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Re-Thinking Pan-Africanism: Dilemmas and Efforts Towards African Integration
RE-THINKING PAN-AFRICANISM: DILEMMAS AND EFFORTS TOWARDS AFRICAN INTEGRATION ABSTRACT The history of Pan-Africanism is a subject that has attracted considerable interest among scholars and practitioners in African development issues. Pan-Africanism is associated with the quest for political independence by the early African leaders and freedom fighters alike. Soon after his country, Ghana, obtained independence in 1958(the third country to do so after the Second World War),Kwame Nkrumah warned the African continent that without serious commitment to a people-centered development process and mutual reliance, and without political unity at the continental level, neocolonialism would continue to balkanize Africa and poverty will be perpetuated. The focus of this article is not simply to give coherence to a shared ideology of Nkrumah and other frontline African leaders, but also to critique the Pan-Africanist ideology, revealing its myths, falsifications and lacunae, reinforcing its strong points and identifying its new sources of energy and new challenges facing the African continent in dealing with integration and other common issues. Links were made between the notions of nationalism; ethnicity and other related issues that could impact on Africa’s efforts towards achieving its much-needed economic integration. Conclusions were drawn on the premises of the new Pan-Africanist ideology, and its quest for African socio-economic growth and development. This article argued that the African Union/NEPAD strategies, if well applied, would result in the realisation of the Pan-African ideological goals and objectives in the new millennium. INTRODUCTION In its original form Pan-Africanism was naturally borne by non-state actors and deeply influenced by the African Diaspora and by the racism that pushed Africans together. -
African Families in a Global Context
RR13X.book Page 1 Monday, November 14, 2005 2:20 PM RESEARCH REPORT NO. 131 AFRICAN FAMILIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT Edited by Göran Therborn Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala 2006 RR13X.book Page 2 Monday, November 14, 2005 2:20 PM Indexing terms Demographic change Family Family structure Gender roles Social problems Africa Ghana Nigeria South Africa African Families in a Global Context Second edition © the authors and Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2004 Language checking: Elaine Almén ISSN 1104-8425 ISBN 91-7106-561-X (print) 91-7106-562-8 (electronic) Printed in Sweden by Elanders Infologistics Väst AB, Göteborg 2006 RR13X.book Page 3 Monday, November 14, 2005 2:20 PM Contents Preface . 5 Author presentations . 7 Introduction Globalization, Africa, and African Family Pattern . 9 Göran Therborn 1. African Families in a Global Context. 17 Göran Therborn 2. Demographic Innovation and Nutritional Catastrophe: Change, Lack of Change and Difference in Ghanaian Family Systems . 49 Christine Oppong 3. Female (In)dependence and Male Dominance in Contemporary Nigerian Families . 79 Bola Udegbe 4. Globalization and Family Patterns: A View from South Africa . 98 Susan C. Ziehl RR13X.book Page 4 Monday, November 14, 2005 2:20 PM RR13X.book Page 5 Monday, November 14, 2005 2:20 PM Preface In the mid-1990s the Swedish Council for Planning and Coordination of Research (Forskningsrådsnämnden – FRN) – subsequently merged into the Council of Sci- ence (Vetenskaprådet) – established a national, interdisciplinary research committee on Global Processes. The Committee has been strongly committed to a multidi- mensional and multidisciplinary approach to globalization and global processes and to using regional perspectives. -
Amref Health Africa in the USA 2017 WE ARE an AFRICAN-LED ORGANIZATION TRANSFORMING AFRICAN HEALTH from WITHIN AFRICA
ANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORT Amref Health Africa in the USA 2017 WE ARE AN AFRICAN-LED ORGANIZATION TRANSFORMING AFRICAN HEALTH FROM WITHIN AFRICA We strengthen health systems and train African health workers to respond to the continent’s health challenges: maternal and child health, non-com- municable and infectious diseases, access to clean water and sanitation, and surgical and clinical out- reach. Our approach is community-based and makes the people we reach partners, rather than just beneficiaries. Amref Health Africa ANNUAL REPORT 2017 2 WELCOME TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT 2017 was a landmark year for Amref Health Africa as we celebrated our 60th anniversary. Six decades of equipping African communities with the knowledge and tools to build sustainable and effective health systems. Thanks en- tirely to our donors. We hope you are proud to call yourselves a part of the Amref Health Africa family. In 2017 alone, we reached 9.6 million people with health services and trained 125,000 health workers thanks to your support. This achieve- ment should not be downplayed, especially within the context of the US Government drastically reducing their budget to foreign humanitarian aid, with the greatest cut to family planning programs. The people hardest hit by these cuts are women and children, the population that we primarily serve. We met this challenge head on and boosted our work in raising awareness of what we do in Africa and reaching more supporters. Our second annual ArtBall was bigger on all fronts and allowed us to engage with a vibrant com- munity of artists, art lovers, and musicians. -
Political Philosophy in Postcolonial Africa: a Critical Examination of The
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY IN POSTCOLONIAL AFRICA: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF COLONIALISM AND MILITARY DICTATORSHIPS IN NIGERIA By Lillian Chioma Nwosu Submitted to Central European University School of Public Policy In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Public Policy CEU eTD Collection Supervisor: Daniel Large Author’s declaration: Budapest, Hungary 2020 i Author’s Declaration: I, the undersigned Lillian Chioma Nwosu, hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. To the best of my knowledge this thesis contains no material previously published by any other person except where proper acknowledgement has been made. This thesis contains no material which has been accepted as part of the requirements of any other academic degree or non-degree program, in English or in any other language. This is a true copy of the thesis, including final revisions. Date: June 12, 2020 Name: Lillian Chioma Nwosu CEU eTD Collection Signature: ii Abstract This thesis examines the impact of colonialism and military regimes on the development of political philosophy and government in postcolonial African countries, using Nigeria as a case study. Particularly, it interrogates the nature of the social contract in precolonial times, colonial times, and precolonial times. Using the Women’s War of 1929, it draws a contrast between the nature of the social contract in precolonial and colonial times. This thesis finds that while colonialism eroded the political systems and philosophies of the peoples of precolonial Nigeria, both colonialism and military rule heavily contributed to a strong culture of state authoritarianism, and the social contract was severely weakened by both events. -
Fiba Safeguarding Policy
FIBA SAFEGUARDING POLICY TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................. 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 2 The Five Pillars of Safeguarding .......................................................................................................... 2 Does this policy apply to me? When does it apply? ......................................................................... 3 What are my obligations? ...................................................................................................................... 3 RECOGNISING HARM ............................................................................................................... 5 Identifying an Adult at Risk .................................................................................................................... 5 Who can be an abuser? ......................................................................................................................... 5 What is Harm? ......................................................................................................................................... 6 What are the signs of Harm? ............................................................................................................... -
South-South De/Postcolonial Dialogues Reflections from Encounters Between a Decolonial Latin-American and Postcolonial Senegal
South-South de/postcolonial dialogues Reflections from encounters between a decolonial Latin-American and postcolonial Senegal Matías Pérez Ojeda del Arco Student number: 840701648020 Study Program: MSc. Development and Rural Innovation Course Number: SDC-80430 Chair group: Sociology of Development and Change Supervisor: Dr. Pieter de Vries, SDC Group, WUR Examiner: Dr. Conny. Almekinders, KTI Group, WUR August 2017 “Decididamente, nos habían enseñado (pretenden seguir enseñándonos) el mundo de cabeza” Roberto Fernández-Retamar - Calibán [1971] (2016, p. 201). « Je n’ai jamais eu la prétention de faire école, j’ai eu la prétention d’être moi-même, d’abord, et d’être sûr que je suis moi-même » Amadou Hampâté Bá - Sur les traces d’Amkoullel l’enfant Peul (1998). i Contents Abstract ................................................................................................................................ iii Preface ................................................................................................................................. iv Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. vi Table of figures ....................................................................................................................vii CHAPTER I: THE NEED FOR SOUTH-SOUTH DE/POSTCOLONIAL DIALOGUES ............................ 1 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... -
Cooperatives Empowering Women and the Family”
EXPERT GROUP MEETING PRESENTATION NEWYORK CITY Topic: “Cooperatives Empowering Women and the Family” DR. CHIYOGE B. SIFA Presentation 16-17th November 2016 1 | P a g e Introduction The International Co-operative Alliance is an independent, non-governmental organization established in 1895 to unite, represent and serve co-operatives worldwide. The Alliance provides a global voice and forum for knowledge, expertise and coordinated action for and about co- operatives. The members of the Alliance are international and national co-operative organizations from all sectors of the economy. The Alliance has members from over 100 countries, representing close to one billion individuals worldwide. The world’s largest 300 co-operatives and mutuals have grown their turnover by 7.20% to USD $2.53tn (2,533.1bn). The top 300 co-operatives come from 25 countries and have a combined turnover of USD $2.53 trillion (2,533bn), an increase of 7.20% from the USD $2.36tn reported in the 2015 monitor. Over 32% of these operate in agriculture, 39% in insurance, 19% in wholesale and retail trade and 6% in banking and financial services. Some of the top 300 co-ops are also active in the health and social care sector (1%), the industry sector (2%) and other services and activities. The Monitor gathers data on co-operatives across all continents, demonstrating the important role of co-operatives in the world economy. It has become the major global report for analysing the world’s co-operative movement, providing information for research into co-operative business enterprises.1 The International Co-operative Alliance Africa (the Alliance Africa) is one of the regional offices of the Alliance which serves, unites and represents its members in Africa through policy and political dialogue, capacity building and research with the ultimate aim of promoting and strengthening the co-operative movement in Africa. -
Pan-Africanism of the 21St Century
THE JOURNAL OF THE HELEN SUZMAN FOUNDATION | ISSUE 71 | NOVEMBER 2013 Pan-Africanism of the 21st Century – Challenges and Prospects Introduction At the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, various encouraging storylines on Africa are beginning to emerge. At an economic level, there seem to be positive signs and numerous reports point to Africa as a ‘new growth frontier’. At a political level, peace and stability are increasingly becoming a trend, although challenges remain and new conflicts do still emerge. More than 60% of the African population is youth – a demographic dividend which is a double edge sword. In terms David Maimela of class formation, the ‘middle class’ seems to be on the rise. holds a degree in Political Science majoring in These storylines and emerging trends are indeed telling a story of promise – Africa International Relations, reawakening – but can Africa claim the 21st century and what must constitute the an honours degree in agenda to claim the 21st century as an ‘African century’? the same field and is currently pursuing a If the 21st century is really to be an ‘African century’, the promise must be met with Masters programme in clear intent, reassertion of pan-Africanism as a liberating concept and agenda, and International Relations a serious leadership renewal programme. But most importantly, what must a 21st focusing on SA’s Foreign century pan-Africanism look like in practice and who can be the champions and to Policy. Among other what end? In the end, if this is not done, the promising decades ahead may return honours, he holds Africa to the ‘lost decades’ and spell déjà vu and re-marginalisation of the continent. -
Decolonisation of Africa the Decolonisation of Africa Took Place in the Mid-To-Late 1950S to 1975
Decolonisation of Africa The decolonisation of Africa took place in the mid-to-late 1950s to 1975. The changes that came during the process was sudden and radical as the colonies made their transition towards independence at times marred by political violence. Just like the decolonisation of Asia, the Second World War also a crucial factor that led to the Independence of the African nations. This article will discuss at length the decolonisation of Africa within the context of the IAS Exam. Africa during the 19th Century Most European nations had been content to have trading colonies around the coast of Africa. Only the British and the Dutch (referred to as Boers) in South Africa had moved inland and set up new settlements. In 1880 less than five per cent of the continent was ruled by European powers. But within 20 years the situation had changed completely in what is known as the Scramble for Africa. Seven European nations took control of the whole of Africa apart from Liberia and Ethiopia. They were helped to do this by the opening of the Suez Canal, which linked the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and cut many kilometres off the journey to the east coast of Africa and India. The Industrial Revolution had led to an improvement in transportation, such as the transition from sailing ships to steamships, and medicine that made it possible for Europeans to survive some of the diseases they met in Africa. By 1884 Belgium, Britain, France, Portugal and Spain had already started to claim new colonies in Africa or expanded their old ones. -
Sub-Saharan Africa
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC MAGAZINE ISSUE 15 WINTER 2016DIPLOMACY SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA publicdiplomacymagazine.com PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA EDITORIAL POLICY EDITORIAL BOARD Authors interested in contributing to Public Diplomacy Magazine should contact PUBLIC DIPLOMACY MAGAZINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PRODUCTION the editorial board about their proposals. SEEKS CONTRIBUTIONS FOR Sarah Valeria Salceda Nick Salata, Chromatic. Inc Articles submitted to Public Diplomacy EACH THEMED ISSUE BASED Magazine are reviewed by the editorial SENIOR EDITORS FACULTY ADVISORY BOARD board, composed entirely of graduate ON A STRUCTURED SOLICITA- Nastasha Everheart, Managing Editor Nicholas J. Cull, Director, students enrolled in the Master of Public TION SYSTEM. SUBMISSIONS Heba Gibani, Layout & Digital Editor Master of Public Diplomacy Program, USC Diplomacy program at the University of MUST BE INVITED BY THE EDI- Erica McNamara, Marketing Editor Jian (Jay) Wang, Director, Southern California. Articles are evaluated TORIAL BOARD. UNSOLICITED Sarah Chung, Submissions Editor USC Center on Public Diplomacy based on relevance, originality, prose, and ARTICLES WILL NOT BE Philip Seib, Vice Dean, USC Annenberg argumentation. CONSIDERED OR RETURNED. STAFF EDITORS School for Communication and Journalism The Editor-in-Chief, in consultation Amanda Lester with the editorial board, holds fnal authority Bret Schafer EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS for accepting or refusing submissions for Copyright of published articles remains with Maria Lattouf Abu Atmi Robert English, Director, School of publication. Authors are responsible for Public Diplomacy Magazine. No article in its Laurence Desroches International Relations, USC ensuring accuracy of their statements. The entirety or parts thereof may be published Jung-Hwa Kang Sherine Badawi Walton, Deputy Director, editorial staf will not conduct fact checks, in any form without proper citation credit. -
Human Rights in Africa, See Also Zeleza (2006:42–43)
The African Union: Concepts and implementation mechanisms relating to human rights The African Union: Concepts and implementation mechanisms relating to human rights Bience Gawanas Introduction This paper focuses on the evolution of human rights within the African Union (AU), starting from the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. The paper therefore takes as its basic premise the following: • Since its establishment, the OAU has been preoccupied with human rights, as evidenced by the struggle for the decolonisation of Africa and the right to self-determination and independence. Embodied within this, no doubt, is the fact that those agitating and fighting for independence used human rights standards to justify their struggle, as colonialism had no regard for the human rights of colonised people. • The AU, in contrast to the OAU, made human rights an explicit part of its mandate, as embodied in its Constitutive Act, and mainstreamed human rights in all its activities and programmes. However, it is clear that the current methodologies require strengthening with a view to developing a holistic, comprehensive and integrated approach to ensure that all human rights are respected. • Because it is linked to the above points, the human rights discourse cannot be divorced from its historical context or the prevailing political, social, economic and cultural conditions on the continent – particularly when it is understood that the struggle for human rights and the establishment of a human rights system are products of a concrete social struggle.1 In this regard, human rights are also as much about civil and political rights as they are about economic, social and cultural rights. -
Inequality and the Economic Participation of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: an Empirical Investigation
A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. Working Paper Inequality and the economic participation of women in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical investigation AGDI Working Paper, No. WP/19/027 Provided in Cooperation with: African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé, Cameroon Suggested Citation: Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. (2019) : Inequality and the economic participation of women in Sub-Saharan Africa: An empirical investigation, AGDI Working Paper, No. WP/19/027, African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/204998 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle You are not to copy documents for public or commercial Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich purposes, to exhibit the documents publicly, to make them machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. publicly available on the internet, or to distribute or otherwise use the documents in public. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, If the documents have been made available under an Open gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort Content Licence (especially Creative Commons Licences), you genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. may exercise further usage rights as specified in the indicated licence. www.econstor.eu A G D I Working Paper WP/19/027 Inequality and the Economic Participation of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Empirical Investigation Forthcoming: African Journal of Economic and Management Studies Simplice A.