An Historian’s Theory of Social Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Gregory Mann
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
African Studies

Abstract:The article argues that the concept of “claims-making” has been an important and influential thread in the work of Frederick Cooper. It explores the utility and advantages – as well as the characteristic rigor – of this theory of social change and what it implies. It then turns to the potential limits of its adoption within Africanist historiography and African Studies more broadly.

African Studies in Poland

1967 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacy Kowalski
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
African Studies

Although the number of Africanists in Poland has never been large, a scholarly interest in Africa has long existed in this country. Among the scholars of the older generation, the most prominent were: L. Krzywicki, a sociologist with a wide interest in social change and development, who published several studies on the transition from traditional to modern societies, with special attention to Africa; J. Czekanowski, who was among the first explorers of Rwanda and other Interlacustrine kingdoms, publishing several extensive studies both in German and Polish; and B. Malinowski, who later established himself in Great Britain.

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