African Values and Development

Rethinking Agenda 2063

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Ezra Chitando, Eunice Kamaara, Ezra (University of Zimbabwe) Chitando

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This book considers the importance of African values, not only in catalysing development, but in sustaining it. Arguing for an urgent need for rapprochement between African politicians and intellectuals, the book discusses how African values and identities can contribute to the successful realization of initiatives such as the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over the course of the book, the authors consider key themes such as identity, indigenous and modern worldviews; personhood; individual and communal perspectives; peace and conflict; and well-being. The book explores the role of religion and moral values, as well as African worldviews such as Ubuntu. Overall, the book demonstrates that African values will be central to galvanising Africa’s post-colonial transformation. This book will be an important read for policymakers and for researchers working on African development, politics, sociology, religion and philosophy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-01-31
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt500 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in African Development
Antal sidor176
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032791739

1 Values, Agenda 2063 and Africa’s Transformation2. Family and Political Values, and Development in Africa3. Worldviews and Rethinking Africa’s Development4. Defining African Identities: Toward Reimagining African Development5. Identities and Moralities: A Review in the Context of Africa’s Development Agenda6. Contested Identities in Contemporary Zimbabwe: The Role of Values in National Development7. Decolonizing the Contemporary African Philosophical Space Through Language8. Personhood in African Thought and Practice: Foundations for the Development of the Continent9. Character, Changing Values and Poverty: Implications for Africa’s Development10. Religion, the Sanctity of Human Life, Bioethics and Development: Islamic Normative and Jurisprudential Views11. African Christian Spiritual Values and Scientific Developments in Reproduction