Independent Africa, Dependent Science
Scientific Research in Africa
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Beschreibung
This book offers an examination of Africa’s scientific landscape based on extensive empirical data encompassing fifty-four African countries. It traces the evolution of science on the continent, highlighting research areas, global partnerships, funding sources, research capacity, and the impact of science policies. Acknowledging that Africa relies heavily on external sources, particularly from the Global North, for scientific research, the book identifies and addresses obstacles hindering self-reliance and underscores the urgent need for revitalized partnerships and cooperation to bolster Africa's scientific autonomy. It offers valuable recommendations to promote self-reliance, making it an indispensable resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners.
Provides a wholistic perspective of science in Africa accross the continent Includes in-depth analysis of research capacity, funding, and international partnerships Offers solutions for the development of more robust scientific systems across the continent
Autor*in
R. Sooryamoorthy
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“I enjoyed reading Prof. Sooryamoorthy’s book, Independent Africa, Dependent Science. It is a thorough piece of work that has been carefully written and skilfully edited. I recommend it as a good read for all those interested in science at the system level and particularly in the science systems of Africa. I would like to take the liberty to recommend it as vital, even compulsory, reading for those in leadership positions in government departments focused on science … .” (Robin Drennan, South African Journal of Science, Vol. 120 (7-8), July-August, 2024)
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"This book is essential reading for research managers and policy makers that are in Africa or seeking to collaborate effectively with African science. It presents a bibliometric overview of recent research in Africa, focusing on international collaboration and national differences, as well as analysing obstacles and opportunities for continuing to improve research capacity in Africa. Professor Sooryamoorthy’s extensive bibliometric data and analysis of relevant initiatives for collaboration and funding are expertly combined in this book, which must become a starting point for all future discussions of the topic."
—Mike Thelwall, University of Sheffield, UK.
"As someone who reads a lot about African science, what I liked most about Independent Africa, Dependent Science was the analysis of African science as a whole and from different perspectives (scientific spectrum, collaboration, funding, research capacity, policy). There is a lot of literature on the subject, but most of it deals with science in a particular country, region or scientific domain. I consider the book a step forward in terms of African science, as Sooryamoorthy compiles a handful of statistics and relates those statistics to the degree of self-reliance of African science. Easy to read and articulate, Independent African, Dependent Science can become an important source of knowledge in defining and designing policies to make Africa independent and successful in science."
—Elizabeth S. Vieira, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.
—Rigas Arvanitis, Ceped, Université Paris Cité and IRD, France.
"Sooryamoorthy’s serious and engaged study of science in Africa is carefully balanced at the intersection of dependence and interdependence. This thoughtful work is based on extensive research and also looks forward."
—Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
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