Postcolonial Constructivism

Seifudein Adem is Professor of Global Studies, Doshisha University, Japan, and Research Associate at the Ali Mazrui Center for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.  Previously he was Associate Director of the Institute of Global Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, USA.

“Postcolonial Constructivism reignites the spirit of Pan-Africanism and draws attention to the myriad issues that Africa faces under globalization. The author’s exposition of Mazrui, his works, and philosophy leaves no doubt that in Ali Mazrui, Africa possessed a multifaceted scholar who shone bright in the world of academia. … Mazrui’s unique analysis and interdisciplinary blend makes for interesting reading.” (Edgar Githua, African Studies Quarterly, December 2023)“Postcolonial Constructivism: Mazrui’s Theory of Intercultural Relations, is … very welcome news. … A major contribution of this book is that it uniquely enriches the taxonomies of constructivism in IR. … this book is a must-read for those concerned with the alternative and reflexive analysis in IR, beyond Eurocentric approaches. … Adem’s book on Ali Mazrui has great potential for enriching the ontological and epistemological territories of scholarship both by introducing Mazrui as a formidable public intellectual and IR scholar.” (Selman Emre Gürbüz, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, May 9, 2022)

• Part I General Overview.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Part II Ali Mazrui and the Study of International Relations (IR).- Chapter 2 The Birth of a Scholar.- Chapter 3 Mazrui’s Rise and Decline in IR.- Chapter 4 Mazrui’s Revival in IR.- Part III Ali Mazrui’s Postcolonial Constructivismm.- Chapter 5 Postcolonialism.- Chapter 6 Constructivism.- Chapter 7 Postcolonial Constructivism.- Part IV The Vocabulary of Ali Mazrui’s Discourse.- Chapter 8 Paradoxical Propositions.- Chapter 9 Analytical Categories.- Part V Semi-Autobiographical Data.- Chapter 10 Mazrui’s Interactions with Others.