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Political Science in Africa : Freedom, Relevance, Impact / edited by Liisa Laakso and Siphamandla Zondi.
- Format:
- Book
- 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
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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