Rosa Ismagilova (Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of

Sciences)

Submitted:  Monday, April 27, 1998


Professor Rosa Ismagilova
Institute for African Studies
Russian Academy of Sciences
30/1 Spiridonovka str.
103001
Moscow
Russia

phone:  7-095-291-41-19
fax:    7-095-202-07-86
e-mail: rismagil@inafr.msk.su

Member, Research Committee on Ethnic, Race and Minority Relations of the
International Sociological Association, 1985-1998

Vice-President, Scientific Council on the Problems of Africa, Russian
Academy of Sciences, 1966--

Active Member, The New York Academy of Sciences, 1995--


Research interest:
Ethnicity; ethno-cultural problems of Africa.

Recent publications:
 
"Is ethnicity an important problem in the post-apartheid South Africa?" In
_Essays on the national question in South Africa_. (Moscow, 1997)

"The study of African cultures in Russia: a historiographic survey."  In
_African cultures in the world civilisation_. (Moscow, 1996)

"Ethnicity in Angola: current situation and perspectives."  In _African
Studies in Russia. Yearbook 1993-1996.  (Moscow, 1996)

"Traditional structures in the current ethio-cultural processes of
Ethiopia."  In  _New trends in Ethiopian studies_. Vol. II.  (Trenton, NJ:
The Red Sea Press, 1994)

"Africa: cultural processes and ethnic heterogeneity."  In _Muntu: revue
scientifique et culturelle du CICIBA_. No. 9. (Libreville, Gabon, 1994)

"Ethnic stereotypes in Africa." In _Minzu Yicong_. No. 2. (Beijing, 1994)

"Ethnic composition of Nigeria." In _Nigeria_. (Moscow, 1993)


Recent conferences and papers:

"Africa: ethnicity and cultural pluralism."  Paper presented at the
International Conference on "Multicultural citizenship in the new South
Africa." Cape Town, 1997.

"Ethnicity, politics, and self-determination."  Paper presented at the
Seventh All-Russia Conference of Africanists, "Africa in a Changing
World."  Moscow, 1997.