  The issue of a starburst-AGN connection in local and distant galaxies is
relevant for understanding galaxy formation and evolution, the star formation
and metal enrichment history of the universe, the origin of the extragalactic
background at low and high energies, and the origin of nuclear activity in
galaxies. Here I review some of the observational evidence recently brought
forward in favor of a connection between the starburst and AGN phenomena. I
conclude by raising a number of questions concerning the exact nature of this
connection.
