Civil Society and Democracy in Nigeria

<p>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.</p><p>Expanding notions of democracy the author builds a theoretical understanding of civil society to show how it can be both antithetical to and an ally of the state in the struggle for democratization. Combining the neo-Gramscian framework with discursive perspectives from Habermas and Foucault the book takes a dialectical approach that traces the incarnations of the state and civil society and relates the mutual connections of the two spaces.</p><p>This book will be of interest to scholars of African politics democratization and civil society.</p>