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SUMMARY:CGHR Research Group &quot\;Acephalous Movements in Sub-Saharan Afr
 ica: The real basis for change?&quot\; - Dr. Marta Iñiguez de Heredia (PO
 LIS)\, Dr. Justin Pearce (Discussant)
DTSTART:20150302T130000Z
DTEND:20150302T140000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Since Tahrir Square\, horizontal\, leaderless and structureles
 s movements have grown around Africa. In some respects\, this is not a new
  phenomenon if looked at from the perspective of the history of social mov
 ements worldwide\, including Africa\, since the 1990s. What seems to be a 
 novelty is that\, since the start of the 2010 decade\, movements created s
 pontaneously\, without a hierarchical structure\, have made more impact an
 d have led to more social and political changes than traditionally led and
  structured movements\, let alone political parties. Comparing four moveme
 nts: Y’en a Marre in Senegal\, the campaign against poverty and constitu
 tional reforms in Burkina Faso\, the housing movement in South Africa and 
 LUCHA in Eastern DRC\, the paper explores the tendency to organise under n
 o or a lose leadership\, no or lose structure\, and with broad aims for so
 cial justice and political change. If means speak about ends\, this way of
  organising is likely to represent not only a challenge to traditional str
 uctures of power\, but also to how democracy\, development and justice are
  defined and practice. Whether these movements may achieve all their goals
  is questionable\, but they are certainly opening up a new page in the his
 tory of social movements and political change in Africa worth exploring. \
 n\nThe CGHR Research Group is a forum for graduate students and early-care
 er researchers from any department and disciplinary background researching
  issues of governance and human rights in the global\, regional\, and nati
 onal contexts.\n\nMore about the CGHR Research Group: https://www.cghr.pol
 is.cam.ac.uk/events/research_group
LOCATION:Room 138\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, 
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