Civil society and the democratisation processes in Kenya and Uganda

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Description:

Civil society comprises various interest groups such as human rights groups, co-operatives, trade unions and the church through which individuals collectively carry out their social enterprises. The rise of the centrality of civil society in much of Africa, in both development discourse and the democratization process, has been in response to state weakness. As a result it has become the cutting edge of the effort to build a viable democratic order. This paper contends that the success of civil society in forcing political concessions in Africa relates to the availability of opportunity to mobilize, agitate and bargain with the state from a position of strength. However, the notion that ageneric civil society is uniformly progressive in challenging the African authoritarian state and advancing democratization may not be accurate. This comparative study attempts to bring out the underlying similarities and differences in the contribution of the Christian church and NGOs as civil society organizations to the democratization process in Kenya and Uganda.

Date Issued:

2002-12-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

African Journal of Political Science

Place:

Kenya, Uganda, Kenya, Uganda, Kenya, and Uganda

Subject Topic:

Democratization, Democratization, Non-governmental organizations, Political activity, Non-governmental organizations, Political activity, Christianity and politics, and Christianity and politics

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5j09xg17