The crisis of the state & regionalism in West Africa
Subtitle: identity, citizenship and conflict
By: edited by W. Alade Fawole & Charles Ukeje
Contributors: Fawole, W. Alade; Ukeje, Charles
Series: CODESRIA book series; Codesria book series
Publisher: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Dakar, Senegal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Regionalism -- Africa, West; Political stability -- Africa, West; Africa, West -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Other titles: Crisis of the state and regionalism in West Africa
Description: This collection of essays critically interrogates the internal dimensions of the identity and citizenship crises at the root of the political crises of states in West Africa, and considers the steps that have been taken thus far to address them. It shows how the progressive alienation of ordinary people from the state, coupled with factors of historical identity and post-colonial citizenship are at the heart of the political crisis and conflicts in the region; and argues that these matters must be addressed if West African states are to achieve democratic nationhood.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226)