Published: 2022-07-19
Foreword
vii–viii
AbstractForeword to issue 39-1 (Spring 2022) of the Journal of Global South Studies.
A Message from the Editor
Renewing Our Faith in Global South Studies
ix–xiii
AbstractA message from the editor of the Journal of Global South Studies, Ryan Alexander.
Articles
Afghanistan
The Making and Unmaking of a Modern State
1–32
AbstractAfter nearly twenty years of occupation and reconstruction, Afghanistan lacks a modern state. The dominant discourse absolves failures in the...
India's Experiment with Community Development
Revisiting the State and Community
33–56
AbstractDevelopment in postcolonial India remains a contested terrain where competing
approaches are negotiated and operationalized. From the early...
Conflict and Religious Minorities
The Case of Sikhs in Kashmir
57–94
AbstractEvents in the Kashmir Valley during the late 1980s changed the demographic and sociopolitical outlook of the region. The armed insurgency that...
Adeshina Afolayan and Demosophy
An Introduction to an African Philosophy of the Future
95–133
AbstractThis essay offers an interpretative analysis of Nigerian philosopher Adeshina Afolayan’s thoughts on the postcolonial predicament and...
The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy Transition in Eastern Africa
134–159
AbstractThis paper focuses on the nexus between geopolitics and renewable energy in Eastern Africa. It sets out to explore the potential geopolitical...
Women's Empowerment Matters
Evidence from the Health and Education Sectors in Developing Worlds
160–182
AbstractThis study examines the effect of female empowerment on child development in developing countries. Using comprehensive panel data from...
Community Participation in Urban Housing Improvement for Low-Income People in Vietnam’s Inner Cities
Case Studies from Hanoi and Hai Duong City
183–216
AbstractRapid urbanization and population growth in the cities of Vietnam in recent decades have put tremendous pressure on urban housing development,...