Conceptual vectors of African urbanism : 'engaged theory-making' and 'platforms of engagement'

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author Ernstson, Henrik
dc.contributor.author Lawhon, Mary
dc.contributor.author Duminy, James
dc.date.accessioned 2014-09-30T12:38:05Z
dc.date.available 2014-09-30T12:38:05Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description.abstract ERNSTSON H., LAWHON M. and DUMINY J. Conceptual vectors of African urbanism: ‘engaged theory-making’ and ‘platforms of engagement’, Regional Studies. With increasing urbanization in the global South, and Africa in particular, scholars have called attention to the limited explanatory capacity of existing theory. Ananya Roy suggests developing conceptual vectors based on regional histories and contexts. Two such vectors with relevance beyond Africa are identified and developed in this paper. The developmentalist focus of African urban work provides insights into challenges of linking academic theory with progressive changes in practice, what is called here ‘engaged theory-making’; and conditions of informality enable ‘platforms of engagement’ – particular modes of organizing towards radical incremental change. The strengths of African research are highlighted, critical questions are raised and further work is encouraged. en_US
dc.description.abstract ERNSTSON H., LAWHON M. et DUMINY J. Des vecteurs conceptuels de l’urbanisme africain: la ‘construction des théories engagées’ et des ‘plates-formes d’engagement’, Regional Studies. Face à l’urbanisation accrue dans le monde méridionale, et en Afrique en particulier, les savants ont attiré l’attention à la capacité explicative limitée de la théorie actuelle. Ananya Roy suggère la construction de vecteurs conceptuels fondés sur des histoires et des contextes régionaux. Cet article cherche à identifier et à développer deux de ces vecteurs dont la pertinence va au-delà de l’Afrique. L’accent développementaliste mis sur le travail urbain à propos de l’Afrique donne des aperçus du défi de lier la théorie savante aux changements progressifs des pratiques, ce que l’on appelle ici la ‘construction des théories engagées’; et les conditions de simplicité permettent des ‘plates-formes d’engagement’ – des modes d’organisation particuliers sur la voie des changements successifs radicaux. On souligne les points forts de la recherche africaine, il se pose des questions fondamentales et on encourage un approfondissement de la recherche. en_US
dc.description.abstract ERNSTSON H., LAWHON M. and DUMINY J.非洲城市主义的概念向量:‘参与的理论建构’与‘参与平台’,区域研究。随着 全球南方的日益城市化,特别是非洲地区,学者们已开始呼吁关注既有理论解释能力的局限性。罗伊(Ananya Roy) 建议根据区域的历史及脉络来发展概念向量,本文便将指认并建构此般超越非洲关联性的两个向量。发展主义对于非 洲城市的关注,为连结学术理论与实际的激进变革之挑战提供了洞见,在此称之为‘参与的理论建构’;而非正式性的 状态,则使得‘参与的平台’—亦即有助于达成激进且递增的变革的特别组织模式—成为可能。本文将凸显非洲研究的 长处,提出批判性的问题,并促进未来的研究工作。 en_US
dc.description.librarian hb2014 en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Swedish Research Council Formas which provided public funding through the research grant Ways of Knowing Urban Ecologies (WOK-UE) [grant number 250-2010-1372] en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.regionalstudies.org en_US
dc.identifier.citation Henrik Ernstson, Mary Lawhon & James Duminy (2014) Conceptual Vectors of African Urbanism: ‘Engaged Theory-Making’ and ‘Platforms of Engagement’, Regional Studies, 48:9, 1563-1577, DOI:10.1080/00343404.2014.892573. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0034-3404 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1360-0591 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1080/00343404.2014.892573
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42160
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Routledge en_US
dc.rights © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis.This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). en_US
dc.subject Comparative urbanism en_US
dc.subject Africa en_US
dc.subject Urban theory en_US
dc.subject Practice en_US
dc.subject Conceptual vectors en_US
dc.subject Informality en_US
dc.subject Urbanisme comparatif en_US
dc.subject Afrique en_US
dc.subject Théorie urbaine en_US
dc.subject Pratique en_US
dc.subject Vecteurs conceptuels en_US
dc.subject Simplicité en_US
dc.title Conceptual vectors of African urbanism : 'engaged theory-making' and 'platforms of engagement' en_US
dc.type Article en_US


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record