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Description:: A Dialogue on Nation-Building took place in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on January 14-16, 2018. I was one of a dozen individuals invited to serve as resource persons for this meeting of over a hundred representatives from the government, civil society, political and faith-based organizations. The aim of the gathering was to...
Keyword:: africa and Ethiopia
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Chris Diaz
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 03/09/2018
Date Modified:: 03/09/2018
Date Created:: 2018-01-14
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: As a world power after World War II, some U.S. government officials and private foundations realized how little we knew of Africa, though allied troops had been engaged in North Africa and transported through West Africa. And the Cold War was leading to growing USSR influence in Africa. “It...
Keyword:: africa, anthropology, and pas
Subject:: African Studies
Creator:: Simon Ottenberg
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 11/12/2018
Date Modified:: 11/12/2018
Date Created:: 2009
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: In this essay, I will focus on the fifth theme of the Collaborative Learning Initiative: Reclaiming Security. Attempts to reclaim security in many African countries, tragically, often lead to greater insecurity as rulers respond by heightening repression. Some even close down access to social media and global communications thereby harming...
Keyword:: africa and national security
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Chris Diaz
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 12/16/2018
Date Modified:: 12/17/2018
Date Created:: 2018
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: Why did political independence not lead to economic autonomy and sustained development which were confidently predicted by many development economists and nationalists in the 1950s and 1960s. Africa will not make sustainable progress in building democratic systems and fostering economic development until the continent acquires coherent, legitimate, and effective states....
Keyword:: africa, economic autonomy, and governance
Creator:: Joseph, Richard
Depositor:: Chris Diaz
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 07/12/2021
Date Modified:: 07/12/2021
Date Created:: 2021
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: On February 22, 2022, I gave a talk hosted by the African Studies Program of Georgetown University. Two days later, Russian battalions were sent across Ukraine’s borders by President Vladimir Putin. In real time, viewers around the world have seen immense distress unleashed on innocent citizens. In Africa, distress has...
Keyword:: africa and governance
Creator:: Joseph, Richard
Depositor:: Chris Diaz
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 04/19/2022
Date Modified:: 04/19/2022
Date Created:: 2022
Resource Type:: Research Paper

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