Bamako

Other Events

The organisation of international workshops and conferences has always been an important activity of Point Sud in order to promote the dialogue between scholars and scientists from all over the world. Accordingly, Point Sud has hosted various events of different sizes ranging from small workshops for young researchers to conferences with over 150 participants from all over the world. This tradition continues up to the present.

The principal events Point Sud has organised in collaboration with its partners include:

  1. The international colloquium: Interface between local and universal know­ledge
    12th-14th of February 2000
  2. The international colloquium: Decentralisation and local knowledge in Africa
    15th-18th of February 2002
  3. An international conference held in Bamako and Timbuktu in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development in Germany and the GTZ: “Heinrich Barth (1821-1865): European Scholar and Intermediary between Worlds and Cultures”. 29th of November – 5th of December 2004 (see also under Publications).
  4. A symposium organised in collaboration with the Volkswagen Foundation  that served as the first grantees meeting within the Africa initiative of the Volkswagen Foundation at Bamako, “The Knowledge of Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects with sub-Saharan Africa”. 25th – 28th of November 2007.
    Bamako Conference 2007 Reader (PDF)
    Bamako Conference 2007 Film

Current Research

Collective projects

CHAMPS: Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Network

Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Partner : Centre de développement des vaccins au Mali (CVD-Mali).

Participants at Point Sud : Prs : Mamadou Diawara, Tiéman Diarra, Moussa Sissoko, Issa Fofana, Yacouba Dogoni, Bakary F Traoré, et Moriba Sissoko

 

New insights into migrations in Kayes (2018-2019)

Funded by the Swedish cooperation.

Participants at Point Sud : Mbaré Fofana, Mariam Sissoko, Aïssatou Mbodj-Pouye.

 

Individual research projects

 

  1. L’effectivité du droit de l’environnement dans le secteur minier au Mali. Mbaye Mbathé (Law), PhD thesis, USJP de Bamako.
  2. Economie transfrontalière et développement local participatif : La contribution de la filière de l’anacarde au développement de la zone Sikasso-Korhogo et Bobo-Dioulasso dans un contexte de coopération transfrontalière. Yacouba Dogoni, PhD thesis, Institut supérieur de formation de recherche Appliquée (ISFRA), Encadreurs : Prs. SISSOKO Moussa et NIANG Abdoulaye (Sociology).
  3. Impacts des stratégies de développement sur les exploitations agricoles au Mali : Adoption des variétés améliorées de riz en zone Office du Niger. Yacouba Sangaré, PhD thesis, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis (Sénégal), Encadreur: Pr. FOUNANOU Mathurin (Economist).
  4. Forme urbaine et mobilité des individus à Bamako, Issa Togola, PhD thesis, Université Félix d’Houphouët Boigny à Abidjan (RCI). Encadreur : Pr ALOKO N’GUESSAN Jérôme (Geography)
  5. Mobility in situ: Debating emigration and return in Western Mali (MOBILIMA).Aïssatou Mbodj-Pouye (Point Sud, Bamako & CNRS, France, Institut des mondes africains) Abstract

Past Research

  1. Decentralisation and governance in Africa: Comparative study on the appropriation concerning the rural communal reform in Mali and Burkina Faso. Dr. Moussa Sissoko (Geography), 2007.
  2. Migration and social conflicts in the South of Mali. Bakary Camara (Law), 2007-2009.
  3. Appropriation of fiscal instruments through the elaboration of the communal budget: The case of Kalabancoro (district of Kati). Moussa Djiré, Amadou Kéïta, Dembélé Rokia Traoré (Droit, Anthropologie), 2006-2007.
  4. Appropriation of the fiscal system: the case of Kalabancoro (district of Kati). Moussa Djiré, Amadou Kéïta, Dembélé Rokia Traoré (Law, Anthropology), 2006-2007.
  5. Participation of citizens and land use in the rural commune of Bancoumana (district of Kati). Bréhima Kassibo, Bouréïma Touré (Anthropology), 2006- 2007.
  6. From customary to legal legitimacy through the appropriation of decentralisation in the rural commune of Nyansanari (cercle de Djenné). Bréhima Kassibo, Soumaïla Oulalé (Anthropology), 2006- 2007.
  7. Conflicts over the control of resources (water and land) and power in the context of migration in the communes of Loulouni and Zégoua. Almamy Sylla (Anthropology), 2006-2008.
  8. Grassroots-Diplomacy. Evariste Camara (Anthopology), 2006-2008.
  9. Evaluation of environmental changes due to human action through the application of teledetection and the geographic information system. Dr. Moussa Sissoko (Geography), 2004-2007.
  10. The State and the process of decentralization in the Office of Niger: The dynamics of land use in Kala. Souleymane Traoré (Anthropology), 2003-2004.
  11. The Management and Access to Natural Resources in the Interior of the Niger-Delta: The Pastoral Land Use and the “burgutières” in the Urube Duude. Adama Diawara (Anthropology), 2003-2004.
  12. Pastoralism and migration between the Niger-Delta and the Office of Niger. Bouréma Touré (Anthropology), 2003-2004.
  13. Fishing in the irrigation networks of the Office of Niger: The formation of camps by fishermen in the context of multiple activities. Bouréma Kansaye (Anthropology), 2001-2003.
  14. Dynamics of appropriation of agricultural techniques in the Office of Niger. Birama Diakon (Anthropology), 2001-2006. Doctoral thesis, defended in 2006 at the University of Bayreuth (Germany).
  15. Agronomy and social sciences: farmers’ strategies of seed selection. Soriba Diakité (Agronomy), 2001-2003.
  16. A social memory of development. Prof. Dr. Mamadou Diawara (Anthropology), 2000-2005.
  17. Nutrition and malnutrition as seen from the village: Study of the nutritional situation of children from birth through infancy in 3 villages of the Cinzana commune. Aly Barry (Nutrition), 2000-2001. Doctoral thesis, defended in 2001 at the University of Mali.
  18. Analysis of health care systems in the Office of Niger: Improving maternal and infant health in Manialé with traditional medicine. Jana Armelle Ndjock Tecky (Medicine), 1999-2001. Doctoral thesis, defended in 2001 at the University of Mali.
  19. Farming migration and transfer of knowledge from the Dogon country to the Office of Niger. Isaie Dougnon (Anthropology), 1998-2003. Academic level: Doctoral thesis, defended in 2003 at the University of Bayreuth (Germany).
  20. Local and universal farming knowledge about destructive rodents in the region of the Office of Niger. Wamian Diarra (Agronomy, Rodentology), 1998-2003. Doctoral thesis, defended in 2003 at the University of Aix en Provence (France).
  21. Farming knowledge and photoperiodism of sorghum in the Office of Niger. Mamoutou Kouressy (Agronomy, Genetics), 1998-2000.
  22. The Office of Niger confronting the knowledge of farmers. Mohamed Daouda Diallo (Agronomy), 1998-1999.
  23. The press (print.) in Mali. Bakary Doumbia (Communication). Doctoral thesis, defended in 2017 at the University of Mali.
  24. The impact of mobile phones on the fixed phone booths of the telephone company in Bamako. Issa Fofana (Geography).
  25. The impact of the urban area development in Bamako on the rural area of the decentralised administrative unit of Baguinéda in the district of Kati. Fatoumata Camara (Geography). Doctoral thesis, defended in 2017 at the University of Mali.
  26. Exploitation of construction materials: urbanization in Bamako and environmental problems in the commune of Kalabancoro. Evariste Fousséni Camara (Anthropology).
  27. The contribution of CSCOM to the access to urban health care: The case of CSCOM in Niamakoro and Niaréla. Mamadou Diarra (Geography).
  28. Woman, public space and society: The problem of female leadership in West Africa. Comparative study in Mali and Burkina Faso. Youssouf Kouyaté (Anthropology), Hamara Kéïta (Anthropology), Boubacar Camara (Anthropology), Néné Gallé Sylla (Anthropology), Mrs. Diallo Aminata Koné (History).
  29. The socioeconomic reintegration of Malian homecomers from Ivory Coast. Bakary Fouraba Traoré (Sociology), M’Baye Bathé (Law).

Programme 2012-2013

4th-10th January 2013 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

How does transnational mobility transform cultural production? Informality and remediation in African popular cultures. PDF Report

20th-24th January 2013 in Dakar (Senegal)

South-South-relations and Globalization: Chinese migrants in Africa, African migrants in China. PDF Report

27th – 31st January in Dakar (Senegal)

African Episteme: Africa N’ko, Speaking of Africa in the World. Debating the African Colonial Library. PDF Press Review

26th February – 3rd March 2013 in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Follow-up workshop on the critical study of religious diversity in Africa – empirical and theoretical perspectives. PDF Report

Programme 2011-2012

Celebrating the Nation, Debating the Nation: Independence Jubilees, National Days and the Politics of Commemoration in Africa PDF Report

Body, Health and Modernity in the Prism of Law in Africa  PDF Report

Competition and Cooperation in African Religions: Workshops on Concepts and Methods for the Critical Study of Religious Pluralism in Africa PDF Report

New Spaces for Negotiating Art (and) History in African Cities  PDF Report

Hello Hello Bamako: What is the Future of Mobile Telephones in West Africa? PDF Report
Please consult the web site for further information about the workshop: alloallobamako.wordpress.com

Programme 2010-2011

Media Appropriations and Mediascapes in Subsaharan Africa.  PDF Report

Article « Les Echos – Réflexion sur le médias d’Afrique subsaharienne »

Article « Le pousse – Migration »

Spaces in Movement: New Perspectives on Migration in African Settings. PDF Report

Nomads and Migrants in the Sahara-Sahel Region: Mobility, Resources and Development. PDF Report

Staying and Leaving – Photography and the Representation of Migration. PDF Report

Article « Staying an Leaving »

www.migrationandmedia.com

Institutional Legacies, Critical Junctures and Political Regime Development in Africa. PDF Report

Partnership

Point Sud is sponsored by different financial partners in Europe and collaborates with numerous scientific institutions and researchers from Africa, Europe and the United States.

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