Inquiry and thought-leadership
Publications
Our latest papers (all open access) are:
Decentering Coloniality: Epistemic Justice, Development Studies and Structural Transformation
Author: Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, Research Associate, Perivoli Africa Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK
Authors: Isabella Aboderin, Director, Perivoli Africa Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK; Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, Research Associate, Perivoli Africa Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK; Divine Fuh, Director, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town, SA, and Puleng Segalo, Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa, SA
Beyond Tinkering: Changing Africa’s Position in the Global Knowledge Production Ecosystem
Authors: Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, Research Associate, Perivoli Africa Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK; Isabella Aboderin, Director, Perivoli Africa Research Centre, University of Bristol, UK; Divine Fuh, Director, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town, SA, and Puleng Segalo, Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa, SA
Books
PARC’s Leon Tikly contributed to the recent open access book Can Higher Education Be Decolonised? A situated case study of an elite university in the global north which also features a case study by Eyob Balcha Gebremariam.
Thought-leadership and more
PARC, together with partners, undertakes conceptual, theoretical and empirical analyses to:
- Better understand the multiple layers of power imbalances in the production of scientific knowledge that disadvantage the continent and constrain global scholarship.
- Develop rationales and directions for transformative collaborations and wider change to redress the imbalances.
Our main activity in this area is the Africa Charter.
Small talks for big change
A series of six 30-minute sessions to discuss power imbalances in research collaborations and build a supportive global network of researchers.
- Event I: Introducing the Perivoli Africa Research Centre (watch on YouTube)
Professor Isabella Aboderin, Director, PARC, University of Bristol - Event II: Of Vicious Cycles – Unequal Partnerships in Global Health (watch on YouTube)
Professor Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director, African Population and Health Research Center - Event III: Epistemologies (watch on YouTube)
Dr Divine Fuh, Director, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town - Event IV: The Development Frame (watch on YouTube)
Professor Puleng Selago, Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa - Event V: Disparities in Institutional Resourcing (watch on YouTube)
Professor Alex Ezeh, Dornsife Professor of Global Health, Drexel University, US - Event VI: Towards a guiding framework for transforming research collaborations with Africa (watch on YouTube)
Professor Agnes Nairn, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement, University of Bristol