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The Role of ACCEDE
The
African Centre for Citizenship and Democracy
(ACCEDE) was established at the School of Government
in September 2007. ACCEDE plays a critical role in
mobilising scholars and resources towards a
constructive but critical examination of the factors
and policy environments which support or inhibit the
development of a more inclusive citizenship in the
region and continent.
Structure
of the Centre
For
funding and organisational reasons pertaining to the
School of Government and the EMS Faculty, at present
the Centre operates as a virtual centre and an
organising space for the generation of research
themes and question, as well as the mobilisation of
researchers and for fundraising and networking. In
addition to the Research Director, who coordinates
research projects and fundraises for existing and
new projects, researchers within the Centre take the
form of:
� Researchers
from UWC and elsewhere;
� International Research Fellows
drawn from Africa and elsewhere;
�
Postgraduate students supervised
at the Centre.
Regional
and International Institutional and Research
Linkages
The Centre�s current research programme is based on
research taking place within the School and Faculty
on Citizenship and Democracy, as well as
international research partnerships. Key
international linkages include:
The
Development Research Centre on Citizenship,
Participation and Accountability
A key linkage is the research partnership with the
Development Research Centre of Citizenship,
Participation and Accountability led by the
Institute of Development Studies at the University
of Sussex, U.K. The DRC has brought together
researchers and research institutions from India,
Mexico, Angola, Brazil, Nigeria, Kenya and
Bangladesh in joint research over the past seven
years. The network was established in 2000 and is
funded until 2010.
DRC research partners include:
� Society for
Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), India;
�
Bangladesh Institute for Development Studies (BIDS),
Bangladesh;
� Social
Research Institute at the University of Mexico
(Mexico);
� Brazilian
Centre for Analysis and Planning, CEBRAP (Brazil),
� Theatre for Development
Center (TFDC) Nigeria;
�
ADRA, Angola.
The
Dynamics of Building a Better Society (DBBS)
research programme funded by VLIR
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