1st Edition
Civil Society and Democracy in Africa Critical Perspectives
Edited By Nelson Kasfir
Copyright 1999
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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This work critically reviews the conventional uses of the concept of civil society in promoting democratization in Africa and suggests omissions and modifications are needed for more accurate analyses.
The conventional notion of civil society - a critique, Nelson Kasfir; uncivil society, capitalism and the state in Africa, Irving Leonard Markovitz; the social power of religious organization and civil society - the Catholic Church in Uganda, Ronald Kassimir; expanding civil society - women and political space in contemporary Uganda, Aili Mari Tripp; politics, capital and the state in sub-Saharan Africa, Roger Tangri; civil society, the state and democracy in Africa, Nelson Kasfir.
Biography
Nelson Kasfir- Dartmouth College
