Research Showcase

Dr. Helen Bond of Education and Dr. Alem Hailu of African Studies were invited to present a scholarly paper that focused on an interdisciplinary course they developed as part of the Mellon Interdisciplinary Initiative at Howard University at The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The conference was entitled, Beyond Revolutions: the Use of ICTs for Political Mobilization and Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa.Dr. Hailu and Dr. Bond participated in the Mellon Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Program in July 2011 at Howard University.  As a result of their collaboration they developed a unique and interesting interdisciplinary course called "Social Media and Political Change in the African World.” This course examines the connections between youth, education, and revolutions in technology and transformations in politics in Africa and the larger world. They were invited to participate by Dr. Iginio Gagliardone of the Centre for Governance and Human Rights at the University of Cambridge. The Conference Report can be found at /cghr/docs/CGHR_Beyond_revolutions_conference_report.pdf