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As bearers of their own emancipation, the political agency of the
subaltern classes is a vexed question, a time-honoured one at that.
Why do the subalterns endure injustices without revolting most of
the time, but revolt sometimes against some injustices? The
euphoria of 'globalisation-from-below', this book argues, skirts
responsibility of addressing this question by presuming a
groundswell of resistance across the world against neoliberal
globalisation. In contrast to this oeuvre, Neoliberal Globalisation
and Resistance from Below engages this question squarely by using
the socio-historical approach to explain why the subalterns resist
neoliberal globalisation in Bolivia and not in Ghana. The author
urges scholars of critical political economy to pay greater
attention to why the subalterns resist, rather than how they
resist, or what the ideal end of their resistance should be. Such
refocusing of the research and political lens will yield a more
realistic picture of what is politically possible in the social
context of peripheral capitalism regarding an anti-capitalist
revolution. The author further argues that this refocusing will
cure many of the romantic anti-capitalist claims and banal wishful
thinking of a socialist revolution in peripheral capitalist regions
such as Latin American, The Middle East and North Africa (MENA),
and Sub-Saharan Africa. Neoliberal Globalisation and Resistance
from Below will be of interest to students and scholars of African
politics, neoliberalism, globalisation, political economy and
subaltern politics.
As bearers of their own emancipation, the political agency of the
subaltern classes is a vexed question, a time-honoured one at that.
Why do the subalterns endure injustices without revolting most of
the time, but revolt sometimes against some injustices? The
euphoria of 'globalisation-from-below', this book argues, skirts
responsibility of addressing this question by presuming a
groundswell of resistance across the world against neoliberal
globalisation. In contrast to this oeuvre, Neoliberal Globalisation
and Resistance from Below engages this question squarely by using
the socio-historical approach to explain why the subalterns resist
neoliberal globalisation in Bolivia and not in Ghana. The author
urges scholars of critical political economy to pay greater
attention to why the subalterns resist, rather than how they
resist, or what the ideal end of their resistance should be. Such
refocusing of the research and political lens will yield a more
realistic picture of what is politically possible in the social
context of peripheral capitalism regarding an anti-capitalist
revolution. The author further argues that this refocusing will
cure many of the romantic anti-capitalist claims and banal wishful
thinking of a socialist revolution in peripheral capitalist regions
such as Latin American, The Middle East and North Africa (MENA),
and Sub-Saharan Africa. Neoliberal Globalisation and Resistance
from Below will be of interest to students and scholars of African
politics, neoliberalism, globalisation, political economy and
subaltern politics.
More than just an opportunity to uncover fact after conflict, truth
commissions can also offer restorative power to nations across the
globe. Truth Commissions and State Building presents the first
comparative study of the role of its kind, illuminating these
possibilities. Examining truth commissions as mechanisms for civic
inclusion, identity formation, institutional reform, and nation
(re)building in post-conflict and post-authoritarian societies, the
book shifts attention towards institutional innovation in African
countries, where approximately a third of all commissions have been
established. Contributors explore the mandates, methods, outcomes,
and legacies of truth commissions, analyzing their place in
transitional and restorative justice. Rather than conceptualizing
state building as incidental to their work, they present it as an
intrinsic, central component. This flagship volume – authored by
a stellar cast of policymakers, practitioners, and scholars –
brings multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives to bear on
the complex role of truth commissions in addressing transitional
justice, historical injustices, and present-day human rights
violations. As more countries, in both the Global South and the
North, adopt this model to address historical and contemporary
abuses, the dialogue between different sectors of society modelled
here will help inform this process – wherever it might occur.
Since it achieved independence in 1957, the West African state of
Ghana has become the torchbearer of African liberation, as well as
a laboratory for the study of endemic problems facing the African
continent. In terms of democratic consolidation, the country holds
a unique position on the continent as beacon of stability and
democracy. Politics, Governance, and Development in Ghana takes
critical stock of the landmark themes that have dominated its
history since independence. The contributors address issues such as
citizenship, civil society, the military, politicians, chiefs,
transnational actors, the public sector and policies, the executive
branch, decentralization, the economy, electoral politics, natural
resources, and relations with Asia and the diaspora. These themes
support “mobilizing for Ghana’s future,” which is the theme
for the diamond jubilee celebration of Ghana’s independence.
Edited by Joseph R.A. Ayee, this book will deepen the literature on
studies on Ghana especially in the areas of politics, governance,
economy and development; serve as a resource for academics,
students, practitioners; and commemorate the diamond jubilee
celebration of Ghana’s independence.
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