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Polish African studies at a crossroads: past, present and future

Die polnische Afrikaforschung am Scheideweg: gestern, heute und morgen
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Czernichowski, Konrad
Kopiński, Dominik
Polus, Andrzej

Abstract

The main objective of this contribution is to examine the developments and challenges of African Studies in Poland, with a special focus on the fields of political science and economics. The article demonstrates that the historical development of Polish African Studies has shape... view more

The main objective of this contribution is to examine the developments and challenges of African Studies in Poland, with a special focus on the fields of political science and economics. The article demonstrates that the historical development of Polish African Studies has shaped, but also limited, the ongoing debate concerning its nature and objectives. The paper discusses two competing interpretations of the substance of African Studies and deals with the current challenges and hopes of the Polish academic community studying Africa. It argues that while the field of African Studies usually serves as a common denominator and a type of “area” platform where various scholars doing research on Africa can share their findings, this does not necessarily lead to integration within the community and/or to better communication. Quite paradoxically, the diagnosis of Polish African Studies presented almost 50 years ago by Jan Halpern can still be applied today: “Generally speaking, Polish scholars in African subjects feel that the further progress of their work demands, above all, a better coordination of research and closer contact with specialists abroad.”... view less


Dieser Beitrag widmet sich der Entwicklung der Afrikaforschung in Polen und den Herausforderungen, vor denen sie steht, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Politik- und Wirtschaftswissenschaft. Die Autoren legen dar, dass die derzeitige Debatte in Polen zu Gegenstand und Zielen ... view more

Dieser Beitrag widmet sich der Entwicklung der Afrikaforschung in Polen und den Herausforderungen, vor denen sie steht, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Politik- und Wirtschaftswissenschaft. Die Autoren legen dar, dass die derzeitige Debatte in Polen zu Gegenstand und Zielen der Afrikaforschung durch die historische Entwicklung dieses Forschungsgebiets im Land geprägt und begrenzt ist. Sie stellen die beiden konkurrierenden Interpretationen zum Gegenstandsbereich der Afrikaforschung vor sowie die aktuellen Herausforderungen und Hoffnungen der polnischen Afrikawissenschaftler. Sie argumentieren, die Afrikaforschung diene zwar als gemeinsamer Nenner und regionenbezogene Plattform zum Austausch von Forschungsergebnissen, dies führe aber nicht notwendigerweise zur Integration innerhalb der Forscher-Community und/oder zu verbesserter Kommunikation. Paradoxerweise gelte die Diagnose zum Zustand der polnischen Afrikaforschung, die Jan Halpern vor 50 Jahren formulierte, auch heute noch: Polnische Afrikawissenschaftler gingen im Allgemeinen davon aus, dass weitere Fortschritte ihrer Arbeit vor allem von der besseren Koordination ihrer Forschungen und von engerem Kontakt zu Spezialisten im Ausland abhingen.... view less

Keywords
Poland; Africa; research; political science; economics; international relations; science

Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology

Method
descriptive study

Free Keywords
Afrikaforschung; Afrikanistik; 1880-2011

Document language
English

Publication Year
2012

Page/Pages
p. 167-185

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 47 (2012) 2-3

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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