This edited collection explores a variety of philosophical perspectives on land reform in Southern Africa. Presenting an innovative focus on the philosophical themes in land reform, the contributors reflect on traditional African conceptualisations of the land, as well as Western interpretations, introducing specifically Southern African approaches to a wide range of debates. Rooted in questions of colonization and decolonization, the chapters examine what reform ought to do for the people of Africa, providing contemporary reflections on the different racial and cultural facets of the land. Notably, ideas of reconciliation, compensation, justice, development, emancipation, Ubuntu, and empowerment are explored. Vigorous and interdisciplinary in their approach, the fifteen original chapters tackle a range of questions such as: What does land mean in Africa? What ethical considerations are relevant? Which mechanisms should be used in addressing injustice regarding land reform and redistribution? Providing a comprehensive engagement with philosophical and political issues of land reform in Southern Africa, this volume is an invaluable resource to scholars, not only in Africa, but wherever similar questions of land, dispossession, and justice arise.
Table of Content
Chapter 1. Thinking about land reform in Southern Africa: The Introduction. Erasmus Masitera.-
Part I: History and Logic on Land .- Chapter 2. Exploring foundational principles for land redistribution and management in Africa. Aderonke Adegbite.- Chapter 3. Political economy and the socio-cultural history of land dispossession, proselytization, and proletarianization of African people in South Africa: 1488 – 1770 (Part 1). Mbhekeni Sabelo Nkosi.- Chapter 4. Political economy and the socio-cultural history of land dispossession, proselytization, and proletarianization of African people in South Africa: 1795 – 1854 (Part 2). Mbhekeni Sabelo Nkosi.- Chapter 5.
Ivhu kuvanhu/umhlaba ebantwini: The violent Ubuntu in the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe. Joseph P. Hungwe.- Chapter 6. A Logical Evaluation of the Fast Track Land Reform Economic Argument in Zimbabwe. Ephraim T. Gwaravanda.-
Part II:Restitution, Compensation, and Development .- Chapter 7. ‘We acknowledge that we reside on…’: Canadian Land Acknowledgments and South African Land Reform. Yolandi Coetser.- Chapter 8. Must Land Reform Benefit the Victims of Colonialism?. Thaddeus Metz.- Chapter 9. Reconciling ‘Title to land and Productivity’ in land debates in Africa. Dennis Masaka.- Chapter 10. Is land reform the last step towards Africans’ total emancipation and true empowerment?. Bernard Matolino.-
Part III: Land Jurisprudence (and Justice issues) .- Chapter 11. Integrating African Social Tenure with Rights Recognition in Land Reform. Christopher Allsobrook.- Chapter 12. Land reform and Redistribution as Environmental Justice Framework for Postcolonial Africa. Munamato Chemhuru.- Chapter 13. Individual Justice in Land Redistribution: Appropriating some Ideas from the Capability Approach. Erasmus Masitera.-
Part IV: African Ethics and/on Land Reform and Redistribution .- Chapter 14. Towards a Critical Ethic of Land in Southern African Context. Mark Rathbone and Anne. H Verhoef.- Chapter 1. What Can Ubuntu Do? A Reflection on African Moral Theory in Light of Post-Colonial Challenges. Motsamai Molefe & Nolubabalo Magam.- Chapter 16. Understanding Unhu/Ubuntu as a Moral Thought on Land Redistribution in Zimbabwe: Ethical Lessons for Future land Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rodwell K. Wuta.
About the author
Erasmus Masitera is a postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Senior Lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University. He is the co-editor of Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe (2018) and his research interests are in the areas of social justice, human rights and on philosophical issues on land redistribution and reform.
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