The Divine Kingship of the Aga Khan: A Study of Theocracy in East Africa

Morris, Hilary

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“…Garigue (1954) investigates the complexity of post-independence political leadership and, in particular, the tension and complexity related to transferring and applying tribal hierarchy to colonial administration and professionalisation. Morris (1958) investigates the link between political leadership and religion. He introduces the notion of theocracy to the discussion and engages with the question as to how it can be contextualised in the changing political sphere of North Africa.…”

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Sixty years of research on leadership in Africa: A review of the literature

Fourie

Merwe

2015

Leadership

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This paper reviews peer-reviewed research on leadership in Africa published from 1950 to 2009. The review has a dual purpose. On the one hand, it provides scholars with an entry point to the relatively large body of historical literature by means of a descriptive diachronic analysis of the literature. On the other hand, it also applies a synchronic analysis, and concludes with four interpretative statements on the scholarship on leadership in Africa. These statements are: (i) Scholarship on leadership in Africa has changed, and the change is lopsided; (ii) Female scholars are increasing, and they work on different themes from male scholars; (iii) Legitimacy remains a key issue, and continues to evolve; (iv) Authenticity has become a key issue and is now closely related to reclaiming African values.

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Sixty years of research on leadership in Africa: A review of the literature

Fourie

Merwe

2015

Leadership

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“…Records indicate that the first school was founded in Bagamoyo in 1895(Roy 2006: 202). However, the year 1905, marking the opening (52) The Aga Khan Ismaili, also known as Nizarites or Aga Khanists(Adam 2002, Morris 1958, are Shia Muslims who converted to Hinduism. They came from the Middle East and settled in India from the 14th century.…”

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Indian Africa: Minorities of Indian-Pakistani Origin in Eastern Africa

Adam¹

2015

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The editor of this volume thanks members of the Indian-African communities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania who granted interviews to the researchers involved in this project and gave them the warmest hospitality while displaying perfect understanding of the objectives and issues of this study. These included representatives of religious and professional associations, members of liberal professions, university lecturers, journalists, businesspeople, industrialists and diplomats. Special mention goes particularly to Kunj and

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“…A brief overview of the key studies pertaining to Ismailis in Tanzania will provide an initial jumping off point for the current analysis. Morris (1958) argues that there were several factors that influenced the trajectory of social change for the Ismaili community in East Africa. These factors included the structural position of the Imam as a so-called "institutionalized prophet" and his capacity to interpret the faith, the personal history of the Imam with colonial powers, and having a space for Ismailis to be considered a separate group from other colonial structured groups.…”

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Welfare Production in Canada and Tanzania: The Ismaili Imamat, Ismaili Community Institutions and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)

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This dissertation examines the evolution in thinking about public policy devoted to social protection by drawing on welfare theory and its extensions, state-civil society frameworks, and transnational networks. It does this through case studies of the Ismaili Imamat, Ismaili community institutions, and AKDN in Canada and Tanzania. The key question posed is: How are we to understand the role in welfare provision of an evolving trans-state -or perhaps international non-state -cluster of institutions that have their origins and owe their existence to a religious faith? The importance of understanding hybridity, intermediary roles, scale, and regional configurations are highlighted.The dissertation comes to the following conclusions on the AKDN and welfare provision. First, regarding the AKDN, although the Imamat level may be occupying that intermediary space and is involved in the orchestration and management of welfare production, the capacity for the mechanisms of the Imamat to also engage in a fully realized potential of a logic of hybridity is a more difficult proposition. The AKDN is a culmination of elements that began in the Ismaili community, and it is still evolving. So the capacity to seamlessly engage in a logic of hybridity or not be confined to a particular sector or scale is an ongoing process. Second, regarding welfare provision, the focus on self-reliance and independence are important factors in meeting welfare needs. However, context is important. For example, in Canada, the Ismaili community institutions are more robust, highly professional, and are operating within the broader context of Canadian state welfare provision and other external services. This in not the case in Tanzania where community institutions are resource strapped and government or external iii services are unavailable. As well, the extent of collaboration between the more comprehensive AKDN entities and community institutions in Tanzania are unresolved.Although there were pockets of collaboration between AKDN entities and government, it could be described as strategic cooperation rather than co-production. Finally, the level of Imamat engagement in welfare production demonstrated that innovation in this area is rooted in the need to break away from sector confinements and re-evaluate thinking about how and where welfare production can take place.iv

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The Divine Kingship of the Aga Khan: A Study of Theocracy in East Africa

Cited by 7 publications

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Sixty years of research on leadership in Africa: A review of the literature

Sixty years of research on leadership in Africa: A review of the literature

Indian Africa: Minorities of Indian-Pakistani Origin in Eastern Africa

Welfare Production in Canada and Tanzania: The Ismaili Imamat, Ismaili Community Institutions and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)

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