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Bringing together African and international scholars, this book
gives an account of the present state of the discipline of
political science in Africa - generating insights into its present
and future trajectories, and assessing the freedom with which it is
practiced. Tackling subjects including the decolonization of the
discipline, political scientists as public intellectuals, and the
teaching of political science, this diverse range of perspectives
paints a detailed picture of the impact and relevance of the
political science discipline on the continent during the struggles
for democratization, and the influence it continues to exert today.
This book uses the idea of internal cohesion through intra-BRICS
cooperation to make the argument that the next phase in the
evolution of BRICS is to strengthen cooperation among BRICS
countries in the implementation of decisions taken. There is a risk
that what the BRICS promises and what it represents both in the
eyes of its friends and foes might not materialise in the absence
of central institutions. So, the book calls for the deepening
intra-BRICS cooperation across all policy areas where there are
already undertakings could help mitigate this risk.
This book uses the idea of internal cohesion through intra-BRICS
cooperation to make the argument that the next phase in the
evolution of BRICS is to strengthen cooperation among BRICS
countries in the implementation of decisions taken. There is a risk
that what the BRICS promises and what it represents both in the
eyes of its friends and foes might not materialise in the absence
of central institutions. So, the book calls for the deepening
intra-BRICS cooperation across all policy areas where there are
already undertakings could help mitigate this risk.Â
While China's role and place in Africa has garnered a lot of
scholarly attention-be it praise or condemnation-not much has been
written about Taiwan's role and place on the continent even though
Taiwan was a major player and partner in Africa's quest for growth
and development. From the 1960s to 1971, more African countries had
diplomatic relations with Taiwan as opposed to China. But less than
five decades after the United Nations General Assembly Resolution
2758 was passed, there has been a reversal of fortune in terms of
supremacy and diplomatic recognition with only one country,
Eswatini, recognizing Taiwan as an independent country. Taiwan in
Africa: Seven Decades of Certainty and Uncertainties, edited by
Sabella Ogbobode Abidde, addresses gaps in academic literature
regarding Taiwan's engagement with states and societies on the
continent. This book examines international political economy,
international security, the history of modern Africa, and
geopolitical pressures and conflict. The book addresses Taiwan's
early engagement with the continent and the geopolitical and
economic considerations that influenced African governments in
their decision-making vis-a-vis their relationship with Taipei.
The encounter between Africans and the West in early South Africa
is as much about Africans as victims as it is about their agency.
While the crude power of the West to subjugate Africans for
colonial service was real, it is generally over-estimated. The idea
that western traditions of education, health and family life just
transformed subjugated Africans needs nuancing. Using the
experiences of Africans on the south-eastern coast, modern-day
KwaZulu-Natal, this work suggests that the evolution of western
medicine was conditioned as much by colonial Christian interests as
by African agency. Whether as patients of medical missionaries in
the countryside or as workers in medical establishments, Africans
were no mere victims of the system, but they worked to appropriate
and adapt new health regimes as they contended with general
sickness and newly introduced diseases. Often, they annoyed the
purveyors of western health civilisation by seeking to appropriate
rather than merely submit to their 'superior' medical care. This
work provides some insights for use in understanding ways of
working with the poor Africans in their struggles against poverty
and disease today.
Bringing together African and international scholars, this book
gives an account of the present state of the discipline of
political science in Africa - generating insights into its present
and future trajectories, and assessing the freedom with which it is
practiced. Tackling subjects including the decolonization of the
discipline, political scientists as public intellectuals, and the
teaching of political science, this diverse range of perspectives
paints a detailed picture of the impact and relevance of the
political science discipline on the continent during the struggles
for democratization, and the influence it continues to exert today.
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