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Call for Papers

 
African Studies Association of India (ASA India), New Delhi and Centre for African Studies, JNU, New Delhi in collaboration with  the Wolkite University, Ethiopia is organizing an international seminar on India and Africa: Developmental Experiences and Bilateral Cooperation” which will be held at Wolkite University, Ethiopia on 8-9 December 2014.
 
Concept Note
India and Africa: Development Experiences and Bilateral Cooperation
 
By the end of the 20th Century India and Africa witnessed a new turn in their relations. There were many strands of old linkages that continued but many rallying points of 20th century like decolonization and racial discrimination disappeared. Others like Afro- Asian resurgence, Non- Aligned Movement (NAM) and Collective Self Reliance of South were subsumed by post-cold war international architecture and globalization that emerged.
 
Two new developments at the global level impacted Indo- African relations in a significant ways. The first was the advent of globalization. It drastically affected the domestic scenario of both India and Africa. It also threw the new directions, imperatives and parameters for international relations. Both regions shifted their priorities and partners of development from the traditional system. The second factor was the rise of India and China as fast growing economies and aspiring global powers which replaced traditional powers in Africa by becoming the important, benign and dependable partners. Indian engagement in Africa is further strengthened by presence of over 3 million People of Indian Origin in Africa and due to changed Indian policy to proactively engage its Diaspora globally.
 
Rapid growth of India changed Indian priorities, imperatives and needs. India’s growing clout in international affairs and its fast growing economy led to its search for an economic engagement overseas. India’s closer relations with the West, since the 1990’s, gave it the ease to restructure its domestic economy and extend its economic engagement with Asia and Africa. India added an economic dimension to its cooperation with African countries in terms of trade, investment, energy security. Most importantly it presented a partnership model of economic cooperation in capacity building and human resource and infrastructure development.
 
On the other hand after decade of negative growth rate, African countries are experiencing a positive growth rate over 5%. Many of them are successfully perusing market led growth under globalization. Emerging democratic countries like India can share its developmental experiences of growth, equity diversity management and cooperate in many areas for their mutual gain.
 
One of the defining features of new India’s policy towards Africa is the introduction of India Africa Forum Summits (IAFS ) at New Delhi (2008) which was repeated after 3 years at Addis Ababa. Indian announced over US$10 billion of economic aid packages under unique and enabling Banjul formula proposed by Africa Union. It was a response to India’s growing gainful involvement in Africa in trade, investment, energy, infrastructure sector,. It was to reciprocate Africa on terms and demand of its collective strength as expressed through African Union and its Banjul formula. The U turn of India position from an Aid recipient country to an Aid sharing country came only by its Aid to African region. The two successive India-Africa Forums Summits spelt out framework for cooperation between Africa and India. It emphasized the rich history of Africa-India relationship and the existing close and multi-dimensional ties between two sides. ‘Summit Declarations’ offered a direction to Indo-African relations in the coming years, and provided a framework for the establishment of a new, stable partnership based on equality, mutual respect and gains between two regions. It also establishes a blueprint for India-Africa co-operation in political, economic, social development. The ‘Framework for Co-operation’ lists several areas (and sub-areas) like science, technology, research, social development, tourism, infrastructure, energy and environment, education and technical training. It lists a number of focus areas of cooperation for instance, agriculture, trade, regional integration, peace, security, ICT, capacity building and human resource development.
 
The proposed seminar will therefore, cover comparative developmental issues of India and Africa and their emerging developmental cooperation focusing on the following sub-themes, though not necessarily confined to them:
 
·         Conceptual Framework of India Africa Relations: Comparative Analysis
·         Experiences, Issues and Challenges of Developmental and Governance in India and African Countries : A Comparative Analysis
·         Globalization, Emerging Powers and Indian Engagement in Africa: Opportunities, Issues and  Challenges
·         India and Africa : Diasporas as a Resource
·         India and Ethiopia: Experiences and Opportunity in Development, Governance and Bilateral Cooperation.
 
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Abstract acceptance and other practicalities
 
The conference organizers are accepting abstracts for the same. Please submit your abstract (Max.250 words) by 10th June 2014. The abstract selection will be communicated by 20th June 2014. All those whose abstracts are accepted need to submit a draft paper of 5000 words by 15th of September 2014 and final paper by 1st November 2014 on emails given below.
 
There will be no registration fee. Free accommodations, conference kits and meals during the conference will be provided to those participants whose draft and final papers are received by the due date.
 
Pleased send your abstracts and a short CV to Conference Co-Chairs, Prof. Ajay Dubey, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi at conference.asa@gmail.com, and copy marked to Prof. Krishna Shekhar Lal Das, Wolkite University, Ethiopia at shekhar62@gmail.com .
 
Posted on:07-May-2014
 
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