IGWEBUIKE AS AN IGBO-AFRICAN HERMENEUTIC OF GLOBALIZATION

Résumé

The development of studies in the area of globalization, especially in relation to Africa and the rest of the Third World, reveal a couple of misconceptions. Globalization is usually presented by some African scholars as though it were a force in battle with traditional African paradigms. Some quarters speak of globalization as imperialism, westernization, neo-colonialism, capitalism, universalization, etc. It is presented as an evil manufactured in Europe and transported to Africa. Igwebuike as an interpretation of globalization challenges these negative perspectives and argues that globalization is a necessary process of being and not a product. It is a modality of being and, thus, cannot be boycotted; for no one can boycott his or herself. In this study, the evolutionary approach is adopted. And it submits that life is moving towards unification and our hope can only be operative and realizable if it is expressed in greater human cohesion and solidarity, greater interaction on the global level; that is, mankind coming close together, and relating more and more with one another.