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The Elusive Promise of NGOs in Africa

Lessons from Uganda

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Susan Dicklitch

    1. Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, USA

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. NGOs, Civil Society and Democracy

    • Susan Dicklitch
    Pages 1-30

  3. Structural Bottlenecks to Democracy

    • Susan Dicklitch
    Pages 31-55

  4. Democratization from Above?

    • Susan Dicklitch
    Pages 56-97

  5. State—Civil Society Relations

    • Susan Dicklitch
    Pages 98-122

  6. NGOs: Harbingers of Democratization?

    • Susan Dicklitch
    Pages 123-168

  7. Whither NGOs and Democracy in Africa?

    • Susan Dicklitch
    Pages 169-176

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 177-294
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About this book

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.

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'A lucid and well-researched critique of the popular notion that NGOs, as constituent elements of a revitalized `civil society', represent a potent force for empowerment and democracy in Africa. Susan Dicktlich succumbs neither to a romanticization of civil society not to despair in their incisive evaluation.' - Professor Richard Sandbrook

Authors and Affiliations

  • Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, USA

    Susan Dicklitch

About the author

SUSAN DICKLITCH is Assistant Professor at Franklin and Marshall College. She was previously Research Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina (1994-97). She has a PhD from the University of Toronto (1995). She was Assistant Editor of the African Studies Review (1994-97).

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