African Perspectives on Civil Society, edited by Ebere Onwudiwe

Association of
Nigerian Scholars
for Dialogue

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AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES ON
CIVIL SOCIETY

Edited by
Ebere Onwudiwe, PhD

A Report of the Second Wilberforce Conference on Africa held in cooperation with the Association of Nigerian Scholars for Dialogue

TRI-ATLANTIC BOOKS
New York

This report has been compiled in association with Dr. Kunle Awotokun, Dr. Adigun Agbaje, Dr. Terrence Glass, and Dr. Folu Ogundimu.

Triatlantic Books, P.O. Box 2530
New York, N.Y. 10108-2530
ISBN 189009-16-2
Printed in the United States of America
First Edition

Papers presented at the Wilberforce Conference on Civil Society in Africa will be published in a separate volume (Editors: Eghosa Osaghae, Adigun Agbaje, and Ebere Onwudiwe; forthcoming.)

About the Editor

Ebere Onwudiwe, Ph.D., is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for African Studies at Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio. He is also the editor of The International Journal for African Studies.

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. for the grant which made this conference possible. The success of the conference was a result of the collaborative administrative style of President John Garland and his team which has provided sustained support for academic and outreach programs in Central State University, in general.

The Center for African Studies has also benefited strongly from the generosity of Dr. Terrence Glass, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences who not only contributed to the editing of this report but have allowed me several privileges aimed at completing this project successfully. I will also like to thank CSU's faculty and students for creating an environment for spirited academic debates such as those witnessed during this conference despite the fact that we continue to operate strictly under severe budgetary constraints. In all, the credit to the success of the conference goes to the participants and to my student assistants, Angelique Mutombo, Imani Johnson, Edith---and ----who actually did the work.

Ebere Onwudiwe
Editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD AND WELCOMING REMARKS
John Garland, Esq., President of Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
Bonita Ewers, Vice President, Academic Affairs, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio
Terrence Glass, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio

INTRODUCTION:
Civil Society: A Definition and An African Perspective
Ebere Onwudiwe, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Civil Society and the Construction of Freedom in African History
Peter P. Ekeh, State University of New York at Buffalo

LUNCHEON ADDRESS:
A Context for the Topic "African Perspectives on Civil Society"
Jeffrey Crawford, Professor of Philosophy, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio

SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE PAPERS

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Document Continues with Foreword....

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