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THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN AFRICAS QUEST FOR ...

This book tests many of the assumptions  hypotheses  and conclusions connected with the
presumed role of civil society organizations in the democratization of African countries.
Taking a comparative approach  it looks at countries that have successfully democratized  those
that are stuck between progress and regression  those that have regressed into dictatorship 
and those that are currently in transitional flux and evaluates what role  if any  civil
society has played in each instance. The countries discussed¿South Africa  Ghana  Nigeria 
Ethiopia  Egypt and Tunisiärepresent a diverse set of social and political circumstances and
different levels of democratic achievement  providing a rich set of case studies. Each sample
state also offers an internal comparison  as each has historically experienced different stages
of democratization. Along the course of each case study  the book also considers the effect
that other traditionally studied factors  such as culture  colonization  economic development
and foreign aid  may have had on individual attempts at democratization. The first extensive
work on civil society and democratization in Africa  the book adds new insights to the
applicability of democratization theory in a non-Western context  both filling a gap in and
adding to the existing universal scholarship. This book will be useful for scholars of
political science  economics  sociology and African studies  as well as human rights activists
and policy makers in the relevant geographical areas.

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