Learning, Philosophy, and African Citizenship
Overview
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Katariina Holma
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University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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Tiina Kontinen
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University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
Provides you rigorous theories and engaging lived experiences of citizenship and learning
Includes original insights on how people in rural Africa define “citizenship”
Provides contributions from researchers from the global South based on their extensive fieldwork
Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xiii
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- Katariina Holma, Tiina Kontinen
Pages 1-16Open Access
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- Tiina Kontinen, Katariina Holma
Pages 17-38Open Access
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- Anna Itkonen, Katariina Holma
Pages 97-113Open Access
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- Ajali M. Nguyahambi, Tiina Kontinen
Pages 115-134Open Access
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- Karembe F. Ahimbisibwe, Alice N. Ndidde
Pages 155-175Open Access
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- Henni Alava, Janet Amito, Rom Lawrence
Pages 177-196Open Access
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- Twine H. Bananuka, Tiina Kontinen, Katariina Holma
Pages 197-213Open Access
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Back Matter
Pages 215-221
About this book
The book addresses the compelling questions concerning the ideals of African citizenship, the processes of learning to fulfill these ideals, and possibilities of education in fostering citizenship. Rather than advocating for one particular framework, the authors demonstrate the continuously contested nature of the concept of citizenship as both theoretically discussed by philosophers and practically experienced in daily lives. The monograph combines, in an unconventional way, selected philosophical accounts and everyday experiences from certain locations in Tanzania and Uganda. It provides contributions from philosophical ideas drawing on scholars such as Chantal Mouffe, Rosi Braidotti, Theodor Adorno and Étienne Balibar on one hand, and the conceptions articulated by groups of inhabitants of rural and urban settings in Africa, on the other hand. Therefore, the book offers fresh readings under the lenses of citizenship and learning.
This is an open access book.
Reviews
"This volume offers a fascinating blend of theory and case studies, ranging from Étienne Balibar to realities in Tanzania and Uganda, thereby offering a wide range of thought-provoking reflections and local insights. The explorations into the nature and practice of citizenship and in particular the role of citizenship education for the reproduction of societies add great value through new perspectives to African and Development Studies." ( —Prof Dr. Henning Melber, University of Pretoria and University of the Free State, President of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI).)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Katariina Holma
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University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Tiina Kontinen
About the editors
Katariina Holma is Professor of Education and the Head of the Research Unit at the University of Oulu, Finland.
Tiina Kontinen is Associate Professor in International Development Studies, and Academy of Finland Research Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
