Civil society and the state in Africa

Abstract

The Idea of Civil Society, State Formation and the African Development Crisis, J.W. Harbeson. Part 1 Divergent Concepts of Civil Society: Civil Society, Democratization and State Decline, C. Young Civil Society and Political Transition in Africa, M. Bratton From Disengagement to Civil Society in Africa, V. Azarya. Part 2 The Development of Civil Society in Africa - Cases: Constructing a Civil Society - Farmers and Political Life in Cote d'Ivoire, J. Widener Nurturing Civil Society from Above - Decentralisation and Democratisation in Kenya, J. Barkan Gender and the Transformation of Civil Society in Tanzania, A.M. Tripp Western Uganda Dairy Farmers - Responses to the Withdrawal of State-Financed Services, N. Kasfir Civil Society in Nigeria - Spatial Dimensions, J. Guyer Associational Life and Democratic Prospects in Ghana, E. Gyimah-Boadi Civil Society in Zaire - the Role of Personal Connections, J. MacGaffrey. Part 3 Challenges to Civil Society: Civil Society, Economic Governance and Social Change in Africa, T. Callaghy Marketisation, Public Sphere and Civil Society in Africa - Historical Perspectives, A. Mbembe the Interaction Between State and Civil Society - From Deadlock to New Routines, D. Rothchild and L. Lawson. Part 4 Conclusion: The Dynamics of Civil Society in Africa, N. Chazan.

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