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.

APAD Conference 2013 

For its 2013 conference, the Euro-African Association for the Anthropology of Social Change and Development (APAD) proposes to deepen the methodological, epistemological and ethical questions which are inherent to the relationships of research in humanitarian or development aid situations. The conference will take place in Montpellier, France 13-15 June 2013. Find Call for Papers here. More information about the conference is available on the conference website http://apad2013.wordpress.com/.

APAD Bulletin

The most recent APAD Bulletin is No 34-36 "Engaging Anthropology for Development and Social Change" / "Engager l'anthropologie pour le développement et le changement social".Sten Hagberg & Fatoumata Ouattara (eds)
 For more information about the bulletin go to Bulletin .

Professeur Bréhima Kassibo

C'est avec tristesse et douleur que nous venons apprendre le décès de notre ami et collègue, Professeur Bréhima Kassibo, Directeur de recherches de l'Institut des sciences humaines, Bamako, Mali.

Prof. Kassibo a beaucoup contribué à l'APAD avec engagement et esprit critique. Sous sa direction a été publié le numéro thématique du Bulletin de l'APAD 14 "La décentralisation au Mali: état des lieux" dans lequel des chercheurs posent des questions pertinentes sur le devenir de cette refondation institutionnelle de la société malienne. Prof. Kassibo était aussi chercheur senior au centre de recherche Point Sud à Bamako.

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

Sten Hagberg
Président de l'APAD


Professor Bréhima Kassibo

It is with sadness and pain that we have been informed about the loss of our colleague and friend Bréhima Kassibo, Research Directeur at the Institute of Human Sciences, Bamako, Mali.

Prof. Kassibo contributed substantially to APAD with commitment and critical spirit. Among other things he edited the thematic issue of the APAD Bulletin 14 "La décentralisation au Mali: état des lieux" in which researchers ask pertinent questions on this institutional refoundation of Malian society. Prof. Kassibo was also a senior research fellow at the Research Centre Point Sud in Bamako.

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

Sten Hagberg
APAD President

   

 

 

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 .