University Crisis and Student Protests in Africa. The 2005 -2006 University Students' Strike in CameroonPaperback, 13 August 2012

University Crisis and Student Protests in Africa. The 2005 -2006 University Students' Strike in Cameroon
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Print Length
342 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Langaa RPCID
Date Published
13 Aug 2012
ISBN-10
9956727075
ISBN-13
9789956727070

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Faced with a deepening crisis in their universities, African students have demonstrated a 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 a 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. Such a detailed study on student strikes is still rare in African studies, and maybe even more important, this book pays special attention to certain elements that have been of great significance to the strike but are often overlooked in narratives of other student actions in Africa, namely the use of cell phones, differences in gender roles of student activists, the religious dimensions of the strike, the central role of some public spaces like bars and cafés for the planning and execution of student strikes, and the power of the photocopier. The book goes far beyond simply documenting the various protest actions of students against the state and university authorities. It also provides ample room for comments from journalists and other civil-society members and groups on various aspects of the strike.

Product Details

Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
13 August 2012
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.93 cm
Genre:
Central Africa
ISBN-10:
9956727075
ISBN-13:
9789956727070
Language:
English
Pages:
342
Publisher:
Langaa RPCID
Weight:
503.49 gm

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