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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.
List of contents
1. Uchenna Okeja - African Political Philosophy: Old Anxieties, New Imaginations Part 1: Foundations and methods 2. Eze - Literature as a Source of political philosophy 3. Katrin Flikschuh - The State in Africa and the African State 4. Ajume Wingo - A Free person as a Maker of Surprises 5. Michael Eze - Citizenship Under Siege: Contemporary African Nationalism and the Trauma of Modernity 6. Polycarp Ikuenobe - Tradition and modernity 7. Isaie Nzeyimana - Pragmatic History in a Post Genocide Society Part 2: Political Virtues and Vices 8. Anthony Oyowe - Community 9. Dennis Masaka - Deliberation, Manipulation, and a Consensual Polity 10. Edwin Etieyibo - Disharmony as a Political Vice 11. Elvis Imafidon - Difference and Exclusionism 12. Mitterrand Okorie - Corruption 13. Albert Kasanda - African civil society Part 3: Controversies: Normative Debates and Political Praxis 14. Eniola Soyemi - Deliberation, Dependence, and Freedom 15. Olufemi Taiwo - Uncommon Features: Defending Ideal Theory with Model-to-world Inference 16. Bernard Matolino - Development as an Alternative to Democracy 17. Nancy Myles - Pluralism and social cohesion 18. Philip Idachaba and Idoko Okpanachi - Democracy and development 19. Jacinta Mwende - Election, Violence, and Political Legitimation 20. Martin Ajei - Development and Human Rights in Africa: A Theoretical Proposal Part 4: Emerging Concepts and Topics 21. Jare Oladosu - Religion and Politics: Learning to Navigate a Slippery Slope 22. Karabo Maiyane - Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War in Africa 23. Nanjala Nyabola - Africa's Digital Public Sphere 24. Fatima Doumbia - Talking About the Marginalization of Women in Africa 25. Anthony Ajah and Udoudom Nfonbong - Violent Democracy and the Promise of Peace Part 5: Global Perspectives 26. Pius Mosima - Pan-Africanism as Cosmopolitanism 27. Thaddeus Metz - Political Philosophy in the Global South: Harmony in Africa, East Asia, and South America 28. Thierry Ngosso - Non state actors, freedom, and justice: Should Multinational Firms be Primary Agents of Justice in African Societies? 29. Omedi Ochieng - African in the Political Imagination of the African Diaspora 30. Mpho Tshivhase - Ubuntu: A Critique of Superiorization
About the author
Uchenna Okeja is a Research Professor at the Nelson Mandela University and Director of the Emengini Institute for Comparative Global Studies in Worcester, MA.
Summary
This book 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. It provides insights on the foundations, virtues, vices, controversies, and key topics to be found within African political philosophy.
