Student Political Transformations in Africa

Authors

  • Thierry M. Luescher Human Sciences Research Council

Keywords:

student politics, Global South, student politics and activism, massification, activism

Abstract

As higher education in Africa is undergoing a fast expansion, student politics is confronted with new realities and undergoes incisive changes. They can be observed in the changing political character of student governments and organizations, the changing role of student representation in the governance of African universities, technological changes that facilitate a changing repertoire of students’ political agency, and a new student political discourse on higher education in Africa and the Global South.

Author Biography

Thierry M. Luescher, Human Sciences Research Council

Thierry M. Luescher is the strategic lead for equitable education at the Human Sciences Research Council, and adjunct professor to the chair of critical studies in higher education transformation at Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. E-mail: tluescher@hsrc.ac.za.

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Published

2024-11-17

How to Cite

Luescher, T. (2024). Student Political Transformations in Africa. International Higher Education, (120). Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/18439

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No. 120 (2024): Fall Issue

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