Edwards, Iain2015-08-252015-08-252015Edwards I. The role of intellectuals in the state–society nexus. South African Journal of Science. 2015;111(5/6), Art. #a0105, 2 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.17159/sajs.2015/a0105.0038-2353 (print)1996-7489 (online)10.17159/sajs.2015/a0105http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49467In the recent Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) & Lilliesleaf Roundtable held on 4 March 2015, leading figures in the intellectual life of liberation movements in sub-Saharan Africa reflected on the past, present and future relationships of such political intellectuals within the new independent states of the region.en© 2015. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.Sub-Saharan AfricaPolitical intellectualsLiberation movementsIndependent statesArticle