Civil Society and the State in Africa

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 1994

Civil Society and the State in Africa

Edited by: John W. Harbeson , Donald Rothchild and Naomi Chazan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685859350

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This seminal book examines the potential value of the concept of civil society for enhancing the current understanding of state society relations in Africa. The authors review the meanings of civil society in political philosophy, as well as alternative theoretical approaches to employing the concept in African settings.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Civil Society and Political Renaissance in Africa John W. Harbeson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
2 In Search of Civil Society Crawford Young Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
3 Civil Society and Political Transitions in Africa Michael Bratton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4 Civil Society and Disengagement in Africa Victor Azarya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Part 2. EMPIRICAL DEVELOPMENT
5 Strategies of Accumulation and Civil Society in Bushenyi, Uganda: How Dairy Farmers Responded to a Weakened State Nelson Kasfir Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
6 Associational Life, Civil Society, and Democratization in Ghana E. Gyimah-Boadi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
7 Rethinking Civil Society: Gender Implications in Contemporary Tanzania Aili Mari Tripp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
8 Civil Society in Zaire: Hidden Resistance and the Use of Personal Ties in Class Struggle Janet MacGaffey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
The Rise of Civic Associations Among Farmers in Cote d'Ivoire Jennifer A. Widner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Part 3. CHALLENGES
10 The Spatial Dimensions of Civil Society in Africa: An Anthropologist Looks at Nigeria Jane I. Guyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Civil Society, Democracy, and Economic Change in Africa: A Dissenting Opinion About Resurgent Societies Thomas M. Callaghy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
12 The Interactions Between State and Civil Society in Africa: From Deadlock to New Routines Donald Rothchild and Letitia Lawson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Part 4. CONCLUSIONS
13 Civil Society and the Study of African Politics: A Preliminary Assessment John W. Harbeson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 312

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Published: June 21, 2022
ISBN: 9781685859350