| Organisation |
Institute of Southern African Studies |
| Alternate Name |
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| Abbreviation |
ISAS |
| Parent |
National University of Lesotho |
| u.r.l. |
http://www.nul.ls/institutes/isas.htm |
| email |
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| Country |
Lesotho |
| Location |
Maseru |
| Address |
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| Postal Address |
PO Roma 180, Maseru 100 |
| Telephone |
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| Management u.r.l. |
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| Fax |
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| Sector |
Socio-Economic Research |
| Organisation Type |
African Public Sector |
| Status |
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| Stated Role |
The Institute of Southern African Studies serves as one of the principal centres for identifying, initiating, promoting, and coordinating interdisciplinary, academic and policy?oriented research. Its area of interest is the Southern African Region ? Lesotho, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. <P> |
| Activities |
To undertake multidisciplinary research (policy and development) <P>To plan, encourage and carry out polity-related and development–oriented research <P>To collaborate and network with other universities, government, communities, institutes and scholars in the region as well as interested organizations elsewhere with similar objectives <P>To provide consultancy services <P>To collect, document and make information accessible to researchers <P>To publicise and disseminate research output <P>To harness information and communication technology for socio-economic development <P> |
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| Notes |
The Institute of Southern African Studies serves as one of the principal centres for identifying, initiating, promoting, and coordinating interdisciplinary, academic and policy?oriented research. Its area of interest is the Southern African Region ? Lesotho, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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