Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa: Constructivist Reflections and Contemporary Politics

by P. Yeros (Editor)

Overview

Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa features a series of 'constructivist' contributions by leading scholars in the field of ethnicity and nationalism, and explores the differences among those who have come to be known as 'constructivists'. The contributors reflect upon ongoing methodological debates in ethnography, historiography, and political theory. They demonstrate the diversity of concepts and methods within constructivism, and assess the political implications of the concepts themselves. The debate between them is inter-disciplinary, critical and innovative, and should be of value to anyone interested in the study of ethnicity and nationalism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333712139
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/16/1998
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

RONALD R.ATKINSON Associate Professor, Department of History, University of South Carolina
THOMAS HYLLAND ERIKSEN Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo
JOHN MARKAKIS has a long teaching career in universities in the United States, Africa, Britain and Greece
ALETTA J.NORVAL Lecturer in Political Theory, Department of Government, University of Essex and Director of the Graduate Programme in Ideology and Discourse Analysis
TERENCE RANGER Visiting Professor, University of Zimbabwe

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction: On the Uses and Implications of Constructivism; P.Yeros The (Re)Construction of Ethnicity in Africa: Extending the Chronology, Conceptualisation and Discourse; R.R.Atkinson A Non-ethnic State for Africa? A Life-world Approach to the Imagining of Communities; T.H.Eriksen Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Horn of Africa; J.Markakis Rethinking Ethnicity: Identification, Hybridity and Democracy; A.J.Norval Towards a Normative Theory of Ethnicity: Reflections on the Politics of Constructivism; P.Yeros Concluding Comments; T.Ranger Index