Description
Education, Scholarly Authority and the Quest for a New World Academic Order by Prof. Kwesi Yankah is a profound exploration of the power dynamics that shape global knowledge production and academic authority. The work critically examines how educational systems and intellectual traditions in Africa have been influenced—and often constrained—by Western academic dominance. Yankah challenges the historical hierarchies that position Western scholarship as the global standard while marginalizing indigenous knowledge systems, local research traditions, and African intellectual contributions.
He calls for a redefinition of scholarly authority that recognizes the legitimacy and richness of knowledge from the Global South. Through sharp analysis and examples from Ghana and beyond, Yankah advocates for an inclusive and equitable academic order—one that values collaboration over dominance, cultural relevance over imitation, and intellectual independence over dependency. The book serves as both a critique of academic colonialism and a call to African scholars and institutions to assert their voices in shaping the global landscape of education and research.
