Speaker to present 'From Neighbors to Killers: Ethnic Conflict in Africa' at K-State

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

SPEAKER TO PRESENT 'FROM NEIGHBORS TO KILLERS: ETHNIC CONFLICT IN AFRICA' AT K-STATE

MANHATTAN -- Dauda Abubakar, political science professor at Ohio University, will present "From Neighbors to Killers: Ethnic Conflict in Africa," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in Hale Library's Hemisphere Room at Kansas State University.

The speech is open to the public and sponsored by the African Studies Center and the office of diversity and dual career development at K-State.

"Those who follow the news are aware of killing by national governments, death squads and local and regional militias, such as in present-day Darfur, Rwanda in 1994 and in numerous deaths from ethnic and sectarian conflict. Dr. Abubakar will explain the social, political and economic factors contributing to this killing," said E. Wayne Nafziger, university distinguished professor of economics at K-State.

Abubakar was Visiting Fellow at the Center for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi, India, where he conducted comparative research on democracy and diversity in India and Nigeria. His areas of specialization include comparative politics and international relations with thematic focus on issues of democratization, identity politics, nationalism, international security, conflict and conflict resolution, human rights and sustainable development in the global south.

Abubakar received his master's and doctoral degrees in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is currently working on a book project titled "Oil, State and Democracy in Nigeria 1985-2005."