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Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa
Thesis (PhD (Philosophy))-University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/93792 Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa Okeke, Jonathan Chimakonam paul.michael@uniben.edu Michael, Paul Kehinde UCTD Coloniality of youth Slavery-migration Contemporary Africa Global-North Decoloniality Thesis (PhD (Philosophy))-University of Pretoria, 2023. This thesis investigates how coloniality of youth, especially in contemporary Africa, implicates and is implicated by the slavery-migration nexus. While coloniality of youth is used to analyze a form of Euro-North American or global-North’s hegemony involving the unjust exploitation of the youth population of a territory deemed weak, inferior, and formerly colonized, the slavery-migration nexus is migration of especially young vulnerable people from mostly Africa to the global-North for exploitative labor. The problem is that the youth-related exploitation that manifested explicitly in the African slave trade, implicitly in colonialism, and continues to manifest variously in modern/colonial world; including in the current racialized migration age requirement of some countries of the global-North, is yet to be conceptualized at once as coloniality of youth. The guiding questions are: How does the Euro-North-American hegemony constitute coloniality of youth? How does coloniality of youth implicate and is implicated by the slavery-migration nexus? To justify the coloniality of youth thesis, I adopt the method of conversational thinking to identify lop-sidedness in human relationships leading to racialized conditions, and advocate equitable complementary intercultural engagements between regions to promote global justice. I conclude that promoting the well-being of young Africans is a desirable good towards the achievement of global peace and security. I recommend: equitable global power relations between Africa and the global-North, ‘conversation’ rather than the ‘might is right’ syndrome in global power relations, socio-economic self-reliance for Africa and, philosophical exercise in practically relevant issues in Africa. Philosophy PhD (Philosophy) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-03: Good heatlh and well-being SDG-04: Quality Education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduces inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2023-12-18T07:43:08Z 2023-12-18T07:43:08Z 2024-04-01 2023-08-28 Thesis *In his thesis, Coloniality of youth: The slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa, the candidate investigates the entanglement of contemporary African youth question – e.g., the struggle for relevant quality education, employment and achievement of dignity – in the Euro-North-American/global-North’s hegemony. He argues that the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism and coloniality; including current migration age requirement of some countries of the global-North constitute coloniality of youth. He contends that these are sometimes demonstrated in identity disruption and constraints of contemporary young Africans’ functioning and capabilities. He further argues that coloniality of youth also implicates slavery-migration experience, sometimes seen in the relegation of young African migrants to menial and exploitative occupations in the global-North. The thesis adopts the method of conversational thinking which identifies lop-sidedness leading to racialized conditions in human relationships, and advocates equitable complementary intercultural engagements between regions to promote global justice based on the promotion of young Africans well-being. A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93792 Disclaimer Letter en_US © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Coloniality of youth Slavery-migration Contemporary Africa Global-North Decoloniality Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa |
| title | Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa |
| title_full | Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa |
| title_fullStr | Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa |
| title_short | Coloniality of youth : the slavery-migration nexus in contemporary Africa |
| title_sort | coloniality of youth the slavery migration nexus in contemporary africa |
| topic | UCTD Coloniality of youth Slavery-migration Contemporary Africa Global-North Decoloniality |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93792 |