5 - Civil Society and the Democratic Experience in Kenya: A Review of Constitution-Making from the Middle: Civil Society and Transition Politics in Kenya, 1992-1997, by Willy Mutunga. Sareat & Mwengo, Nairobi, 1999
African Sociological Review,
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2000): African Sociological Review
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- Ake, C. (1996) 'How Misconceptions Devalue Democracy', in Southern African Political Economy Monthly, November.
- (1993) 'What is the Problem of Ethnicity in Africa', in Transfor mation, 22.
- Aina, T. A. (1997) 'The State and Civil Society: Politics, Government, and Social Organization in African Cities', in C. Rakodi, (ed) The Urban Challenge in Africa: Growth and Management of Its Large Cities, Tokyo, United Nations University.
- Ajulu, R. (1992) 'Kenya, The Road to Democracy', in Review of African Political Economy, No. 53.
- Anyang' Nyong'o, P. (1989) 'State and Society in Kenya: The Disintegration of the Nationalist Coalitions and the Rise of Presidential Authoritarianism 1963-78', in African Affairs, Vol. 88, No. 1.
- Azarya, V. (1994) 'Civil Society and Disengagement in Africa', in John W. Harbeson et. al. (eds) Civil Society and the State in Africa, London, Lynne Rienner Pub lishers.
- Barkan, J. D. & Ng'ethe, N. (1998) 'Kenya Tries Again', in Journal of Democracy, Vol. 9, No. 2.
- Bangura, Y. (1992) 'Authoritarian Rule and Democracy in Africa: A Theoretical Dis course', in Gibbon, P. et. al. (eds) Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Adjustment: The Politics of Economic Reform in Africa, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
- Bangura, Y. (1992) 'Adjustment, Authoritarianism and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction to Some Conceptual and Empirical Issues', Gibbon, Petal. (eds) Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Adjustment: The Politics of Economic Reform in Africa, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
- Bayart, J. (1989) 'Civil Society in Africa', in Chabal, P. (ed) Political Domination in Africa: Reflections on the Limits of Power, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
- Beckman, B. (1991) 'Empowerment or Repression? The World Bank and the Politics of African Adjustment', in Africa Development, Vol. XVI, No. 1.
- Bratton, M. (1989) 'Beyond the State: Civil Society and Associational Life in Africa', World Politics, Vol. 41, No. 3.
- (1994) 'Civil society and Political Transitions in Africa', in John W. Harbeson et. al. (eds) Civil Society and the State in Africa, London, Lynne Rienner Publishers Chazan N. (1994) 'Engaging the State: Associational Life in Sub-Saharan Africa', in. S. Migdal, et. al. (eds) State Power and Social Forces: Domination and Transfor mation in the Third World, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
- Ekeh, P. P. (1992) 'The Constitution of Civil Society in African History and Politics', in Caron, B. et. al. (eds) Proceedings of the Symposium on Democratic Transition in Africa, Ibadan, Credu Documents in Social Sciences and the Humanities Series No. 1.
- (1972). 'Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement', in Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 17.
- Furedi, F. (1973) 'The African Crowd in Nairobi: Popular Movements and Elite Poli tics', in Journal of African History, Vol. XIV, No. 2.
- Gibbon, P. (1998) 'Some Reflections on "Civil Society" and Political Change', in Rudebeck, L. et. al.(eds) Democratization in the Third World: Concrete Cases in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective, New York, St. Martin's Press.
- Harbeson, J. W. (1994) 'Civil Society and Political Renaissance in Africa', in John W. Harbeson et. al. (eds) Civil Society and the State in Africa, London, Lynne Rienner Publishers.
- Holmquist, F. W. et. al. (1994) 'The Structural Development of Kenya's Political Economy', in African Studies Review, Vol. 37, No. 1.
- Ihonvbere, J. 0. (1996) 'Where is the Third Wave? A Critical Evaluation of Africa's Non-Transition to Democracy', in Africa Today, Vol. 43, No. 4.
- Lonsdale, J. (1989) 'The Conquest State, 1895-1904', in W.R. Ochieng' (ed) A Mod ern History of Kenya 1890-1980, Nairobi, Evans Brothers.
- Mamdani, M. (1996) Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Capitalism, Princeton, Princeton University Press.
- (1990) 'State and Civil Society in Contemporary Africa: Reconceptualizing the Birth of State Nationalism and the Defeat of Popular Move ments', in Africa Development, Vol. XV, Nos. 3 & 4.(1989) 'A Glimpse at African Studies, Made in USA', in Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review, Vol. V, No. 1.
- Muigai, G., (1993) 'Kenya's Opposition and the Crisis of Governance', in Issue: A Journal of Opinion, Vol. XXI, 1-2.
- Murunga, G. R. (1999) 'Urban Violence in Kenya's Transition to Pluralist Politics, 1982-1992', in Africa Development, Vol XXIV, Nos 1 & 2.
- Mutunga, W. (1996) 'Building Popular Democracy in Africa: Lessons from Kenya', in J. Oloka-Onyango,et. al. (eds) Law and the Struggle for Democracy in East Africa, Nairobi, Claripress.
- Olukoshi, A. (1998) The Elusive Prince ofDenmark: Structural Adjustment and the Crisis of Governance in Africa, Research Report no. 104, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
- Parkin, D. (1975) 'Migration, Settlement, and the Politics of Unemployment: A Nai robi Case Study', in D. Parkin, (ed) Town and Country in Central and Eastern Africa, Nairobi, International African Institute.
- Ross, S. D. (1992) 'The Rule of Law and Lawyers in Kenya', in Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 30, No.3.
- Shivji, I. G. (1991) 'State and Constitutionalism: A New Democratic Perspective', inI.
- G. Shivji, (ed) State and Constitutionalism: An African Debate on Democracy, Harare, SAPES.
- Sjogren, A. (1998) Civil Society and Governance in Africa-An Outline of the Debates, Working Paper No. 1 from the Research Programme Cities, Governance and Civil and Society in Africa, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
- Tamarkin, M. (1973) 'Tribal Associations, Tribal Solidarity, and Tribal Chauvinism in a Kenyan Town', in Journal of African History, Vol. XIV, No. 2.
- Throup, D. and Hornsby, C. (1998) Multi party Politics in Kenya, New York, James Currey.
- Zeleza, P. T. (1997) Manufacturing African Studies and Crisis, Dakar, CODESRIA Book Series.
References
Ake, C. (1996) 'How Misconceptions Devalue Democracy', in Southern African Political Economy Monthly, November.
(1993) 'What is the Problem of Ethnicity in Africa', in Transfor mation, 22.
Aina, T. A. (1997) 'The State and Civil Society: Politics, Government, and Social Organization in African Cities', in C. Rakodi, (ed) The Urban Challenge in Africa: Growth and Management of Its Large Cities, Tokyo, United Nations University.
Ajulu, R. (1992) 'Kenya, The Road to Democracy', in Review of African Political Economy, No. 53.
Anyang' Nyong'o, P. (1989) 'State and Society in Kenya: The Disintegration of the Nationalist Coalitions and the Rise of Presidential Authoritarianism 1963-78', in African Affairs, Vol. 88, No. 1.
Azarya, V. (1994) 'Civil Society and Disengagement in Africa', in John W. Harbeson et. al. (eds) Civil Society and the State in Africa, London, Lynne Rienner Pub lishers.
Barkan, J. D. & Ng'ethe, N. (1998) 'Kenya Tries Again', in Journal of Democracy, Vol. 9, No. 2.
Bangura, Y. (1992) 'Authoritarian Rule and Democracy in Africa: A Theoretical Dis course', in Gibbon, P. et. al. (eds) Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Adjustment: The Politics of Economic Reform in Africa, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
Bangura, Y. (1992) 'Adjustment, Authoritarianism and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction to Some Conceptual and Empirical Issues', Gibbon, Petal. (eds) Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Adjustment: The Politics of Economic Reform in Africa, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
Bayart, J. (1989) 'Civil Society in Africa', in Chabal, P. (ed) Political Domination in Africa: Reflections on the Limits of Power, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Beckman, B. (1991) 'Empowerment or Repression? The World Bank and the Politics of African Adjustment', in Africa Development, Vol. XVI, No. 1.
Bratton, M. (1989) 'Beyond the State: Civil Society and Associational Life in Africa', World Politics, Vol. 41, No. 3.
(1994) 'Civil society and Political Transitions in Africa', in John W. Harbeson et. al. (eds) Civil Society and the State in Africa, London, Lynne Rienner Publishers Chazan N. (1994) 'Engaging the State: Associational Life in Sub-Saharan Africa', in. S. Migdal, et. al. (eds) State Power and Social Forces: Domination and Transfor mation in the Third World, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Ekeh, P. P. (1992) 'The Constitution of Civil Society in African History and Politics', in Caron, B. et. al. (eds) Proceedings of the Symposium on Democratic Transition in Africa, Ibadan, Credu Documents in Social Sciences and the Humanities Series No. 1.
(1972). 'Colonialism and the Two Publics in Africa: A Theoretical Statement', in Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol. 17.
Furedi, F. (1973) 'The African Crowd in Nairobi: Popular Movements and Elite Poli tics', in Journal of African History, Vol. XIV, No. 2.
Gibbon, P. (1998) 'Some Reflections on "Civil Society" and Political Change', in Rudebeck, L. et. al.(eds) Democratization in the Third World: Concrete Cases in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective, New York, St. Martin's Press.
Harbeson, J. W. (1994) 'Civil Society and Political Renaissance in Africa', in John W. Harbeson et. al. (eds) Civil Society and the State in Africa, London, Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Holmquist, F. W. et. al. (1994) 'The Structural Development of Kenya's Political Economy', in African Studies Review, Vol. 37, No. 1.
Ihonvbere, J. 0. (1996) 'Where is the Third Wave? A Critical Evaluation of Africa's Non-Transition to Democracy', in Africa Today, Vol. 43, No. 4.
Lonsdale, J. (1989) 'The Conquest State, 1895-1904', in W.R. Ochieng' (ed) A Mod ern History of Kenya 1890-1980, Nairobi, Evans Brothers.
Mamdani, M. (1996) Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Capitalism, Princeton, Princeton University Press.
(1990) 'State and Civil Society in Contemporary Africa: Reconceptualizing the Birth of State Nationalism and the Defeat of Popular Move ments', in Africa Development, Vol. XV, Nos. 3 & 4.(1989) 'A Glimpse at African Studies, Made in USA', in Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review, Vol. V, No. 1.
Muigai, G., (1993) 'Kenya's Opposition and the Crisis of Governance', in Issue: A Journal of Opinion, Vol. XXI, 1-2.
Murunga, G. R. (1999) 'Urban Violence in Kenya's Transition to Pluralist Politics, 1982-1992', in Africa Development, Vol XXIV, Nos 1 & 2.
Mutunga, W. (1996) 'Building Popular Democracy in Africa: Lessons from Kenya', in J. Oloka-Onyango,et. al. (eds) Law and the Struggle for Democracy in East Africa, Nairobi, Claripress.
Olukoshi, A. (1998) The Elusive Prince ofDenmark: Structural Adjustment and the Crisis of Governance in Africa, Research Report no. 104, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
Parkin, D. (1975) 'Migration, Settlement, and the Politics of Unemployment: A Nai robi Case Study', in D. Parkin, (ed) Town and Country in Central and Eastern Africa, Nairobi, International African Institute.
Ross, S. D. (1992) 'The Rule of Law and Lawyers in Kenya', in Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 30, No.3.
Shivji, I. G. (1991) 'State and Constitutionalism: A New Democratic Perspective', inI.
G. Shivji, (ed) State and Constitutionalism: An African Debate on Democracy, Harare, SAPES.
Sjogren, A. (1998) Civil Society and Governance in Africa-An Outline of the Debates, Working Paper No. 1 from the Research Programme Cities, Governance and Civil and Society in Africa, Uppsala, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.
Tamarkin, M. (1973) 'Tribal Associations, Tribal Solidarity, and Tribal Chauvinism in a Kenyan Town', in Journal of African History, Vol. XIV, No. 2.
Throup, D. and Hornsby, C. (1998) Multi party Politics in Kenya, New York, James Currey.
Zeleza, P. T. (1997) Manufacturing African Studies and Crisis, Dakar, CODESRIA Book Series.