Re-inventing civil society-based governance (a case study of Senegal)

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" Re-inventing civil society-based governance (a case study of Senegal) "
Mbaye Lo J. Holm

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	52441
Doc. No	:	TL22395
Call number	:	‭3244295‬
Main Entry	:	Mbaye Lo
Title & Author	:	Re-inventing civil society-based governance (a case study of Senegal)\ Mbaye Lo
College	:	Cleveland State University
Date	:	2006
Degree	:	Ph.D.
student score	:	2006
Page No	:	298
Abstract	:	This study examines the liberal conception of civil society and its applicability to the context of Africa. Although it acknowledges the reality of civil society as a paradigmatic way of thinking about democracy and good governance, it questions the conception of civil society and its use for development in Africa. The study argues that if the concept of civil society is to be successful, it has to capture fully and correctly most aspects of Africa's associational life without leaving out major portions of the socio-political mosaic. Only then, can the concept of civil society be a legitimate tool for recognizing groups and associations and organizing their problems and claims for a sustainable democracy. The African experience is different from the liberal context of civil society. The liberal argument of civil society springs from the Western conception of state-society relationships. In this convention, power, authoritarianism, and exploitation are the exclusive property of the state, while society belongs to the realm of freedom, rights, and liberty. To examine this argument, this study uses Senegal as a case study to explore how the idiosyncrasy of societal development in this country has constructed and produced different types of associational life and how they fit within the liberal conception of civil society. Senegal was selected as an ideal case because it is widely regarded as a vibrant model of civil society and democracy. In essence, the question is whether the civil society that exists in Senegal conforms with the liberal argument of civil. The findings reveal that, in Senegal, civil society differs in many forms from the liberal propositions.
Subject	:	Social sciences; Civil society-based; Governance; Senegal; Cultural anthropology; Political science; Public administration; 0326:Cultural anthropology; 0615:Political science; 0617:Public administration
Added Entry	:	J. Holm
Added Entry	:	Cleveland State University