Africana News Network Issues Forum 2: What is Africana Cultures and Policy Studies?

Africana News Network Issues Forum No. 2 deals with addressing the idea of what Africana Cultures and Policy Studies is.

Africana Cultures and Policy Studies (ACPS) is an interdisciplinary field of Africana Studies centered around the critical examination of the broad spectrum of Africana cultures globally, produced by scholars of all backgrounds, interested in connecting their research to the construction, implementation, and evaluation of policies on a local, national, and transnational/international level. ACPS is in dialogue with Africana Studies, Policy Studies, Cultures Studies, as well as more traditional disciplines including but not limited to history, education, philosophy, religion, law, english, etc. In terms of the policy process, from a top-down and bottom-up perspective, ACPS serves to bridge the gap between theory and practice, connecting academia, various community constituencies, and related institutions. Furthermore, ACPS links cultures studies and policy studies in a systematic manner that promotes the critical examination and evaluation of cultural issues such as continuity and change or dislocation, thereby applying such cultural analysis to the policy research, development, and implementation process.

To find out more about the discipline and paradigm of Africana Cultures and Policy Studies, visit the website of the Africana Cultures and Policy Studies Institute: http://www.theacpsi.org/