The Two Faces of Civil Society: NGOs and Politics in Africa / Edition 1

by Stephen N. Ndegwa

Overview

A comparative study of two Kenyan NGOs demonstrates the different roles organizations can assume in the context of contemporary African politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565490550
Publisher:	Kumarian Press, Inc.
Publication date:	03/28/1996
Series:	Books on International Development Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.04(h) x 0.44(d)

Table of Contents

1) The Promise of Democracy; 2) The Political Context of NGOs in Africa; 3) NGOs and the State in Kenya; 4) The Undugu Society of Kenya; 5) The Green Belt Movement; 6) NGOs, Civil Society, and Democratization

What People are Saying About This

Barbara Thomas-Slayter

Barbara Thomas-Slayter, Clark University

We learn about the processes through which two Kenyan organizations have mobilized grassroots support, affected state-community relations, and contributed to the demands for democratic change in Kenya.

Editorial Reviews

"We learn about the processes through which two Kenyan organizations have mobilized grassroots support, affected state-community relations, and contributed to the demands for democratic change in Kenya."

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Booknews

.For political scientists, it is a model for the utility of case studies . For Africanists, it provides more evidence of the ties of associational life to the state, to international donors, and to the personal initiatives of leaders.
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H. Glickman