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Accepted Paper:
Reciprocal perspectives in publishing and the Nigerian experience: the debate between the decolonization of knowledge and the Western academic neo-colonialism
Nadir Nasidi
(Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria)
Paper short abstract:
Many African institutions view reciprocal publishing as neo-colonialism amidst their struggle for the decolonization of knowledge. this paper therefore examines the foregrounding discourses revolving around the Nigerian experience of the ‘politics’ of reciprocal perspectives in publishing.
Paper long abstract:
Despite the efforts made by the academic world in the promotion of reciprocal perspectives in terms of publishing and knowledge exchange, which is championed by the Western world, many African academic institutions view it as the continuation of neo-colonialism amidst their struggle for the decolonization of knowledge. Using both primary and secondary sources, this paper therefore makes an incursion into the foregrounding discourses revolving around the Nigerian experience of the ‘politics’ of reciprocal perspectives in publishing, which is influenced by a number of factors; its colonial experiences, decolonization campaign, the promotion of the African civilization and academic self-worth.