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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Colonialism and civil society in Africa: The perspective of Ekeh's two publics
Voluntas, Volume 17, No. 3, Year 2006
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Although it has gained wide currency in the analysis of African politics, civil society remains a "mysterious" concept in need of proper grounding and understanding as an integral part of African social formation. This paper argues that one of the widely acclaimed canonical works in African studies, Peter Ekeh's theory of colonialism and the two publics in Africa provides one of the most original perspectives for locating and understanding the character of modern civil society as a product of colonialism. In particular, the theory provides an explanation for why primordial attachments have remained fundamental to the structuration of civil society and why state-civil society relations have largely been fractured, instrumentalist, and dialectical in the post-colonial period. © International Society for Third-Sector Research and The Johns Hopkins University 2006.
Authors & Co-Authors
Osaghae, Eghosa E.
Nigeria, Benin
Igbinedion University Okada
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Citations: 90
Authors: 1
Affiliations: 1
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Doi:
10.1007/s11266-006-9014-4
ISSN:
09578765