Section on African Public Administration (SAPA) Symposium
"Pathways to Enhancing Resilience in the context of African Governance and Development"
Minneapolis | In-person | April 12, 2024, 9:00AM to 6:00PM
St Croix Room, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
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SAPA Symposium Organizing Committee (2024)
Shin Kue Ryu (Chair)
Rym Kaki (Co-chair)
Members:
Gedeon Mudacumura
James Agbodzakey
Peter Fuseini Haruna
Oluwole Owoye
Richard Greggory Johnson, III
Genevieve Meyers
Jean-Claude Mansanga Ndongo
Cecilia Idika-Kalu
Total Time for Each Panel: 80 minutes
Panel Moderator’s Introduction: 2 minutes (max)
Presentation: 10 minutes (max) per panelist
Audience Q & A Engagement: 20 (max) minutes per panel
Symposium Opening Remarks (9:00 AM to 9:30 AM)
Rym Kaki,
Chair, Section on African Public Administration (SAPA); Associate Teaching Professor, Director, International Public Policy, and Management Program, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California
Patria de Lancer Julnes,
President, American Society of Public Administration; Rosenthal Endowed Professor of Public Administration, University of New Mexico
John-Mary Kauzya,
Professor Extraordinary, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University
Robert Mong,
President, University of North Texas, Dallas
Shin Kue Ryu,
SAPA 2024 Symposium Committee, Chair; Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Idaho State University
Keynote Speakers (9:30 AM to 10:00 AM)
George Kojo Scott,
Secretary General, African Association for Public Administration and Management
Anastase Shyaka,
Ambassador of Rwanda in Poland
Ghada Barsoum,
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Chair of the Department of Public Policy and Administration, The American University in Cairo
Brian Levy,
Professor of the Practice of International Development, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Panel I: Rebounding from Challenging Times (10:15 AM to 11:25 AM)
- What are the key characteristics of community resilience in the African continent context?
- What are the roles of public administration in building democratic governance resilience?
- How does community-based leadership cultivate and sustain local democratic governance?
- How do home-grown approaches to resilience play out on the continent during challenging times?
Moderator:
Peter Fuseini Haruna (Texas A&M International University, USA)
Presenters:
Warner Woodworth, University of Utah
“Small Scale African Village Development Through Community Collaboration Strategies: Building Resilience and Social Justice from Bottom Up”
Mohamed Awwad, Egypt Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
“Youth Participation in Peacebuilding and Public Affairs—The Case of Egyptian Youth”
Rym Kaki, University of Southern California
“Breaking the Barriers of NEET Youth Inclusion and Economic Resilience—The Case of Tunisian Youth”
Aminata Sillah, Townson University
“Youth Engagement in the Political landscape of Gambia and Pathways to Strengthen Their Resilience.”
Panel II: Methodological Innovations to Better Ascertain Local Circumstances (11:30 AM to 12:40 PM)
- What methodology supports the acquisition of local knowledge?
- What methodological innovation arises in fragile states?
- Are there cases of public and private partnerships in policy design and implementation?
- What could scholars and practitioners offer in analytical frameworks to study community resilience (Insights for research, evaluation, and capacity training)?
- What roles do civil society organizations play in policy formulation and evaluation?
Moderator:
Genevieve Meyers (University of Detroit Mercy)
Presenters:
Juliana Abagsonema Abane, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
“Assessing Local Community Resilience and Climate Change in Ghana: The Perspectives of Households in Ashanti Agogo, Ghana”
Jean-Claude Mansanga Ndongo, The Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management, I-DIEM - Africa
“Gender Responsive Budgeting, Public Procurement and Resilience in African Countries”
Monica Amanda Amelewosi Siaw, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
James K. Agbodzakey, University of North Texas at Dallas
“Institutional Design Darkside of Mining on the Human Side of Enterprise: Governance Intervention through Use of Policy Instruments and Building Resilient Communities”
Mohamed Echkaou, Idaho State University
Shin Kue Ryu, Idaho State University
“Measuring Federalism in Morocco: Operationalization Challenges and Its Effects”
Panel III-A: A Probe into African Political Institutions’ Resilience (1:30PM to 2:40 PM)
- What happens to systems and community resilience when democratic governance is failing or fails?
- What types of systems and community resilience exist during turbulence, volatility and conflict?
- How do governments on the African continent build capacity to address new and unforeseen challenges (tools of governance and their availability)?
- How do governments partner with local communities to support resilience (Comparative case studies of successful partnerships)?
Moderator:
Bok Gyo Jeong (Kean University)
Presenters:
Kesley Richardson, Loyola University of Chicago
“Successful Adaptation of Resilience in Fragile States through the Paradigm of Innovative Structural Change”
Oluwole Owoye, Western Connecticut State University
“The Resilience of the Vital Institutions in African Countries in the 21st Century”
Peter F. Haruna, Texas A&M International University
“Public Managers in Africa are at the Frontlines of Climate Action: Are They Ready?”
Sombo Muzata, James Madison University
“Citizens’ Portrayals of Resilience in Zambia’s Debt Crisis”
Panel III-B: A Probe into African Political Institutions’ Resilience (2:50 PM to 3:50 PM)
- What happens to systems and community resilience when democratic governance is failing or fails?
- What types of systems and community resilience exist during turbulence, volatility and conflict?
- How do governments on the African continent build capacity to address new and unforeseen challenges (tools of governance and their availability)?
- How do governments partner with local communities to support resilience (Comparative case studies of successful partnerships)?
Moderator:
Rym Kaki (University of Southern California)
Presenters:
Bakry Elmedni, Long Island University
“From Resistance to Emergency Response: Building Resilient Societies During War and Conflicts in Sudan”
Gedeon Mudacumura (IARCPA, Executive Director)
“From a War-Torn Country to Africa’s Inspiring Success: Rwanda Miracle"
Martin JAM (Idaho State University)
“Goat-Tethering Governance, the Case of Former British Southern Cameroons and the Resilience of Ambazonians”
Panel IV: Theoretical Frameworks on Comparative Studies among African Nations (4:00 PM to 5:00 pm)
- Are there identifiable characteristics that African nations have in common when facing adversity?
- How could the youth and grassroots organizations lend insights to making sense of resilience in diverse African countries?
- How could scholars, practitioners, and pracademics collaborate in building a contextualized African development governance?
Moderator:
Aminata Sillah (Towson University)
Presenters:
James K. Agbodzakey (University of North Texas at Dallas)
Sandra Schrouder (Barry University)
“The Current State of Medical Diplomacy in Africa’s Healthcare Regime: The Parallel of COVID 19 and HIV/AIDS”
Keba Sylla (Queensborough Community College)
“What Are the Key Characteristics of Community Resilience in the African Continent Context”
Phil Sibanda Nyaku (Idaho State University)
“SADC’s Triadic Identity in Managing the Cabo Delgado Insurgency: Member States Veto Privileges and SADC’s Quest for Bureaucratic Autonomy”
Elijah Agyapong (Regent University)
“Teaching Ethics and Values: A Content Analysis of Public Administration Programs in Africa”
Concluding Remarks
Rym Kaki (University of Southern California), SAPA Chair
SAPA Annual Business Meeting (Open to all SAPA members registered for the conference)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM a| St. Croix Room | Hyatt Regency Minneapolis