TY - BOOK ID - 136825421 TI - Civil Society and the State in Africa AU - Azarya, Victor, AU - Bratton, Michael, AU - Callaghy, Thomas M., AU - Chazan, Naomi , AU - Guyer, Jane I., AU - Gyimah-Boadi, E., AU - Harbeson, John W., AU - Kasfir, Nelson, AU - Lawson, Letitia, AU - MacGaffey, Janet, AU - Rothchild, Donald, AU - Tripp, Aili Mari, AU - Widner, Jennifer A., AU - Young, Crawford, PY - 2022 SN - 1685859356 PB - Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136825421 AB - This seminal book examines the potential value of the concept of civil society for enhancing the current understanding of state society relations in Africa. The authors review the meanings of civil society in political philosophy, as well as alternative theoretical approaches to employing the concept in African settings. ER -