Results dissemination workshop - Abidjan
jeu. 22 mai
|Abidjan
This workshop shared key findings from the Unruly Spaces project, exploring how everyday urban spaces shape and reflect social and political life in Abidjan.
Heure et lieu
22 mai 2025, 08:30 – 13:30
Abidjan, 82V7+FXW, Sent. des sportifs, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
À propos de l'événement
As part of the Unruly Spaces: Public Space, Society and Politics in Urban Africa project, this workshop marked the conclusion of the Abidjan research phase. Held on May 22, 2025, at the CAMPC of Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the workshop titled “Species of Spaces: Rethinking the Socio-Political Stakes of the City Through Its Spaces and For Its People” brought together local authorities, researchers, students, residents, and many of the project’s interviewees.
The workshop opened with a presentation by the project’s Principal Investigator, Professor Stéphanie Perazzone, who revisited the project’s objectives. She highlighted how the research examines “public spaces” in Kinshasa and Abidjan, exploring how these spaces are shaped by people’s lived experiences, imaginaries, and everyday practices, drawing on three years of collaborative work between African and European scholars. She also outlined the specific objectives of the workshop: to present and discuss preliminary findings, compare insights with data from Kinshasa, foster rich exchanges with…