Background paper presented at a conference on “Federalism and the State” by the Program on Ethnic and Federal Studies, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, November 25-27, 2002. Under a true federal constitution, each group, however small, is entitled to the same treatment as any other group, however large. Opportunity must be afforded to each
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Dismantling the Leviathan: Constitutionalism, Civil Society and the New Politics in Africa. Being Text of Lecture at the New Hampshire International Seminar Series, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, April 3, 2002. The views expressed in this lecture are strictly those of the author. Let me state from the outset that the most critical
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There is a growing consensus that despite the emerging sites of hope on the African political landscape, the region still faces daunting obstacles to growth, development and peace. Contemporary discourses on Africa, even where optimistic, reveal a certain doubt as to the continent’s future. Statistical indicators of progress are hardly reflective of the conditions of
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Keynote address at The All-African Student’s Conference, Peter Clark Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, May 27, 1994. It is traditional to declare that I am indeed very happy to be here. I thank the All-African Student’s Conference for inviting me to deliver this Keynote Address at this very important gathering. I am aware
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