Africa

Chukwuemeka Emmanuel Umeh

African Theology of Solidarity

THEOS – Studienreihe Theologische Forschungsergebnisse

The broad aim of African Theology of Solidarity is to establish that any symbiotic dialogue of the Christian faith with African cultures and the precarious social realities in Africa require the theological unification of the two major theological trends in Africa: Inculturation and Liberation. The need to incarnate the Christian faith in African cultures should not ignore the contemporary social realities in the present day Africa. The necessity of this endeavour is to […]

Jebby Romanus Gonza

Examining the Role of Regional Community Courts in Integration

Case Study of the East African Court of Justice with Lessons from the Court of Justice of the European Union

Schriftenreihe zum internationalen Einheitsrecht und zur Rechtsvergleichung

This book examines roles of regional community courts in economic integration. It traces how regional community courts of the EACJ and the CJEU have sought to attune themselves as institutions that can tackle socio-economic and political challenges hampering integration. The study is founded on an observation that regional economic blocs in Africa, particularly the East African Community, face many challenges that hinder effective trade liberalization and economic […]

Alexander Izuchukwu Abasili

Marriage and Adultery in the Old Testament

An Igbo-African Contextual Reading

THEOS – Studienreihe Theologische Forschungsergebnisse

This book not only provides an in-depth understanding of family, marriage and adultery in the Old Testament and the implications thereof for contemporary Igbo-African society, but also demonstrates convincingly the vital role of the Bible in Africa as a resource for social and ethical transformation. [...]

Rainer Feldbacher / Josef Fischer (eds.)

Connected Worlds – Interregional Contacts in Antiquity

Studien zur Geschichtsforschung des Altertums

Ancient people did not live in isolation from one another. Rather, their worlds were connected to each other in many ways. Cities, states and peoples maintained diplomatic and political contacts – sometimes peaceful, sometimes warlike. Trade goods were transported over long distances. Religious beliefs, artistic trends and technical innovations spread across three continents.

This volume focuses on several examples of interregional contacts in antiquity. The […]

Valentine Chukwunyere Acholonu

Liturgical Inculturation among Igbo Christians of Nigeria

A Historical Evaluation in the Light of Ecclesial Liturgical Norms and Principles of Liturgical Inculturation

Schriften zur Praktischen Theologie

A historical evaluation of liturgical inculturation among Igbo Christians of Nigeria in the light of ecclesial liturgical norms and principles of liturgical inculturation reflects principally the norms for adapting the Liturgy to the culture and traditions of peoples.

According to the Council Fathers: „Even in the liturgy, the Church has no wish to impose a rigid uniformity in matters which do not implicate the faith or the good of the whole community; rather […]

Livingstone Sewanyana

Comparative Experiences of NGO Regulatory Frameworks

Eastern and Southern Africa

Verfassungsrecht in Forschung und Praxis

The growth of NGOs in sub-Saharan countries beginning in the 1990s, can be attributed to the ’new wave of democracy’ that led to the rebirth of associational life thus creating new spaces for people to organise. Hitherto many countries amended their constitutions to allow for political reforms. In countries such as Côte d‘Ivoire, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Uganda, “one party constitutions were amended to introduce a bill of rights. [...]

Teresiah Muthoni

Equal Right to Property for Women under International Human Rights Law

An Analysis of the Legal Protection in Kenya

Studien zur Rechtswissenschaft

The study is inspired by the general situation of women with regard to property and particularly land in Kenya. To date, discrimination and inequality with regard to property and land in particular continue to be pervasive whereby the disparity of ownership of land between men and women stands at Seventy Five percent.

Comprising of five chapters, the study analyses the legal protection of the right to property for women by laying open the existing international […]

Tado Jurić

Big (Crisis) Data in Social Sciences and Humanities: Predicting Crises

Studien zur Demographie und Bevölkerungsentwicklung

The method of Big (Crisis) data holds promise to answer, among others, the questions to the main European challenge: (irregular) migration. By combining various big data sources, this approach offers insights into migration trends a year before official data sources.

It helps model future trends and answer the questions:

Bernhard Brand

The Integration of Renewable Energies into the Electricity Systems of North Africa

Schriftenreihe technische Forschungsergebnisse

Die Strommärkte Nordafrikas standen aus europäischer Sicht lange Zeit kaum im Fokus energiepolitischer Betrachtungen. Dieses Bild beginnt sich in jüngster Zeit zu wandeln: So werden zum Beispiel bei der gegenwärtigen Diskussion über eine verstärkte Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien Szenarien ins Spiel gebracht, die auf eine (Teil-)Versorgung Europas mit Elektrizität aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen aus Nordafrika abzielen („Desertec Konzept“). [...]

Bertrand Michel Pamfouet Kemtie

(Non-)Signature and Ratification of Multilateral Regional Agreements

An Explanation of States‘ Behavior in the African Union

Schriften zur internationalen Politik

(Non-)signature and ratification of multilateral treaties has become a major policy concern. Its relevance to the African Union is rising since the 66th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers.

Even though scholars have discussed how domestic factors and state’s openness shape treaty approval, the behavior of African states has been hitherto ignored. The author shows that Africa’s omission from international relations’ research is ill-informed, […]