African Development and Global Engagements: Policy, Climate Change, and COVID-19

Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction: Africa and the World
1 Contextualizing the Problem in Africa
Reference
Policy and Covid-19 Matters
The National Development Plan (NDP) in South Africa: An Inspiration to Shape Communities by 2030
1 Introduction
2 Concept Elucidation
2.1 South African Police Service
2.2 Building Safer Communities
3 National Development Plan Vision 2030
4 National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS)
5 National Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy (2022)
6 Methodology
7 Theory of Change as Theoretical Framework
8 Policy Design Affecting Community Safety
9 Crime Prevention and Community Safety
10 Selection of SMART Indicators in Building Safer Communities
11 Community Policing in Building Safer Communities
12 Way Forward
13 Conclusion
13.1 Proposed Safer Community Model for South Africa
References
African Demographic Dividend: Case Study of Nigeria’s Age Structure
1 Introduction
2 The Demographic Dividend Hypothesis
2.1 First Demographic Dividend
2.2 Final Demographic Dividend
3 Review of Related Literature
4 Methodology
4.1 Theoretical Issues and Conceptualisation
4.2 Model Specification
4.3 The Growth Rate Model
4.4 The Population Growth Rate Model
5 Results and Discussion
6 Population Growth Rate
7 Discussion of Findings
References
Emergency Healthcare Accessibility in the Context of COVID-19 in Nigeria
1 Background
2 Methods
2.1 Data Source and Sampling Method
2.2 Measures
2.3 Data Analysis
3 Results
3.1 Descriptive Analyses
3.2 McNemar Test and Determinants of Access to Health Facilities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
4 Discussion
5 Strengths and Limitations
6 Conclusion
References
Self-medication Practices in Covid-19 Era: Insights from Caregivers to Under-Five Children in Southwestern Nigeria
1 Introduction
2 Aim of Study
3 Research Design
3.1 Study Design and Locations
4 Study Population
5 Sampling Technique
6 Data Collection
7 Data Analysis
8 Understanding of Self-Medication
8.1 Re-use of Medicines Based on Someone Else Previous Illness
9 The Use of Familiar Drugs
10 Use of Medication Without Laboratory Test
11 Taking Drugs Without Doctor’s Consent
12 Use of Medicine for Minor Ailment
13 Perception of Under-Five Children by Caregiver
14 Discussion of Findings
15 Conclusion
16 Policy Implications of the Study
References
Research and Development
The Globalisation of Social Environmental Research and the Practices of University Researchers in Africa: Case from Côte d'Ivoire
1 Introduction
2 The Paradigm of the Great Divide Convened by Claude Abe
3 Methodological Context of Data Production
4 The Mechanics of ‘Deconstruction’ in Environmental Social Sciences at the University of Korhogo
4.1 How Environmental Social Science Research Issues Are Constructed in the Articles
4.2 Theory Used in the Interpretation of Analysed Realities
5 ‘Articulation’ and Social Environmental Research at the University of Korhogo
5.1 The Rationale for the Choice of the Location of the Study in Environmental Social Sciences at the University of Korhogo
5.2 Creativity and Innovation in the Field
6 ‘Reappropriation’, a Condition of the Ethnological Perspective of the Environmental Social Scientist at the University of Korhogo
6.1 Preferred Research Objects
6.2 Actors Involved and Level of Interdisciplinarity
7 Conclusion
References
Exploring the Experiences and Benefits of Postgraduate Studies in South Africa: The Research Masters Degree
1 Introduction
1.1 Part One
1.1.1 Contextualizing a Masters Degree in the Social Sciences
2 Research Methodology
3 Research Participants
4 Limitations of the Study
4.1 Part Two
5 Conclusion
References
Decolonization of Knowledge Production in African Societies: Contextual Analysis of Language of Instruction
1 Background
2 Colonization, Post-Colonial Theory, and Decolonization
3 Decolonizing African Education
4 Education as Knowledge Creation
5 Language and Decolonizing African Education
6 Literacy and Language, Cummins (1979)
7 Language of Instruction and Educational Quality, Benson (2004)
8 Language and National Development, Chumbow (2009)
9 Mother Tongue Education, Oluwole (2016)
10 Mother Tongue Literacy, Piper et al. (2016)
11 Decolonizing African Education and IHRL, Adebisi (2016)
12 Research Method
13 Research Design
14 Search Strategy
15 Data Analysis
16 Limitations of the Study
17 Findings and Discussion of Findings
17.1 Review Statistics
17.2 Findings in the Literature
17.3 Discussion of Findings
17.4 Recommendations
18 Conclusion
References
Leadership in the Management of Higher Education in Nigeria
1 Background
1.1 Leadership in the Nigerian Education Sector
1.2 Leadership
1.3 Leadership Styles
1.4 Students’ Affairs
1.5 Leadership Style and Students Affairs: The Relationship
1.6 Management of Students Affairs in Colleges of Education in Nigeria
1.7 Theoretical Framework (Trait Theory)
2 Methodology
3 Data Analysis and Interpretation
4 Discussion of Findings
5 Concluding Remarks
References
Transnationalism, Migration and African Integration
The Motivations for Return Migration to Somalia: Beyond the Voluntary and Forced Binary
1 Introduction
2 Context of Migration and Return in Somalia
3 Conceptualising Return Migration
4 Voluntariness in the Management of Returns
5 Research Design
6 Findings from the Study
6.1 Motivations Impacting Return Decisions
6.2 “Voluntary Returns”
6.3 Compelled Return Due to Family Pressures and Personal Circumstances
6.4 Involuntary (Forced) Returns
6.5 Re-Migration Plans
7 Discussion of Findings
8 Conclusion
References
AfCTA and African Integration: Prospects and Challenges
1 Introduction
2 Pan-Africanism, Regionalism Integration in Africa and the OAU
3 Regional Integration: Theoretical Perspectives
4 The Africa Continental Free Trade Area
5 Theorising Africa, People and Ideologies
6 African People: Africanity and Africanness
7 African Identity: Africanity and Africanness
8 Afrophobia: Africa’s Social Integration Challenge
9 Cases of Xenophobia in Africa
10 Afrophobia and Some Contending Issues
11 Discussion of Findings
12 Conclusion
References
Transnationalism Revisited: Interrogating Structural Factors Impacting Prospective Migrants’ Decision-Making Process in Nigeria
1 Background
2 Theoretical Framework
3 Data and Methods
3.1 Measurement of Variables and Data Analysis
3.2 Results
4 Discussion
References
China in Africa: Whose Interest?
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework
3 Methodology
4 Engagement of China in Africa, Balance of Engagements, and the Roles of Institution(s)
4.1 Engagement of China in Africa
5 Forum on China–African Cooperation (FOCAC)
6 Role of the African Union (AU) in China–Africa Relations
7 Impact/Effect of Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) on China–African Relations
8 Extent of Balance of Engagements
9 Impact of China’s Engagement in Africa—Whose Interest?
10 Long-Term Projections of China and Africa Relations
10.1 Environmental Impact
11 China’s Loan to Africa Countries
11.1 Local Producers—Trade Imbalance
12 Discussion of Findings
13 Conclusion
References
Strategic Framework of African Union on the Management of Migration in Africa
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual Clarification and Theoretical Underpinning of Migration
3 Methodology
4 Migration Trends and Patterns in Africa
5 Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees’ Management in Africa
6 Management of Labour Movement in Africa and Beyond
7 Interrogating the Existing Migration Policies in Africa
8 The Interconnectedness Between Migration Policies and Development Planning in Africa
9 Concluding Remarks
References
Historicising Urhobo Migration, Settlement and Identity in Jos, 1940–1970
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual Clarifications
2.1 Migration
2.2 Settlement Pattern
2.3 Identity
3 Waves of Urhobo Migrations to Jos: A Historical Survey
4 Urhobo Cultural Expressions in Jos, 1940–1970
5 The Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), Identity Construction and Culture Retention in Jos
6 Conclusion
Climate Change, Conflicts and Environment
Repowering Local Governance for Sustainability: Climate Change Mitigation of Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria
1 Introduction
1.1 The Discourse Multidimensionality of Climate Change
1.2 Climate Change: Perception and Consequences
1.3 Local Governance Narratives of Climate Action
2 Methodology
3 Analysis of Results and Interpretation
4 Results of Data Collected
4.1 Effectiveness of Local Governance in Governing Climate Change Mitigation on Healthcare in Nigeria
4.2 Challenges Facing Local Governance in Governing Climate Change Mitigation on Healthcare in Nigeria
4.3 Discussion of Findings
5 Conclusion
References
Strategies for Mitigating Conflicts, Insecurity and Insurgency in Africa
1 Introduction
2 Clarification of Concepts
3 Theoretical Framework: Social Justice Model
4 Methodology
4.1 Nature and Causes of Social Uprisings in Africa
5 Discussion of Key Discourses
5.1 Theme 1: Social Justice as a Veritable Mitigating Strategy
5.2 Theme 2: Economic Prosperity as an Essentiality
5.3 Theme 3: Demonetization of the Political System as a Basic Intervention
5.4 Theme 4: Participatory Approach as a Preventive Mechanism
6 Conclusion and Recommendations
References
Air, Land, and Water Pollution in Africa
1 Introduction
2 Environmental Pollution in Africa
3 Conceptual Frameworks: Environmental Rule of Law, Environmental Justice, and Sustainable Development
3.1 Environmental Rule of Law
3.2 Environmental Justice
3.3 Sustainable Development
4 Theory and Methodology
4.1 ‘Environmental Democracy’ Theory
5 Potential of Human Rights-Based Approach to Environmental Protection in Africa
5.1 Regional Level
5.2 National Level
6 Conclusion
References
Index