Ethnicity and nationalism in Africa : constructivist reflections and contemporary politics

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Author:

Yeros, Paris, 1968-

ISBN:

9780312218379

9780333712139

Publication Information:

Basingstoke : Palgrave, 1999.

Physical Description:

ix, 146 p. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Proceedings of the conference "Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa", held at the London School of Economics in May 1996.

Contents:

1. Introduction: On the Uses and Implications of Constructivism / Paris Yeros -- 2. The (Re)Construction of Ethnicity in Africa: Extending the Chronology, Conceptualisation and Discourse / Ronald R. Atkinson -- 3. A Non-ethnic State for Africa? A Life-world Approach to the Imagining of Communities / Thomas Hylland Eriksen -- 4. Nationalism and Ethnicity in the Horn of Africa / John Markakis -- 5. Rethinking Ethnicity: Identification, Hybridity and Democracy / Aletta J. Norval -- 6. Towards a Normative Theory of Ethnicity: Reflections on the Politics of Constructivism / Paris Yeros -- 7. Concluding Comments / Terence Ranger.

Abstract:

Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa features contributions by leading scholars in the field of ethnicity and nationalism who all take 'constructivist' approaches to identity. The volume addresses the various ways in which constructivism is invoked, and raises two questions: does constructivism constitute a distinctive way of thinking about ethnicity and nationalism? And what is the usefulness of constructivist approaches with regard to contemporary politics? The contributors reflect upon ongoing methodological debates in ethnography, historiography and political theory. The debate is inter-disciplinary, critical and innovative, and should be of value to anyone interested in the study of ethnicity and nationalism.

Subject Term:

Ethnicity -- Africa -- Congresses.

Nationalism -- Africa -- Congresses.

Ethnology -- Africa -- Methodology -- Congresses.

Political science -- Africa -- Methodology -- Congresses.

Geographic Term:

Africa -- Historiography -- Methodology -- Congresses.

Added Author:

Yeros, Paris, 1968-

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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.