Papers from the conference (Un)civil Society--State Failure and the Contradictions of Self-Organisation in Nigeria, held May 14-17, 2005 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Contesting the Nigerian state: civil society and the contradictions of self-organization: introduction, concepts, and questions / Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome
Civil society and the challenges of development and nation building in the post colonial African state / Ademola Araoye
State failure and the contradictions of the public sphere, 1995-2005 / Ayo Olukotun
Mobilizing for change: the press and the struggle for citizenship in democratic Nigeria / Wale Adebanwi
Gendered states: women's civil society activism in Nigerian politics / Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome
Feminist civil society organizations and democratization in Nigeria / Funmi Soetan
Women's associational life within traditional institutions in Yoruba states / Fatai A. Olasupo
Sexual struggles and democracy dividends / Ebenezer Obadare
Politics in a sub-formal economic setting: workplace investment co-operatives in southwestern Nigeria, c.1986-2011 / Olufemi A. Akinola.
Contesting the Nigerian state : civil society and the contradictions of self-organization. ISBN 9781137324528. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.