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Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, and Democracy in Nigeria (Hardcover)
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Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, and Democracy in Nigeria (Hardcover)
Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution
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African nations have watched the recent civic dramas of the Arab
Spring and Occupy Wall Street asking if they too will see similar
civil society actions in their own countries. Nigeria-Africa's most
populous nation-has long enjoyed one of the continent's most
vibrant civil society spheres, which has been instrumental in
political change. Initially viewed as contributing to democracy's
development, however, civil society groups have come under
increased scrutiny by scholars and policymakers. Do some civil
society groups promote democracy more effectively than others? And
if so, which ones, and why? By examining the structure,
organizational cultures, and methods of more than one hundred
Nigerian civil society groups, Kew finds that the groups that best
promote democratic development externally are themselves internally
democratic. Specifically, the internally democratic civil society
groups build more sustainable coalitions to resist authoritarian
rule; support and influence political parties more effectively;
articulate and promote public interests in a more negotiable
fashion; and, most importantly, inculcate democratic norms in their
members, which in turn has important democratizing impacts on
national political cultures and institutions. Further, internally
democratic groups are better able to resolve ethnic differences and
ethnic-based tensions than their undemocratically structured peers.
This book is a deeply comprehensive account of Nigerian civil
society groups in the late twentieth and early twenty-first
centuries. Kew blends democratic theory with conflict resolution
methodologies to argue that the manner in which groups-and
states-manage internal conflicts provides an important gauge as to
how democratic their political cultures are. The conclusions will
allow donors and policymakers to make strategic decisions in their
efforts to build a democratic society in Nigeria and other regions.
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