November 12, 2014 Round Table on the Problems and Perspectives of Federalism in Africa

PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES OF FEDERALISM IN AFRICA
Dear colleagues! You are cordially invited to a Round Table on the Problems and Perspectives of Federalism in Africa being hosted by the Institute for African Studies, RAS.
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2014.
Venue: Conference Hall, Institute for African Studies.
Time: 12:00 hours – 18:00 hours.
Federalism is generally regarded as the most suitable form of government in a polity with ethnic and regional diversities. The varied diversities of most African countries seem to render themselves as candidates for federalism. Scholars of the Institute for African Studies shall examine the theoretical foundations of federalism as well as its application in selected African countries.

Schedule:

First Session: 12:00 – 14:00 hours. Moderator: Kh. M. Turyinskaya.

O. I. Natufe. Why Nations Federate: Towards an Understanding of Federalism.
V. R. Filippov. Federalism: “Ethnicization” of Statehood or Depoliticization of “Ethnicity”?
Yu. N. Vinokurov. Unitarism and Federalism: The Historical Experience of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Coffee break: 14:05 – 14:55 hours.

Second Session: 15:00 – 18:00 hours. Moderator: O. I. Natufe.

R. N. Ismagilova. Ethiopia: Traditional Institutions and Federalism.
A. V. Timofeev. Confab 2014. The Future of Federalism in Nigeria.
Kh. M. Turyinskaya. Quasi-federalism in Africa: The United Republic of Tanzania.
S. M. Shlenskaya. Features of the Genesis of Federalism in the Republic of Madagascar.