Scientific Committee

As an association dedicated to research in social sciences, IFSRA has set up an international scientific committee.

Composed of members from international institutions and African universities, its main role is to contribute to IFSRA scientific policy together with the Scientific Director, in particular:

  • By giving its opinion on research programmes and support activities implemented by IFSRA
  • By suggesting workshop topics, field trainings, symposia and conferences, in which IFSRA members could participate
  • By supporting capitalisation on scientific issues highlighted by the studies and projects implemented by IFSRA
  • By involving its members individually to review the scientific productions issued by IFSRA
  • Potentially, by mobilising its members individually to participate in research programmes and scientific activities funded by IFSRA

Philippe
LAVIGNE DELVILLE

Socio-Anthropologist

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Position: Research Director (HDR)
Institution: French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) – France
Research topics: Development projects, public policies, land tenure, natural resource management

Georges
KOUAME

Socio-Anthropologist

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Position: Assistant professor
Institution: University Félix Houphouet Boigny of Abidjan – Ivory Coast
Research topics: Rural land tenure and development

Fernand
BATIONO

Sociologist

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Position: Senior lecturer
Institution: University of Ouaga 1 PR Joseph Ki-Zerbo – Burkina Faso
Research topics: Sociology of health, vulnerability and social protection system, legal institutions

Sabine
LUNING

Anthropologist

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Position: Senior lecturer
Institution:
University of Leiden – Netherlands
Research topics: Economic anthropology, extractive industry and Corporate Social Responsibility

Roger
ZERBO

Anthropologist

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Position: Deputy Director in charge of Programmes
Institution:
Institute of Society Sciences (INSS) of the National Centre for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST) – Burkina Faso
Research topics: Medical anthropology, sustainability of healthcare systems, food security

Jean-Pierre
JACOB

Socio-Anthropologist

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Position: Professor emeritus
Institution:
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies – Switzerland
Research topics: Rural land tenure, local public services, anthropology for development

Lawali
DAMBO

Geographer

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Position: Professor
Institution:
University Abdou Moumouni of Niamey – Niger
Research topics: Land Management, natural resource management, land tenure, GIS, cartography

Peter
HOCHET

Anthropologist

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Position: General Director for Africa, Doctor of the EHESS, Scientific Director of the Citoyennetés laboratory (2015-2019), Scientific Director of IFSRA (2016-2022)

Institution: INSUCO – France

Research topics: Ethnography of the governance of land relations in West Africa (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Niger), issues of expropriation, compensation and resettlement in public and private projects of land development and natural resource exploitation