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Identity Transformation and Politicization in Africa

Shifting Mobilization

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

AvToyin Falola,Céline A. Jacquemin,Celine A. Jacquemin

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Identity Transformation and Politicization in Africa: Shifting Mobilization, edited by Toyin Falola and Céline A. Jacquemin, questions whether identity is providing and sustaining power for elites, or fueling oppression and conflicts, being mobilized for exclusionary movements versus inclusive societal changes, or educating in ways that foster progress and development. Do aspects of African identities and the challenges they present also hold prospects for more inclusive and peaceful democratic and representative futures? The contributors cover a wide spectrum of expertise on different African countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Morocco, and Libya). They come from diverse disciplines (History, Political Science, Public Administration, Philosophy, Economics and Finance, Cultural Studies, Music, and International Relations), and use various methods and approaches in their research. Some contributors belong to the groups whose identity is being scrutinized and are participants in the efforts to politicize and mobilize, while others remain outside observers, who share some traits or interests with the African identities examined and provide different kinds of insights. Several chapters explore how innovative pedagogical projects studying African history and identity—facilitated by the internet and new social media—transform and connect with the African continent. Each author provides important insights on how mobilization around identity issues has been shifting with the internet and social media.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2022-09-06
Mått157 x 238 x 25 mm
Vikt621 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAfrica: Past, Present & Prospects
Antal sidor334
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666917925

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IntroductionCéline A. Jacquemin and Toyin Falola Part I: Interrogating the Trends, Ethics, and Political, Economic, & Cultural Elements of IdentityChapter 1: Politics of Being and its Contemporary Implications in Africa: Positive or Negative Trends?Olanrewaju Atanda OrijaChapter 2: ‘Ubuntu’ Dialogic Ethics: Towards a Liberal Theory of Virtue and Transformation of Identities in AfricaJude Chinwuba Asike and Patricia Ogugua AnwuluorahChapter 3: Interrogating Identity Politics in NigeriaSoj OjoChapter 4: Monetary Sovereignty, Sovereign Identities, Monetary Identities in Ghana and Nigeria in the Late 1950’s to Early 1960’sBamidélé AlyChapter 5: Music as a Tool for Sustainable Development in Nigerian SocietyMaureen Ada UchePart II: Identity and Ethnic Conflict, Transformation, Reconciliation, and EmpowermentChapter 6: Ethnicity, Peacebuilding, and Conflict Transformation in Nigeria: The Case of Herder-Farmer ConflictKialee NyiayaanaChapter 7: How Rwanda Transformed Identity Post-Ge

"Much of the extant scholarship on identity issues in Africa focus on how identities—especially ethnic, linguistic, geographical, and religious—are mobilized and deployed as a political resource by political entrepreneurs thereby occasioning incessant conflict and violence on the continent. Identity Transformation and Politicization in Africa: Shifting Mobilization goes beyond interrogating the politicization of identities and their deployment for nefarious purposes to examining how such identities can be democratically and philosophically transformed and mobilized to offer creative avenues for societal empowerment and provide alternative conflict resolution mechanisms. Herein lies the uniqueness and value of this book.”