The Elusive Promise of NGOs in Africa

The Elusive Promise of NGOs in Africa

Author: S. Dicklitch

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1998-07-13

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0230502113

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Dicklitch challenges the dominant discourse of neo-liberalism which places NGOs and civil society at the forefront of democratization and development in Africa. Based on nine months of field research in Uganda, the study draws on evidence from the 'successfully' liberalizing country and shows how NGO potential for democratization and development has been subverted by state directives, structural and historical conditions, as well as the internal limitations of NGOs.


NGOs and Human Rights

NGOs and Human Rights

Author: Claude Emerson Welch

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780812235692

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The Elusive Promise of NGOs in Africa

The Elusive Promise of NGOs in Africa

Author: Susan Dicklitch

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780585034881

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This work challenges the dominant discourse of neo-liberalism which places NGOs and civil society at the forefront of democratization and development in Africa. Based on nine months field research in Uganda, the study draws on evidence from the successfully liberalizing country and shows how NGO potential for democratization and development has been subverted by state directives, structural conditions and historical conditions, as well as the internal limitiations of NGOs.


The Politics of Acknowledgement

The Politics of Acknowledgement

Author: Joanna R. Quinn

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0774818468

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"This highly original study not only provides a fascinating analysis of the lesser-known truth commissions in Haiti and Uganda but also sheds light on the complex factors that affect the success or failure of truth commissions in fostering acknowledgement and furthering democratic change. This book should be widely read by those interested in truth commissions, transitional justice, and the politics of acknowledgement."---Bronwyn Anne Leebaw, Political Science, University of California, Riverside --


Democratic Transitions in East Africa

Democratic Transitions in East Africa

Author: F. Wafula Okumu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-16

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0429557477

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Originally published in 2004. Genocide in Rwanda, massive floods of refugees and displaced people in the Horn of Africa, violent civil wars in the West African countries of Sierra Leone and Liberia - these are testimonies to the tremendous cost to grassroots communities when the authority and legitimacy of national political systems and leaders are called into question. The consolidation of democracy represents one tangible strategy to restore authority and legitimacy of political rule, providing the peace and security necessary for political enfranchisement and economic opportunity. This volume explores the factors that are crucial to the emergence of democratic political systems on the African continent, specifically focusing on Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It highlights the political challenges facing these countries during this crucial transition period, and provides insights that are applicable to other countries engaged in this process in Africa and beyond.


Beyond Structural Adjustment

Beyond Structural Adjustment

Author: Nicolas Van de Walle

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2006-08-30

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1403981280

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As the World Bank famously put it back in 1989, 'underlying the litany of Africa's development problems is a crisis of governance.' This is a collection of authoritative essays bringing together prominent Africanists in political science and public administration to look at the role of governance in African development. The goal of the book is to move beyond the status quo debates about 'structural adjustment' and to look at all the public and civic institutions which are likely to play a critical role if Africa is to overcome its economic crisis.


Professional Identities

Professional Identities

Author: Shirley Ardener

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2007-08-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 0857458868

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In both professional and academic fields, there is increasing interest in the way in which white-collar workers engage with institutions and networks which are complex social constructions. Covering a wide variety of countries and types of organization, this volume examines the diverse ways in which individuals’ ethnic, gender, corporate and professional identities interact. This book brings together fields often viewed in isolation: ethnographies of groups traditionally studied by anthropologists in new organisational contexts, and examinations of the role of identity in corporate life, opening up new perspectives on central areas of contemporary human activity. It will be of great interest to those concerned with practical management of institutions, as well as those of us who find ourselves working within them.


Early Warning and Conflict Prevention

Early Warning and Conflict Prevention

Author: Klaas van Walraven

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2024-01-15

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9004635939

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The end of the cold war did not begin an era of world peace. The forces of marginalization, civil war, and genocide have uprooted whole societies in Africa, the Balkans and the Caucasus. In fact, the end of superpower competition means that the world now lacks external actors powerful enough to intervene successfully in local conflicts. The early 1990s saw the beginning of a search for possibilities for conflict prevention. This work is one of the first to set the analysis of early warning and conflict prevention firmly in the context of the changes and continuities in the structures of post-Cold War politics. Early Warning and Conflict Prevention proceeds from the position that sufficient early warning could enable governments and international organizations to intervene at an early stage, rather than waiting until disputes erupt into violence. It analyses the theoretical and practical complexities of timely warning and effective response in conflict resolution. It also investigates the extent to which conflict prevention has become a concrete element in the policies of governments, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations. The result of an international symposium on early warning and conflict prevention in November 1996, this work examines this significant issue in international relations within the unique political framework of post-Cold War developments, making it an important resource for academics, policymakers, government officials, and others interested in the present and future state of conflict resolution.