INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE WTO MOCK SUMMIT 2014

INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE WTO MOCK SUMMIT 2014

INTRODUCTION

Let me start by acknowledging that this Group, when you are joined by the trade delegates, commission chairmen and those who take other roles in the WTO Mock Summit, is a collection of young, brilliant, hardworking and talented students of Bayero University, Kano, who come together, under the guide of their teachers to educate and create awareness among Nigerian students and the general public about the World Trade Organization.

It is a Study and Research Group on global trade politics, therefore selection of the leadership and the participants is, not based on any biased criterion. But on competence.

However, anybody who does not want ttbring his intelligence to craft this project is free to drop from the Group.

When I see you around me, indeed of fine ideas and clear thinking, it gives me guarantee and hope that in 2014 we are going to web a performance of higher standard.

I hope that from today when preparation of 2014 WTO-Mock Summit is kicked off, your sprit and determination would be raised for maximum achievement.

MANDATE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Many members of this committee are already aware of the demands and responsibilities in organizing the summit, yet it is in order to make an outline of your terms of reference:

1)    To provide general logistic for successful WTO-Mock Summit 2014.

2)    To publicize both within and outside the campus, the principles governing the work of WTO as well as the mission and vision of the mock exercise.

3)    To mobilize financial resources for successful execution of the project.

4)    Any other thing which the committee is assigned to do.

This year the task is greater as we are going to celebrate the tenth anniversary of WTO-Mock summit in Bayero University, Kano. It would be a whole week of activities to include the following:-

1)    To plan for engagement in Youth Programme with Freedom Radio;

2)    Plan a programme, to be defined in due course, with NTA Kano or the NTA National Office in Abuja;

3)    There is going to be a public lecture to be delivered by a knowledgeable person on Intellectual Property Rights and Development in Nigeria;

4)    WTO-Mock Summit debate ;

5)    WTO-Mock Summit soccer competition;

6)    Finally, is the Mock display of the Minesterial Summit of the WTO;

7)    Lastly, is a magazine which would report issues about WTO. Whereas, work has already started, an editorial Committee would be set up to formalize its work. As the Secretary of the Organizing Committee has already started talking with ECOWAS Office, I hope funding of the magazine would come from there.

Accordingly, members of the Committee are hereby presented. However, the Committee has the power to incorporate anybody who is going to make effective contribution towards attaining the goal of the Committee, and could propose increase of the terms of reference of the Committee.

Meanwhile, in order to work efficiently and thoroughly, you have to create Committees that would work very closely and advise the main Committee. Such Committees would include:-

1)    Fund Raising Committee

2)    Publicity Committee

3)    Media Crew

4)    Security Team

5)    Decoration of the venue Committee

6)    Human Right Activists Committee

There may be other Committees or Sub-committees the Organizing Committee could constitute if the need arises.

At another level I want advise again that the Committee must know its limits and members of the Committee too. You must note that:-

1)    You are going to share responsibilities but you must work and decide together as a team.

2)    There must be transparency in what everyone does.

3)    There should not be feeling of presidentialism by members carrying assignment on behalf of the Committee.

4)    It is not the responsibility of the Committee to select trade delegates and other actors, but the secretariat will document the names of interested students and may suggest those to be tested to participate.

5)    I will be holding regular meetings with you or the Sub-committees or with the Chairman and the Secretary to be receiving reports.

There are many requests from Old members who graduated, to come and participate. This will remain in view until we see what conditions come to be. Also many other suggestions on the tenth anniversary.

What should we do from now? Just to say that the organization of the Summit 2014 has started and by the beginning of the second semester – Precisely in November – we would conclude and stage the Summit.

THE HISTORY OF WTO-MOCK SUMMIT

WTO-Mock Summit is ten years in 2014. In recognition of collapse of University system in Nigeria which brought down quality of students who graduated I (M. M. Yusif) created WTO-Mock Summit to sustain my style of teaching and empower the capacity of students in learning, research and leadership. But also to achieve wider set goals as contain in the paper “Aims and objectives of WTO-Mock Group”.

When I invited the closest students association to me i.e. NAPSS, as a result of that the first three years of the Summit became of crisis, but because of determination to continue, also of consolidation.

At the time of inaugural meeting of the Organizing Committee of the Summit 2008 we critically made a review of what happened about leadership of the Summit for three years.

In that historical year of the WTO-Mock summit I got many members of the leadership of the Organizing Committee and the participants from Department of Economics, Biological Sciences, and Education as well as from Faculties of Law and Technology.

The decisions of the inaugural Committee of the Summit 2008 became of vital importance for survival of the programme. I had already stated these decisions while inaugurating the leadership of the Summit 2013. The then Head of Department of Political Science must not be forgotten to be mentioned here, as at this juncture he supported the decisions, even made financial contribution on behalf of the Department which pushed the will to continue with the Summit.

Nevertheless, in spite of everything I continued to partner with NAPSS until the conduct of the top leadership of the Organizing Committee of the Summit 2013 and the NAPSS, which after discussion with Dean Student Affairs, feel that it is better to change the partner – most appropriately to become the Faculty Association.

Because 2008 became a reference point in the survival of WTO-Mock Summit, since then to date the exercise becomes an annual event of critical thinking, comments and observations on WTO politics and we come with resolutions which we communicate to the WTO Secretariat in Geneva and to the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment.

Since then each Mock Round focused on a specific problem of international trade:-

Þ   In the year 2008 the focus was on the major trade Agreements Under WTO regime with a view to review them for fair trade.

Þ   The 2009 Mock Summit was on Agricultural Trade including various aspects of consultation and negotiations governing the Agreement.

Þ   In 2010 was how the 2008 global financial crisis affected Doha negotiations.

Þ   In 2011, inspite of some problems, was successful in debating General Agreement on Trade in Services, but the Summit ended without recommendations.

Þ   In 2012, “Special and Differential Treatment” was treated and the solution and way out recommended.

Þ   The 2013 performance treated the subject “Trade, Environment and Development”.

The subject of the Summit this year is “Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Development of developing countries”.

The idea of intellectual property is long in the literature, about development of human society. But very obscure and highly technical discipline usually dealt with by lawyers, companies, businessmen, etc.

The more development of capitalism, the more of private power, the need of people to protect their skills, expertise, know-how, ideas etc. from piracy and abuse.

One of the most important methods of intellectual property protection is the enactment and enforcement of international treaties. Secondly is to make domestic laws and regulations in form of patent, copyright, trade mark to protect inventions and similar intellectual property.

Existing International treaties include the Paris convention, Berne convention, and many other Agreements.

The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights, known as TRIPS is widely considered the most relevant intellectual Property treaty. TRIPS came under WTO regime and is enforced by the WTO. TRIPS Agreement contains provisions for protection of patent, copyrights, as well as trademarks.

The Agreement has wider implication for development of developing countries in a way of access to medicine, dissemination of technology, on management and ownership of biodiversity etc.

When a concept of the Summit comes out next week, more details, especially on the areas of Commission Reports would be shown.

THE NEW WTO-MOCK SUMMIT GROUP

Two major events have recently happened which if property utilized would give a new face to this Group.

One is that not quite long ago an old member of this Group advised me to write a brief to the Minister of Trade and Investment and to request to pass the same to WTO Secretariat in Geneva.

I did as requested and within few weeks an officer from Geneva called my GSM line and advised on what WTO Secretariat could give funding. He said, one is by Organizing National or International conference.

I have already slightly altered the name to “WTO-Mock Summit and Research Group”. There will be selection of some lecturers and also students from the University to fulfill the additional mandate of the Group.

Furthermore, the WTO Secretariat has agreed that it will give e-training to selected students of the Group. It has already passed the software to me through Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment. I will appoint a Committee to look at the software, to choose what programme for the E-training, how many students would be involved and when the report is given to me I will write to the Ministry.

Two is that the WTO-Mock Summit Group has thought to expand its base, therefore has abandoned its partnership with NAPSS and signed memorandum of understanding with FOSAMSSA to partner in the activities of organizing WTO-Mock Summit and other educational programmes of the Group.

The memorandum is sealed and on our own part every activity is going to be done as is by FOSAMSSA. We already have lecturers from most Departments in SMS as resource persons, but with due consultation with FOSAMSSA we are going to have more. Again, we register student participants from all Departments of the Faculty, I hope in next few years many more would participate.

Let me say it again, that the engagement of FOSAMSSA is after discussion with Dean Student Affairs. He will of course be duly informed of this Agreement with the Faculty Association.

By way of conclusion let me say that the task before you is very great and is demanding. It needs people with initiative to decide and to act, not wait to be told what to do. Don’t fear making mistake! You are on the ground doing the work!! You know better!!! So, you don’t have to take instruction from me or anybody if is not feasible.

Finally, talk to each other! Think together and work together!! Avoid the manner of being I must be the best!!!

M. M. Yusif

15/08/2014

POL. 8606: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO

NIGERIA

POL. 8606: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA

SUB-THEME: STATE, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY IN 21^ST CENTURY AFRICA

2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

INSTRUCTOR:          M. M. YUSIF

mmyusif@yahoo.com

mmyusif07@gmail.com

polbuk@yahoo.com

http://www.mmyusuf.blogspot.com

INTRODUCTION

This is the syllabus of the course on the Political Economy of Africa, which is part of the Masters Degree Programme of the Department of Political Science, Bayero University, Kano – Nigeria during 2013/2014 Academic year. The course is taught during the first semester.

It is intended to expose students for a research work which centers on an analysis of state, society and economy in 21^st Century Africa.

The issues for treatment are deliberately selected to give a background on the controversy about state theory, perspectives on state – society relations and debates on current topical issues on Africa.

It is expected that the course will be covered in fifteen (15) weeks. Weekly meetings of three hours each will be divided into three track display of ideas: first is 40 minutes of talks or lecture by the course instructor – followed by two working sessions – one is discussion of a selected text relevant on the topic of the week and two, either a discussion of a specific research work or any other programme the lecturer may come-up with. There are going to be working groups discussions.

The texts selected for reading are meant to give theoretical and methodological guide to students on analysis of the issues. There are many other materials as literature which have covered the themes, rather narrowly or broadly, or as case studies. Texts on Nigeria are abundant and can be obtained. Students are expected to read widely. Online sources are relevant. Become independent researcher and learner now!

DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE

Globalization of the World Economy refers to the ability of capital to move freely across national boundaries. As a result of this, the world, especially the African continent, is going through rapid transformation, whose, social, political and economic characters posed many critical questions on theory and practice of the state. For instance, if state represents class interest what is the logic of characterizing it weak or strong? Again, if it is said that globalization has weakened the state, one may ask, is it not the state which has generated globalization? Or is it globalization which has necessarily shaped the power of the state? Many similar questions depicting the relation between state and society will be raised.

Yes! The “end of geography” thesis has pushed the idea that globalized form of economic activity has undermined the ability of nation-state to control the national economy. On the other hand, as an expression of class power the state must project the interest of the nation. Otherwise wouldn’t it be irrelevant?

The central focus of this course, in this academic year is state, society and economy in 21^st century Africa. The teaching programme is divided into four parts of a single process of development of knowledge. First is conceptualizing political economy of Africa. Secondly, paradigms of state-society relationship. Thirdly, is state theory on Political Economy. The fourth will treat issues on political economy of Africa. 

COURSE SYLLABUS

Week 1:      GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Introducing the course and what it is about; course requirements; methods for students of political science; contribution of the students on the teaching programme.

Readings

1.     L. T. Smith (1999). Decolonizing Methodologies

2.     Mauro C. and Rosanna D. “E. Research: An Introduction to Online Political Science for Beginners and Skeptics”. IPSR Vol. 28 No. 2.

3.     Stephen V. F. Guide to Methods for Students of Political Science. (Online).

4.     Margaret Stacey (1977). Methods of Social Research.

5.     Catherine C. V. “Research on an African Mode of Production”.

FOR DISCUSSION

The challenge of methodology in political studies.

Week 2:      CONCEPTUALISING POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AFRICA

READINGS

1.     Emmanuel Wallerstein, The Capitalist World - Economy

2.     Antonio Merlo, “Whither Political Economy? Theories, Facts and Issues”.

3.     Claude A. “The Political Economy Approach. Explanatory Notes on Marxian Theory in Africa”.

4.     Claude A. (1978). A Political Economy of Africa. Heinemann. London.

5.     A. G. Frank, Development and Underdevelopment

6.     Oxaal,  Barnett and Booth, Beyond the Sociology of Development: Economy and Society in Latin America and Africa.

7.     Bade O. “Marx, Africa and the World System”. Conference Paper.

8.     Peter Worseley, One World or Three: A Critique of the World System Theory of Emmanuel Wallerstein.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

What is Africa and where is it in the World System.

Week 3:      STATE AND SOCIETY: PARADIGMS OF THE RELATIONSHIP

Readings

1.     Lawrence Harris, “The State and the Economy: Some Theoretical Problems”. The Socialist Register 1980.

2.     Beckman, B. (1993). “The Liberation of Civil Society: Neo-Liberal Ideology and Political Theory. ROAPE No. 58.

3.     Hamdy A. and Rahman H. (2009) “The State and Civil Society in Africa: North African Perspective”. Online.

4.     Colin Crouch (1979), “The State, Capital and Liberal Democracy”. In Colin Crouch (ed.) State and Economy in Contemporary Capitalism. Croom Helm London.

5.     Harry Goulbourne, “Some Problems of Analysis of the Political in Backward Capitalist Social Formation”.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     How does the Economy determine the relationship between state and society?

2.     What could you say from any African country to show the nature of changing state – society relations.

Week 4:      THEORETICAL FOUNDATION: STATE IN MARXIST THEORY – FROM LENIN TO GRAMSCI

Readings

1.     Lenin V. I. State and Revolution.

2.     Marx K. (1977). The Eighteenth Brumaire in of Loius Bonasparte. Progress Publishers Moscow.

3.     Marx K. (1977). The Class Struggle in France. Progress Publisher Moscow.

4.     Gramsci, A. (1972). Selections from Prison Notebooks. Lawrence and Wisharl London.

5.     Carnoy M. (1984). The State and Political Theory. Princeton University Press Now Jersy, Chapters, 2 and 3.

6.     Andreas B. and Adam D. M. (2003). “Globalisation, the State and Class Struggle: A Critical Economy Engagement with Open Marxism”. British Journal of Politics and International Relations Vol. 5 No. 4.

7.     Fred B. (198). “Beyond Relative Autonomy” in Socialist Register.

8.     Berch B. (1983). “The Class Nature of the State in Peripheral Formations”. JCA Vol. 3. No. 3.

9.     James Petras (1978). “Aspects of Class Formation in the Periphery: Power Structures and Strategies. In Critical Perspectives on Imperialism and Social Classes in Third World. Monthly Review Press. Now York and London.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     There are varied perspectives of State: Pluralist; Institutionalist; Historical Humanist and Marxian class Perspectives. Bring out and observe Marx’s Class Perspective of State.

2.     How does Gramsci fit Marxian Class Perspective Approach

3.     What are the differences if there are between Marx’s classical theory of state and the Gramscian. Give a basis of these for understanding social change and control in Africa.

Week 5:      STATE THEORY: PARADIGMS IN CHAOS

Readings

1.     Jessop B. (1990). “Putting States in their Place: Once more on Capitalist States and Capitalist Societies”. (Online).

2.     Carnoy M. (1984). The State and Political Theory. Ibid.

3.     John Holloway and Sol Picciotto (1978). State and Capital. A Marxist Debate. Edward trnold. London.

4.     Werner B. “The Capitalist State: Illusion and Critique”.

5.     Poulantzas N. (1975). Classes in Contemporary Capitalism Verso London.

6.     Poulantzas N. (1968). Political Power and Social Classes. Francois Maspero London.

7.     Clarks S. (1978). “Capital, Fractions of Capital and the State: Neo-Marxist Analysis of the South African State”. In Capital and Class No. 5.

8.     Davies R. and others (1976). “Class Struggle and the Periodisation of the State in South Africa”. In ROAPE No. 7.

9.     Innes D. and Plaut B. (1978). “Class Struggle and the State”. In ROAPE No. 11.

10.                        Kaplan D. (1979). “Relations of Production, Class Struggle and the State, in South Africa in the interwan period”. ROAPE Nos. 15/16.

11.                        Othman S. (1984). “Classes, Crises and Coup: the demise of shagari’s regime”. In African Affairs Vol. 83 No. 333.

12.                        M. M. Yusif (1985). The rise of Industrial Bourgeosie: the 1983 coup and Prospects of Dependents Industrialisation in Nigeria. Proceedings of 1985 NPSA Conference Ilorin.

13.                        M. M. Yusif (1985). “Economic Crisis, Accumulation and Class Confrontation in Nigeria: 1979 – 1983”. (Online).

14.                        Saul J. S. (1981). “The Unsteady State: Uganda, Obote and General Amin. ROAPE No. 5.

15.                        Hamza A. (1979). “The State in Post-Colonial Societies: Pakistan and Bangladesh in Goulbourn H. Politics and State in the Third World. Macmillan London.

16.                        Iliband R. (1973). The State in Capitalist Society. Quartel Books London.

17.                        Poulantzas N. and Ralph Miliband “The Problems of the Capitalist State.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     State Theory is in Chaos as Theories of State are also Theories of Politics. Assess any one Theory of State with Reality of Politics in any African Country.

2.     Examine the relevance of poulantzas – Miliband Controversy on State to any African Society.

Week 6:      STATE THEORY IN GLOBALISATION: PARADIGM LOST

Readings

1.     Alessandro B. and others. “Global Post-Fordism and Concepts of the State.

2.     William I. R. (1998). “Capitalist Globalisation and the Transnationalisation of the State”.

3.     William I. R. (2000). “Towards a Global Ruling? Globalisation and the Transnational Capitalist Class.

4.     Leslie S. “The Transnational Capitalist Class and the Discourse of Globalisation”.

5.     Jan A. S. (1997). “Global Capitalist and the State”. International Affairs Vol. 73 No. 3.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

Is a State Located in African Territories Irrelevant in the Logic of Capital in the Era of Neo-Liberal Globalisation?

 Working Group Discussion

The Growth/Development of State is Accompanied by Diverse Analysis of New Social Roles in the Society. Discuss and Report this Case with Reference to any Society in Africa.

Week 7:      AFRICA IN A GLOBALISING ECONOMY: THE ROLE OF STATE

Readings

1.     Samir A. (2002). “Africa: Living on the Fringe”. Monthly Review Vol. 53 (10).

2.     No name, “The Political Economy of Africa in the Global System”.

3.     Loxley J. (1987). “The IMF, the World Bank and Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies and Politics”. Kjell I. J. The IMF and the World Bank in Africa: Conditionality, Impact and Alternatives.

4.     Lipietz A. (1984). “How Monetarism has Chocked Third World Industrialisation”. New Left Review No. 145.

5.     Bjoin B. “State and Capitalist Development in Nigeria”. ROAPE No. 23.

6.     ……, “Neo-Colonialism, Capitalism and the State in Nigeria”.

7.     Ishrat Hussain and Rashid Faruquee (eds.) Adjustment in Africa: Lessons from Country Case Studies. The World Bank. Washington.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

1.     Is it Correct to Say that Globalisation has Made the African State Weak?

2.     Capital moved to stage final conquest of Africa through structural adjustment programme. Examine the different role of the state on this project.

3.     The beneficiaries of neo-liberal economic programs are not African communities but rather the thin layer of elites who sponsor such programmes. Do you agree?

Week 8:      GLOBALISATION, STATE AND DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Readings

1.     Alan H. (1980). Marxism and Democracy. Lawrence and Wishart London.

2.     Barry H. (ed.) (2000). Global Democracy. Key Debates. Routledge. London.

3.     Svetozar S. (1981). “Marxism and Democracy. The Ruling Class or the Dominant Class? (Online).

4.     William Z. (2008). “Sub-Saharan Africa: Implosion or Take-off? (Online).

5.     Omano E. (2005). A Democratic Developmental State in Africa? A Concept Paper. (Online).

6.     Richard J. (        ). State, Conflict and Democracy in Africa. Parts I and II.

7.     Michael, B. and Nicolas V. W. (1997). Democratic Experiment in Africa, Cambridge University Press.

8.     Mamadoes D. (1998). Political Liberalisation or Democratic Transition: African Perspectives Codescia.

9.     Eshetu, C. and Jibrin, I. (eds.) (1995) Democratisation Processes in Africa: Problems and Prospects. Codesria Book Series.

10.                        Larry D. (1999). Developing Democracy Toward Consolidation – John Hopkins University Press.

11.                        Nnoli O. (2000). “Globalisation and Democracy in Africa”. D. W. Nabudere (ed.) Globalisation and the Post-Colonial African State. AAPS Books Zimbabwe.

12.                        Ake C. (2001). Democracy and Development in africa. Spectrum Books Ibadan.

13.                        Larry, D. and Mark K. P. (1979). Democratisation in Africa.   The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore and London.

14.                        Peter, G., Yusuf, B. and Arve, O. (1992). Authoritarianism Democracy and Adjustment: The Politics of Economic Reform in Africa. The SIAS Uppsala Chapters 1 and 2.

15.                        Lars Rudebeck (ed.) (1992). When Democracy Makes Sense. AKUT Uppsala.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     Neo-Liberal Globalisation has Made Sense in Creating Liberalisation out of Dictatorship but from Democracy Point of View is Nonsense.

2.     Democracy Manages State Power but Since the Local Power Base in the Era of Globalisation is Weak Democracy too Becomes Weak and Superficial.

3.     Democracy and Development in Africa? Assess the Relationship.

4.     Examine the Sense of the Argument that Since the Ruling-Class has Become Transnational the State too is Transnational and Democracy ought to be Global.

Week 9:      CAPITALISM, STATE AND LABOUR IN AFRICA

Readings

1.     Richard Hyman (1975). Industrial Relations: A Marxist Introduction. The Macmillan Press Ltd – London.

2.     Dominie Strinati (1979). “The State and Industrial Relation”. Colin Crouch (ed.). The Economy in Contemporary Capitalism Croom Helm London.

3.     Leo-Panitch (1986). Working Class Politics in Crisis: Essays on Labour and the State. Chapters 6 and 7.

4.     Beckman, B. and Sachikonye L. M. (eds.) (2001). Labour Regime and Liberalisation: The Restructuring of State and Society Relations in Africa. AAPS Books Zimbabwe.

5.     Yusuf Bangura and Bjorn Beckman (1988). “African Workers and Structural Adjustment: The Nigerian Case”. Dharam Ghai (ed.). The IMF and the South: the Social Impact of Crisis and Adjustment.

6.     Bjorn Beckman, “Trade Unions and Institutional Reform: Nigerian Experiences with South African and Ugandan Comparison”.

7.     Bjorn Beckman, “The Politics of Reform: Responses of African Trade Unions with a South African Case.

8.     Bjorn Beckman, “African Trade Unions and the Politics of Reform”.

9.     Eskor Toyo. “Deregulation, Collective Bargaining and the Settlement of Industrial Disputes”.

10.                        Ismel Akca. “Globalisation, State and Labour: Towards a Social Movement Unionism”.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     Fordist State in Nigeria became a reality in labour control but post-fordist is as if the concept is a myth.

2.     Globalisation Restructured Capital-Labour Relations Making the Politics of Labour Simpler to Control.

3.     Regulation Theory and Labour Relation. Comment.

Week 10:    GLOBALIZATION THE STATE AND URBAN YOUTH IN AFRICA

Readings

1.     Richard Sandbrook (1982). The Politics of Basic Needs: Urban Aspects of Assalting Poverty in Africa. Heinemann London.

2.     M. M. Yusif (2011). The Dilemma of Neo-Liberal Youths in Nigeria: The Post April 16^th Violence. (Online).

3.     M. M. Yusif (2012). Social Violence Called Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria: Some Thoughts. (Online).

4.     Mike Davis (2004). “Planet of Slums: Urban Involution and the Informal Proletariat”. NLR No. 26.

5.     Asef Bayat (1997). Uncivil Society: The Politics of the Informal People”. Third World Quarterly Vol. 18 No. 1.

6.     Frank Longstreth (1979). “The City, Industry and the State”. Colin Crouch (ed.) The Economy in Contemporary Capitalism.

7.     Kaplan, Robert (1994). “The Coming Anarchy”. The Atlantic Monthly No. 273 No. 2.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     Construct a Model of Understanding the Character of Neo-Liberal Youths.

2.     The State and the Neo-Liberal Youths are the Strongest Forces in African Cities Today. Analyse their Organisations and Politics in any City of your choice.

3.     Neo-Liberal Youths Violence is Anti-Politics. Discuss.

Week 11:    GLOBALIZATION, STATE AND CLASSES IN AFRICA

Readings

1.     Werner Bonefeld. “Notes on Competition, Capitalist Crisis, and Class”. (Online).

2.     Werner Bonefeld. “Marx Critique of Economics on Lebowitz

3.     Alejandro Colas. “The Class Politics of Globalisation”.

4.     Harry Cleaver. “The Inversion of Class Perspective in Marxian Theory: From Valorisation to Self-Valorisation”.

5.     William K. Tabb. (2006). “Capital, Class and the State in the Global Political Economy”.

6.     Karl Marx (1977). “Wage Labour and Capital”. Selected Works Vol. 1.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1.     Globalization has raised theorizing about class divisions to global. Is that theorizing a reality? If yes, what is the interface between the lical and the global? If not make a concrete analysis of class formation in any African Country.

2.     How is the local state, inspite of local divisions and differences toward neo-liberal agenda negotiates with global power and imposed the same to the whole society.

Week 12:    THE STATE AND NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN AFRICA

Readings

1.     Cyrus E. Z. “Crossing Frontiers: Theoretical Innovations in the Syudy of Social Movements IPSR Vol. 29 No. 5.

2.     A. G. Frank and M. Fuentes. Nine thesis on Social Movements Internationally.

3.     Peter Waterman (1991). Social Movement Unionism. A New Model for a new World.

4.     …. (1993). Globalisation, Civil Society, Solidarity: The Politics and Ethics of a World both Real and Universal.

5.     … (2001). Labour and Social Movements Confront a Globalised, Informatised, Capitalism.

6.     HBF. (ND). State and (UN) Civil Society Debate. Lagos.

7.     Jibrin Ibrahim and Y. Z. Ya’u (2010). The Left and the Human Rights Struggle in Nigeria. Chapters 1,3,7 and 8.

8.     Lloyd Sachikonye (ed.) (1991). Democracy, Civil Society and the State. Social Movements in Southern Africa.

9.     Monoranja, M. Partha, N. M. and Olle T. (eds.) (1998). Peoples Rights: Social Movements and the State in the Third World. Sage Publications, London.

10.                        Mahmood Mamdani and Ernest Wamba dia-Wamba (eds.) (1995). African Studies in Social Movements and Democracy. Codesria Book Series.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

Literature Review Contains many theories on the subject of study. On the other hand theoretical framework is constructed with many related ideas. Form any Theoretical assumption and use not less than ten different texts to construct a theoretical framework.

Week 13:    STATE SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

Readings

1.     Andrew Hurrell, “A Crisis of Ecological viability? Global Environmental change and the National State”. In Political Studies Vol. 42 (1994)

2.     Narayonon N. C. (ed.) (2008). State, Natural Resource Conflicts and Challenges to Governance. Where do we go from here? Chapter one.

3.     Raymond Williams, Socialism and Ecology.

DISCUSSION QUESTION

To master nature for general human standards, rather than for mere profit or convenience is a fundamental crisis of state system in Africa. Discuss.

         

Week 14:    ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY, STATE AND BEYOND

Readings

1.     Andreas Pickel (ND). “Can Keynessianism Save the Neo-Liberal World Order? Trent University, Ontario, Canada.

2.     Charles Gore (2000). “The Rise and Fall of the Washington Consensus as a Paradigm for Developing Countries”. World Development Vol. 28 No. 5.

3.     Nansjorg Hear and Jan Priewe (2005). “Beyond the Washington Consensus: Macro-economic Politics for Development IPS No. 2.

4.     David Held (2006), Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus. Polity Press Cambridge.

5.     Christine, B. N. and James, H. M. (2000). “Conceptualising Resistance to Globalisation”. Barry, K. G. (ed.) Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance. Palgrave London.

6.     Alex C. (2006). “Alternatives to Neo-Liberalism”.

7.     David M. K. “Socialism and Global Neo-Liberalism”.

8.     Elma Altvater. “Post Neo-Liberalism or Post-Capitalism? The Failure of Neo-Liberalism in the Financial Market Crisis”.

9.     Learning from Asian Continent on bringing the State Back and from Latin America on Resisting Neo-Liberalism (set of Readings will be provided for these).

DISCUSSION QUESTION

This week too is abnormal. Each student is expected to make selection of any text on African studies, but of significant theoretical contribution, to review in not more than two (2) pages computer-processed.

Week 15:    CONCLUSION: CLOSING UP; DISCUSSION OF CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE INCLUDING CRITICISM – SELF CRITICISM; EATING AND CHATTING

Additional Readings

*1. Neils S. C. Hahn (2008), “Neo-Liberal Imperialism and Pan African Resistance. Journal of World Systems Research”, Vol. XIII No. 2.

*2.  Simutary N. “Neo-Liberalism and the Relevance of Marxism to Africa: The Case of Zambia”.

*3.  Ray Kiely and Phil Marfleet (ed.) (1998). Globalisation and the Third World. Chapter one.

*4.  Ash Narain Roy (1999). The Third World in the Age of Globalisation. Zed Books. London and New York. Chapters 5 and 6.

*5.  Joo H. (ND). Globalisation and the Nation-State: Dialectical and Contradictory Internationalisation.

 6.   David Fasenfest. “Neo-Liberalism and the Capitalist World Order”. (Online).

 7.   Joachim Hirsch. “Globalisation and the Question of Democracy (Online).

 8.   Christopher P. (     ). “Democracy, markets and Capital: Are there Necessary Economic Limits to Democracy”? In David Held (ed.) Prospects for Democracy.

*9.  Arne T. T. and Mariken V. (eds.) (2001). Associational Life in African Cities: Popular Responses to the Urban Crisis. Nordiska African Institute.

*10. Bjorn Beckman, Eva Hansson, Anders Sjogren (2001). Civil Society and Authoritarianism in the Third World. PODSU Stockhom University.

 11. Joe Howell and Jerry Pecrce (2001). Civil Society and Development: A Critical Explanations. Lynne and Rienner. United Kingdom.

 12. John Ehrenberg. Beyond Civil Society”.

 13. Bjorn Beckman. “Interest Groups and the Construction of Democratic Space”.

 14. Chris Allen (1997). “Who Needs Civil Society”. ROAPE No. 73.

*15. Claude Ake (2001). Democracy and Development in Africa. Spectrum Books, Ibadan.

*16. Claude Ake (1994). Democratisation of Disempowerment in Africa. CASS Occasional Mongraph No. 1.

 17. Chris Harman. The State and Capitalism Today”. (Online).

 18. Ron Tabor. “The Marxist Theory of State”. (Online).

 19. John Braithwaite (1981). “The Myth of Social Class and Criminality Reconsidered”. American Sociological Review Vol. 45 No. 1.

 20. Franz V. (1996). “From Violence to Justice and Security in Cities”. Environment and Urbanisation”. Vol. 8 No. 1.

 21. Peter Anyang Nyongo (ed.) (1987). Popular Struggles for Democracy in Africa. Zeb Books London and New Jersy.

Requirements

v Readings that are underlined are required texts to be read and reviewed by students for class discussion.

v Those marked with star under the additional readings are also important.

v Questions that are raised at the end of each topic are guide for study by students. They are also for discussion.

v The teaching of the course is by a seminar form. However, the weekly readings of the relevant texts is as important as the final written examination.

v Therefore, students are expected to read all assigned materials, attend all classes and participate actively in discussions.

v If you are not going to attend any class tell me before the time. But when you return must submit work for that week.

v Assessment of students is based on end of semester examination (60%) and Continues Assessment (40%).

v The CA grades:

a)    Attendance/class work/participation                -        20%

b)    Course Research Paper                                    -        10%

c)     Review of any text on African studies              -          5%

d)    Working Group Discussion/Literature

Review – Theoretical Framework Nexus                   -          5%

v In order to purify learning and research I have to take strict disciplinary action against any student who is found on plagiarism. In our work we will be analyzing the thoughts, arguments and evidence of others, to reformulate them to develop our own ideas. So, you must not copy or paraphrase some one’s work and present it as your own. Don’t come across idea of one writer in another text by another writer and claim you got it from the original text. Finally, all texts consulted should be properly acknowledged. These are elements of integrity of a scholar.