| 1994 - 1997
Diplome d`Education Universitaire Général d`Histoire (DEUG).
Université de Bourgogne (Dijon, France):
Degree in History, with optional subjects:
- English and American civilisation and literature (course taught by
English and American professors)
- Francophone literature, African and Canadian civilisation.
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| 2002 -
School of Oriental and African Studies. University of London
PhD candidate:: The failure of the African state: a case
for a new approach?
The aim and desired outcome of the thesis is to
seek explanations for a situation, as defined by World Development Report 1997, in which
"the majority of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa now have lower capability
(including state capability) than they did at independence. As a consequence, many are
trapped in a vicious circle of declining state capability and, thus, declining credibility
in the eyes of their citizens". There is an intense debate about the so-called
failure of the African State, a debate notably bolstered by the World Bank. "Yes,
Africa can claim the new century", is the main message of the World Bank. However,
the task will necessitate reforms and the main target identified in the report is the
African State: "in the past decade, the nexus of governance, conflict management and
State building has moved from relative obscurity to being a central issue on Africa’s
development policy agenda". The accepted view is that characteristics of a
well-functioning State are absent in Africa, the proposed thesis aims at understanding and
explaining the process of emergence, formation and evolution of the African failing states
leading toward a tentative proposal for the building of a theory of state failure in
Africa.
Thus, the proposed thesis is of high significance for the
development field, as it will aim at participating in the debate initiated by
international organisations, notably the World Bank, the African Development Bank, African
economic Research Consortium, Global Coalition for Africa and United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa. (Stéphanie Saumon) |
