2006
DOI: 10.4314/ajia.v9i1-2.57246
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The Dilemma of Civil Society in Cameroon Since 1990: Which Way Forward?

Abstract: The role of civil society in societal transformation and nation building in Cameroon has been compromised by political and social structures created during three decades of autocratic rule that still underline the practical and moral workings of the state today. Civil society remains mired in societal cleavages that find expression in parochial tendencies ranging from ethnicism to regionalism. As a result civil society's ability to mobilise all and sundry towards a meaningful democratic culture is limited. In … Show more

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“…Kruss et al (2012), whose South African case study traced collaboration with partners other than firms, emphasized the strong regional commitment that a rural university's staff showed to community and welfare organizations, government, and civic society in general. Such variety and availability of social partners may not yet exist in Cameroon, for that country's civil society still suffers from many weaknesses (Nkwi, 2006). Nevertheless, Kruss et al's findings support my call for an analysis of less visible, "soft" mechanisms of regional engagement on behalf of noncommercial stakeholders.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…Kruss et al (2012), whose South African case study traced collaboration with partners other than firms, emphasized the strong regional commitment that a rural university's staff showed to community and welfare organizations, government, and civic society in general. Such variety and availability of social partners may not yet exist in Cameroon, for that country's civil society still suffers from many weaknesses (Nkwi, 2006). Nevertheless, Kruss et al's findings support my call for an analysis of less visible, "soft" mechanisms of regional engagement on behalf of noncommercial stakeholders.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…These alienated sections of the party, including elites from the SW region who thought the SDF was dominated by Northwesterners and militants from the French regions and would not fight for a two-state federation. The disappointed SW elites formed the Southwest Elite Association (SWELA), mainly to counter the new national status of the SDF party (Nyamnjoh and Rowlands, 1998: 327). In addition to SWELANS, those calling for the restoration of the status of West Cameroon (restorationists) and those advocating for an independent Southern Cameroon state (separatists), began to openly advocate for these causes (Fonchingong, 2013).…”
Section: Historical Origins Of Conflictmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dissent increased with the wave of political liberalisation in the early 1990s. Cameroon's second president, Paul Biya, yielded to pressure from civil society and enacted a law on Freedom of Association (Nkwi, 2006). This signalled a return to multi-party politics and enabled various civil society associations to register and operate legally.…”
Section: Historical Origins Of Conflictmentioning
confidence: 99%