Képler Aurélien
Institute
Research Cluster
3 - Partnership in Knowledge Production - Alternative Knowledge
Supervisor
Prof. Odonel Pierre-Louis, State University of Haiti
Dr. Jhon Picard Byron, State University of Haiti
Postdoc Project Title
The Economic Implications of the Post-1986 Cycle of Political Crises in Haiti: Neocolonial Economic Development Programs and Power Struggles
Educational Background
- 2014: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Université d’État d’Haïti, Haiti
- 2016: Master’s degree in Psychosociology, Université Paris Diderot, France
- 2021: Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Paris, France
- Doctoral dissertation: Liberation Theology and Popular Movements in Haiti: Between Legacy and Significant Appropriation of Charismatic Power Relations, 1994–2016. The Case of “Tét Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen,” a National Peasants’ Organization. Date of Doctoral Degree: March 29, 2021
Professional Experience
- December 2016 – present: Coordinator of a program for cross-organizational exchange and the systematization of experiences at the Institute Culturel Karl Lévêque (ICKL), Haiti
- September 2017 – October 2018: Advisor to scholarship recipients of the Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP) in the preparation of their final theses, Haiti.
- January 2013 – December 2016: Instructor and social worker at the Institute Culturel Karl Lévêque (ICKL), Haiti
Social / Political Activities
Founding member of the social organization “Lite pou Demen Nou” (LIED-N), a nonprofit organization | Lite pou Demen Nou | Haiti | Lite pou Demen Nou
Publications
AURELIEN Képler (2021), "Propaganda and Political Legitimacy in Haiti, " Cahiers de psychologie politique (38).
AURELIEN, K. (2020), “The Heroic Appropriation of the Martyrs of Liberation Theology in Haiti, ” Cahiers de psychologie politique (37).
AURELIEN, K. (2017), “Organizational and Institutional Dynamics in Haiti: The Dominance of a Continuous and Self-Reproducing Process of Improvisation”