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Routledge Handbook of African Political Philosophy book cover

1st Edition

Routledge Handbook of African Political Philosophy

Edited By Uchenna Okeja Copyright 2023
436 Pages
by Routledge

436 Pages
by Routledge

436 Pages
by Routledge
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The Routledge Handbook of African Political Philosophy showcases and develops the arguments propounded by African philosophers on political problems, bringing together experts from around the world to chart current and future research trends. Africa’s recent history has been shaped by the experiences of colonization, anti-colonial struggle, and postcolonial self-rule, so it is perhaps not... Read more

 

  1. African Political Philosophy: Old Anxieties, New Imaginations

    2. Uchenna Okeja

    Part 1: Foundations and methods

  2. Literature as a Source of political philosophy

    3. Chielozona Eze

  3. The State in Africa and the African State

    4. Katrin Flikschuh

  4. A Free person as a Maker of Surprises

    5. Ajume Wingo

  5. Citizenship Under Siege: Contemporary African Nationalism and the Trauma of Modernity

    6. Michael Eze

  6. Tradition and modernity

    7. Polycarp Ikuenobe

  7. Pragmatic History in a Post Genocide Society

    8. Isaie Nzeyimana

    Part 2: Political Virtues and Vices

  8. Community

    9. Anthony Oyowe

  9. Deliberation, Manipulation, and a Consensual Polity

    10. Dennis Masaka

  10. Disharmony as a Political Vice

    11. Edwin Etieyibo

  11. Difference and Exclusionism

    12. Elvis Imafidon

  12. Corruption

    13. Mitterrand Okorie

  13. African civil society

    14. Albert Kasanda

    Part 3: Controversies: Normative Debates and Political Praxis

  14. Deliberation, Dependence, and Freedom

    15. Eniola Soyemi

  15. Uncommon Features: Defending Ideal Theory with Model-to-world Inference

    16. Olufemi Taiwo

  16. Development as an Alternative to Democracy

    17. Bernard Matolino

  17. Pluralism and social cohesion

    18. Nancy Myles

  18. Democracy and development

    19. Philip Idachaba and Idoko Okpanachi

  19. Election, Violence, and Political Legitimation

    20. Jacinta Mwende

  20. Development and Human Rights in Africa: A Theoretical Proposal

    21. Martin Ajei

    Part 4: Emerging Concepts and Topics

  21. Religion and Politics: Learning to Navigate a Slippery Slope

    22. Jare Oladosu

  22. Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War in Africa

    23. Karabo Maiyane

  23. Africa’s Digital Public Sphere

    24. Nanjala Nyabola

  24. Talking About the Marginalization of Women in Africa

    25. Fatima Doumbia

  25. Violent Democracy and the Promise of Peace

    26. Anthony Ajah and Udoudom Nfonbong

    Part 5: Global Perspectives

  26. Pan-Africanism as Cosmopolitanism

    27. Pius Mosima

  27. Political Philosophy in the Global South: Harmony in Africa, East Asia, and South America

    28. Thaddeus Metz

  28. Non state actors, freedom, and justice: Should Multinational Firms be Primary Agents of Justice in African Societies?

    29. Thierry Ngosso

  29. African in the Political Imagination of the African Diaspora

    30. Omedi Ochieng

  30. Ubuntu: A Critique of Superiorization

Mpho Tshivhase

 

Biography

Uchenna Okeja is a Research Professor at the Nelson Mandela University and Director of the Emengini Institute for Comparative Global Studies in Worcester, MA.

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