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Conference paper Conference paper Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue
Title:Nation-States and the challenges of regional integration in West Africa: the case of Liberia
Editor:Guannu, Joseph SayeISNI
Year:2010
Pages:112
Language:English
Series:Hommes et sociétés (ISSN 0290-6600)
City of publisher:Paris
Publisher:Karthala
ISBN:2811103503; 9782811103507
Geographic terms:West Africa
Liberia
Subjects:economic integration
education
regional security
ethnicity
trade
citizenship
conference papers (form)
2008
Abstract:This book is a synthesis of research conducted by Liberians within the UNESCO research interface and presented at the Liberian National Seminar on Regional Integration held in Monrovia from 21-22 January 2008. The book discusses the challenges of reconciliation and capacity building in the context of the country's reintegration into the West African region. Contributions: Introduction and background (Joseph Guannu and Raymond Da-Boi); The role of higher education in post-war reconstruction and regional integration: the case of Liberia (Theodore V.K. Brown); Perspectives and policies in education vis-à-vis the nation State and challenges of regional integration in West Africa (D. Evelyn S. Kandakai); Peace, conflict and poverty (Togba-Nah Tipoteh); The concept of socio-cultural variables as the paradigm for regional integration in West Africa (Stephen M. Jubwe, Sr.); Integration and regional security in West Africa and the Mano River Union: issues, problems, challenges and prospects (Jospeh Guannu and Raymond Da-Boi); Trade as a factor of integration in West Africa (Brahima Diakity Kaba); Citizenship and regional integration: Liberia and the West African sub-region (Alhaji G.V. Kromah). [ASC Leiden abstract]
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