Civil society in Africa : the role of a Catholic parish in a Kenyan slum / / by Christine Bodewes
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| Autore: |
Bodewes Christine
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| Titolo: |
Civil society in Africa : the role of a Catholic parish in a Kenyan slum / / by Christine Bodewes
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 323.0967625 |
| Soggetto topico: | Civil society - Africa |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; MAPS OF KENYA; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book examines the efforts of one particular civil society organization, the human rights ministry of a Catholic parish located in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, to determine the extent to which it was able to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law. It concludes from an analysis of the social, economic and political environment of Kibera as well as church structures, that parishioners demonstrated an observable improvement in their democratic values and behavior at a localized l... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Civil society in Africa |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-5520-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816408303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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