Towards a Theory of Change
In late November, PARC's Isabella Aboderin, Susan Jim and Eyob Balcha Gebremariam went to Accra, Ghana, to join together with other stakeholders of the Africa Charter and work towards a Theory of Change. The aim was to construct this using a hybrid Theory of Change...
Doing the rounds at ASAUK
Developing thought around the Africa Charter at ASAUK24 At this conference, which also celebrated the 60th anniversary year of the African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK), PARC convened four roundtable discussions on the Africa Charter, each with a different...
Challenging epistemic inequities – the DSA signs the Africa Charter
The Development Studies Association (DSA) has become the newest signatory of the Africa Charter, and the 111th organisation globally to sign. On behalf of the DSA, Professor Uma Kambhampati, University of Reading, said: “The DSA has long recognised the epistemic...
Framing impact in global South contexts
Together with the School of Policy Studies (SPS) and the Division of Research, Enterprise and Innovation (DREI), PARC co-hosted a workshop on 20th June that brought together around 35 University of Bristol researchers working with arts, humanities and social science...
A community of practice: next steps planned by steering group
In March 2024 the Africa Charter Steering Group came together at the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) at the University of Cape Town to plan the next stage of the Africa Charter's development. The Steering Committee for the Africa Charter (SCAC)* set out a...