‘Ubuntu Leadership’: Learning from the South About Becoming a Citizen of the World

Bazalgette, John

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24699-4_20

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“…Moreover, the utilization of Ubuntu's principles that emphasise human unity, empathy, sharing, and cooperation, in the context of global peace education and conflict resolution has been investigated [9]. In a similar vein, other studies have advocated for the incorporation of Ubuntu's principles and values to propose a holistic approach to childhood education, preparing children for responsible adulthood and global citizenship [10]. Furthermore, Ubuntu has been embraced as a strategy for effective classroom management [11], and examined for its manifestations in post-colonial education policies in Southern Africa [12].…”

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Ubuntu in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Educational, Cultural and Philosophical Considerations

Patel,

Mohammed,

Koen

2024

Philosophies

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Ubuntu has been defined as a moral quality of human beings, as a philosophy or an ethic, as African humanism, and as a worldview. This paper explores these definitions as conceptual tools for understanding the cultural, educational, and philosophical landscape of post-apartheid South Africa. Key to this understanding is the Althusserian concept of state apparatus. Louis Althusser divides the state apparatus into two forces: the repressive state apparatus (RSA); and the ideological state apparatus (ISA). RSAs curtail the working classes, predominately through direct violence or the threat of violence, whereas ISAs function primarily by ideology, including forms of organised religion, the education system, family units, legal systems, trade unions, political parties, and media. This paper discusses the link between increasing inequality in post-apartheid South Africa and education, with specific reference to Althusser’s ISAs and the abuse of Ubuntu as a subterfuge for socio-economic inequality.

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confidence: 99%