The ‘outward/inward-looking principle

Akìwowo and the sociology of development in Africa

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ID7215876
AuthorsTola Olu Pearce (University of Missouri), Tό̣lá Olú Pearce (University of Missouri, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume39
Issue3
Pages318-329
Publication date2021-04-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0258-9001 • E-ISSN: 1469-9397
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02589001.2021.1902957
OpenAlexW3157482479
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Akìwowo's vision and scholarship were very much impacted by his historical context. Most of his work was conducted after independence when the issue of development was upmost in the minds of Nigerian academics. Born in 1922, he was an elder among the post-independence scholars who sought to help move the new nation forward. This paper focuses on the distinct ideas Akìwowo brought to this endeavour. It was the area in which I had the most discussions with him and in which I collaborated on a publication. I focus on (1) the context within which his ideas developed, (2) his perspective on indigenous sociologies and (3) his output. Akìwowo's concerns in the 1970s are still with us as is clear from Burawoy's Presidential address at the International Sociological Association meetings in Japan, 2014, and the ongoing work of sociologists and social scientists from other regions of the world

Context (archaeology · Independence (probability theory · Indigenous · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Presidential address · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Gender Studies · History · Law · Public Administration · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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