The Social Question and State Formation in British Africa: Egypt, South Africa and Uganda in comparison
Date Issued
2017
Abstract
The paper explores governmental perceptions and reactions to “social questions” in British colonial Africa, c. 1880-1950. By comparing three different political entities, Egypt, South Africa and Uganda, we find that authorities across cases have been acutely aware of potentially destabilising social change. Some social problems actually resulted from colonial projects themselves, giving rise to rather contradictory interpretations and policies. However, the intensity of political reactions to social questions varied widely, ranging from a largely passive approach in Egypt to the introduction of modern welfare in South Africa. We argue that perceptions and responses to social dislocation had a long-term impact on patterns of state formation and social policy development.
Subjects
Social policy
;
Colonialism
;
Social conflict
;
Social question
;
Inequality
;
British empire
;
Uganda
;
Egypt
;
South Africa
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Institution
Type
journal article
Journal/Edited collection
Band
58
Issue
2
Start page
237
End page
264
Secondary publication
Yes
Document version
Postprint
License
Alle Rechte vorbehalten
Language
English
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