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Call for Publications
Theme: Xenophobia, Nativism and Pan-Africanism in 21st Century Africa
Publication: Edited Book
Deadline: 30.6.2020
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Editors:
Sabella Abidde and Emmanuel Matambo
The purpose of this project is to examine the mounting incidence of
xenophobia and nativism across the African continent. Second, it
seeks to examine how invidious and self-immolating xenophobia and
nativism negate the noble intent of Pan-Africanism. Finally, it aims
to examine the implications of the resentments, the physical and
mental attacks, and the incessant killings on the psyche, solidarity,
and development of the Black World.
According to Michael W. Williams, Pan-Africanism is the cooperative
movement among peoples of African origin to unite their efforts in
the struggle to liberate Africa and its scattered and suffering
people; to liberate them from the oppression and exploitation
associated with Western hegemony and the international expansionism
of the capitalist system. Xenophobia, on the other hand, is the
loathing or fear of foreigners with a violent component in the form
of periodic attacks and extrajudicial killings committed mostly by
native-born citizens. Nativism is the policy and or laws designed to
protect the interests of native-born citizens or established
residents.
The project intends to argue that xenophobia and nativism negate the
intent, aspiration, and spirit of Pan-Africanism as expressed by
early proponents such as Edward Blyden, W.E.B. Du Bois, C.L.R. James,
George Padmore, Léopold Senghor, Jomo Kenyatta, Aimé Césaire, and
Kwame Nkrumah. In South Africa, for instance, periodic violence
against fellow Africans from within and outside of the southern
African region is prompted by fears of African immigrants usurping
the economic space of previously disadvantaged South Africans and
flouting domestic laws of their host country. But isn’t criminality
and illegal migration to be attended to by the government and its
agencies?
Other African countries have laws and legislations that target Others
and outsiders who are mostly Africans. In these countries, there are
immigration-restriction measures to thwart settlement or full
participation in the economic, political, and social affairs of the
country. One of the ironies of these measures is that non-Africans
foreign nationals enjoy more civil liberties and human rights than
Africans. In South Africa, when Africans are being killed and
brutalized, the non-Africans have nothing to fear from the marauding
assailants. This phenomenon has opened the narrative that what is
often characterized as xenophobia in Africa is, in fact,
“Afrophobia:” disdain for Africans by fellow Africans. From this
backdrop, what are the prospects of Pan-Africanism in 21st century
Africa? Do Africans still appreciate the need for Pan-Africanism?
The scope of the issues to be addressed is expansive as the suggested
list below shows. The 21st century is currently gripped in new
international dynamics characterized by the rise of some powers of
the developing world, the popularity of insular politics in the West,
and immigration. For this reason, contributors are welcome to address
the issue of xenophobia and nativism between Africans and non-African
residing in the African continent.
We encourage scholars, activists, and members of the Civil Society to
submit chapters that address some of the issues we have raised or
address some of the suggested topics that are listed below.
Prospective contributors may also suggest and write on topics that
are not listed if the said topic falls within the overall theme of
this project:
- Xenophobia and Emerging Theories
- Nativism and Emerging Theories
- The Early History of Xenophobia and Nativism in Africa
- Pan-Africanism, Nativism, and Xenophobia
- Domestic Legislations and Nativism
- The Safety and Security of Citizens of Former Colonial Powers
- The Chinese, Indian, Lebanese Communities
- Xenophobia, Nativism, and Nationalism
- Ubuntu, Pan-Africanism, and the Xenophobes
- The Psychology and Psychosis of Xenophobes and Nativists
- Xenophobia in South Africa, 2008-2020
- Explaining and analyzing Attacks Against Other Blacks
- Nativism and Xenophobia in North Africa
- Nativism and Xenophobia in West and Central Africa
- The Role of the Media
- The Politics of Race and Color in Southern Africa
- Assimilation and Acculturation of Recent Immigrants in South Africa
- How Relevant is Pan-Africanism in Twenty-first Century Africa?
- The Human and Economic Cost of Xenophobia and Nativism
- Xenophobia and the legacy of apartheid
- Afrophobia: Paradigms and Narratives
Submission Instructions:
- Please submit a 300-350-word abstract plus a 150-250-word biography
(About the Author) along with your official contact information by 30
June 2020 to sabi...@gmail.com and please Cc the co-editor at
emata...@yahoo.com
- You will be notified of
