Development Naivety and Emergent Insecur

The Politics and Sociology of Development in Contempora

Munyaradzi Mawere

• Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9789956550982
• eBook ISBN: 9789956550999
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: African Politics
• Index: Social Sciences

It is common knowledge that development without security is like a runaway horse. Yet, development in Africa has been plagued by insecurities since the extractive periods of slave trade and colonialism. In spite of political independence and the euphoria of sovereignty as states, Africa has failed to address insecurity, which continues to loom large and to threaten aspirations towards truly inclusive and sustainable development. A consequence has been Africas development naivety vis--vis the monopolisation of development by the predatory elite actors of the global North and their local facilitators. To salvage the continent from such predation and the insecurities engendered requires novel and innovative imagination and praxis. This book draws from both the haunted landscapes and bitter memories of past exploitations and from the feeding of the insatiable North with African resources and humanity. It brings together essays by a concerned generation of scholars driven by the urgent need for radical decolonisation of African development and its legacies of insecurities. It is handy to students and practitioners in economics, policy studies, political science, development studies, global and African studies.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Authors’ Biography
• Contents
• Chapter 1 - The (In)securities and Futures of Development in Africa
• Chapter 2 - Development without the People? What has Always Missed in Development Paradigms “Imposed” on Africa?
• Chapter 3 - ‘Green Bombers,’ Torture and Terror: Political Security and the Nazi Legacy in Zimbabwe, 2001-2009
• Chapter 4 - Building Development Bridges and Resilience for Africa’s Marginalised Communities: The ‘Magics’ of Value Chain Approach in Resilience building and Development Pragmatics
• Chapter 5 - Land Redistribution, Justice and Development in Africa: A Religious Survey of Successes and Failures of the Land Redistribution in Zimbabwe, 1985-2017
• Chapter 6 - (In-)securities and Ethical Dilemmas of the Field: Reflections on Insecurities and Ethical Dilemmas encountered by Male Researchers in a South African Place
• Chapter 7 - Chaos and (In)security in the Nether: Repressive Media Policies in Zimbabwe in the Age of Political Paranoia
• Chapter 8 - Cyber Communications, Social Media and National Security: Reflections on the Laws Governing Social Media and Online Communications in Zimbabwe
• Chapter 9 - Fish Farming and Aquaculture in Zimbabwe: Revisiting Zimbabwe’s Aquaculture development Enigma through the Lenses of Regulatory Framework
• Chapter 10 - Extractive Engagement of Key Value Chain Actors: The Major Barrier to Resilient Livelihoods and Economic Growth for Rural Farmers in Zimbabwe?
• Chapter 11 - Herdsmen, Farmers and the National Security under Threat: Unveiling the Farmers and Fulani Herdsmen Violence and Conflicts in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
• Chapter 12 - The Creation and Performance of Secure Agricultural Processes and Practices in Colonial Zimbabwe: Tackling Food and Land Tenure Insecurity through Learning Resource Conservation Lessons from the Bromley Farming District
• Chapter 13 - Women, the Poor and Energy Developmentalists on the Margins: The Politicisation of Development by the Global Elites
• Chapter 14 - The Bitter Harvest of Militant Agronomics in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, 2000-2017
• Chapter 15 - Reproductive Health Vulnerabilities and Insecurities in Africa: Reflections on the Practices of Indigenous Family Planning Methods and the “Modern” Contraceptives in the Tshivenda Culture of Zimbabwe
• Back cover