The Politics of Historical and Social Science Research in Africa

This paper, on the institutional, ideological, and intellectual politics of producing historical and social science knowledge in Africa, was prepared as the keynote address for the Conference on 'Historical and Social Science Research in Malawi: Problems and Prospects' held in Zomba in Jun...

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Published inJournal of southern African studies Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 9 - 23
Main Author Zeleza, Paul Tiyambe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2002
Carfax Publishing, Taylor and Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Academic freedom
Africa
African history
African studies
Civil society
Colleges & universities
Congresses and Conventions
Economic research
Globalization
Historical research
History
History instruction
Ideology
Knowledge
Political History
Political science
Politics
Regional studies
Research universities
Social History
Social Science Research
Social sciences
Southern Africa
State universities
Universities
Africa
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Summary:This paper, on the institutional, ideological, and intellectual politics of producing historical and social science knowledge in Africa, was prepared as the keynote address for the Conference on 'Historical and Social Science Research in Malawi: Problems and Prospects' held in Zomba in June 2000 from which the papers in this special issue of the Journal of Southern African Studies are drawn. It is reproduced here in the format in which it was presented.
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ISSN:0305-7070
1465-3893
DOI:10.1080/03057070120116953