Moral Pedagogies for Africa
Author | : Theodros A. Teklu |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2021-09-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781000436655 |
ISBN-13 | : 1000436659 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This volume engages with issues of moral responsibility and multiethnic co-existence in the context of contemporary Africa. Post-colonial African states are by and large ethnically diverse. Constructively managing ethnic diversity, however, has always been a challenge to these states, which often fail to be democratic and all-inclusive. As a result, ethnic enmity and conflicts that obliterate bonds of togetherness between ethnic communities have been rampant throughout the continent. In dialogue with Africa’s cultural and religious assets, this interdisciplinary multi-authored book aims at articulating the need to interpret past and present ethnic hostilities in Africa, and generating moral resources of togetherness to foster a social pedagogy of responsible cohabitation for Africans. The chapters of this volume, categorized into two parts, are framed according to these two niches.