THE NEED FOR THE INDIGENISATION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Abstract

A conceptual model is provided to enable any organisation to provide for the indigenisation of social science. Of central importance are recruitment of members, training of members, content of teaching and training, conceptions of desirable subject matter, conceptual or theoretical models, methods and techniques, media for dissemination and discussion of results, the incentive system of the community, main sources of research support, relations to national society. Achievement of indigenisation will depend partly on features of the nation-state, but national and international strategies can contribute through suitably structured governing bodies.