The state of intellectual freedom is, in many ways, both a Treflection of the degree of openness and inclusiveness of our societies and of the state of democracy. Academic freedom, in the words of Thandika Mkandawire, is, in truth, about the building of a new civilization. It is a site of struggle for democracy, and one could argue that where intellectual freedom really exists, authoritarianism and fundamentalism will find it more difficult to go unchecked. Read the Full Editorial

Published: May 27, 2016

CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 1 & 2, 2016

June 18, 2021
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0 - Editorial: Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility, 25 Years after the Adoption of the Kampala Declaration

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Ebrima Sall, Osime Samuel

1 - Debates: Defining Structural Transformation in Africa

July 16, 2021
Carlos Lopes

2 - Debates: Piketty and Marx

July 16, 2021
Lansana Keita

3 - Debates: Development and Environment: The Challenges for Research Collaboration in and with Africa

July 16, 2021
Henning Melber

4 - Debates: Crisis Response and State Intervention in Nigeria's Niger Delta Region: A Post-implementation Analysis of the Amnesty Programme

July 16, 2021
Maurice Ogbonnaya

5 - Tributes: Thinking African - Celebration of two Distingished Scholars

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Thandika Mkandiware

6 - Reports: Open Access and the Future of African Knowledge Economy: Reports of the 4th CODESRIA Conference on Electronic Publishing, Dakar, March 29 - April 1 2016

July 16, 2021
Peter O. Nwosu, Ebrima Sall

7 - Paradigms of Knowledge production in Africa: Reflections from the Centre for African Studies, Maputo

July 16, 2021
Nkolo Foé

8 - Developing Capacity for Africa's Economic and Social Transformation: Report from the 25th ACBF Anniversary Conference in Harare, Zimbabwe

July 16, 2021
Ibrahim Oanda

9 - 25 years after the Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsability: Progress Report, Critical Perspectives and Futures Prospects

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Parfait D. Akana

10 - Women's Struggles Today: Perspectives from the Gender Symposium in Cairo, Egypt

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Aminata Diaw

11 - Announcements

July 16, 2021
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