Bullettin n. 1/2011 | ||
June 2011 | ||
Young Kurt B. |
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Towards an 8th Pan-African Congress: the evolution of the race–class debate | ||
in Journal of Political Ideologies , Volume 16, Number 2 / June , 2011 , 145-167 | ||
In anticipating an 8th Pan-African Congress (PAC), this article reflects on the ideological dynamics of the 6th and 7th PACs that were convened in the last third of the 20th century. Of particular concern is the importance of drawing lessons from the persistent debates and contentions that took place at those meetings. Specifically, debates around Black nationalism and Black Marxism, that have been constants in Pan-Africanist discourse over the years, will remain significant. However, as calls for the next Congress grow, this article suggests a task of reflecting on the evolution of this important debate. | ||