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Areas of Interest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Diaspora; transnationalism; development and underdevelopment; Sub-Saharan Africa; Ghana; education; HIV\/AIDS; ethnopolitics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Louise de la Gorgendi\u00e8re, retired Associate Professor in Anthropology, arrived at Carleton University in July 2001. Immediately after graduating from Cambridge University in 1993 with her Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, she held a dual academic-consultancy post in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, where she was based until 2001. Her teaching and research have focused on development and underdevelopment, HIV\/AIDS in Africa and women\u2019s rights, the social anthropology of Asante, contemporary ethnopolitics in sub-Saharan Africa, education and development, and more recently, on the Ghanaian diaspora in Canada. During the period of 1993-2001 in Edinburgh, Louise served as a Social Development Adviser for the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID). She also has carried out consultancies for the International Labour Organization and United Nations Development Program (ILO\/UNDP) – (in Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Uganda, Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso), and in 2000, she was appointed by DFID (UK) and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE, Paris) to serve as their social development-gender specialist for a final evaluation of the French Project to Support Basic Education in Burkina Faso. She is currently conducting research with members of the Ghanaian diaspora in Canada, and their links to development in Ghana. She has supervised a number of M.Sc., M.A. and Ph.D. theses on Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2005<\/strong> \u2018Rights and Wrongs: HIV\/AIDS research in Africa\u2019. Human Organization, the Journal of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Volume 64, Number 2 (Summer 2005): 166-178<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002<\/strong> Jobs for Africa: The Way Forward. Co-authored with Guy Mhone and Achi Atsain. Geneva & New York: International Labour Organization and United Nations Development Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000<\/strong> Mission d’Evaluation Finale du Projet d’Appui a L’Enseignement de Base du Burkina Faso. A Report on the Joint DFID-French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) Evaluation of a French funded Education Project (P.A.E.B.) in Burkina Faso with J Barry, K Ilboudo, J Nacabal, & B Suchaut, Paris: CIEP\/MAE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000<\/strong> Report for DFID on Joint British-French Evaluation in Burkina Faso: Lessons and Recommendations. London: DFID Evaluation Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999 <\/strong>‘Women’s life stories and the next generation in Ghana: Educate a woman .’ Social Analysis 43(1), 53-72.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996<\/strong> ‘Ethnicity: A Conundrum’.<\/strong> In L. De La Gorgendi\u00e8re, K. King, S Vaughan (eds.) Ethnicity in Africa: Roots, meanings & implications. Edinburgh: Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996<\/strong> De La Gorgendi\u00e8re, L. and K. King, S Vaughan (eds.) Ethnicity in Africa: Roots, meanings and implications. Edinburgh: Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996<\/strong> \u2018Akua\u2019Ba – la poup\u00e9e de fertilit\u00e9 Asante, autrefois et aujourd\u2019hui\u2019 Le Griot.<\/em> Kumasi, Ghana: Revue en Fran\u00e7ais publi\u00e9e au D\u00e9partement des Langues de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Kumasi (UST) avec le concours de L\u2019Ambassade de France au Ghana. (Trans. C Owusu-Sarpong)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995<\/strong> \u2018When you educate a woman, do you really educate a nation? Females and education in Ghana.\u2019 <\/strong>In Proceedings from The International Conference at the University of Cambridge on \u2018The case for girls\u2019 education in sub-Saharan Africa\u2019 July 1995. Cambridge: CAMFED & African Studies Centre, University of Cambridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995<\/strong> Factors which may contribute to stable HIV seroprevalence of women in Kimpese, Bas Zaire. Pilot study report from field research in Zaire. London: Health and Population Division, Overseas Development Administration (UK Government)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995<\/strong> Participation: Challenges and Practices 10-12 July, Edinburgh. Final Report on ODA-NGO Workshop. East Kilbride: ODA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1994<\/strong> Report on a Review Visit to ODA Co-Funded NGO Projects in Brazil, 4 – 27 July 1994. London & East Kilbride: ODA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1992<\/strong> \u2018Asante Residence: Searching for Norms\u2019.<\/em> In: J. Sterner & N. David (eds.) An African Commitment. Papers in Honour of PL Shinnie.<\/em> Calgary: University of Calgary Press. (pages 87-103).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2007<\/strong> \u201cGhanaian Associations in Canada: Motivation and cooperation for development at home and abroad\u201d. AEGIS European Conference on African Studies: African alternatives: Initiative and creativity beyond current constraints. African Studies Centre, University of Leiden, Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007<\/strong> \u201cWalking a Tightrope: Ghanaian balancing acts and the tensions of Diaspora (un)engagement, obligations and rights\u201d. Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) Conference: Rethinking Rights in Africa: The struggle for Meaning and the Meaning of Struggle. University of Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006<\/strong> \u201cDiaspora and development: Ghanaian migrants in Canada and the ties that bind\u201d. Canadian Association of African Studies Conference (CAAS), Marriott Chateau Champlain, Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005<\/strong> \u201cSites for inclusion and exclusion: Ghanaian migrants and transnational citizenship\u201d. Canadian Association for Studies in International Development (CASID) Conference, Federation of Arts and Humanities, Congress – University of Western Ontario, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004<\/strong> \u2018GAD writ large and small: Experiences of a DFID consultant\u2019. Paper presented at the International Women\u2019s Studies Symposium, Whither GAD? Re-Examining Gender and Development, University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004<\/strong> \u201cAnthropology and multi-sited fieldwork: Changes in the field\u201d, Wolfson College, Oxford University, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003 \u201cRights and Wrongs in HIV\/AIDS Research in Africa\u201d, Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID), Panel on Ethics in Research in Developing Countries, Congress 2003, Halifax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003<\/strong> \u201cOut of focus: Job opportunities and poverty reduction strategies in Africa\u2019s poorest countries\u201d. Paper presented at the Public Workshop entitled \u2018Households, Labour and Social Relations\u2019. Carleton’s Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001 “HIV\/AIDS Research in Africa: Ethical issues and methodological dilemmas.” Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001<\/strong>. “HIV\/AIDS Research in Africa: Considering Women’s Reproductive Rights.” Association of Social Anthropology 2001 Conference on Reproductive Rights, University of Sussex, U.K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2000<\/strong> “International Cooperation for Social Development: Experience from Burkina Faso. French and British Cooperation.” IRFD’s International Forum for Social Development, Geneva 2000, UN World Forum on Social Development, Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999<\/strong> “The Interface between ‘Traditional Leaders’, Civil Society and the State in Ghana.” Seminar Paper, Department of Social Studies, University of Central Lancashire, U.K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1998<\/strong> Race and Ethnicity Social Issues in the New Britain, Modern Studies Association National Conference, University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1998<\/strong> Postcolonial identities and education in Ghana. Paper at the ‘Postcolonial Identities and Education’ Conference, International Centre for Cross Cultural Research (ICCCR), Manchester University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1998<\/strong> Foreign Debt and Development Issues in Ghana: Talk for Jubilee 2000, University of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1997<\/strong> Tackling Development in Ghana: What role for traditional leaders? Department of Social Anthropology, University of St. Andrews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996<\/strong> Multi-disciplinary work in overseas development. Anthropology in Action Conference, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996<\/strong> Anthropology and development work. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1996<\/strong> The Department of Social Anthropology\u2019s Consultancy Work for the Overseas Development Administration (ODA). Talk given at 50th Anniversary Alumni Day, Department of Social Anthropology, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995<\/strong> Anthropological insights into health and development. Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995<\/strong> \u201cWhen You Educate a Woman, Do You Really Educate a Nation?\u201d, International Conference on Education for Girls in Africa, Cambridge Federation for Education and Development (CAMFED) and African Studies Centre, Newnham College, University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1995 <\/strong>\u201cIncorporating Empirical Research into the Social Anthropology Undergraduate Programme\u201d, Teaching and Learning Anthropology Conference, Middlesex University, November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9882,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Louise","cu_people_last_name":"de la Gorgendi\u00e8re","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[40],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-429","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-adjunct-research-professors"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Adjunct Research Professor","cu_people_degree":"Ph.D. (Cambridge)","cu_building":false,"cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"none","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"louisedelagorgendiere@cunet.carleton.ca","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"2589","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19798,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/429\/revisions\/19798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=429"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}