TY - JOUR
T1 - It will take a global village to find cures for global pandemics
T2 - the Ubuntu perspective
AU - Mamman, Aminu
AU - Agbebi, Motolani
AU - Branine, Mohamed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©2023 Global South Ltd.
Funding information:
This paper has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 823744.
Data availability statement:
Not present.
PY - 2023/3/4
Y1 - 2023/3/4
N2 - This paper discusses the challenges involved in developing solidarity during pandemics. We draw from the field of economics, social psychology, political psychology and organisational theory to understand and explain how decision-makers and actors think and behave during pandemics. We argue that the rational action theory (RAT) and identity politics are the ‘rationalities’ that underpin global efforts used to establish solidarity. We see these mindsets as obstacles to addressing pandemics, which show no respect for geographical or genealogical borders. As an alternative, we explore how African philosophy of Ubuntu can offer another rationality in developing solidarity during pandemics. We propose an analytical tool to assess how nation-states might react when called to display solidarity during pandemics and how the international community can bring them on board.
AB - This paper discusses the challenges involved in developing solidarity during pandemics. We draw from the field of economics, social psychology, political psychology and organisational theory to understand and explain how decision-makers and actors think and behave during pandemics. We argue that the rational action theory (RAT) and identity politics are the ‘rationalities’ that underpin global efforts used to establish solidarity. We see these mindsets as obstacles to addressing pandemics, which show no respect for geographical or genealogical borders. As an alternative, we explore how African philosophy of Ubuntu can offer another rationality in developing solidarity during pandemics. We propose an analytical tool to assess how nation-states might react when called to display solidarity during pandemics and how the international community can bring them on board.
UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2023.2207881
U2 - 10.1080/01436597.2022.2153663
DO - 10.1080/01436597.2022.2153663
M3 - Article
SN - 0143-6597
VL - 44
SP - 423
EP - 441
JO - Third World Quarterly
JF - Third World Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -
