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Routledge Handbook of African Political Philosophy

Edited By Uchenna Okeja Copyright 2023
    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 surprising that political questions are also central to African philosophy. This exciting new handbook provides insights into the foundations, virtues, vices, controversies, and key topics to be found within African political philosophy, concluding by considering how it connects with other traditions of political philosophy. In doing so, this book provides important fresh perspectives that help us to gain a richer understanding of the challenges of coexistence in society and governance not just in Africa, but around the world.

    This book will be an important resource for researchers and students across the fields of Political Philosophy, Political Science, International Relations, and African Studies.

     

    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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