Purpose of the conference
Political and epistemic challenges
Since the signing on 09th January 2005 of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Sudanese Government and the SPLM-SPLA, encouraging progress has been made in the area of global peace and institution-building in Sudan. However, serious obstacles sti |
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Who should attend
The anticipated number of participants to the Conference is 250 delegates. Among them: Sudanese (50); African (30) and Southern African scholars (30-40); Sudanists (30); high profile international academics (10); academics from the Diaspora (30); sponsors and guests of honour (25); other partners in |
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Expected Outcome and Follow-up
Follow-up to the Conference will be as relevant as the Conference itself. To that effect, the publication of the Conference's acts under the form of a book of high scholarly quality together with a special issue of the International Journal for African Renaissance Studies (IJARS), will contribute in |
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Focus of the Conference and Themes
Conference format, agenda and sub-themes
Conference format and agenda
The Conference will take place during 4 days: from 25th to 28th November 2009 . However delegates will be encouraged to arrive one or two days earlier and leave South Africa one or two days after the Conference in order to |
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