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Political Science in Africa : Freedom, Relevance, Impact / edited by Liisa Laakso and Siphamandla Zondi.

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Book
Contributor:
Laakso, Liisa, editor.
Zondi, Siphamandla, editor.
ProQuest ebook central
Series:
Africa now (Zed Books)
Africa now
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political science--Africa.
Political science.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Place of Publication:
London ; New York, NY : Zed Books ; Uppsala, Sweded : In association with Nordic Africa Institution, 2024.
Contents:
Intro
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Chapter 1: Political science in Africa: Freedom, relevance and impact
Chapter 2: Political science and the study of Africa: Mapping the theoretical and conceptual terrain
Chapter 3: Political science and development management: Parallel tracks and critical junctures in Africa
Chapter 4: Mainstreaming decolonization in political science in Africa
Chapter 5: What does the decolonial turn for political sciences in Africa entail? And where do we start?
Chapter 6: A neglected subject: The politics of mourning the (de)humanized
Chapter 7: Political science for whom?: Reflections on teaching and learning political science in selected African universities
Chapter 8: Policy studies as a subdiscipline of political science in Africa: Teachings, research trends and professional expertise in Cameroon
Chapter 9: Beyond disciplinary polemics?: The challenge of informal structures in the study of local political institutions in Africa
Chapter 10: Ethnicity and democracy in Africa: A comparative study of Ghana and Nigeria
Chapter 11: Research on gender, women and politics in Africa: Contributions and innovations
Chapter 12: The impact of political science research on teaching political science in Southern Africa
Chapter 13: Use of empirical data in research and teaching of political science in Africa
Chapter 14: Political scientists as public intellectuals in Africa: Perspectives on relevance
Chapter 15: Political scientists and intellectuals in the political evolution of Cameroon: 1960-2020
Chapter 16: A critical review of politics and the state of academic freedom in Ghana's public universities: From pre-independence till the Fourth Republic
Chapter 17: The politics of political science in Africa: An afterword
References
Index
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 02, 2024).
Other Format:
Print version: Laakso, Liisa Political Science in Africa
ISBN:
9781350299511
1350299510
9781350299535
1350299537
Publisher Number:
40032212868
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