Reflections on the challenge of reconstructing post-conflict states in West Africa

Reflections on the challenge of reconstructing post-conflict states in West Africa

Subtitle: 
Insights from Claude Ake's political writings
Author: 
Arowosegebe, Jermiah O.
Place: 
Uppsala
Publisher: 
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
Phys descriptions: 
40p.
Date published: 
2011
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ISBN: 
978-91-7106-689-3
Call No: 
338.246.8 (6-15) ARO
Abstract: 

This paper addresses a theoretical gap on state-transformation as a step towards sustainable peace, and discusses the relevance of Ake’s political thought for state-reconstruction in post-conflict West Africa. It underscores the need for the autochthonous transformation of the state as a central component of Peacebuilding and post-conflict transition on the continent, as Ake had suggested. Drawing on illustrations from two West African cases – Sierra Leone and Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta – it explores Ake’s works on ‘the state in Africa’ against the backdrop of ‘externally driven state-reconstruction projects’ hinged on global hegemonic discourses on nation-building in post-conflict situations.

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Series: 
Nordiska Africainstitute discussion paper 54

CITATION: Arowosegebe, Jermiah O.. Reflections on the challenge of reconstructing post-conflict states in West Africa . Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet , 2011. - Available at: https://library.au.int/reflections-challenge-reconstructing-post-conflict-states-west-africa-3