Jabez Ayodele Langley,
Visiting Professor |
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| Contact Information |
Office:
Howard University
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Washington, DC 20059 |
Office Phone: 202.806. |
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| Education |
- Ph.D. in African History, University of Edinburgh
- Joint B.A. Honors in Modern History and Politics, University of Wales, (Magna cum laude)
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| Teaching and Research Areas |
- Capacity Building and Institutional Development in the Public Sector in Africa
- Civil Service Reform in Africa
- Public Policy and Development in Africa
- Bureaucracy and Public Management in Africa
- Civilian-Military Relations in Africa
- NGOs and Africa
- Regional Cooperation and Integration in Africa
- Environment and Development in Africa
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| Faculty and Academic Administrative Positions |
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| Selected Publications: |
- Monographs, Articles & Chapters in Books
- “The Organization of African Unity” in Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara, Vol. 3 (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1997), pp. 363-367
- “Public Policy and Development Management in Africa,” chapter 2 in A Framework Agenda for Building and Utilizing Capacities in Africa, E/ECA/CM22/12 (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Conference of Ministers, Addis Ababa, May 6-8, 1996), pp. 44-57
- Beyond Adjustment: Ghana’s Capacity Building and Utilization Program for Accelerated Growth, with Reference to Public Policy and Development Management, MRAG/1995/13/MR (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, April 1995)
- “William Esuman-Gwira Sekyi (Kobina Sekyi) of Ghana, (1892-1956): Theory of Politics, Development and Cultural Identity,” Tinabantu (Journal of African National Affairs), Vol.1, No.1, May 2002, pp. 81-103
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| Articles & Chapters in Books |
- “Globalization: Transformations of State, Economy and Society in Africa” (Paper presented at the International Conference on Globalization, Howard University, April 13, 2001)
- “Development Management in Africa: The Institutional and Cultural Dimensions” (Paper presented at the Conference on the Re-thinking of Development in the New World Order, The Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University, April 16-18, 1997)
- “The Organization of African Unity, 1963-1993: The Search for Peace, Security and Development” (paper presented at the National Organization of African Unity Model Annual Exercise, Howard University, March 5, 1997)
- “The Decentralization Process in Ghana,” Seminar Paper, Africa Regional Office (Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, July 10, 1995)
- “Civil Service Reform in The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea and Senegal”
- “The Gambia Civil Service Reforms: Forging Ahead, Falling Behind and Standing Still”
- “Environment and Society in Africa: Selected Readings”
- “Readings in Public Policy and Development in Africa” (forthcoming)
- Biography of W.E.G. (Kobina) Sekyi of Ghana, 1852-1956 (forthcoming)
- “Colonialism, Culture, and Development: The Political Thought of Kobina Sekyi of Ghana, 1892-1956.” Edited by J.A. Langley and Henry van Hein Sekyi (forthcoming)
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| Awards and Recognitions |
- Howard University Fund for Academic Excellence Grant, 1999
- Senior Research Fellow, The Ralph Bunche International Affairs Center, Howard University, 1996-97
- Senior Associate, New Transcentury Foundation, Rosslyn, VA (Development Management Consultant in Zambia and Ghana, 1994-95)
- Short-term Expert, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1994-95)
- Executive Director, The World Bank (1988-1992)
- Secretary General of the Government of the Gambia, Chief of Staff to the President, and Head of the Civil Service (1982-1988)
- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning and Industrial Development, The Gambia, 1974-1982
- Acting High Commissioner (Charge d’Affaires), Nigeria
- Member of the Order of the Lion (Senegal)
- Commander of the Order of the Niger (Nigeria)
- Commander of the Republic of The Gambia (Gambia)
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