Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development in Africa / / edited by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Adeshina Afolayan, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 337 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
001.089
338.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Economic development African Politics Development and Post-Colonialism Regional Development |
ISBN | 3-030-34304-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: African Knowledges and Alternative Futures -- 2. Falolaist Cultural Brokerage and the Pan-African Agenda in Knowledge Production -- 3. African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Legacy of Africa -- 4. Removing the Debris: Toyin Falola in the Reconstruction of Knowledge Production on Africa -- 5. The Academic and the Crisis of Knowledge Production and Dissemination in Africa -- 6. The Intelligentsia and the Crisis of Knowledge Production and Development in Nigeria -- 7. Pan-African Doctoral Schools and Knowledge Production in Africa: Experiences, Issues, and Testimonials of Participants -- 8. Re-Empowering African Indigenous Peace-making Approaches: Identifying the Enabling Possibilities from Decolonization and Indigenization Discourses -- 9. Back to the Future: Rethinking Alternatives to External Intervention in African Conflicts -- 10. Beyond Western Medicine (Drugs): Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not to Blame and James Henshaw’s This Is Our Chance -- 11. The Indigenous Knowledge of Law in Pre-Colonial Akwa-Ibom Area: A Comparative Study of the Similarities and Differences between the English and the African Legal System -- 12. The Resilience of Ondo Indigenous Adjudicatory Institutions 1915-1957 -- 13. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Food Security in the History of Hausaland: An Examination of Food Preservation and Storage Practices -- 14. Understanding Igede Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Future of Igede Cultural Heritage in Benue State, Nigeria -- 15. Yorùbá Traditional and Contemporary Cultural Perspectives on Homosexuality: Questions of Human and Minority Rights -- 16. Recognising the Value of the African Indigenous Knowledge System: The Case of Ubuntu and Restorative Justice. |
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Innovation, Regional Integration, and Development in Africa : Rethinking Theories, Institutions, and Policies / / edited by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Mammo Muchie |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VII, 342 p. 64 illus.) |
Disciplina | 320.96 |
Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Economic development Regionalism Development economics Economic policy African Politics Regional Development Development Economics Economic Policy |
ISBN | 3-319-92180-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1:Innovation and Regional Integration: Reframing the Debates on Innovation and Integrated African Development -- Chapter 2: Towards a Unified Theory of Pan-African Innovation Systems and Integrated Development -- Chapter 3: Exploring Theory and Praxis for Socioeconomic Development -- Chapter 4: Innovating the Political Economy of Pan Africanism: Imagination and Renaissance -- Chapter 5: Innovating Policy Systems of Innovation for Regional Integration -- Chapter 6: Transnational Simultaneity: an Emergent African Perspective of Regional Integration -- Chapter 7: Knowledge Valorisation for Inclusive Innovation and Integrated African Development -- Chapter 8: Regional Integration Prospects, Challenges and Opportunities in Africa: A Case of Tripartite Free Trade Area -- Chapter 9: The Regionalism-Innovation Nexus: The ECOWAS Experience -- Chapter 10: Institutional Capacity and Regional Integration: Reflections on the Composition and Powers of the ECOWAS Parliament -- Chapter 11: Innovation and Development in West Africa -- Chapter 12: The Role of Cloud-Based Surveillance Systems in Regional Integration in ECOWAS -- Chapter 13: Higher Education, R&D, and Challenges in National Innovation System Building of Angola -- Chapter 14: Regional Integration and Knowledge Flows: Effects on Manufacturing Productivity in southern Africa -- Chapter 15: Regionalism and Failure of the African Manufacturing Sector: Technology Transfer Policies as a Missing Link -- Chapter 16: Intra-African Trade and Innovation in the Agricultural Sector -- Chapter 17: Unemployment and Informal Entrepreneurship in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 18: Analysis of Agricultural Innovation and Decision Making among Maize Farming Household in Nigeria: A Gender Approach -- Chapter 19: Social Innovations as a Response to Municipal Failures in Africa -- Chapter 20: Science and Technological Capability Building in Global South: Comparative Study of India and South Africa -- Chapter 21: Conclusion: Setting Research Agenda for Innovation and Integrated African Development. |
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The Palgrave Handbook of African Political Economy / / edited by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Toyin Falola |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1,099 pages) |
Disciplina |
320.96
960 |
Collana | Palgrave Handbooks in IPE |
Soggetto topico |
Economics
World politics Economic development Africa, Sub-Saharan—History International Political Economy African Politics Political History Regional Development History of Sub-Saharan Africa |
ISBN | 3-030-38922-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The Political Economy of Africa: Connecting the Past to the Present and Future of Development in Africa -- Part I Historical and Theoretical Foundations of African Political Economy -- 2. Left, Right and Centre: On Regrounding a Progressive Political Economy of Africa for the Twenty-First Century -- 3. Four Journeys of Capital and Their Consequences for Africa -- 4. History of Racial Capitalism in Africa: Violence, Ideology, and Practice -- 5. African Political Economy and Its Transformation into Capitalism -- 6. The Political Economy of Africa -- 7. Streets and Boardrooms as Hegemonic Spaces in Shaping Political Economy in Africa -- 8. Contextualizing the State Structure Requisite for Africa’s Development -- Part II African Political Economy Thinkers -- 9. Kwame Nkrumah’s Political Economy of Africa -- 10. Thomas Sankara and a Political Economy of Happiness -- 11. The Political Economy of Claude Ake -- 12. A Historical Political Economy Approach to Africa’s Economic Development: A Critique of Thandika Mkandawire’s Interests and Incentives, Ideas, and Institutions -- 13. Amilcar Cabral, the Theory as a Weapon of the Oppressed and Africa’s Predicament Today -- 14. Adebayo Adedeji: Africa’s Foremost Prophet of Regional Integration -- 15. Tracing Moyo’s Intellectual Footprint on Land and Agrarian Questions in the Global South -- 16. Thabo Mbeki: The Formation of a Philosopher of Liberation -- 17. The Political Economy of the African Crisis Through the Lenses of Bade Onimode -- Part III The State and the Political Economy of Development in Africa -- 18. Developmental State and the Political Economy of Local Government in Africa: A Case Study of South Africa -- 19. Circuits of Production and Channels of State: Pastoralists and the State in the Northern Frontier District of Kenya (1910–1958) -- 20. The Political Economy of Globalization and Employment Returns to Youth in Uganda -- 21. Neoliberalism, Economic Crisis, and Domestic Coffee Marketing in Tanzania -- 22. Analysis of Community-Driven Human Security Interventions in Africa: The Case of the Northern Region of Ghana -- 23. A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of ‘Illegal’ Small-Scale Mining in Ghana -- 24. Fertilizer Policy, Governance, and Agricultural Transformation in Nigeria: A Review of Political Economy from Historical Perspectives -- 25. Deindustrialization and Entrepreneur Dynamism: An Assessment of the Replacement of Industrial Clusters with Event Centers in Lagos, Nigeria -- Part IV Political Economy of Reforms in Africa -- 26. Economic Reforms in Africa: A Critical Appraisal -- 27. African Development Strategies: Whither NEPAD? -- 28. The Global Financial Crisis and the African Economy -- 29. Impact of Public Debt and Governance on Economic Growth in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries -- 30. China’s Development Finance to Africa and the Spectre of Debt Distress -- 31. Euro-Africa Relations and Development in a Multi-Polar World: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparative Perspectives -- 32. Engendering Development: Any Lessons for Africa from the BRICS Countries? -- 33. Developmental State and Development Alternatives: Lessons from Cuba -- 34. The State, Resources and Developmental Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part V Sectoral Approaches to Africa Political Economy -- 35. Sectoral Approaches to African Political Economy -- 36. Natural Resources and African Economies: Asset or Liability? -- 37. Natural Resources and African Economies: Turning Liability to Asset -- 38. Natural Resource Abundance: A Hidden Drag on Africa’s Development? -- 39. The Question of Gender and Human Security in Africa’s Extractive Industries -- 40. The Political Economy of Industrialization in Africa -- 41. Industrialization in Africa in the Era of Globalization: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects with a Focus on Manufacturing -- 42. A Critical Appraisal of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Political Economy Approach -- 43. The Political Economy of Micro-Credit in Africa -- 44. Accounting for Choices and Consequences: Examining the Political Economy of Social Policy in Africa -- 45. Public Health and Political Economy of Development in Africa -- 46. “Afro-Eco-Entrepreneurship” Development in Africa: Utilizing Green Culture Advocacy as a Synthesis for Political-Ecological Justice Activism -- Part VI Security and Political Economy of Africa -- 47. Counting Lives: Colonial Institutions and Africa’s Prevailing Conflicts -- 48. The Political Economy of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in Twenty-First-Century Africa: A Critical Evaluation -- 49. The Political Economy of External Intervention in Africa’s Security -- 50. The Political Economy of Insecurity in Africa: Focus on North East, Nigeria -- 51. Mediating Nation-Building in Post-colonial Africa: Addressing the Security and Development Nexus on the Continent -- Part VII Regional Integration and Africa Political Economy -- 52. The Languages and Grammar of Regionalism -- 53. Regional Integration and Challenges of Implementation in Africa: Some Missing Gaps -- 54. African Regional Integration and Pan-Africanism: The Case of African Migrants’ Welfare in Africa -- 55. The Political Economy of State-Sponsored Repatriation of Economic Migrants in Africa -- 56. Southern Africa’s Regionalism Driven by Realism -- 57. Development Without Borders? Informal Cross-Border Trade in Africa -- 58. The Relevance of the European Union Integration Experience to the African Union’s Integration Process. |
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The Palgrave handbook of African politics, governance and development [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Toyin Falola |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIX, 925 p. 14 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 320.966 |
Soggetto topico |
Political science
Africa—Politics and government Political leadership Democracy Economic development Comparative politics Governance and Government African Politics Political Leadership Regional Development Comparative Politics |
ISBN | 1-349-95232-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Contextualizing the Debates on Politics, Governance, and Development -- 2. Competing Theories and Concepts on Politics, Governance, and Development -- 3. Theory of the Crises of the State .- 4. Post-colonialism: Theoretical Foundations and Relevance to African Politics -- 5. Decoloniality as a Combative Ontology in African Development -- 6. Theories of Social change and Development in Africa -- 7. Theoretical Foundations of Nation-building -- 8. Pre-colonial political institutions: Relevance for Contemporary Africa -- 9. Politics and Society in Pre-Colonial Africa: Implications for Governance in Contemporary Times -- 10. Settler and Non-settler Colonialism in Africa -- 11. Nationalism in Africa: concepts, types and phases -- 12. Nationalism and Political Independence in Africa -- 13. Theories of Military in African Politics .- 14. Coups and counter-coups in Africa .- 15. Military and Transition Politics .- 16. Civil Military Relations in Africa -- 17. Politics of identity and the crisis of nation-building in Africa.- 18. Migration and Xenophobia in Africa -- 19. Identity politics and wars of secession in Africa .- 20. Ethnic Identity and Conflicts in Africa .- 21. Identities, Conflicts, and Africa Refugee Crises .- 22. Resource Control and Conflict in Africa .- 23. Trade Unions and the struggle for democracy in Africa .- 24. The Peasantry and politics in Africa .- 25. Civil Society Organizations and Democratic Governance in Africa .- 26.Uncivil society and ethnic militia in African politics .- 27. Migration and Urbanization in Africa .- 28. Democracy and Political Development in Africa .- 29. Political Parties and Democracy in Africa .- 30. Institutions, Neopatriomonial Politics, and Democratic Development .- 31. Gender and Governance .- 32. Political Participation and Political Citizenship .- 33. Media and Politics in Africa .- 34. Public Procurement and Development in Africa .- 35. Challenges of Economic Development .- 36. Resource Governance and the Crisis of Development .- 37. Illicit Financial Flows and African Development Conundrum -- 38. Public Good and the Crises of Service Delivery in Africa .- 39. Regional Integration and Development .- 40. Resilient/Informal Economy and African Development -- 41. The Role of International Financial Institutions -- 42. Africa in the global trading system -- 43. Africa and foreign direct investment -- 44. Africa in the BRICS: In whose interest? -- 45. Africa's Development Narratives: From Growth to Wellbeing -- 46. The politics of foreign aid -- 47. From OAU to AU: Rethinking supranational governance in Africa -- 48. Pan Africanism is Africa’s Third Way: The Cultural Relevance of African Political Economy -- 49. Demography and the Future of Africa -- 50. From Hard to Human Security: Rethinking Security Architecture in Africa -- 51. Research, Innovation and Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 52. Energy Security and the future of development in Africa -- 53. Climate Change, Food Security and Sustainable Development in Africa -- 54. The Political Economy of Corruption -- 55. Rethinking Governance and Development. |
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Pan Africanism, Regional Integration and Development in Africa / / edited by Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 pages) |
Disciplina |
337.16
338.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Economic development Economic development—Environmental aspects Social change African Politics Regional Development Development and Sustainability Development and Social Change |
ISBN | 3-030-34296-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Pan-Africanism and Regionalism in Africa: The Journey So Far -- 3. Regional Cooperation for Development: The African Union Experience -- 4. The African Union and the International Criminal Court: An Analysis of Al-Bashir's International Arrest Warrant -- 5. Capacity Imperatives for the Realization of the African Continental Free Trade Area: Issues and Policy Options -- 6. Regional Integration and the Political Economy of Morocco's Desire for Membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) -- 7. The Red Herring of Identity in Africa: Using Identity Conflicts to Capture State Power and Inculcate Economic Avarice in the Central African Republic -- 8. Mediatizing and Gendering Pan-Africanism for 'Glocal Impacts' -- 9. The Politics of Paternalism and Implications of Global Governance on Africa: A Critique of the Sustainable Development Goals -- 10. The Construction of African Immigrants in Contemporary South Africa and Social Cohesion: Reflections on the Roles of the Media -- 11. On Globalisation, a World Class City, Poverty and Security in Johannesburg Inner City -- 12. The State Bureaucracies and Development in Africa: Interrogating the Link -- 13. Bureaucracy and Crisis of Development in Prismaric Post-Colonial African States: An Ethical Review -- 14. Building Capacities for Border Administrators along Nigeria's International Boundaries -- 15. Explaining Nigeria's Diaspora Communities' Transmogrification: From State Partners to Challengers -- 16. Diaspora Remittances and Sustainable Development in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria -- 17. International Law and Violence against Women. |
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