Sustainable-inclusive development through conversational thinking
The case for Africa – China relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19565353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maduka Enyimba (0000-0001-9043-2680, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Filosofia Theoretica Journal of African Philosophy Culture and Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2276-8386 • E-ISSN: 2408-5987 |
| Publisher | African Journals Online (AJOL) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4314/ft.v8i1.2 |
| OpenAlex | W2945410634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
My aim in this paper is to show the necessity and possibility of implementing inclusive development that is sustainable in Africa-China relations using the Conversational technique. I contend that the foremost challenges facing inclusive and sustainable developments are the dearth of constructive and balanced relationships. If a programme of development is constructive, that is, takes into consideration every relevant variable and practicable measure, it would be sustainable; and if it is balanced, that is, being fair to all groups, it would be inclusive. Michelle and Paula (2012) have proposed that inclusive development is possible through a community-based strategy. This approach is bedeviled with difficulties which conversational thinking overcomes. Conversational thinking is a new approach in philosophical cogitation developed from the African place, but universally relevant. Its significance lies in the fact that it recognises the relevance of contending variables in a given project, and creates room for their creative engagement that opens new vistas for thought, concepts and interactions. Conversational thinking prioritises relationships that exist among development variables or groups designated as either nwansa (out-group) or nwanju (in-group) and purveys strategies for making such relationships constructive and balanced. In highlighting the importance of cultivating constructive and balanced relationships and sustaining the same, I appeal to conversational philosophy as the needed pathway for the implementation of the ideals of sustainable-inclusive development in Africa-China relations. My methods will be expository, prescriptive and analytic. Keywords: Sustainability, Inclusive Development, Conversational Thinking, Chimakonam, Africa-China Relations
Appeal · China · Chinese philosophy · Constructive · Epistemology · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · African cultural and philosophical studies · Computer Science · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Ecology
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |