The Changing Politics of Non-Governmental Organizations and African States - by Eve Sandberg (Hardcover)

About the Book

This volume addresses an important and problematic aspect of NGO activities in Africa: NGO-African state relations. The authors of this volume offer case studies that provide insights into the range of NGO activities that address the questions: what do NGO activities mean for the African State? and how are the relationships of NGOs and African states changing? Each chapter contains a rich investigation and analysis communicating many of the practical aspects of African state-NGO relations, as well as many insights relevant to the major theories and models available to researchers in the field.

Book Synopsis

This volume addresses an important and problematic aspect of NGO activities in Africa: NGO-African state relations. The authors of this volume offer case studies that provide insights into the range of NGO activities that address the questions: what do NGO activities mean for the African State? and how are the relationships of NGOs and African states changing? Each chapter contains a rich investigation and analysis communicating many of the practical aspects of African state-NGO relations, as well as many insights relevant to the major theories and models available to researchers in the field.

Review Quotes

?This edited volume of eight brief essays offers useful, practical applications of theories about both civil societies as well as NGOs.?-Choice

"This edited volume of eight brief essays offers useful, practical applications of theories about both civil societies as well as NGOs."-Choice

About the Author

EVE SANDBERG is Assistant Professor in the Politics Department of Oberlin College.