Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria

Name: Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Civil Society and Democracy in NigeriaA Theoretical Approach\nAuthor(s): Bernard Nwosu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367638085, 978-0367638085\nSynopsis\nThis 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.\n\nExpanding notions of democracy, the author builds a theoretical understanding of civil society to show how it 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.\n\nThis book will be of interest to scholars of African politics, democratization and civil society.