The 'Civil Society' Problematique: Deconstructing Civility and Southern Nigeria's Ethnic Radicalization FROM THE PUBLISHER
Dr. Adedayo Oluwakayode Adekson is Assistant Professor of International Peace Studies at the United Nations-mandated University for Peace in San Jose, Costa Rica. Born in the United States and raised in Nigeria, he has served as a Consultant to the World Bank's Development Economics Research Group (DECRG), and worked within several non-governmental organizations, including the Academy for Educational Development (AED), and a for-profit think tank in Washington, DC. Dr. Adekson holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in International Studies, International Development and Political Science from the School of International Service (SIS) at American University and the University of Maryland, College Park.
SYNOPSIS
This volume deftly undertakes both a theoretical deconstruction of the concept of civil society (and related themes, including civility) and an empirical analysis of the radicalization process in Southern Nigeria.