Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367638085 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 226 str.

Bernard Nwosu

Opis

This 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.

Spis treści

Introduction  Chapter 1: Hegelian and Marxian Discourses on State and Civil Society  Chapter 2: Gramsci, Civil Society and Democracy  Chapter 3: Habermas, Foucault: Discourses on Civil Society and Democracy  Chapter 4: Dialectics of Political Change  Chapter 5: Relations of forces in State and Civil Society: Synthesis and assumptions  Chapter 6: Relations of Forces and Authoritarian Outcomes  Chapter 7: Crises, State Mediation and Change  Chapter 8: State, Civil Society and the Institutionalisation of Democracy   Chapter 9: Conclusion  References  Index