PAN-AFRICANISM

Question 1

WHAT IS PAN-AFRICANISM

Answer 1

Philosophy that affirms rich cult heritage of Af societies->critical theory/discourse.
Advocates achieving true freedom for Af race->through unity, solidarity and self-reliance.
Movement aiming to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity bet all indigenous and diaspora ethnic groups of Af decent.
Struggle for Af ID->bc defined by slave trade .:propaganda.
Promotes the pol, socioeconomic +cult liberation of all Af pp->the systemic racism brought by colonialism has led Af pp to poverty

Question 2

MOTIVATION FOR PAN-AFRICANISM

Answer 2

> Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: .slave trade began through Arabs, seeing Af pp as strong commodity .slavery then moved to East (Asia)->first slaves to China as warriors-> Japan made human contract for slavery .P-A is biased against slavery.
Colonialism: .disrupted a lot of Af ec potential (of the prod of goods, mark, traders, transport, social amenities and pattern of urbanization) .col is a form of imperialism (bc dispossessed other groups of their pot capital+ ben the minority (Eur settlers).
Neo-Colonialism: .use of ec, pol, cult, or other pressures to control or influence other countries (esp dependencies) .economies are conflict ridden and struggling bc still in debt to former colonisers.

Question 3

ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF PAN-AFRICANISM

Answer 3

Diaspora has 2 constituents:>historical: Af pp +heritage taken for slavery. >Contemporary: pp who relocated to Eur w/i last century.
Af have dying sense Africanism->bc growing sense of American and Eur consciousness (through ed institutions)
Developed as pol movement in 20th cent->through efforts of Af in diaspora (Sylvester-Williams and Du Bois).
Modern movement gone through 3 phases: >convening of P-A congress in Europe: (bet 1919 and 45); demand equality and liberation of black territories. >institutionalization of the P-A idea: through formation of OAU in ‘63=AU 2002. > Afro-centric P-A: modern variety of 20th cent P-A championed by Du Bois; tried rally for change, but lacked radical edge

Question 4

KEY ASSUMPTIONS OF A PAN-AFRICAN VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Answer 4

Critique and response to Af historical experience w/ western mercantilism and capitalist expansion
Africa evolved to be organic part of western capitalism->bc of its experience with slavery, col+neo-col .:condemned to dependent and peri position in system.

Question 5

PRINCIPLES OF A PAN-AFRICANIST PERSPECTIVE OF IPE

Answer 5

> pol unity: a precondition for the creation of the independent Af economies->to deal with the adversity of Balkanization (the manipulation and domination of MNC (eg))
delinking + auto-centric development: Af should extricate itself as organic part of western cap-> in order to make choices based on needs, priorities and values of its pp not glob capital.
collective self-reliance: relying primarily on internal resources + dev the capacity to address own problems+ meet needs of pp->w/o external help that leads to unwarranted influence.
cult liberation: rediscover own cult, norms, principles that disregarded through western teachings