Yellow1830

Overview of Student Protests Across the Continent of Africa

I chose this topic because: 1. I am interested in student activism. 2. I wanted to research a whole continent rather than a country. 3. There is no article so I thought it'd be impressive to be the first to write about it.

A short overview of the sources you have selected: how did you select them, how did you find them, and what is the main issue they address? I selected these sources by searching the Library for ‘Student Protests Africa’. The main issues that they address is university protests across the continent – some general and some specific case studies.

Annotated Bibliography:

Balsvik, R., 1998. Student Protest—University and State in Africa 1960–1995. Forum for Development Studies, 25(2), pp.301-325. The article deals with the relationship between the university and the state authorities in the newly independent African countries. The object is to indicate the cause, degree and pattern of unrest and disruptions in African universities. There are preliminary notes on the research on students and the relationship between formal education and development, then follows an exposition of the problem itself, student unrest and the closures of universities.

Bank, L., 2018. Sobukwe’s children: nationalism, neo-liberalism and the student protests at the University of Fort Hare and in South Africa. Anthropology Southern Africa, 41(3), pp.212-228. This article explores the provocation of the former vice-chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, Dr Mvuyo Tom - made at the university's centenary celebrations in 2016 - that the #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement was a misguided and destructive millenarian movement, similar to the great Xhosa Cattle-Killing of the 1850s. The article interrogates this proposition by reflecting on the higher education and political dynamics at Fort Hare during the #RhodesMustFall and #FMF campaigns over the past five years.

Hardy, S., 2016. A Brief History of Student Protests | The Chimurenga Chronic. [online] The Chimurenga Chronic. Available at: <https://chimurengachronic.co.za/a-brief-history-of-student-protests-2/> [Accessed 25 October 2021]. ‘A Brief History of Student Protests’ describes how the university in Africa has always been a site of turmoil, conflict and insurrection. It cites articles and other writings by Mamdani and P’Bitek which highlight that the sources of the conflict and how it is enacted are varied, and often dependent on complex specific political climates, as well as the ongoing flows of ideas between the continent and elsewhere.

Kusá, D., 2018. The Born Frees as Assertive Citizens? Student Protests and Democratic Prospects in South Africa. Polish Political Science Yearbook, 47(4), pp.722-741. This article describes massive student protests in South Africa in the past few years, the largest since the times of the anti-apartheid struggles, which raised several questions for political scientists. Are we witnessing a generational change? Or are they a sign of a broader global shift towards "assertive citizenship" present in advanced democracies and democratizing countries? To answer these questions, this paper examines the levels of political support and nature of political participation among the young generation.

Nyamnjoh, F., Nkwi, W. and Konings, P., 2012. University crisis and student protest in Africa. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa Research & Publishing. This book describes how African students have been faced with a deepening crisis in their universities and demonstrated growing activism and militancy. They have been engaged in numerous, often violent, strikes for improvements in their deteriorating living and study conditions and the introduction of a democratic culture in the universities and society as a whole, including the right to express their views, organise in student unions and participate in university management. This book focuses on recent violent strike action in Cameroon’s state universities, with special attention to the University of Buea – the only English-speaking university in the country between 1993 and 2011.

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