Språk Svenska! The book, the translation of Long Time Coming into Ndebele from SVENSKA, brings together short stories and poems from thirty-three writers that provide snapshots of this turbulent period in Zimbabwe’s history. Snapshots of living in a country where basic services have crumbled: where shops have no food, taps …

Språk Svenska! Francis B. Nyamnjoh has taught Sociology, Anthropology and Communication Studies at universities in Cameroon, Botswana and South Africa, and served as Head of Publications with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar, Senegal. He is currently Professor of Social Anthropology at the …

Språk Svenska! This book on rights, entitlements and citizenship in post-apartheid South Africa shows how the playing field has not been as levelled as presumed by some and how racism and its benefits persist. Through everyday interactions and experiences of university students and professors, it explores the question of race …

Språk Svenska! In this edition we examine America’s ‘War on Terrorism’ following the events of September 11 2001 in that country, and their aftermaths. The ‘war’ has been the dominant global rhetoric ever since that unfortunate incident, with global ramifications. But what are the implications of the ‘war’ for Africa? …

Språk Svenska! In this issue, we take on Nigeria, one of the embodiments of Africa’s paradoxes – and hope. A country of some 130 million people, Nigeria is the sixth largest oil producer in the world, and has some of the most resourceful people on the planet. Yet, it has …

Språk Svenska! In this edition, we focus on the recent report of Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Commission for Africa. Launched on March 11 2005, the 450-page document has the usual media-friendly rhetoric, which reminds one of the arrays of past messianic documents, conferences and workshops on how to jerk Africa …

Språk Svenska! This book memorialising the life and work of Ali Al�amin Mazrui comprises more than 130 tributes written by people ranging from heads of state to journalists. Presented here are those tributes for which copyright permissions were received from among the hundreds that appeared online and print. In preparing …

Språk Svenska! Synopsis: This book focuses on the development of psychological self-understanding, healing psychologically painful inner conflicts, and the basis of psychological and spiritual fulfillment. Readers will discover a new understanding of effective psychotherapy, groundbreaking diagnostic psychological testing research, and the distinction between the ego self-concept, the experiential self, and …

Språk Svenska! This book questions colonial and apartheid ideologies on being human and being African, ideologies that continue to shape how research is conceptualised, taught and practiced in universities across Africa. Africans immersed in popular traditions of meaning-making are denied the right, by those who police the borders of knowledge, …

Språk Svenska! In this edition we are taking on one of the most intractable problems in the continent: wars and conflicts. Africa has a disproportionate share of global conflicts and wars. Some of the implications of this are clear: resources in conflict areas are diverted away from where they are …