He has taught at a number of institutions, among them Cornell University (New York), Makerere University (Kampala), United Nations African Institute for Economic Planning and Development (Dakar) and the University of Nairobi. He has also worked as director of the Research, Democracy and Governance Institute of Economic Affairs (Accra), the Africa Foundation (Accra) and the Democracy and Governance African Dialogue Centre (Arusha). This paper was originally produced for ‘African Peer Review and Reform: A Workshop for Experts and Civil Society’ hosted by the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg from 20-22 November 2007.