Social Structure, Economic Exclusion, and Fragility? Pertinent Theories and Empirics from Africa

Woldegiorgis, Mesfin Mulugeta

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“…In some cases, the reaction of traditionalism to liberalization acquired the features of radicalization, which the Arab regimes were not ready to confront under the new conditions. Citizens perceived some political leaders as unattainable and corrupt, while against their background, others who looked deeply committed to religion enjoyed greater preference (Abu-Nimer 2022;Hassan 2022;Lahmamed 2022;Pena 2022;Salahat 2022;Mulugeta Woldegiorgis 2022). Against the background of regional instability, the struggle for leadership between such important states as Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia has intensified, which see in the current situation a chance to strengthen their influence and provide themselves with greater opportunities to control resources and ensure their own national security (Alashqar 2022;Rullansky 2022).…”

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Reconciliation, Heritage and Social Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Iyad Muhsen AlDajani, and Martin Leiner. Springer, Cham. 2022. XXV, 481 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08713-4.

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2022

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The idea of reconciliation, heritage and social inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa has been in the spotlight for many decades, as both regions constantly present such dramatic changes that reverberate around the world. In both regions, the geopolitical interests of world and regional powers are closely intertwined, and energy reserves allow you to influence the level of prices for them. In fact, all this becomes the reason for the acute manifestation of religious conflicts, the politicization of religion and tradition, thereby creating a turbulent environment for many actors. It is also worth mentioning the unresolved issues of nation-building and nation-states, the diversity of the ethnic and religious composition of the population in many places, the uneven distribution of income in societies, the level of militarization, and much more, to present the complexity and anxiety of the overall picture. The results of the chain of revolutions that took place in these regions did not solve almost any of the urgent problems in any of the countries and at the same time caused a systemic earthquake, a series of coups, civil wars, interventions, as well as unrelenting confrontation in society, leading to rampant terror and repression. Based on a comprehensive theoretical study of the phenomenon of reconciliation, heritage and social integration, this collection of articles presents a deep analysis of events in the Middle East and North Africa, summarizes the results of the previous development of this region, and reveals the causes of social and political failures. The main conclusions of the articles lead the reader to the conclusion that turbulence in both regions is the beginning of a new process that has embraced the reconfiguration of the modern world-system. This book contains many interesting facts, generalizations and points of view. Therefore, it will be interesting and useful not only for social scientists, but also for everyone interested in the problems of systemic transformations in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Reconciliation, Heritage and Social Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Iyad Muhsen AlDajani, and Martin Leiner. Springer, Cham. 2022. XXV, 481 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08713-4.

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2022

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Social Innovation of Awra Amba Utopian Co-immunity

Woldegiorgis

2024

Reconciliation, Conflict Transformation, and Peace Studies

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Towards inclusive development through harnessing demographic dividend? Empirics for Africa

Woldegiorgis

2023

J. Soc. Econ. Dev.

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Africa is now at a historical moment of swift demographic transition, which has the potential to harness the demographic dividend and foster inclusive development. However, just like the abundant natural resources, the growing population can be either a blessing or a curse. For instance, the economic growth and swift demographic transition in the last two decades have been tripled by a drastic political movement led by the protruded youth cohort. This paper, therefore, explores an empirical elucidation for the paradox and its remedy. It presents the drivers and time span of the potential demographic dividend for selected African countries. The panel data regression encompasses 34 African countries. However, the time span of the first demographic dividend is revealed for 47 African countries. The ordinary least square regression for the clustered dataset shows that harnessing the demographic dividend requires investment in family planning, gender parity, digitalization, industrialization, and job creation. The unique contribution of the paper is that it extends the demographic dividend discourse into the emerging inclusive development approach and presents pertinent empirics.

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Social Structure, Economic Exclusion, and Fragility? Pertinent Theories and Empirics from Africa

Cited by 4 publications

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Reconciliation, Heritage and Social Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Iyad Muhsen AlDajani, and Martin Leiner. Springer, Cham. 2022. XXV, 481 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08713-4.

Reconciliation, Heritage and Social Inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa, edited by Iyad Muhsen AlDajani, and Martin Leiner. Springer, Cham. 2022. XXV, 481 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08713-4.

Social Innovation of Awra Amba Utopian Co-immunity

Towards inclusive development through harnessing demographic dividend? Empirics for Africa

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