Articles in English by Florian Stoll
The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at the University of Bayreuth promotes and coordinates Afr... more The Institute of African Studies (IAS) at the University of Bayreuth promotes and coordinates African studies in 12 subject groups distributed over the six faculties of the University of Bayreuth. It coordinates research and teaching, training junior researchers, and promotes the exchange of information between persons and institutions engaged in research and teaching in or on Africa.
Transcience, 2017
This article examines how looking at perspectives of the Future 2 contributes to distinguishing m... more This article examines how looking at perspectives of the Future 2 contributes to distinguishing milieus in the " middle-classes " of urban Kenya. The rise of millions of Africans out of poverty since 2000 has triggered a debate on the so-called " African middle-classes ". This debate, however, has to date not yet addressed the specifics and differences of particular subdivisions of this middle-income-group that would help to understand what is significant beyond their similar financial situation. In response to this gap, this text examines how particular views on Future contribute to distinguishing social milieus, i.e. sociocultural groups with different conducts of life. Because perspectives of the Future depend strongly on the societal and cultural backgrounds from which they emerge, these hopes, expectations and other aspects are a good entry point for identifying which elements of life are significant for members of different social milieus in the " middle-class ". By examining empirical data for the Neo-Traditional milieu and the Social Climbers – milieus established through empirical data from fieldwork in Kenya for the Project " Middle-Classes on the Rise " – I examine how sociocultural aspects that are crucial for members of a specific milieu also affect their perspectives on the Future. I will show that these perspectives arise from a distinguishable approach to values, patterns of consumption, and in Kenya – as well as in many other African contexts – features like ethnicity, urban-rural ties, forms of religious affiliation or the relationship to the extended family.
Papers by Florian Stoll
Mittelklassen, Mittelschichten oder Milieus in Afrika?, 2016
Mittelklassen, Mittelschichten oder Milieus in Afrika?, 2016
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In his two recent publications titled Critical Theory after the Rise of the Global South (2010a... more In his two recent publications titled Critical Theory after the Rise of the Global South (2010a) and Eine kaleidoskopische Dialektik als Antwort auf eine postkoloniale Soziologie (2010b), Rehbein presented his critique on Eurocentric foundations of social sciences, ...
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Articles in English by Florian Stoll
Papers by Florian Stoll