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Komplementarismus und Konsolationismus: die Kartierung der afrikanischen philosophischen Bahn des 21. Jahrhunderts [PDF]

, 2020
Afrička je filozofija bila primorana stalno se određivati u odnosu prema dominantnoj zapadnoj filozofiji, što je bilo uvjetovano povijesnim okolnostima kolonijalizma i dvostrukog nasljeđa profesionalnog afričkog filozofa, afričkog po kulturnoj ...
Ada Agada
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Gendering Toxic Contamination: Toxic Risks, Bodies, and Pregnancies in Gold Mining and Coca Farming Communities in the Bajo Cauca Region

Antipode, Volume 56, Issue 5, Page 1560-1580, September 2024.
Abstract This paper investigates women's everyday reproductive struggles in contexts of toxic contamination and the tensions emerging between toxic exposure and care in women's experiences of motherhood. While scientific framings of reproductive disruptions understand social identities as pre‐existing the experience of toxic risks, in this paper I ...
Chiara Chiavaroli
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From the Third World to the Global South: Definitions of Moral Geographies of Inequality in Anti‐Colonial Intellectual Traditions

Sociology Compass, Volume 18, Issue 8, August 2024.
ABSTRACT For decades, the “Third World” was an expression used to refer to regions seen as lacking prosperity and progress, on the one hand, and as a rallying call for anti‐colonial struggles on the other. The concept evoked the uneven distribution of power and wealth following World War II, replaced the forms of oppression and disparities distinctive ...
Claudio Pinheiro
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Africa and the prospects of rotational democracy

The Philosophical Forum, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 157-172, Summer 2024.
Abstract Sharing of social, economic, and political opportunities is crucial for the stability of many African states. Democracy has been identified as an inclusive framework that allows individuals to freely contest for these opportunities. However, in Africa, democracy appears not to work as compared to Western democratic societies.
Diana‐Abasi Ibanga
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Towards Responsible Artificial Intelligence Adoption: Emerging and Existing Ethical Issues in Africa

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This study investigats both emerging and existing ethical issues associated with the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa, a region characterised by unique socio-economic and cultural complexities.
Dolapo Faith Sule
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Representing personal and common futures: Insights and new connections between the theory of social representations and the pragmatic sociology of engagements

Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 54, Issue 1, Page 65-85, March 2024.
Abstract To understand social issues and practices such as those related to climate change and technological change that are clearly future‐oriented – collectively experienced events that are “not yet” – and co‐constructed by different actors, we need nuanced conceptualizations of how people think about, negotiate and co‐create futures that allow us to
Ross Wallace, Susana Batel
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Between Kinship and Individualism: Reimagining Communality inKenyatta University Christian Union [PDF]

This study examines how communality is being reimagined within university Christian student organizations, focusing on the Kenyatta University Christian Union (KUCU). Against the backdrop of rapid technological change and shifting generational values, it
Kioko, Stephen
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On Limited Communitarianism: Matolino’s Thinking and the Changing African World [PDF]

In the corpus of African philosophy, Bernard Matolino has made a substantial contribution to the development of communitarian theory, offering a fresh perspective on the concept.
Mutshidzi MARAGANEDZHA
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An Ubuntu-based reflection on the public health impact of silica dust exposure in the South African mining industry [PDF]

, 2023
Issuing fitness certificates to South African mine workers with early and mild silicosis to continue risk work underground is a public health concern. This article draws on the view of solidarity to contend this practice.
Angeline Mojakwana, Cornelius Ewuoso
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Communitarianism, Personhood and Politics: Engaging with the Philosophy of Bernard Matolino (Guest Editor’s Introduction)

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This special issue aims to investigate the complex landscape of communitarianism in African philosophy, with a particular focus on the heated debates surrounding radical, moderate, and limited communitarianism.
Mutshidzi MARAGANEDZHA
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