Welcome to the website of APAD, the Euro-African Association for the Anthropology of Social Change and Development. APAD is a network promoting dialogue between African and European researchers in the social sciences as well as with developments agents. Initially devoted to the empirical studies of interactions brought about by development, APAD’s approach has evolved towards research regarding social change on the African continent in its broadest sense.

SAMUEL KOFFI BOBO

C'est avec tristesse et douleur que nous venons d'apprendre le décès de notre collègue et ami Samuel Koffi Bobo dans un accident de circulation en Côte d'Ivoire alors qu'il s'apprêtait à prendre service comme enseignant-chercheur à l'Université de Korhogo.

Jean-Pierre Chauveau - ami, collègue et collaborateur de Samuel - souhaite dédier le Festschrift que nous venons de lui offrir, Une anthropologie entre pouvoirs et histoire: conversations autour de l'oeuvre de Jean-Pierre Chaveau (2011, Karthala), à la mémoire de Samuel Koffi Bobo.

Samuel Koffi Bobo a été un des jeunes APADiens dynamiques, toujours présent et engagé lors de nos manifestations diverses de notre réseau, entre autres l'université d'été du LASDEL (en octobre 2006), l'école doctorale en anthropologie du changement social à Bruxelles (en avril 2009), la formation IFS/IRD/Université d'Uppsala "Défier les vérités" (en septembre 2007), et, bien entendu, le colloque de l'APAD "ENGAGER L'ANTHROPOLOGIE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT ET LE CHANGEMENT SOCIAL" à Ouagadougou (en janvier 2010).

Au nom de l'APAD et en mon nom propre je présente à la famille et aux amis et collègues de Samuel Koffi Bobo les condoléances les plus attristées. Paix à son âme!

Sten Hagberg

APAD President

SAMUEL KOFFI BOBO

It is with sadness and pain that we have been informed about the loss of our colleague and friend Samuel Koffi Bobo in a traffic accident in Côte d'Ivoire when he was preparing to take on a Lecturer position at the University of Korhogo.

Samuel's friend, colleague and collaborator, Jean-Pierre Chauveau wishes to dedicate the book Une anthropologie entre pouvoirs et histoire: conversations autour de l'oeuvre de Jean-Pierre Chaveau (2011, Karthala) to the memory of Samuel Koffi Bobo.

Samuel Koffi Bobo was one of the young dynamic APAD-members, always present and committed at different meetings of our network, including the LASDEL Summer University in October 2006, the Doctoral School in Brussels in April 2009, the training course "Défier les vérités" in Ouagadougou in September 2007, and of course the APAD Conference "ENGAGING ANTHROPOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE" in Ouagadougou in January 2010.

On behalf of APAD and myself I present our condolences to Samuel's family, friends and colleagues. May he rest in peace!

Sten Hagberg

APAD President

APAD Bulletin

The most recent APAD Bulletin is No 33 "New Religious Elites in the Development Arena/Les élites religieuses dans l'arène du développement". Mayke Kaag and Maud Saint-Lary  (eds.). For more information about the bulletin go to Bulletin . 

APAD @ ECAS

During the European Conference on African Studies - ECAS 4 - in Uppsala, 15-18 June 2011, APAD hosted a meeting for members, and other interested in the organization. This is part of APAD's effort to promote a dialogue between African and European researchers in the social sciences, as well as with development agents. The meeting, which was chaired by APAD President Prof. Sten Hagberg, had some 30 participants.

Prof. Thomas Bierschenk goes sixty

The ECAS 4 in Uppsala also provided the opportunity to celebrate former APAD President Prof. Thomas Bierschenk, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz on his 60^th birthday on 18 June 2011. Friends and colleagues organized a surprise party for Thomas. The book Auf dem Boden der Tatsachen: Festschrift für Thomas Bierschenk, (eds) Nikolaus Schareika, Eva Spies and Pierre‐Yves Le Meur, and with contributions by many people was presented to Thomas. The book is published at RÜDIGER KÖPPE (http://www.ifeas.uni-mainz.de/infopdf/MBA28_Inhalt.pdf ).

APAD conference 2010

APAD's biennial international conference was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 20-23 january 2010. For more information about the conference proceedings in french and in english click here . The abstract book is available here .