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Ethnic Mobilisation and the Reconstruction of the Public Sphere in West Africa

Protracted conflicts, wars and state-challenging mobilisations in several countries, notably Liberia, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Ghana, have made West Africa one of the most volatile and unstable regions of the world. This article searches for the precipitants of the volatile situation in the transformation and reconstruction of the public sphere that have led to an intensification of identity politics and its associated problems including contested citizenship and poverty aggravation. The state is identified as the greatest casualty of the transitions and crisis and, therefore, …