Lecture sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences, University of The Gambia, July 6, 2017 Scholars and researchers have persistently grappled with the question of why Africa remains stuck at the bottom of the world’s developmental index. They have grappled with the mystery of why a continent so richly endowed with human and natural … Continue reading The Copycat State: Blind mimicry, neo-exceptionalism and the politics of failure in Africa