Using historical and anthropological analysis, in Post-Colonial Nations in Historical and
Cultural Context, Dmitri M. Bondarenko examines nation-building in Tanzania, Uganda, and …

The chapter gives an overview of the thesis by introducing the key constructs under study
including briefly outlining the presumed linkage, relationships between the constructs. In …

'Partnership'is the leading paradigm in development. After the NGO boom, it not only led to
significant global power shifts but also changed funding and agenda-setting schemes in …

Civil society organizations (CSOs) are widely acknowledged as critical actors in the
democratic process in all societies. In the global advocacy for the acceptance and adoption …

The article explored systemic tendencies for state-led development projects in Nigeria, such
as the recently concluded Lower Niger River dredging, to compromise indigenous …

The emergence of dissident, opposition, and independent social organizations in Cuba
during the Special Period (1990–1998) was the result of changes in the political opportunity …

Since the mid-1980s, the concept of civil society has regained popularity, and has taken on
different, contradictory meanings. With the decline of state power in Africa, and the …

This paper presents the paths and the scope of transitional justice and reconciliation
currently underway in Côte d'Ivoire. The Country is currently undergoing a transitional …

This chapter explores the paths and the scope of transitional justice and reconciliation
currently underway in Côte d'Ivoire. The country is undergoing a transitional process …

Nigeria is known for its perverse and ferocious web of ethno-tribal identity politics. Since the
early post-independent years, problems associated with ethno-tribalism have posed a …