CODESRIA: Strategic Initiative for Young Researchers

Collection "Interventions"

Some find it dangerously depraved, others see it as irremediably immersed in a careless enjoyment of the goods of the consumer society: African youth is subject to all kinds of reproaches. Unjustly charged with all sorts of vices, the supposed apathy of the youth provokes a legitimate anxiety and favours the development of all sorts of afro-pessimistic sentiments. It is often said that today's youths, unlike their elders, are less committed and have very little impact on Africa's great stakes. It is often asked with obvious anxiety "Can African youths ensure the future prosperity of the continent?" Should we despair at new generations? But if youths are often criticised, they are seldom listened to. The so-called silence of the youth is probably due to the deafness of their elders. It is therefore urgent to give the floor to African academic youths to define and discuss their future projects. Conscious of the need to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences among young Africans, CODESRIA proposes to devote to youth, a collection of CODESRIA publications dubbed "Interventions", as part of the strategic initiative destined to promote young researchers.

The objective of this initiative, in publishing essays written by young researchers, is to promote free debate among the youth on issues touching on the future of Africa. This low-cost small-format publication is conceived as a tool for collective debate that would examine the different aspects of the development of African societies.

Manuscripts should not exceed fifty (50) A4 pages and should be accompanied by the author's CV and a first evaluation by a competent referee. Every year, the Council will publish a number of works in this collection and ensure their effective distribution across the continent.

Contributions should be sent to:

The Deputy Executive Secretary
Collection "Intervention"
CODESRIA
(Attention: Mrs Emilie Sarr)
BP 3304, Dakar/Senegal
Tel: 221 8259822/23
Fax: 221 8241289
Email: emilie.sarr@codesria.sn