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Author : Siseko H. Kumalo
Release : 2021-05-31
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Book Synopsis Decolonisation As Democratisation by : Siseko H. Kumalo
Download or read book Decolonisation As Democratisation written by Siseko H. Kumalo. This book was released on 2021-05-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tatah Mentan
Release : 2015-08-06
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Decolonizing Democracy from Western Cognitive Imperialism by : Tatah Mentan
Download or read book Decolonizing Democracy from Western Cognitive Imperialism written by Tatah Mentan. This book was released on 2015-08-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There seems to be a sort of prevalent attitude in the Western world that its brand of democracy is something of a catch all solution for all the world's political problems. Hence, Western imperialism has always been sold under the pretext of spreading freedom and democracy. Democracy is beautiful. But it is no proof against imperialism. Whether democracy is causal is another whole consideration. It may be a case of the 'least bad of evil alternatives.' It may be a case of a state of social and political development over and above the way people organize themselves. It may be the fate of rational life on a planet with insufficient energy reserves to support locomotion without predation. But what gives anyone the right to go into a sovereign country and change its foundation through War? The whole democracy and freedom line is a lie to give Western imperialism a friendly face. Imperialism and its lie of spreading democracy is an unmitigated evil, whether for material gain, or the pride fostered by active participation in the machinery of state. Therefore, a people seeking to control their destiny must decolonize imposed Western democracy.
Author : Laurence Piper
Release : 2020-05-21
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Decolonisation after Democracy by : Laurence Piper
Download or read book Decolonisation after Democracy written by Laurence Piper. This book was released on 2020-05-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decolonisation after Democracy addresses the provocative idea that we need to rid higher education of lingering forms of colonial knowledge. This matters because in the colonial era much knowledge was put to the service of subjugating indigenous peoples, and the assumptions from this era may linger into the present. Examples of deep-rooted and ‘foundational’ forms of knowledge that carry colonial traits are normative binaries such as ‘civilised and backward’, ‘modern and traditional’ and ‘rational and superstitious’. In addition, some accounts of positive values like freedom, equality, justice and democracy may hide the assumption that the western experience is the norm, from which other kinds are rendered imitations, deviations or pathologies. In this collection, some of South Africa’s leading political scientists and academics engage with the challenge of decolonising knowledge in the research and teaching of politics. It includes new insights about the state, international relations, clientelism, statesociety relations and land reform; and introduces new ways to engage the colonial library, curriculum reform, and the marginality of historically black institutions. Finally, the contributors deal with the decolonial challenge posed by the #FeesMustFall student movements, reflecting on issues of revolutionary politics and gender and sexual violence. This book was originally published as a special issue of Politikon.
Author : Ferit Güven
Release : 2015-05-06
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Decolonizing Democracy by : Ferit Güven
Download or read book Decolonizing Democracy written by Ferit Güven. This book was released on 2015-05-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decolonizing Democracy: Intersections of Philosophy and Postcolonial Theory analyzes the concept and the discourse of democracy. Ferit Güven demonstrates how democracy is deployed as a neo-colonial tool to discipline and further subjugate formerly colonized peoples and spaces. The book explains why increasing democratization of the political space in the last three decades produced an increasing dissatisfaction and alienation from the process of governance, rather than a contentment as one might have expected from "the rule of the people.” Decolonizing Democracy aims to provide a conceptual response to the crisis of democracy in contemporary world. With both a unique scope and argument, this book will appeal to both philosophy and political science scholars, as well as those involved in postcolonial studies, cultural studies, and peace studies.
Author : Eric P. Louw
Release : 2010-09-15
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Roots of the Pax Americana by : Eric P. Louw
Download or read book Roots of the Pax Americana written by Eric P. Louw. This book was released on 2010-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how and why Americans built an informal trading empire and why the British Empire needed to be removed before a Pax Americana could be built. The Pax Americana is a phenomenon of global significance, and this fascinating book offers a systematic explanation for the rise of this super empire and examines in detail how it is governed. A core feature of the book is a concern with America’s vision of the world and how the USA has attempted (especially since 1945) to export this vision across the globe. The book identifies and examines the underlying discourses and belief systems that gave rise to a Pax Americana. An eclectic range of methodologies and theories are deployed to explain the phenomenon of this informal empire, ranging from to materialist (political economy) explanations of US imperialism through to those explanations grounded in the non-materialist realm of values, ideas and world views. The result is an exploration of the curious phenomenon of an anti-imperialist empire with both economic and moral roots.
