Politics lost in translation: the African concept of time as a method to understand African conflicts

Politics lost in translation: the African concept of time as a method to understand African conflicts

Purpose – This paper aims to explore John Mbiti’s concept of African time in line with the studies on the crisis of the post-independence African state. Then, how this concept offers new analytical spaces for understanding the modern nation-states inconveniences in African contexts. Design/methodolo...

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Main Author: Ramy Magdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:Review of Economics and Political Science
Subjects:
africa
politics
time
metaphysics
conflicts
temporality
sasa
zamani
personhood
communalism
destiny
ori
Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/REPS-12-2019-0165/full/pdf?title=politics-lost-in-translation-the-african-concept-of-time-as-a-method-to-understand-african-conflicts

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