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| Title: | Civil Society and Democratization: The Cameroonian Experience |
| Authors: | Mbuagbo, Oben Timothy Fru, Celestina Neh |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Periodical: | Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080) |
| Volume: | 18 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 133-148 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | Cameroon West Africa |
| Subjects: | political systems democracy Politics and Government Law, Human Rights and Violence Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) politics civil society democratization governance media political science |
| Abstract: | This paper identifies a new orientation for civil society in Cameroon. It points to civil society's current deficiencies in its efforts to assert itself successfully as an important and central player in affecting political and social change. This is blamed on the government's unwillingness to introduce genuine democratic reforms and on the lack of political organization and effective mobilization of civil society movements themselves, due in part to parochialism expressed in the form of ethnicism and regionalism. The paper outlines the potential of civil society in Cameroon by drawing inspiration from the activities of some civil society organizations, including the Catholic Church, and concludes that an integration of traditional social structures such as kinship associations and a revamping of the objectives of civil society could constitute a springboard for popular participation. This could usher in a sustainable democratic transition process in Cameroon. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |
