Africa Through Structuration Theory

Author : Elonga Mboyo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789956762040

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Africa Through Structuration Theory ntu by Elonga Mboyo Pdf

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 promote African ideas and solutions for African problems. While the idea in itself is noble, the danger is for Africa to close itself off and ignore outside technical and intellectual innovations that it desperately needs to advance further. Africa through Structuration Theory - ntu joins the discourse by attempting to restore intellectual freedom and convincingly defends structuration theory not only as the way forward for Africa but also as a legitimate African concept. It is innovative, refreshing and deserves to be heard across the world and appreciated especially by African graduates, current and future leaders of various African institutions or businesses, non-Africans who might hesitate to refer to such a theory when trying to understand and deal with African problems and the wider public who constitute the audience for this book.

Author : Elonga Mboyo
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956764853

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Africa Through Structuration Theory by Elonga Mboyo Pdf

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 promotes African ideas and solutions for African problems. While the idea in itself is noble, the danger is for Africa to close itself off and ignore outside technical and intellectual innovations that it desperately needs to advance further. Africa through Structuration Theory - ntujoins the discourse by attempting to restore intellectual freedom and convincingly defends structuration theory not only as the way forward for Africa but also as a legitimately African concept. It is innovative, refreshing and deserves to be heard across the world and appreciated especially by African graduates,current and futureleaders of various African institutions or businesses, non-Africans who might hesitate to refer to such a theory when trying to understand and deal with African problems and the wider public who constitute the audience for this book. New in this edition: All chapters have been tightened up to make a clearer and more robust case. Chapter three, in particular, has been developed further in an attempt to demonstrate how Ubuntu is an African version of structuration theory. Overall, having both approached the subject from a rational perspective and presented Ubuntu in its preferred version, it became imperative to discuss the status/role of the African body in the expression of human agency and characterise different leadership practices in Africa that do not necessarily reflect the ideals of Ubuntu. Hence, Chapter 6: Body sociology and Africa and Chapter 7: The FS (fear and self-scrutiny) methodology of Ubuntu: a mapping of the field.

Author : Mboyo, Jean Pierre Elonga
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956763801

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Africa Through Structuration Theory by Mboyo, Jean Pierre Elonga Pdf

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 promotes African ideas and solutions for African problems. While the idea in itself is noble, the danger is for Africa to close itself off and ignore ‘outside’ technical and intellectual innovations that it desperately needs to advance further. Africa through Structuration Theory - ntu joins the discourse by attempting to restore intellectual freedom and convincingly defends structuration theory not only as the way forward for Africa but also as a legitimately African concept. It is innovative, refreshing and deserves to be heard across the world and appreciated especially by African graduates, current and future leaders of various African institutions or businesses, non-Africans who might hesitate to refer to such a theory when trying to understand and deal with African problems and the wider public who constitute the audience for this book. New in this edition: All chapters have been tightened up to make a clearer and more robust case. Chapter three, in particular, has been developed further in an attempt to demonstrate how Ubuntu is an African version of structuration theory. Overall, having both approached the subject from a rational perspective and presented Ubuntu in its preferred version, it became imperative to discuss the status/role of the African body in the expression of human agency and characterise different leadership practices in Africa that do not necessarily reflect the ideals of Ubuntu. Hence, Chapter 6: Body sociology and Africa and Chapter 7: The FS (fear and self-scrutiny) methodology of Ubuntu: a mapping of the field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1422143592

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Africa Through Structuration Theory - ntu by Anonim Pdf

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 promote African ideas and solutions for African problems. While the idea in itself is noble, the danger is for Africa to close itself off and ignore -outside- technical and intellectual innovations that it desperately needs to advance further. Africa through Structuration Theory - ntu joins the discourse by attempting to restore intellectual freedom and convincingly defends structuration theory not only as the way forward for Africa but also as a legitimate African concept. It is innovative, refreshing and deserves to be heard across the world and appreciated especially by African graduates, current and future leaders of various African institutions or businesses, non-Africans who might hesitate to refer to such a theory when trying to understand and deal with African problems and the wider public who constitute the audience for this book.

Author : Dejo Abdulrahman
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789786020419

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Classical Theorists in the Social Sciences by Dejo Abdulrahman Pdf

This book is a useful companion to every social science student who desires an understanding of classical theoretical developments in and evolution of the disciplines.

Author : Francis Kornegay
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780639995571

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Africa and the World by Francis Kornegay Pdf

Africa and the World: Navigating Shifting Geopolitics is one of the first books to analyse the global geopolitical landscape from an African perspective, with a view to the opportunities and challenges facing the African continent. Authors in this edited volume argue for the need to re-imagine Africas role in the world. As a cradle of humanity, a historical fountain of profound scientific knowledge, an object of colonial conquest and, today, a collective of countries seeking to pool their sovereignties in order to improve the human condition, Africa has a unique opportunity to advance its own interests. Authors re?ect on all these issues; they outline how developments in the global political economy impact on the continent and, inversely, how Africa can develop a strategic perspective that takes into account the dynamics playing out in a fraught global terrain.

Author : Anthony Giddens
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745665283

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The Constitution of Society by Anthony Giddens Pdf

Anthony Giddens has been in the forefront of developments in social theory for the past decade. In The Constitution of Society he outlines the distinctive position he has evolved during that period and offers a full statement of a major new perspective in social thought, a synthesis and elaboration of ideas touched on in previous works but described here for the first time in an integrated and comprehensive form. A particular feature is Giddens's concern to connect abstract problems of theory to an interpretation of the nature of empirical method in the social sciences. In presenting his own ideas, Giddens mounts a critical attack on some of the more orthodox sociological views. The Constitution of Society is an invaluable reference book for all those concerned with the basic issues in contemporary social theory.

Author : Information Resources Management Association. International Conference
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1244 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1878289845

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Challenges of Information Technology Management in the 21st Century by Information Resources Management Association. International Conference Pdf

As the 21st century begins, we are faced with opportunities and challenges of available technology as well as pressured to create strategic and tactical plans for future technology. Worldwide, IT professionals are sharing and trading concepts and ideas for effective IT management, and this co-operation is what leads to solid IT management practices. This volume is a collection of papers that present IT management perspectives from professionals around the world. The papers seek to offer new ideas, refine old ones, and pose interesting scenarios to help the reader develop company-sensitive management strategies.

Author : David Wilson,James O Huff
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1994-04-27
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006083260

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Marginalized Places and Populations by David Wilson,James O Huff Pdf

This book is about the forces and processes that continue to sustain pervasive inequalities in modern capitalist societies. It centers around the rise of structuration theory in geography and how this approach may be applied in order to comprehend the deepening chasms between classes, races, ethnic groups, and individuals in North America today. Inner city urban neighborhood decay, growing poverty, widening wealth gaps, and sustained racial and gender discrimination in the workplace all have spatial components. Structuration theory, originally expounded by Anthony Giddens, seeks to confront the relation between agency and structure in the social sciences. The centerpiece of structuration theory is duality of structure, the force that produces and reproduces the fabric of everyday life. The chapters in this volume successfully apply Giddens's theory to a number of specific institutions and locales where unequal access to basic resources is notably pronounced.

Author : Lewis B. Dzimbiri
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Management
ISBN : 9783867278348

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Organisation and Management Theories: an African Focus by Lewis B. Dzimbiri Pdf

Author : David Held,John B. Thompson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1989-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 052126197X

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Social Theory of Modern Societies by David Held,John B. Thompson Pdf

During the past decade, Anthony Giddens has published a series of substantial volumes that have defined a distinctive and original theoretical approach. The twin focal points of his research are the "theory of structuration" and the analysis of "modernity." Giddens' writing on these and related themes are widely recognized as among the most important contributions to theoretical debate in the social sciences. This is the first book to provide a systematic and critical assessment of Giddens' work. It includes eleven critical essays specially commissioned from contributors who are well known in their own fields. In a concluding essay, Giddens responds to the criticisms raised by these and other authors, and clarifies and elaborates on his current views.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Sociology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070618512

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South African Sociological Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul S. Adler,Paul Du Gay,Glenn Morgan,Michael I. Reed
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199671083

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The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory, and Organization Studies by Paul S. Adler,Paul Du Gay,Glenn Morgan,Michael I. Reed Pdf

This title examines how contemporary currents in sociology and social theory have influenced the field of organisation studies. It aims to combat the tendency towards myopia in the organisation studies field, which encourages reliance on resources and references drawn from within the field and discourages scholars from going beyond these boundaries to find inspiration and ideas. The contributing authors show how sociologists and sociological concepts from the US and Europe have provided new insights into the functioning of organisations.

Author : Johann Mouton
Publisher : Human Sciences Research
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073416864

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Theory and Method in South African Human Sciences Research by Johann Mouton Pdf

This publication forms part of a recent programme to assess the state of the social and human sciences in South Africa.

Author : Johann Graaff
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : IND:30000077024390

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What is Sociology? by Johann Graaff Pdf

This concise, accessibly written book addresses fundamental sociological questions. What is Sociology? uses a discussion of three major sociological theories - Marxism, functionalism, and symbolic interactionisms - to address major issues in the field. In short, this book introduces its readers to the surprising, demanding, often magical world of sociological enquiry.