Description:This book examines the complex relationship between the state and civil society and the impact that this has had on democratization processes in Nigeria from colonial times to the present.Whilst the Nigerian state continues to struggle with various forms of tension and conflict, civil society in the country remains robust. In this book the author demonstrates how civil society can be both antithetical to, and an ally of the state in the struggle for democratization. Combining the neo-Gramscian framework with discursive perspectives from Habermas and Foucault, the book takes a dialectical approach that traces the incarnations of the state and civil society and relates the mutual connections of the two spaces.This book will be of interest to scholars of African politics, democratization and civil society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach (African Governance). To get started finding Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach (African Governance), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach (African Governance)
Description: This book examines the complex relationship between the state and civil society and the impact that this has had on democratization processes in Nigeria from colonial times to the present.Whilst the Nigerian state continues to struggle with various forms of tension and conflict, civil society in the country remains robust. In this book the author demonstrates how civil society can be both antithetical to, and an ally of the state in the struggle for democratization. Combining the neo-Gramscian framework with discursive perspectives from Habermas and Foucault, the book takes a dialectical approach that traces the incarnations of the state and civil society and relates the mutual connections of the two spaces.This book will be of interest to scholars of African politics, democratization and civil society.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach (African Governance). To get started finding Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach (African Governance), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.