Pan-Africanism and Psychology in Decolonial Times E-Book

Shose Kessi

• Herausgeber: Springer International Publishing
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Serie: Pan-African Psychologies
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

This book explores the potential of Pan-African thought in contributing to advancing psychological research, theory and practice. Euro/American mainstream psychology has historically served the interests of a dominant western paradigm. Contemporary trends in psychological work have emerged as a direct result of the impact of violent histories of slavery, genocide and colonisation. Hence, this book proposes that psychology, particularly in its social forms, as a discipline centered on the relationship between mind and society, is well-placed to produce the critical knowledge and tools for imagining and promoting a just and equitable world.