Lionel Cliffe: the politically engaged intellectual worker

....Some months ago, as part of the publication process of this journal, I was asked to review Peter Lawrence?s revised version of his keynote address to the Colloquium in Cape Town in honour of Lionel Cliffe. I thought it offered a good description of Lionel?s position on a number of important issues relating to politics and, particularly, rural development in Africa. It also acknowledged the absolute connection in Lionel?s eyes between intellectual study, practical change in people?s lives and the political dynamics which affect both. This short contribution is intended to expand on how I think these connections contribute to an understanding of the role of intellectual labour and its relation to both politics and method. This was partly because I believe his understanding of how intellectual labour could contribute ....