The contributors to this volume ask whether democracy is universal or culturally bound, how the adoption of Western liberal models of democracy has hindered democratisation in Africa, and how indigenous African political thought can be utilised to design models of democracy suitable for twenty-first-century African countries.
The contributors to this volume ask whether democracy is universal or culturally bound, how the adoption of Western liberal models of democracy has hindered democratisation in Africa, and how indigenous African political thought can be utilised to design models of democracy suitable for twenty-first-century African countries.
Produktdetails
Produktdetails
African Philosophy: Critical Perspectives and Global Dialogue
Edited by Reginald M.J. Oduor - Contributions by Moses Oludare Aderibigbe; Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani; Christine Buluma; Tayo Raymond Ezekiel Eegunlusi; Emefiena Ezeani; Sirkku K. Hellsten; Dennis Masaka; Thomas Menamparampil; Kisemei Mutisya; Robinah S. Nakabo
Inhaltsangabe
1. African Political Ideology and Practice in the Era of Globalisation: Can a Return to African Humanistic Socialism Combat Afro-libertarianism? Sirkku K. Hellsten 2. Promoting Indigenous Values to Facilitate the Emergence of Suitable Forms of Democracy Thomas Menamparampil 3. Colonialism and the Challenge of Western-style Democracy in Africa Dennis Masaka 4. The Snares of Liberal Democracy: Lessons from Electioneering in the Democratic Republic of Congo David Ngendo-Tshimba 5. Democracy as Falsehood: Seek but Do not Expect to Find Donna Pido 6. Gender-Sensitive Followership in Africa: The Case of Uganda Robinah S. Nakabo 7. Co-operative Collegial Democracy: An African Context-relevant Governance Model Emefiena Ezeani 8. The Traditional Roots of Democratic Verbal Discipline: Insights from the Akan Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani 9. An Appeal for a Communitarian Model of Democracy Munamato Chemhuru 10. Elements of an Indigenous African Model of Democracy Joseph Situma, Kisemei Mutisya and Christine Buluma 11. Democracy and the Right of the Minority in Africa Moses Oludare Aderibigbe 12. Critical Reflections on the Quest for a Monolithic Democratic Alternative to Liberal Democracy for Africa Tayo Raymond Ezekiel Eegunlusi 13. Groundswell: An Unavoidable Democracy, with Special Reference to the Acholi of Uganda Odoch Pido 14. In Defence of Ethnically-based Federations in Post-Colonial African States, with Special Reference to Kenya Reginald M.J. Oduor
1. African Political Ideology and Practice in the Era of Globalisation: Can a Return to African Humanistic Socialism Combat Afro-libertarianism? Sirkku K. Hellsten 2. Promoting Indigenous Values to Facilitate the Emergence of Suitable Forms of Democracy Thomas Menamparampil 3. Colonialism and the Challenge of Western-style Democracy in Africa Dennis Masaka 4. The Snares of Liberal Democracy: Lessons from Electioneering in the Democratic Republic of Congo David Ngendo-Tshimba 5. Democracy as Falsehood: Seek but Do not Expect to Find Donna Pido 6. Gender-Sensitive Followership in Africa: The Case of Uganda Robinah S. Nakabo 7. Co-operative Collegial Democracy: An African Context-relevant Governance Model Emefiena Ezeani 8. The Traditional Roots of Democratic Verbal Discipline: Insights from the Akan Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani 9. An Appeal for a Communitarian Model of Democracy Munamato Chemhuru 10. Elements of an Indigenous African Model of Democracy Joseph Situma, Kisemei Mutisya and Christine Buluma 11. Democracy and the Right of the Minority in Africa Moses Oludare Aderibigbe 12. Critical Reflections on the Quest for a Monolithic Democratic Alternative to Liberal Democracy for Africa Tayo Raymond Ezekiel Eegunlusi 13. Groundswell: An Unavoidable Democracy, with Special Reference to the Acholi of Uganda Odoch Pido 14. In Defence of Ethnically-based Federations in Post-Colonial African States, with Special Reference to Kenya Reginald M.J. Oduor
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