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The management of knowledge : a model for the African RenaissanceVelthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus 06 1900 (has links)
The study goes beyond knowledge existing in the literature study of the philosophy and
theory of knowledge, knowledge management, African knowledge and the management of
knowledge by African institutions, including the peace and security architecture of Africa, to
reveal a coherent conceptual framework and themes to guide the field research. During the
field studies of specific cases in the Great Lakes region of Africa, principles and practices
emerged that formed a framework for a constructed Trans-dimensional Knowledge
Management Model (TDKM-M) to develop a theoretical model for the management of
knowledge for conflict resolution as the first step towards the revival of Africa. The study
proposes practical solutions for the management of knowledge that would empower decisionmakers
to intervene successfully in conflict situations. Furthermore, the study serves to
expand the knowledge base in the field of trans-disciplinary African studies, transcending the
boundary between political science and epistemology to navigate the middle ground between
disciplines and the space that lies beyond all disciplines and dichotomised thinking towards a
new holistic understanding. A systems approach using MIT (multi-disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity
and trans-disciplinarity) and qualitative research methodology on a transnational
level was followed. The study consists of a literature study and a field study
consisting of a pilot study, semi-structured interviews and participation in communities of
practice to access the worldviews of diverse cultures. An observable knowledge dimension,
consisting of a normative foundation, empirical knowledge domain and analytical knowledge
domain, is identified. Furthermore, a tacit metaphysical knowledge dimension is identified
that is informed by the observable dimension. The two dimensions transacts with each other
to attain a higher level of trans-dimensional knowledge. The TDKM-M proposes principles
and practices of how trans-dimensional knowledge, including indigenous African knowledge
and external knowledge, can be managed in a collective middle ground to produce holistic
understanding. This higher level of understanding can activate intervention into the causes
and consequences of conflict. Innovation of African society could follow, achieving desired
outcomes such as peace, justice, human rights, self-empowerment and innovation towards
transformative growth, competitiveness and negotiate equilibrium with the global
community, and ultimately the revival of Africa. / Political Sciences / D. Litt. et Phil. (Politics)
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Inside and Outside Peace and Prosperity: Post-Conflict Cultural Spaces in Rwanda and Northern IrelandArnold, Jobb 02 June 2014 (has links)
In post-conflict settings real and imagined boundaries do a great deal to determine who is inside and who is outside of state-based narratives of peace and prosperity. Based on case studies in Rwanda and Northern Ireland, I provide an analysis of the post-conflict periods and the impact of neoliberal-styled governance on the dynamics of power. I argue that as power shifted, ‘peace’ also entailed a general social pacification, and prosperity equated to greater private profit. However, top-down social engineering has not contained the entire field of social struggle. I examine micro-level interventions taking place on the margins of mainstream discourse that trouble the moralizing state-narratives that seek to legitimate structural violence. Such spaces facilitate alternative values and practices that contribute to sustained social and cultural resilience, as well as forms of resistance.
Post-conflict Rwanda and Northern Ireland have been impacted by both coercive and consensual forms of social engineering. In Rwanda, state-based framework laws and forceful regimes of local implementation rely on stark contingencies of reward and punishment to shape and control behaviour in the public sphere. In Northern Ireland, the power-sharing structure of the Belfast Agreement has reinforced ethnic politics, while depoliticizing and instrumentalizing civil society in support of its neoliberal policies.
I present ethnographic research and interviews conducted with community organizations in Northern Ireland (Ikon) and Rwanda (Student Association of Genocide Survivors - AERG) that demonstrates how alternative discourses and practices are emerging in the cracks of these top-down systems. I explore Ikon’s use of creative performances and radical theology to create socially resonant cultural spaces that function as temporary autonomous zones. These TAZs unsettle aspects of individual identity while intentionally seeking to destabilize mainstream power dynamics. Unlike Ikon, AERG faces greater public scrutiny and higher political stakes. They demonstrate an adherence to the dominant social script in the public sphere, while exhibiting micro- level agency through trauma healing, and material support in private day-to-day practices. AERG’s performance in the public sphere creates temporary spaces of encounter that exceed the boundaries of official discourse, making their alternative presence felt while remaining illegible to the dominant surveillance frameworks. / Thesis (Ph.D, Cultural Studies) -- Queen's University, 2014-06-02 11:02:09.033
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The management of knowledge : a model for the African RenaissanceVelthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus 06 1900 (has links)
The study goes beyond knowledge existing in the literature study of the philosophy and
theory of knowledge, knowledge management, African knowledge and the management of
knowledge by African institutions, including the peace and security architecture of Africa, to
reveal a coherent conceptual framework and themes to guide the field research. During the
field studies of specific cases in the Great Lakes region of Africa, principles and practices
emerged that formed a framework for a constructed Trans-dimensional Knowledge
Management Model (TDKM-M) to develop a theoretical model for the management of
knowledge for conflict resolution as the first step towards the revival of Africa. The study
proposes practical solutions for the management of knowledge that would empower decisionmakers
to intervene successfully in conflict situations. Furthermore, the study serves to
expand the knowledge base in the field of trans-disciplinary African studies, transcending the
boundary between political science and epistemology to navigate the middle ground between
disciplines and the space that lies beyond all disciplines and dichotomised thinking towards a
new holistic understanding. A systems approach using MIT (multi-disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity
and trans-disciplinarity) and qualitative research methodology on a transnational
level was followed. The study consists of a literature study and a field study
consisting of a pilot study, semi-structured interviews and participation in communities of
practice to access the worldviews of diverse cultures. An observable knowledge dimension,
consisting of a normative foundation, empirical knowledge domain and analytical knowledge
domain, is identified. Furthermore, a tacit metaphysical knowledge dimension is identified
that is informed by the observable dimension. The two dimensions transacts with each other
to attain a higher level of trans-dimensional knowledge. The TDKM-M proposes principles
and practices of how trans-dimensional knowledge, including indigenous African knowledge
and external knowledge, can be managed in a collective middle ground to produce holistic
understanding. This higher level of understanding can activate intervention into the causes
and consequences of conflict. Innovation of African society could follow, achieving desired
outcomes such as peace, justice, human rights, self-empowerment and innovation towards
transformative growth, competitiveness and negotiate equilibrium with the global
community, and ultimately the revival of Africa. / Political Sciences / D. Litt. et Phil. (Politics)
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Threads and Stitches of Peace- Understanding What Makes Ghana an Oasis of Peace?Pul, Hippolyt Akow Saamwan 01 January 2015 (has links)
Ghana is considered an oasis of peace despite having the same mix of ethno-political competitions for state power and resources; north-south horizontal inequalities; ethno-regional concentrations of Christians and Muslims; highly ethnicised elections; a natural resource dependent economy; and a politically polarized public sphere, among others, that have plunged other countries in Africa into violent and often protracted national conflicts. Use of the conflict paradigm to explain Africa's conflicts glosses over positive deviance cases such as Ghana. This study used the peace paradigm in a mixed method, grounded theory research to examine Ghana's apparent exceptionalism in staving off violent national conflicts. From the survey of 1429 respondents and 31 Key Informants, findings indicate Ghanaians are divided on whether their country is peaceful or not. They are equally divided on classifying the state of peace in Ghana as negative or positive. Instead, they have identified sets of centrifugal and centripetal forces that somehow self-neutralize to keep Ghana in a steady state of unstable peace. Among the lift forces are strongly shared cultural and Indigenous African Religious values; symbiotic interethnic economic relationships; identity dissolution and cultural miscegenation due to open interethnic systems of accommodation and incorporation; and the persistence of historical multi-lateral political, sociocultural, and economic relationships. On the drag side are the youth bulge; emergent religious intolerance; elite exit from the state in using private solutions for public problems; and highly politicized and partisan national discourses that leave the country with no national agenda. In sum, Ghana is no exception to the rule. The four interconnected meso theories that this study identifies provide pointers to what factors Ghana needs to strengthen to avert descent into violence.
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Sites of Passage: Art as Action in Egypt and the US-- Creating an Autoethnography Through Performance Writing, Revolution, and Social PracticeLa Follette, Tavia 26 April 2013 (has links)
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Puerto Rico in Crisis: Intersectionality, Activism, and Transforming Globalized Human Rights from the GrassrootsWomack, Malia Lee January 2021 (has links)
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Your Voice is My Favorite Sound: Lived Experiences of Royal Sapphires Members and Teachers at Regal AcademyKarikari, LaDreka Angela 07 August 2023 (has links)
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Funding Faithful Felons: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Higher Education Transitions of Ex-Offender Scholarship RecipientsLeary, Judith A. 22 July 2015 (has links)
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Fall Like a ManNorth, Naomi 20 April 2016 (has links)
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My Journey with Prisoners: Perceptions, Observations and OpinionsBriney, Carol E. 08 July 2013 (has links)
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