Africa Through Structuration Theory : Outline of the FS (Fear and Self-scrutiny) Methodology of Ubuntu /

Despite all the talk about African Renaissance, much of the continent is plagued by poverty and instability. To break out of that cycle, the guardians of African heritage (the old independence freedom fighters turned political leaders and their successors) and much of Afrocentric literature rightly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mboyo, Jean Pierre Elonga
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Langaa RPCIG, 2016.
Temas:
2000-2099
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global)
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Africa > Social conditions > 21st century.
Africa > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Africa > Politics and government > 21st century.
Afrique > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle.
Afrique > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle.
Afrique > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Africa.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgement; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Préface; Chapter 1
  • 'African-Centred leadership' and the theory of structuration: a response to Obiakor; Abstract; Introduction; Why Obiakor matters and what he says: a summary; Obiakor and the African-centred education for African centred leadership: a review; Giddens' theory of structuration; A new perspective for Africa using Giddens' structuration theory; Conclusion; Chapter 2
  • Structure and agency: (an issue of trust?); Abstract; Introduction; Structure; Agency; Trust: the go between.
  • Crisis of trust?Duality of structures; Conclusion; Chapter 3
  • Duality of structures: a (not THE) methodology; Abstract; Introduction; Ontology; Epistemology; Methodology; Ethical issues and dilemmas; Chapter 4
  • Double de-contextualisation: a methodological myth or reality?; Abstract; Introduction; Defining the term (s) of reference and rationale; When (double) de-contextualisation is most common; Knowledge and context: between durability and complexity/temporality; 'Double de-contextualisation': a positioning; Conclusion.
  • Chapter 5
  • Higher education in the DRC and Sub-Saharan Africa: duality of structures in actionAbstract; Introduction; DRC universities and their problems; Rethinking current understanding of "Successful" or"world-class" universities; Official expectations of universities/higher education in the DRC; Analysis; Proposed framework; Conclusion; Chapter 6
  • Body sociology and Africa; Introduction; Insight into the body sociology: a snapshot of the wider literature; Insight into the body sociology: African/Afrocentric literature; Reframing African body sociology: a preliminary exercise; Conclusion.
  • Chapter 7
  • The FS (Fear and Self-Scrutiny) methodology of Ubuntu: a mapping of the fieldIntroduction; A brief mapping of the field; Terms of reference; Tribe (alism) and Ethics; What is movement like within the FS model?; Conclusion; References; Index; Back cover.

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