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The Transformation of a Young Continent: Dimensions of Africa Rising

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dc.creator Gitau, Wanjiru M
dc.date 2020-02-04
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-04T18:23:50Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-04T18:23:50Z
dc.identifier https://www.contemporanea.ufscar.br/index.php/contemporanea/article/view/761
dc.identifier.uri http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/166784
dc.description In the past, there has been agreement across board concerning Africa’s malaise. Therefore, winds of change that have been occurring over the last two decades are noticeable, and a new narrative has been replacing the earlier jaded perspective. A light is being focused on the new generation of Africans driving technology, culture, education, and entrepreneurship among other areas, shifting the continent from earlier marginalized perspectives, to a new world which other regions are courting for business opportunity. What is the nature of the transformation that has given a boost to the continent? Broadly, this newly reinvigorated perspective is referred to as Africa rising. It is a conversation that is still taking shape. This paper contributes to the discourse by outlining the changes that have occurred. It begins by exploring the continent’s jaded historical background, explores change in the political space since the 1990s, which in turn created an environment that intersected with the revolution in information technology to enable an economic turnaround. Lastly, the paper explores the ongoing demographic transition, with a particular emphasis on the continent’s young population as the vital driving force into the future of the continent.Key-words: Africa, social change, youth, technology. pt-BR
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Contemporânea - Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar pt-BR
dc.relation https://www.contemporanea.ufscar.br/index.php/contemporanea/article/view/761/pdf
dc.rights Copyright (c) 2020 Revista Semestral do Departamento e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da UFSCar pt-BR
dc.source Contemporânea - Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar; v. 9 n. 2 (2019): Maio - Agosto de 2019; 401-430 pt-BR
dc.source 2316-1329
dc.source 2236-532X
dc.title The Transformation of a Young Continent: Dimensions of Africa Rising pt-BR
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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