Identity and Peace: Reconfiguring Conflict Resolution in Africa

Hagg, G.; Kagwanja, Peter

doi:10.4314/ajcr.v7i2.39409

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“…These religions are some of the causes of conflicts on the continent and Nigeria in particular apart from ethnicity. Hagg and Kagwanja (2007) acknowledge the impact of identity crises on the protracted inter-state conflicts across Africa. For Ugwu (2015), the early European writers did not leave any stone unturned in their condemnation of Africa and her religious culture.…”

Section: Implications Of Language and Identity Distortions On Africa'...mentioning

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Destroy their Tongue and Identity so that they will Never build the House: Language, Identity and (Under)development of Africa

Thompson,

Adeosun,

Chinaguh

et al. 2024

JPDS

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This paper examines two main themes in Africa’s culture--- Language and Identity and how the disarticulations of both have led to the underdevelopment of the continent. The study adopts a qualitative methodology, using the historical approach and post- colonial state thesis as the basis of analysis. It argued that the underdevelopment of Africa is hinged on bastardisation done to the twin of language and identity being two germane parts of its culture through the early contact between Africa and Europeans in the form of slave trade and colonialism which continued in the post-colonial state through neocolonialism. The paper found that in spite of the interventions from stakeholders from the global, regional levels down to individual level in responding to these crises, these interventions are dictated by western powers, lack proper framework and atomistic as well as lack the political will. The paper recommends among other things that there is need for an Africa reinvention on what works for us, recalibration of our identity, cultural values and moors through conscientious education.

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Destroy their Tongue and Identity so that they will Never build the House: Language, Identity and (Under)development of Africa

Thompson,

Adeosun,

Chinaguh

et al. 2024

JPDS

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“…Because there were so many clans, as their history of migration and settlement makes plain, some places were clearly allocated for particular clans, while the colonialists' boundary-drawing merely helped to reaffirm their illegality and forced them to relocate in search of easier control. Kagwanja (2007) noted that land was limited and, hence, unequally distributed among populations in several colonial states, such as South Africa. Several prominent Abanyala individuals, including Jokitan Kasamberi, Isaya Kwara, Isaya Were, and Peter Wafula, banded together and ceded property to form the Chebuyusi Mission when missionaries arrived to set up mission stations.…”

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Social and Economic Influence of Abanyala Clan Politics on Resource Distribution

Wangia,

Lusambili,

Momanyi

et al. 2023

AJERNET

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Like many other communities, the Abanyala clan struggles with the intricacies of resource distribution, which is greatly influenced by the political environment and sociocultural dynamics. Essentially, who has access to resources and how they are allocated are largely determined by the Abanyala clan's political structure. Political elites, or those in positions of power and influence, control resources and, occasionally, put their interests ahead of fair distribution, which leads to inequities. To maintain their advantages, these political elites may use strategies like alliances and patronage networks. Various pieces of literature were reviewed, especially those that are deeply ingrained with historical customs and cultural standards that are similar to the Abanyala clan's interactions between politics and business. These relationships frequently reinforce the socioeconomic status and influence over the resource distribution of particular families or groups according to established hierarchies. Due to its qualitative nature, the study used a descriptive research design. This paper used Thorstein Veblen’s theory to underscore the issue of resource distribution. It helped in analyzing the use of power, the people who profit from it, and the effects on the availability of resources for the larger community. The major finding was the need for the Abanyala clan to allocate resources in a way that is inclusive and deliberate.

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“…G. Hagg and P. Kagwanja (2007), in their study of South Africa, emphasize the preservation of interdependence between different types of social experience. The scientists specialized in the issues of cultural diversity in the context of community development.…”

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“…The scientists specialized in the issues of cultural diversity in the context of community development. In their opinion, internal conflicts based on identity problems, require the development of new approaches to their escalation elimination (Hagg & Kagwanja, 2007).…”

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Discourse of Inclusion in the Complexity Era: In the BRICS Space

Sudakova

Astafyeva

2020

SACI

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The relevance of the study is explained by the need to comprehend the expansion of the inclusion discourse in the situation of continuing complication of socio-cultural interaction in the BRICS countries. The modern society’s growing need to create an inclusive community, which professes the values of diversity, is associated with the complication of the socio-cultural landscape. The concept of inclusion complexity as a form of thinking that diagnoses and overcomes the devaluation of a person in all possible contexts are presented in the research by the example of the diverse experience of inclusive initiatives’ deployment in the BRICS countries. The authors emphasise that an adequate study of this phenomenon is impossible outside the study of each country’s socio-cultural experience. For optimal results, it was essential to analyse and describe the processes of inclusion formation in the BRICS format in the context of comparing existing approaches. It allowed both to identify the national specifics and to identify the universal mechanisms of inclusion formation as of a modern cultural phenomenon. The authors conceptualize the need to maintain dependencies between different types of social experience in South Africa, which reveals the importance of a comprehensive approach to overcoming existing problems connected with poverty, inequality, gender issues, and existing unemployment. The research describes the experience of implementing the inclusion policy in the sphere of culture and education in Brazil and India. Various aspects of inclusion formation in China are revealed: it is emphasized that the negative attitude towards people with health disorders is due to the socio-cultural context. The problems of financial inclusion are considered in the context of the experience of their solvation in China and India. The authors turn to the diverse experience of implementing inclusive initiatives in Russia, demonstrating the complexity of inclusion formation as a new form of humanistic thinking.

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Identity and Peace: Reconfiguring Conflict Resolution in Africa

Cited by 7 publications

References 15 publications

Destroy their Tongue and Identity so that they will Never build the House: Language, Identity and (Under)development of Africa

Destroy their Tongue and Identity so that they will Never build the House: Language, Identity and (Under)development of Africa

Social and Economic Influence of Abanyala Clan Politics on Resource Distribution

Discourse of Inclusion in the Complexity Era: In the BRICS Space

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