LACET
A Transnational Research Lab to Strengthen Anthropology
In 2018-19, Uppsala University's Forum for Africa Studies (Uppsala), the Institut des Sciences des Sociétés (Ouagadougou) and the Institut des Sciences Humaines (Bamako) jointly decided to create a mainly French-speaking research laboratory on engaged, comparative and transnational anthropology. Over many years the three institutions have developed bilateral agreements, and time was ripe to set up at joint research lab as a way to foster strong and dynamic research environments engaging with pertinent societal challenges. The lab builds on decades of joint-research and training activities.
The LACET operates "on a shoestring" (lacet=shoestring) with a minimal budget but maximum engagement!
Visit LACETs website (in French).
Activities assembled in LACET dates back over the last decade and beyond but the name LACET was coined during a writing workshop in Léo, Burkina Faso, in October 2018. Participants of the workshop were (from left to right): Ludovic Kibora, Yacouba Cissao, Siaka Gnessi, Mariatou Zongo, Amado Kaboré, Bintou Koné, Sten Hagberg, and Sidi Barry.
More information about LACET
The LACET functions as an umbrella and academic framework, as to formalize and foster stronger bonds and better opportunities between researchers and institutions, while staying flexible and open to any collaboration with other actors.
The purpose is to strengthen research in the social sciences and the humanities, particularly the comparative, engaged and transnational anthropology in Africa or in relation to African issues, including the African Diaspora. For this, the LACET will act as an international research laboratory (Laboratoire Mixte International) called Le Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Comparative, Engagée et Transnationale.
Prepared since October 2018, the official launching of LACET took place on Tuesday 17 March 2020 by kickstarting Le séminaire virtuel du LACET simultaneously in Bamako, Ouagadougou, and Uppsala.
For a full list of current members visit the LACET website.
What activities do the LACET lead?
Research Activities
Read more about the activities of LACET.
Publications
Publications related to LACET.
Webinar on Sahelian Insecurities & Opportunities
Recordings of a roundtable from 2022.
