The impact of communism on West Africa [address]
In: International affairs, Band 38, S. 156-169
ISSN: 0020-5850
In: International affairs, Band 38, S. 156-169
ISSN: 0020-5850
In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 77
ISSN: 0020-8701
Three historical milestones allow a reflection on the narratives of transnational radio stations in Africa: the expansion of transnational channels in Africa, after the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War; the holding of the "Conference of non-aligned countries" in Bandung, 1955, which expressed the will of sovereignty of the countries of Africa and Asia; the "Media and development forum" held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which expressed the desire to "decolonize information". These great events aroused a certain interest in the field of Radio Studies in Africa. The present reflection aims to analyze the narratives of Western radio stations in Africa, which it focuses on the historical review of the role of radio as a mean of expanding Western imperialism. From a different perspective, the reflection tries to capture the latest trends in ideological and discursive changes in international radio in Africa: internationalized participation, the promotion of democracy awareness, and the awakening of human rights. The emergence of the new narratives of Africans radio stations, mediated by web radios on the platforms of social networks on the internet and their potential, are other points of reflection. In an analysis of this historical information, the study opted for an interpretative approach to the documentation, conference statements, and literature produced on international radio in Africa, what comes close to the topological analysis developed by sociologist Max Weber on the ideal types, an interpretative and explanatory hermeneutic, in which texts, ideologies, culture and historical periods must be understood as symbols that must be elucidated within their systems of signification. This analysis model extracts typical elements from the bibliographic material and describes them in detail. ; Três marcos históricos permitem uma reflexão sobre as narrativas das rádios transnacionais em África: a expansão de canais transnacionais em África, depois da II Guerra Mundial e o início da Guerra Fria; a realização da "Conferência dos países não alinhados" em Bandung, 1955, que expressava a vontade de soberania dos países da África e Ásia; o "Fórum de meios de comunicação social e desenvolvimento" (2008) realizado em Uagadugu, Burquina Faso, que manifestava a vontade de "descolonização da informação". Estes grandes acontecimentos despertaram um certo interesse no campo dos Estudos da Rádio na África. A presente reflexão tem como objetivo analisar as narrativas das rádios ocidentais em África, concentrando-se na revisão histórica do papel da rádio como meio de expansão do imperialismo ocidental. Numa outra perspetiva, a reflexão tenta capturar as últimas tendências de mudanças ideológicas e discursivas das rádios internacionais em África: a internacionalização comparticipada, a promoção de consciência de democracia e o despertar de direitos humanos. A emergência das novas narrativas das rádios africanas, mediadas por web rádios nas plataformas das redes sociais da internet e as suas potencialidades, constituem outros pontos de reflexão. Numa análise desta informação histórica, o estudo optou por uma abordagem de natureza interpretativa da documentação, declarações de conferências e literatura produzida sobre as rádios internacionais em África, naquilo que se aproxima da análise tipológica desenvolvida pelo sociólogo Max Weber sobre os tipos ideais, ou seja, uma hermenêutica de cunho interpretativo e explicativo, na qual se deve compreender textos, ideologias, culturas e períodos históricos como símbolos que devem ser elucidados dentro de seus próprios sistemas de significação. Este modelo de análise extrai do material bibliográfico os elementos típicos e descreve-os com detalhe.
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Over the last several decades, historians have conducted extensive research into contact between the United States and West Africa during the era of the transatlantic trade. Yet we still understand relatively little about more recent relations between the two areas. This multidisciplinary volume presents the most comprehensive analysis of the U.S.-West African relationship to date, filling a significant gap in the literature by examining the social, cultural, political, and economic bonds that have, in recent years, drawn these two world regions into increasingly closer contact. Beginning with examinations of factors that linked the nations during European colonial rule of Africa, and spanning to discussions of U.S. foreign policy with regard to West Africa from the Cold War through the end of the twentieth century and beyond, these essays constitute the first volume devoted to interrogating the complex relationship - both historic and contemporary - between the United States and West Africa. Contributors: Abdul Karim Bangura, Karen B. Bell, Peter A. Dumbuya, Kwame Essien, Andrew I. E. Ewoh, Toyin Falola, Osman Gbla, John Wess Grant, Stephen A. Harmon, Harold R. Harris, Olawale Ismail, Alusine Jalloh, Fred L. Johnson III, Stephen Kandeh, Ibrahim Kargbo, Bayo Lawal, Ayodeji Olukoju, Adebayo Oyebade, Christopher Ruane, Anita Spring, Ibrahim Sundiata, Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani, Ken Vincent, and Amanda Warnock. Alusine Jalloh is associate professor of history and founding director of The Africa Program at the University of Texas at Arlington. Toyin Falola is the Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor in History at the University of Texas at Austin
Chapter 1: West Africa's changing environment 1.1. Landscapes and physical geography -- 1.2. Approach to monitoring land resources -- 1.3. Drivers of land changes -- 1.4. Land productivity -- 1.5. Land use and land cover trends from 1975 to 2013 -- Chapter 2: Country profiles, land use and land cover, and trends 2.1. Benin -- 2.2. Burkina Faso -- 2.3. Cabo Verde -- 2.4. Côte d'Ivoire -- 2.5. Gambia (The) -- 2.6. Ghana -- 2.7. Guinea -- 2.8. Guinea-Bissau -- 2.9. Liberia -- 2.10. Mali -- 2.11. Mauritania -- 2.12. Niger -- 2.13. Nigeria -- 2.14. Senegal -- 2.15. Sierra Leone -- 2.16. Chad -- 2.17. Togo
In: Africa today, Band 46, Heft 3-4, S. 105-128
ISSN: 0001-9887
In: Africa today, Band 11, S. 4-6
ISSN: 0001-9887
In: Urbanization in developing countries 2.1978
This book is an interdisciplinary study of rapid urban growth in West Africa. Gugler and Flanagan first explore the history of the cities of the early West African empires and they draw on the work of social anthropologists and sociologists, as well as demographers, economists, geographers, historians, political scientists and social psychologists. They then describe the urban explosion that the region experienced after World War II. They explore the implications of widespread urban unemployment and underemployment, the housing crisis and the emergence of metropolitan areas such as Lagos. The literature on urbanization and social change in Black Africa in general, and West Africa in particular, expanded at a fast pace in the years preceding publication. This critical review of the disparate findings filled a gap in African Studies and threw light on the understanding of Third World urbanization.
In: World Bank staff working paper no. 414-415
In: Contemporary security studies
1. Introduction : militancy and violence in West Africa / James Gow and Funmi Olonisakin -- 2. Religion, radicalisation and violence / Abdullah bin Khaled Al-Saud and James Gow -- 3. Islamic radicalisation and violence in Nigeria / Charles Abiodun Alao -- 4. Islamic radicalisation and violence in Ghana / Emmanuel Kwesi Aning and Mustapha Abdallah -- 5. Islamic radicalisation and violence in Liberia / Thomas Jaye and Charles Abiodun Alao -- 6. Religious militancy and violence in West Africa : a study of Islam in Sierra Leone / Kevin A. O'Brien and Ismail Rashid -- 7. Beyond Anglophone West Africa : endemic conflicts and new Islamic radicalism / Ernst Dijxhoorn and Boubacar N'Diaye -- 8. The regional and international implications of radicalisation and violent extremism in West Africa / Olawale Ismail.
In: American political science review, Band 55, S. 294-307
ISSN: 0003-0554