ECAS 2009
3rd European Conference on African Studies
Leipzig, 4 to 7 June 2009

Panel 156: Regionalism and Borderlands in Africa: Challenging the Security and Integrity of the State (Nikolas Emmanuel)

Panel Organiser: Nikolas Emmanuel

Reflecting on the main theme of the conference, "Respacing Africa", our panel brings together papers that examine the current and historic trends in regionalism and borderland issues in Africa.  The papers ask to what extent these dynamics challenge the security and integrity of the African State.