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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Higher Education in Africa: Special Issue on Decolonising Knowledge Production in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts

Issue Published : July 25, 2026

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Journal of Higher Education in Africa, Vol. 23 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Higher Education in Africa: Special Issue on Decolonising Knowledge Production in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts
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Abstract

 


Special Issue on


Decolonising Knowledge Production


in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts


Numéro spécial sur


Décoloniser la production des savoirs


dans les sciences humaines, les sciences sociales et les arts


Guest Editor/Rédacteur invité


Munyaradzi Mushonga


Vol. 23, No. 1, 2025


 


The Journal of Higher Education in Africa (JHEA) is published by the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Senegal. The Journal publishes research articles, think pieces and critiques on contemporary issues on higher education in the continent with special emphasis on issues of research and policy. The journal accepts contributions in English and French from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.


La Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique (RESA) est publiée par le Conseil pour le devéloppement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique (CODESRIA), Sénégal. La revue publie des analyses, de l’information et des approches critiques des défis actuels auxquels l’enseignement supérieur reste confronté à travers le continent tout en mettant un accent particulier sur la recherche et les politiques d’orientation en cours. La revue publie des contributions de chercheurs, de professionnels et de décideurs politiques, en anglais et en français.


All manuscripts should be submitted via our electronic submission system:


Tous les manuscrits doivent être soumis via notre système de soumission électronique : https://journals.codesria.org/index.php/jhea


All other editorial correspondence should be sent to:


Toutes les autres correspondances à caractère éditorial doivent être adressées au :


Editors, Journal of Higher Education in Africa


Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Avenue Cheikh Anta Diop, Angle Canal IV


P.O. Box 3304, Dakar, SENEGAL


Tel.: (221) 33825 98 22/23; +221 76 609 13 05


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CODESRIA would like to express its gratitude to the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Mastercard Foundation, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation (ACF), the Human Capability Foundation, the Open Society Foundations (OSFs), the Oumou Dilly Foundation, and the Government of Senegal for supporting its research, training, and publication programmes.


 


Le CODESRIA exprime sa profonde gratitude à l’Agence norvégienne de développement et de coopération (Norad), à la Swedish International Development Corporation Agency (Sida), à la Fondation Mastercard, à Andrew Carnegie Foundation (ACF), au Human Capability Foundation, à l’Open Society Foundations (OSFs), à la Fondation Oumou Dilly ainsi qu’au Gouvernement du Sénégal pour le soutien apporté aux programmes de recherche, de formation et de publication du Conseil.


 


ISSN: 0851-7762             (https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v23i1.6504)


 


Journal of Higher Education in Africa/


Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique


Vol. 23, No. 1, 2025 (ISSN 0851–7762) https://doi.org/10.57054/jhea.v23i1.6504


 


Contents/Sommaire


 


Editorial: Decolonising Knowledge Production in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts in Africa


Munyaradzi Mushonga.................................................................................................................................................1


Beyond Epistemology: Challenges and Pitfalls in Decolonising Knowledge Production


Henning Melber..............................................................................................................................................................19


Bibliometric Coloniality in Africa: Challenges, Drivers, and Strategies for Resistance


Savo Heleta............................................................................................................................................................................37


Foregrounding ‘Fallism’ and its Praxis Within the Context of Decolonial and Critical Theory


Wandile Goozen Kasibe............................................................................................................................................59


A Critical Reflection of Higher Education in the Era of #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall: A South African Perspective


Mogomme A. Masoga.................................................................................................................................................87


Towards the Decolonised University in Africa: A Perspective from the Philosophy of Liberation


William Jethro Mpofu............................................................................................................................................109


Conceptualising Decolonisation: A Reflexive Essay from Portuguese Africa


Pamila Gupta..................................................................................................................................................................127


From the Ground Up: An Autobiographical Reflection of Sol Plaatje University’s First Decade


Jesmael Mataga.............................................................................................................................................................145

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