Le Centre de Recherche et d’Action pour la Paix
Project Title
For the Evidence in Governance and Politics Africa hub
Date
Jun. 09, 2022
Duration
18 months
Description
Unequal access to research funding and methodological training leads to underrepresentation of scholars from French-speaking West African countries in publishing and research networks. This weakens the legitimacy of scholarship, exacerbates inequalities, and increases the risk that research uptake will not occur. Corporation support will allow the Centre for Research and Action for Peace (CERAP), in collaboration with the Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP) network at the University of California, Berkeley, to address these inequalities through the creation of a regional hub for learning and collaboration on peacebuilding in Francophone Africa. Activities will include methodological training workshops, consultations on designing specific collaborative studies, research grants to support a set of selected studies, and dissemination activities both within the region and beyond. Key products will be translated into English and linked to other peacebuilding grantees in Africa. The project will ultimately help African scholars make policy recommendations to local and international stakeholders regarding the best strategies to mitigate political violence.