Reconstituting the State in Africa

Pita Ogaba Agbese is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for International Security and Conflict Studies at the University of Northern Iowa. Previously, he served as Acting Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. He has published extensively on issues such as civil-military relations in Africa, democratization in Africa, civil society in Africa, the environment in Africa, and civil conflicts in Africa. His most recent publication is a co-edited volume with George Klay Kieh, Jr., The Military and Politics in Africa: From Engagement to Democratic and Constitutional Control (2004).George Klay Kieh, Jr. is Professor of Political Science and African Studies at Grand Valley State University, Michigan. He has served as Dean of International Affairs at Grand Valley State University, and as Chair and Professor of Political Science at Morehouse College. He has written extensively on civil conflicts in Africa, the military and politics in Africa, democratization in Africa, African political economy, and American foreign policy.