Learning, Philosophy, and African Citizenship.

• Author: Holma, Katariina.
• TeilnehmendeR: Kontinen, Tiina.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (228 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Introduction: Learning, Philosophy and African Citizenship -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical and Local Definitions of Citizenship -- 3 Education and Learning -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Citizenship Learning: Contextual, Material and Political -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Contextuality in Learning Citizenship -- 3 Materiality in Learning Citizenship -- 4 The Political Element in Learning Citizenship -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Incompatible Ideals of the Citizen: Deliberative and Radical Pluralist Approaches in Philosophy of Education -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Two Theories of Democracy -- Plurality, Politics and Democracy -- Prescriptive Arguments -- 3 Civic Action and Learning Citizenship in Two Strands of Philosophy of Education -- Formal or Informal Citizenship Learning -- The Content of Citizenship Learning -- The Political Choice -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Mimetic Challenges of Learning to Be a Democratic Citizen -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Two Branches of Mimesis -- 3 Adorno and Horkheimer on Mimesis: Organic and Destructive Mimesis -- 4 The Educational Implication of Mimesis and the Role of Emotions -- 5 Discussion -- References -- Citizenship as Equaliberty Practice in the Philosophy of Étienne Balibar -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context and Discussion -- 3 Citizenship Antinomy -- 4 Equaliberty -- 5 Equaliberty and the Identification of Citizen with Human -- 6 Citizenship Antinomy and Dialectical Method -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- From Reactivity to Sustainable Citizenship: Perspectives from Braidotti's Philosophy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainable Citizenship and Braidottian Reactivity -- 3 Illustrating Reactivity Through Populism: Nostalgic Repetitions -- 4 Educational Challenges-Towards Post-Identitarian Subjectivities? -- 5 Conclusions.

References -- Communities and Habits of Citizenship: Everyday Participation in Kondoa, Tanzania -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Pragmatist Perspective on Citizenship -- 3 Introduction to the Context and Methods -- 4 Communities and Habits of Citizenship -- Communities and Practices -- Habits of Citizenship -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Learning in Communities of Practice: How to Become a Good Citizen in Self-Help Groups in Rural Tanzania -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Learning Citizenship in Communities of Practice -- 3 Methodology and Introduction of the Groups -- 4 Self-Help Groups as Communities of Practice -- 5 How Members of Self-Help Groups Learn Kujiletea Maendeleo and Kusaidiana -- 6 Connections Between Being a 'Good Member' and a 'Good Citizen' -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Learning Economic Citizenship Among Rural Women: Village Saving Groups in Western Uganda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Participatory Learning as an Approach to Acquiring Economic Citizenship -- 3 Study Context and Methods -- 4 Three Ways of Learning Skills that Strengthen Women Economic Citizenship -- Learning through Everyday Participation in Group Activities -- Learning as Non-formal Training and Awareness Creation -- Peer Learning, Imitation and Positive Competition -- 5 Impacts of Learning within VSLAs on Women's Economic Citizenship and Beyond -- Intricacies of Negotiating Women's Citizen Rights -- Contextualized Women Citizenship and Empowerment Experiences -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Learning Marriage Ideals and Gendered Citizenship in "God-Fearing" Uganda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Untangling Gendered Religious Citizenship in Uganda -- 3 Research Design and Material -- 4 Ideal Marriages and How to Teach Them: The Pastors' Perspective -- 5 Relationship Ideals and How They Are Learned: Women's Perspectives -- 6 Conclusions -- References.

Climbing the Ladder? Community Perspectives on Learning to Be a Good Citizen in Uganda -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cultural Citizenship and Folk Pedagogies -- 3 Study Context and Methodology -- 4 Local Conceptualizations of Learning Citizenship -- The Characteristics of 'good Citizenship' -- Heredity (Obuzalirwaana) -- Religion (Ediini) -- Copying Through Observation and Association (Kukopa) -- Challenges (Ebizibu) -- Receiving Education and Training (Kusomesebwa) -- 5 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Index.