalations between Mozambicans and Brazilian, Russian, Indian, Chinese and South African citizens, organizations and firms;
Mozambican civil society organizations reactions to the political and economic links with the BRICS or relationship dynamics between both countries civil society movements.

Contributions should be sent to cadernos.cei@iscte.pt, with the subject “Mozambique and the BRICS” until 3 April 2017. Authors will be notified of the article acceptance until 28 April 2017.

Chamada para artigos: Rupturas e continuidades: as memórias da luta de libertação de Angola
Editores:

Vasco Martins
Miguel Cardina (CES/CROME)

Prazo limite: 15 de janeiro de 2021

O estudo sobre a produção de memórias das lutas e guerras de libertação nos países africanos de língua oficial portuguesa é ainda tema largamente inexplorado, especialmente se comparado com contextos anglófonos ou francófonos. De natureza essencialmente política e refletindo muitos dos arranjos sociopolíticos ocorridos ao longo do tempo, estas memórias oficiais, sociais e individuais fogem a pretensas inflexibilidades narrativas, revelando características orgânicas e elásticas que se tornam frequentemente controversas. Mobilizadas em períodos, lugares e contextos distintos, por diferentes atores e grupos sociais com fins particulares, as memórias da luta de libertação de Angola são frequentemente invocadas em debates políticos em permanente evolução e mutação, conectando e contrastando histórias e legados, locais e pessoas.

Coordenado pelo projeto CROME – Memórias Cruzadas, Políticas do Silêncio, este número especial convida à submissão de artigos que explorem de forma diacrónica as relações de poder na memória da luta de libertação de Angola.

Nesta edição dos Cadernos de Estudos Africanos pretendemos debater as invisibilidades e os silêncios, as mutações, rupturas e continuidades das memórias e legados da luta e guerra de libertação de Angola. Incentivamos a submissão de contribuições que analisem através do tempo e do espaço as narrativas, controvérsias e silêncios em referência às figuras, movimentos, sítios e acontecimentos, entre outros elementos, inserindo-os entre as concordâncias e controvérsias da história política contemporânea de Angola.

As contribuições, em inglês ou em português, deverão ser enviadas para cadernos.cei@iscte-iul.pt e vascomartins@ces.uc.pt até 15 de janeiro de 2021.

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