In partnership with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the American Political Science Association (APSA) is undertaking a three-year effort to organize political science workshops in various locations in Africa.

These annual residential workshops will be led by a joint U.S. and African organizing team and aimed at mid-and junior-level scholars residing in Africa.  They will enhance the capacities of political scientists and their resources in East and West Africa while also providing a forum for supporting their ongoing research.

Each three week workshop will bring together up to 30 scholars and cover substantive issues, methodologies, and reviews of research.  The first workshop will be convened from July 6-27, 2008 in Dakar, Senegal.

For more information regarding the APSA Africa Workshops, please contact APSA via email at international@apsanet.org or call Dr. Bahram Rajaee at (202) 483-2512.