Civil society and empowerment have become buzz words in neoliberal development
discourse. Yet many unanswered questions remain on the actual nature and configuration …

This chapter portrays the civil society in Africa against the grain of the western neoliberal
conception, which portrays the idea as either lacking or being anaemic in the continent. This …

Neoliberalism has become the dominant development agenda in Africa. Faced with a deep
economic and political crisis, African governments have been compelled by powerful …

This essay examines the historical foundations of regionalism in Cameroon within the
context of a tentative process of political liberalization in the 1990s. Cameroon is a post …

Since the late 1980s, African countries have been experiencing crises of governance and
democratic change. In a continent hitherto bedevilled by authoritarian rule and the problems …

Neoliberalism stands as the global economic colossus of our era. For neoliberal
protagonists, sycophants, and acolytes alike, the oft repeated refrain 'there is no …

The fundamental challenge of democratizing globalization by opening up spaces for
democratic participation beyond the state is addressed in this study. The author captures …

The state versus civil society debate is an arena where competing class projects confront
each other, each seeking to ensure a social basis for its own control over the state. The state …

Recent developments have witnessed the emergence of civil society as a major
development actor whose potentials and capacity, especially in Africa, are often taken for …

Scholars and practitioners have long pinned their hopes for democratization in Africa on civil
society groups. Yet, these groups face tremendous barriers and limitations from state and …