Routledge Handbook of Social Cohesion in Africa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blum, Constanze.

Series:

Routledge International Handbooks Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (524 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

This handbook explores the meaning of social cohesion in an African context, comparing empirical findings; prioritizing African knowledges in interrogating institutional actors and policy environments. The book will interest policymakers and researchers of African studies; sociology; politics; queer and gender studies; and security studies.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Preface

1 Capturing Social Cohesion

Section 1 Social Cohesion and Related Concepts

2 Social Capital

3 Resilience: Strengthening Resilience and Social Cohesion Through a Portfolio Approach in Borderland Development

4 Trust: Barriers to Governance Mechanisms for Facilitating Trust and Belonging in South African Cities

Section 2 African Knowledges on Social Cohesion

5 Unveiling the Weave: Social Cohesion in African Post-Colonial State- and Nation-Building

6 Two Types of "Group Feeling": Ibn Khaldun's Asabiyyah and Its North African Legacies

7 Gadaa and Social Cohesion: Ethiopia

8 Social Cohesion in Guinea: Is It Not True That the Tongue and Teeth Rub Together in the Mouth Without Ever Tearing?

9 Social Cohesion or Tattered Bonds: Reimagining the Family Regulation System

10 Performing Peace in Francophone West Africa: Discourses of Cohésion Sociale in Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Burkina Faso

11 Vivre-Ensemble among Anglophones and Francophones in Cameroon: A Historical Challenge

Section 3 Measuring Social Cohesion

12 Elections on the Edge: How Lack of Social Cohesion Fuels Political Violence in Côte d'Ivoire

13 Social Cohesion in Kenya: The Complexities of Developing a National Social Cohesion Index

14 Social Cohesion in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: Insights from a Barometer in Northern Mozambique

15 The History, Methodology, and Impact of the South African Reconciliation Barometer

16 Reflecting on a Framework for an African Measure of Social Cohesion

17 Measuring Social Cohesion in Africa: An Empirical Overview from the Afrobarometer and World Values Survey

Section 4 The Policy Environment for Social Cohesion.

18 Inequality and Social Cohesion in Africa

19 Is Social Cohesion the Panacea for Populism?

20 Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion: Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa

21 Jihadism and Social Cohesion

22 Contested Social Cohesion in Independent Namibia

23 Ideological Contestations over Social Cohesion: The Case of Somali Refugees at the Dadaab Camps, Northeastern Kenya

24 On Centering Black Male Performativities: Social Cohesion in Recent African Diaspora Online Activism

25 Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Sector and Its Contribution to Social Cohesion in Botswana

26 Social Cohesion Through Sports in Africa

27 Transitional Justice and Social Cohesion

28 Social Cohesion in South Africa Through the Lens of Queer Justice, Incorporating Ubuntu

Section 5 Policies of Social Cohesion

29 The Political Economy of Social Cohesion: The Role of African Regional Organizations and International Donors

30 Social Cohesion in Development Cooperation Policies and Practices

31 Queering Community Kitchens Toward Safer Spaces Through Social Cohesion: Narrative Research in Cape Town, South Africa

32 Bottom-Up Social Cohesion Policies in Western and Central Africa: Experiences and Challenges

33 Social Cohesion After War in Northern Ethiopia: Transitional Justice and National Dialogue as Security Issues

34 "This Is Now the Time to Beat Our Swords into Ploughshares": Mugabe, Race, and the Politics of Social Cohesion in Zimbabwe

35 South Africa's State-Led Social Cohesion and Nation-Building Project

Section 6 Concepts, Cosmologies, and Contexts of Social Cohesion Politics in Africa

36 Concepts, Cosmologies, and Contexts of Social Cohesion Politics in Africa

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-04-051107-4

1-003-47365-2

1-04-074757-4

9781003473657

OCLC:

1579266809

Publisher Number:

CIPO000340348