The workshop on "Political Participation in Africa"
sponsored by the American Political Science Association
(Apsa) and organised by the West African Research Center
(Warc) opened today in Dakar. The objective of the workshop,
scheduled to run from July 6 to July 27, is to discuss
the concept of political participation in its broad
meaning and implications since it not only involves
politicians but also labor union leaders and members,
members of the civil society as well as ordinary citizens
in their efforts to seek full involvement and responsibility
in the formation of national governments and the implementation
of national policies.
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Warc Director welcoming participants
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The workshop
will also address methodological issues for researchers
engaged in further investigating political participation
in Africa. Apart from the organisers including Professor
Catherine Boone, former Wara President and faculty at
the University of Texas, the workshop is attended by participants
from Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Cameroon, Mali, the Democratic
Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, the United
States of America and Senegal. The three-week exercise
will be ended on July 27.
A view of the APSA participants
in the WARC conference room
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