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Ake, Claude
Claude Ake
Claude Ake
(18 February 1939 in
Omoku
– 7 November 1996) was a
Nigerian
political scientist
from
Omoku
, in
Rivers State
, Nigeria. Ake (pronounced AH-kay) was considered "one of Africa's foremost political philosophers." He specialized in
political economy
,
political theory
, and development studies and is well known for his research on
development
and
democracy
in
Africa
. He was professor of political economy and dean of the University of Port Harcourt's Faculty of Social Sciences for some years in the 1970s and 1980s after having taught at
Columbia University
, where he earned his
Ph.D.
in 1966. He held various academic positions at institutions around the world, including at
Yale University
(United States),
University of Nairobi
(Kenya),
University of Dar es Salaam
(Tanzania) and
University of Port Harcourt
(Nigeria). He was active in Nigerian politics, a critic of corruption and authoritarian rule in Africa. His permanent home was in
Port Harcourt
.
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The feasibility of democracy in Africa
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Ake, Claude
Published 1992
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