The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature review
The African populace met the end of colonialism in Africa with jubilation. There was hope that its demise would lead to socioeconomic emancipation after decades of segregation, discrimination and denial of local values and traditions. Nevertheless, what emerged has been the total opposite: corruptio...
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| author | Victor H. Mlambo Mfundo Mandla Masuku Zinhle Mthembu |
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| description | The African populace met the end of colonialism in Africa with jubilation. There was hope that its demise would lead to socioeconomic emancipation after decades of segregation, discrimination and denial of local values and traditions. Nevertheless, what emerged has been the total opposite: corruption, never-ending conflict, the rise of violent non-state actors, elitism, poverty, and inequality. This gave rise to a new scramble for Africa, as major powers compete for influence on the continent. To investigate the difficulties of consolidating inclusive development in post-colonial Africa, this paper employed a semi-systematic research approach. The authors searched for peer-reviewed, English-language literature published from 1998 to 2023 through five online databases (Google Scholar, Sabinet, SAGE journals, Social Science Citation Index, Web of Science and EBSCOhost). The new scramble for Africa appeared to have presented so far both opportunities and risks. As great powers compete for influence and deeper relations, Africa is caught in the middle. It remains to be seen whether this scramble will be different from the previous colonization and whether it will foster the consolidation of inclusive development in Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9cfd273ae4f347058bfdc1d3c6c826f82024-12-09T10:24:19ZengTaylor & Francis GroupDevelopment Studies Research2166-50952024-12-0111110.1080/21665095.2024.2306387The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature reviewVictor H. Mlambo0Mfundo Mandla Masuku1Zinhle Mthembu2School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaSchool of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South AfricaDepartment of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, South AfricaThe African populace met the end of colonialism in Africa with jubilation. There was hope that its demise would lead to socioeconomic emancipation after decades of segregation, discrimination and denial of local values and traditions. Nevertheless, what emerged has been the total opposite: corruption, never-ending conflict, the rise of violent non-state actors, elitism, poverty, and inequality. This gave rise to a new scramble for Africa, as major powers compete for influence on the continent. To investigate the difficulties of consolidating inclusive development in post-colonial Africa, this paper employed a semi-systematic research approach. The authors searched for peer-reviewed, English-language literature published from 1998 to 2023 through five online databases (Google Scholar, Sabinet, SAGE journals, Social Science Citation Index, Web of Science and EBSCOhost). The new scramble for Africa appeared to have presented so far both opportunities and risks. As great powers compete for influence and deeper relations, Africa is caught in the middle. It remains to be seen whether this scramble will be different from the previous colonization and whether it will foster the consolidation of inclusive development in Africa.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21665095.2024.2306387DevelopmentcolonialismAfricainclusionneo-colonialism |
| spellingShingle | Victor H. Mlambo Mfundo Mandla Masuku Zinhle Mthembu The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature review Development Studies Research Development colonialism Africa inclusion neo-colonialism |
| title | The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature review |
| title_full | The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature review |
| title_fullStr | The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature review |
| title_short | The new scramble for Africa in a post-colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development: a semi-systematic literature review |
| title_sort | new scramble for africa in a post colonial era and the challenges of inclusive development a semi systematic literature review |
| topic | Development colonialism Africa inclusion neo-colonialism |
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