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Introduction Introduction
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Four Generations of Nigerian Civil Society and their Symbiotic Relationship to the State Four Generations of Nigerian Civil Society and their Symbiotic Relationship to the State
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The First Generation: Traditional Institutions, Ethnic Associations, and Religious Institutions The First Generation: Traditional Institutions, Ethnic Associations, and Religious Institutions
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The Second Generation: Trade Unions, Professional Associations, Business Associations, and Student Unions The Second Generation: Trade Unions, Professional Associations, Business Associations, and Student Unions
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The Third Generation: NGOs The Third Generation: NGOs
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The Fourth Generation: Social Media-Based Civil Society The Fourth Generation: Social Media-Based Civil Society
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Responsibility for Democracy and its Limits so Far Responsibility for Democracy and its Limits so Far
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References References
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24 In the Trenches with Fela: Reassessing Protest Political Music Culture before the Fourth Republic
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22 Civil Society in Nigeria
Get accessDarren Kew is Executive Director of the Center for Peace, Democracy, and Development. He is also Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is the author of Democracy, Conflict Resolution, and Civil Society in Nigeria.
Chris M. A. Kwaja is Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Centre for Peace and Security Studies at Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State.
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Published:07 November 2018
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Abstract
This chapter briefly reviews the development of Nigerian civil society. It demonstrates how its relationship to the state has been central in determining civil society’s structure and overall orientation toward its role in politics. The chapter discerns four “generations” of Nigerian civil society groups, each with its own distinctive character and approach to the state. Overall, the chapter finds strong evidence that civil society has played an important part in democratizing Nigeria, but that its plural character and funding needs have also imposed limits on its ability to have impact when predatory political elites work to undermine these groups.
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