Nelson Mandela and the Politics of Empathy
Reflections on the Moral Conditions for Conflict Resolutions in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3167391 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eze, Eze Eze (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 122 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2156-7263 • E-ISSN: 2156-695X |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.2.1.122 |
| OpenAlex | W2150525894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper is a reflection on Mandela’s rhetoric of empathy and its moral-political implications with specific regard to the difficult transition period from apartheid to democracy in South Africa. It argues that Mandela employed a deliberative and rational appeal to the riches of the human experience as a rallying point for the creation of a new society. The paper points to the critical lesson that though empathy is not a panacea for all the problems of a society, it can help establish conditions for progressive deliberations and conflict resolutions
Empathy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2017 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |