Research Series
Conflict, Politics, and Human Rights in Africa
Conflict, Politics, and Human Rights in Africa presents ongoing research that focuses on contemporary issues related to conflict, human rights, and politics in Africa. Papers in the series are suitable for use in undergraduate and graduate courses in political science, international relations, anthropology, history, law, and related fields.
The code CPHR identifies the papers in this series for ordering purposes. All PDF copies may be downloaded free of charge.
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Papers in the African Humanities
Papers in the African Humanities (originally titled Discussion Papers in the African Humanities) were first published under the auspices of a three-year collaborative research project at the African Studies Center entitled “African Expressions of the Colonial Experience,” organized with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Humanities Papers series has continued since the project ended in 1990. They are available in PDF format only.The papers are listed here in chronological order, beginning with the most recent. It is possible to search for all items by a particular author, on a particular country, or on a particular theme. The boldfaced AH 000 codes identify each paper for ordering purposes. All papers are free and available in PDF only.
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Program for the Study of the African Environment Research Series
This series is an outgrowth of the African Studies Center’s Program for the Study of the African Environment (PSAE). The PSAE Research Series presents the results of ongoing research in African environmental studies and reflects the varied research interests and interdisciplinary perspective of Boston University scholars and their international collaborators. The series makes the results of current research on African environmental issues available to a wide audience. Papers in the series are suitable for use in undergraduate and graduate courses dealing with human ecology, anthropology, environmental archaeology, environmental history, public health, resource management, and international development. The code PSAE identifies each paper for ordering purposes. All PSAE papers available free of charge.
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Working Papers in African Studies
Working Papers in African Studies (ISSN: 0281—6814) represent research in progress undertaken by scholars affiliated with the African Studies Center at Boston University, scholarly work that was presented at the Center, and other Africanist scholars. They are listed here in chronological order, beginning with the most recent. It is possible to search for all items by a particular author, on a particular country, or on a particular theme. The boldfaced WP 000 codes identify each paper for ordering purposes.
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