Contructivism, instrumentalism and the rise of Acholi ethnic identity in northern Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6030271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Amone (0000-0001-7668-6967, Gulu University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-143 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2015.1023255 |
| OpenAlex | W2087365101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
Worldwide, two broad theories have been used to explain the rise of ethnic identities. These are the natural/biological theory of primordialism and the man-made/situational theory of constructivism. Overtime, each of the two theories has been split into several sub-theories. This research sets out to determine the relevance of the theories of constructivism and instrumentalism in the rise and metamorphosis of the Acholi ethnic identity in northern Uganda. Using ethnography and grounded theory, the researcher established that the Acholi ethnic identity, which has occupied a centre stage in the national politics of Uganda since independence in 1962 [Atkinson, R. R. (1994). The roots of ethnicity. The origins of the Acholi of Uganda. Kampala: Fountain Publishers], emerged due to extraneous factors and some teleological choices making the theories of constructivism and instrumentalism quite relevant to its evolution
Epistemology · Ethnic group · Instrumentalism · International relations · Political science · Politics · Social constructivism · Social science · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Anthropology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Gender Studies · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Ethnicity and nationalism
How we think.
Institutions and Ethnic Politics in Africa
Economy and Society
Ethnic identity in adolescents and adults
Ethnicity and Nationhood in Precolonial Africa
Marxist and Neo-Marxist Interpretations of Ethnicity
Culture, Information, and Screening Discrimination
What’s It Worth to You? The Questionable Value of Instrumentalist Approaches to Ethnic Identification
Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa
Nationalism and Modernism
The Interpretation of Cultures
Ethnic groups in conflict
Culture, identity, and politics
Explaining Ethnic Political Participation
Explaining African ethnic diversity
Violence and the Social Construction of Ethnic Identity
The Nation and Globalization
The Colonial Origins of Ethnic Cleavages
What Is Ethnic Identity and Does It Matter
The Construction of National Identity - On Primordialism and Instrumentalism
Kony's Message
Political Competition and Ethnic Identification in Africa
The Evolution of Ethnicity among the Acholi of Uganda
Wars of the Past and War in the Present
Nuer and Dinka Are People
Reconsidering primordialism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |