Ideal and Non-ideal Theory of the Postcolonial African State

Frank Aragbonfoh Abumere is a philosopher and political scientist, and currently a visiting Assistant Professor at Clark Atlanta University, USA.

• 1: Introduction.- 2: Theorising about the Basic Structure of the Postcolonial African State.- 3: Liberalism, Communitarianism and the Middle of the Road.- 4: The Condition of Minorities and Minority Rights.- 5: Why Identity Matters in the Theorisation about the Postcolonial African State.- 6: The Neo-colony and the Post-colony.- 7: The Scope and Contents of the Basic Structure of the Postcolonial African State.- 8: Conclusion.