Student Politics in Africa: Representation and Activism has just been published (May 2016) by African Minds and is available in print and open access as PDF.
The book is published as the second volume of the African Higher Education Dynamics Series and brings together the research of an international network of mostly African higher education scholars with interest in higher education and student politics in Africa. It includes theoretical chapters on student organising, student activism and representation; chapters on historical and current developments in student politics in Anglophone and Francophone Africa, and in-depth case studies on student representation and activism in a cross-section
of universities and countries.The book provides a unique resource for academics,
university leaders and student affairs professionals as well as student leaders and policy-makers in Africa and elsewhere. The e-book copy is available open access.
Praise for the book:
"This is an excellent book and will be the benchmark on its topic for a considerable
period. It focuses on a theme that has not been much discussed in the literature
and is very important for policy-makers and the academic community to think
about.” Professor Philip G Altbach, Boston College
"A work by so many authors with diverse backgrounds bound by the common
thread of student representation in higher education governance in Africa.
Well-researched and well-documented.” Professor Bahru Zewde, Emeritus, University of Addis Ababa
"The book provides a 21st-century baseline review of student governance in a
cross section of universities and countries in sub-Saharan Africa and indicates
how student participation has evolved since the student movements of the 1960s.
It provides evidence that the challenges of leadership, ethnic cleavages and good
governance are already evident at the level of student leadership, often reflecting
a national ethos influenced by political parties.” Claudia Frittelli, Programme Officer, Carnegie Corporation of New York
