Publications

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Peer-reviewed (journal and conference) papers:

Sheikheldin, G. H. & Hambly, H. 2024. ‘Technological change and technosocial systems: Re-examining sustainable development and digitalisation in Africa’ Science, Technology and Society. 

Malima. G. C., Hansen, U. E., Makundi, H. and Sheikheldin, G. H. 2024. ‘Enclaved or linked? Examining local linkage development in the Tanzanian off-grid solar market’, Energy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 80, 101426. 

Sheikheldin, G., Mutambala, M., Diyamett, B., Nyichomba, B., & Wali, U. G. 2023. ‘Leverage points in engineering ecosystems: Student industrial secondments in East Africa,’ Southern Journal of Engineering Education, 2(1): 37–63. DOI: 10.15641/sjee.v2i1.1492

Sheikheldin, G. H. 2021. ‘Research and Technology Organizations as Super Intermediaries: A Conceptual Framework for Policy and a Case Study from Tanzania.’ Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics,  6:691247. doi: 10.3389/frma.2021.691247

Mutambala, M., Sheikheldin, G., Diyamett, B. and Nyichomba, B. 2020. ‘Student Industrial Secondments in East Africa: Improving Employability in Engineering’ in Disruptive Engineering Education Amidst Global Challenges: WEEF & GEDC Virtual Conference Proceedings, 16-19 November, pp. 105-109. Danvers: IEEE.  

Sheikheldin, Gussai and Nyichomba, Bavo. 2019. ‘Engineering education, development and growth in Africa.’ Scientific African, Vol. 6. e00200

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. and Devlin, John F. 2019. “Agents of Technology Localization in East Africa: Case Studies of Social Enterprises in Tanzania.” Forum for Development Studies, Vol. 46(2): 321-346. 
DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2018.1534751

Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2019. ‘Inviting innovation for industrialization: Public technology intermediaries in Tanzania,’ 4th AfricaLICS (African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems) International Conference, Dar es Salaam, October 22-24.

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2018. “Responsible Access to Data in International Field Research: A Case Study from Tanzania.” Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 1(1): 21-23. 
https://doi.org/10.7202/1058309ar

Cochrane, Logan, Boulanger, Renaud F., Sheikheldin, Gussai H., and Song, Gloria. 2018. “The Case for Local Ethics Oversight in International Development Research.” Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 1(1): 8-16. 
https://doi.org/10.7202/1058307ar 

Sheikheldin, Gussai and Devlin, John. 2018. ‘Localizing technologies for communities: Social Enterprises in East Africa,’ 16th GLOBELICS (Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems) International Conference, Accra, October 24-26.

Sadig, Haydar B. and Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2016. “Islamic Reform for Communicating Religious Freedom: A Necessity for a Peaceful World.” Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, 39(3): 57-76.

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. and Devlin, John F. 2015. “Community Development as Double Movement.” International Journal of Community Development, 3(1): 1-16.

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2015. “Ujamaa: Planning and Development Schemes in Africa, Tanzania as a Case Study”. Journal of Pan-African Studies, 8(1): 78-96.

Sheikheldin, Gussai, Krantzberg, Gail and Schaefer, Karl. 2010. “Science-seeking behaviour of Conservation Authorities in Ontario.” Environmental Management, 45(5): 912-921.

Mann, Sara, Anim-Somuah, Henry, Jethalal, Nital and Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2010. ‘Improving Profitability Through High Performance Human Resource Management: Recommendations for Best Practices in the Agriculture Industry,’ IFAMA conference, Boston, USA, June 19-22.

Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2009. ‘Surveying the science information needs of Conservation Authorities in Ontario,’ 44th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research. Burlington, Ontario, Feb. 23-24.

Books and chapters:

Sheikheldin, G., Matemba, E., Chetty, M. & Klassen, M. 2023. Special issue: Engineering ecosystems and the development of engineering skills in Africa – Editorial, Southern Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 2 No. 1.

Kraemer-Mbula, Erika, Gussai Sheikheldin and Rungano Karimanzira. 2021. ‘Southern Africa’ in UNESCO Science Report: the Race Against Time for Smarter Development. Schneegans, S., T. Straza and J. Lewis (eds). Paris: UNESCO Publishing. 

Hanlin, Rebecca, Aschalew D. Tigabu and Gussai Sheikheldin (eds.). 2021. Building Science Systems in Africa: Conceptual foundations and empirical considerations. Nairobi: African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) Press. (+ 2022 French translation)

Hanlin, Rebecca, Gussai Sheikheldin and Aschalew Tigabu. 2021. ‘Introduction: The Role of Science Councils in Building African Science Systems’ in Building Science Systems in Africa: Conceptual foundations and empirical considerations. Hanlin, R, AD. Tigabu and G. Sheikheldin (eds.). Nairobi: ACTS Press. 

Sheikheldin, Gussai and Amira A. Mohamed. 2021. ‘Skills for Science Systems in Africa: The case of ‘Brain Drain’ in Building Science Systems in Africa: Conceptual foundations and empirical considerations. Hanlin, R. AD. Tigabu and G. Sheikheldin (eds.). Nairobi: ACTS Press. 

Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2019. Preface to ‘To be or Not to Be: Sudan at Crossroads’, book by M. Jalal Hashim. Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers.

Diyamett, Bitrina, Makundi, Hezron, and Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2019. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Training for Africa: Basic Module on Reconciling Theory, Practice and Policies. Dar es Salaam: STIPRO.  Handbook Prepared for the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI)

Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2018. Liberation and Technology: Development Possibilities in Pursuing Technological Autonomy. Dar es Salaam: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers.

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2017. “Critical Consciousness as an Act of Culture: An Illustration from Sudan,” in Why Don’t the Poor Rise Up? Organizing the Twenty-First Century Resistance. A. Nangwaya and M. Truscello (eds.). California: AK Press.

Sadig, Haydar B. and Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2013. ‘Profaning the Sacred:  A Prophetic Critique of Consumerism in the Heart of the Muslim World’ in Prophetic Critique and Popular Media: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Applications. ,” R. Woods and K. Healey (eds.). Oxford, UK: Peter Lang.

Other scholarly/research publications
(studies, reports, articles, presentations):

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. and Alneel, Muzan. 2024. Governing Development for Sudan’s Democratic Transformation Post-war and Sustainable Paths Forward. Discussion paper. Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. https://doi.org/10.31752/idea.2024.50 

Sheikheldin, G., Mutambala, M., Diyamett, B. and Nyichomba, B. 2022. Challenges around Employability of Engineering Graduates in Africa: Can Industrial Secondments be a Remedy? Policy brief. Dar es Salaam: STIPRO

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2022. “Industrial policies for latecomers in developing countries: a developmental state approach.” Panel presentation at the 10th International Conference on Appropriate Technology, 22-25 November 2022, Khartoum

Sheikheldin, G., Mutambala, M., Diyamett, B. and Nyichomba, B. 2022. Improving Employability of Engineering Graduates Through Student Industrial Secondments: A Study in East Africa. Project report. Dar es Salaam: STIPRO

Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2021. Skills for innovation: Highly skilled African migrants and the challenges of ‘brain drain’. AfricaLics Webinar Series. June 3rd. 

Hanlin, R., Tigabu, A., Khaemba, W., Ogada, T., Bolo, M., Awino, V., Mba, J., Dhlamini, N., Dickinson, R., Diyamett, B., Sheikheldin, G.H., & Thomas, H. 2020 (February). Theme 3 : Strengthening partnerships among Africa’s science granting councils and with the private sector – final technical report. Part of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (Phase I).

Sheikheldin, Gussai and Muzan Alneel. 2021. ‘Taking Industrial Policy Seriously in Sudan.’ African Arguments, October 20 (Debating Ideas section, series: Economies and Societies).

Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2021. ‘Dams and the Technology-Development Nexus: The Case of the GERD.’ African Arguments, June 4th (Debating Ideas section, GERD series). 

Wallace, Matthew, Omotayo Fakinlede, Matthew Harsh, Victor Kongo, Ravtosh Bal, Ann Kingiri and Gussai Sheikheldin. 2020. ‘How COVID-19 is transforming engineering in Africa.’ University World News, 28 November.

Sheikheldin, Gussai, Mutambala, Musambya and Diyamett, Bitrina. 2019. ‘Innovation of what, for what: Reconnecting innovation, industrialization and sustainability in Africa’. AFricaLICS blog (scholarly platform).

Sheikheldin, Gussai, Diyamett, Bitrina and Makundi, Hezron. 2018. ‘Energy policy for industrialization: Tanzania’s big development challenge’. Published Dec 2nd on GlobalDev  (online scholarly platform, edited and translated to French and Spanish).

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2017. “Social Enterprises as Agents of Technological Change: Case Studies from Tanzania.” PhD diss. University of Guelph.

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2016. “The Market is Alright; but not the Market Economy.” Pambazuka (online edited journal), issue 788: https://www.pambazuka.org/economics/market-alright-not-market-economy

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2015. “Sustainable models of commercialisation to meet village energy needs.” Presentation at the Smart Villages East Africa Dialogue Workshop. Terrat, Tanzania, August 22-23.

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2014. “Africa, climate change and low-carbon economies: Is there room?” Pambazuka, Issue 687. http://pambazuka.org/en/category/comment/92506

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2013. “Between Strong States, Decentralization, and Development in Africa.” Dissident Voice, September 28: http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/09/between-strong-states-decentralization-and-development-in-africa/

Sheikheldin, Gussai and Suliman, Sara. 2011 “Sudan’s Secession Referendum: A Historical Punctuation Mark in the Making.”  Science for Peace Bulletin. April issue

Public Articles:

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2015. “Telling Histories, Telling Stories.” Text introduction to artistic exhibition Local Heroes at Oslo Kunstnerforbundet, Norway, by C. Fadlabi, April 30 – May 27, 2015.

Sheikheldin, Gussai.  2013. “Nafeer: Leadership Demystified.” The Citizen Newspaper, Sudan, August 19.

Sheikheldin, Gussai.  2013. “Garang: The Pan-Africanist.” The Citizen Newspaper, Sudan, August 11.

Sheikheldin, Gussai.  2013. “Azania, Mandela and the non-Hollywood Story.” The Citizen Newspaper, Sudan, June 23.

Sheikheldin, Gussai. 2013. “Amilcar Cabral on Decolonization and Culture (and Sudan).” The Citizen Newspaper, Sudan, June 9.

Sheikheldin, Gussai.  2013. “CUSH Manifesto on Culture and Politics” The Citizen Newspaper, Sudan, May 19.

Sheikheldin, Gussai.  2013. “Empathy is a National Duty.” The Citizen Newspaper, Sudan, May 13.

Sheikheldin, Gussai H. 2010. “What is Africa?” Sudan Tribune Newspaper. March 1st.

Empathy is a National Duty

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“We may not be deceived by the wealth to be seen in the cities of India… It comes from the blood of the poorest… I know village economics. I tell you that the pressure from the top crushes those at the bottom. All that is necessary is to get off their backs.” 
– Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, 1944

People of the centre – in Sudan – are not only unable to understand the suffering of the people of the margins, but are even unable to imagine their own inability to understand.… More

CUSH Manifesto on culture and politics

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It is said that Dr. John Garang DeMebior called it, “the most comprehensive treatise of its kind.”

In my previous article I mentioned the CUSH Manifesto briefly, and said that it would be called for to return to it with a bigger summary, within the topic of “the political role of culture”.
“The paper homework of this alliance has been done in what has come to be known as the Congress of United Sudan Homeland (CUSH). In… More

Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Friend or Foe?

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The business of national economic development is always multi-faceted with blurry lines, with politics, economics, technology and ecology interacting all the time. There is even a peculiar additional complexity when we deal with strategic national resources such as water. This complexity amplifies when there are other stakeholders to the same resource but outside the national borders. Such, it seems, is the story of the recent Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.… More

Azania, Mandela, and the non-Hollywood Story

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Last week, I posted this status on my facebook wall:

  1. What does Nelson Mandela represent to you?
  2. In a few words, can you summarize Mandela’s role in the anti-apartheid struggle, and post-apartheid conditions, in Azania* (South Africa)?
  3. What are your sources of information about this story?
    Everyone is invited to provide their answers to the questions above.”

The reason that made me think of asking these questions is the disparity I was seeing, on my facebook live feed, in opinions about the ailing Mandela.… More

Garang: The Pan-Africanist

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For a long time, we heard much about John Garang de Mabior the politician and the armed rebellion leader. Little have we heard, however, in the conventional Sudanese media sources, about Garang the scholar of Economic Development and the national visionary, or Garang the pan-Africanist. This article attempts to give some glances of the pan-Africanist side of the man (as last week’s article highlighted his vision of economic development and national building).… More

Nafeer: Leadership Demystified

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“Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”
—Frantz Fanon (1961, The Wretched of the Earth)

“Any individual or group that would aspire to lead society must be ready to pay the costs of leadership: to accept the responsibility, to suffer calumny, to surrender security, to risk both reputation and fortune. If this price, or some important part of it, is not being paid, then the chances are that the claim to leadership is fraudulent.

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