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Book SynopsisWith Africa as its point of reference and departure, this volume examines why and how the two concepts – radicalisms and conservatisms – should not be taken as mere binaries around which to organize knowledge. It demonstrates that these concepts have multiple and diverse meanings as perceived and understood from different disciplinary vantage points, hence, the deliberate pluralization of the terms. The essays show what happens when one juxtaposes the two concepts and how they are easily intertwined when different peoples’ lived experiences of poverty, political and social alienation, education, intolerance, youth activism, social (in)justice, violence, etc. across the length and breadth of Africa are brought to bear on our understandings of these two particularisms. Contributors are: Adekunle Victor Owoyomi, Adeshina Francis Akindutire, Adewale O. Owoseni, Bright Nkrumah, Clement Chipenda, Ebenezer Babajide Ishola, Edwin Etieyibo, Israel Oberedjemurho Ugoma, Jonah Uyieh, Jonathan O. Chimakonam, Madina Tlostanova, Maduka Enyimba, Muchaparara Musemwa, Odirin Omiegbe, Obvious Katsaura, Olufunke Olufunsho Adegoke, Peter Kwaja, Philip Akporduado Edema, Tafadzwa Chevo, and Temitope Owolabi.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures, Maps and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction Muchaparara Musemwa, Obvious Katsaura and Edwin Etieyibo PART 1: Conservatism, Radicalism and Politics 1 Beyond Conservatism and Radicalism? A Decolonial Glimpse into the Post-truth World Madina Tlostanova 2 Moderating Conservatism and Radicalism in Post-colonial Sub-Saharan Africa: Some Objections and Clarifications through Conversational Thinking Maduka Enyimba 3 Politics of the Countryside after Zimbabwe’s Land Reform Programme: Expectations and Demands of the Youth Clement Chipenda 4 ‘Not Too Young to Run’ Law and Political Participation among Youths in Nigeria Ebenezer Babajide Ishola 5 ‘Dirty-Relevance’ of Youths Culture in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic Politics: A Study of Delta and Lagos States Jonah Uyieh 6 Political Opportunism: Populism as a New Political Tactic in South Africa Bright Nkrumah PART 2: Social Justice and Poverty 7 Social Justice and Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria Edwin Etieyibo 8 Poverty and Persons Living with Disabilities in Nigeria Odirin Omiegbe 9 Poverty and Illicit Drug Use among Youths in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria Adekunle Victor Owoyomi 10 The Politics of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa Jonathan O. Chimakonam 11 Informality, Marginality and the State: A Case Study of Low-Income Households in Budiriro, Harare, Zimbabwe Tafadzwa Chevo PART 3: Marginalization, Terrorism and Intolerance 12 Intolerance: The Activities of Ethnic Militias in Nigeria Adeshina Francis Akindutire 13 A Complementarity Reflection on Human Interest and Common Good in Africa: Examples of Nigeria’s Ghana-Must-Go and South Africa’s Xenophobia Phillip A. Edema and Adewale O. Owoseni 14 Boko Haram Terrorism and Out-of-School Children in North East Nigeria Temitope Owolabi PART 4: Minorities and Education 15 Academic Abuse and Violence against Students in Delta State, Nigeria and Its Impact on Their Learning Behavior Israel Oberedjemurho Ugoma 16 Effects of Lessons on Empathic Responding and Perception on Conflict Reduction among Secondary School Adolescents Peter Kwaja 17 Ethical Dimensions in Research: Informed Consent and Female Gender in Nigeria Olufunke Olufunsho Adegoke Index
