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1. Political Science Discipline in Africa: freedom, relevance, impact Liisa Laakso, Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden 2. Political Science and the Study of Africa: Mapping the Theoretical and Conceptual Terrain Shadrack Wanjala Nasong’o, Rhodes College, Memphis, USA 3. Political Science and Development Management: Parallel Tracks and Critical Junctures in Africa Gran Hydn, University of Florida, USA 4. Mainstreaming Decolonisation in Political Science in Africa Eghosa E. Osaghae, University of Ibadan, Nigeria 5. What does the Decolonial Turn for Political Sciences in Africa Entail? And Where do we Start? Siphamandla Zondi, University of Johannesburg, South Africa 6. Political Science for whom? Reflections on Teaching and Learning Political Science in Selected African Universities Christopher Isike & Olumuyiwa B. Amao, University of Pretoria, South Africa 7. Policy Studies as a Sub-discipline of Political Science in Africa: Teachings, Research Trends and Professional Expertise in Cameroon Ruth Mireille Manga Edimo, University of Yaounde II, Cameroon 8. Beyond Disciplinary Polemics? The Challenge of Informal Structures in the Study of Local Political Institutions in Africa Matthew Sabbi, Universitt Bayreuth, Germany 9. Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa: A Comparative Study of Ghana and Nigeria Maame Adwoa A. Gyekye-Jandoh, University of Ghana, Ghana 10. The Impact of Political Science Research on Teaching Political Science in Southern Africa Njekwa Mate, University of Zambia, Zambia 11. Use of Empirical Data in Research and Teaching of Political Science in Africa Olugbemiga S. Afolabi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria & University of Johannesburg, South Africa 12. Political Scientists as Public Intellectuals in Africa: Perspectives on Relevance Adigun Agbaje, University of Ibadan, Nigeria 13. The Role of Political Scientists and Intellectuals in the Political Evolution of Cameroon: 1960-2020 Fabien Nkot, Molo Helene Amelie & Isa Adamu, University of Yaounde II, Cameroun 14. A Critical Review of the State of Academic Freedom in Ghana’s Public Universities: From Pre-Independence till the Fourth Republic Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, University of Ghana, Ghana 15. Enduring and Emergent Dynamics in African Political Science: An Afterword Siphamandla Zondi, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
