Human rights NGOs in East Africa :
Human rights NGOs in East Africa : political and normative tensions /
edited by Makau Mutua.
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009.
- vii, 390 p. ; 24 cm.
- Pennsylvania studies in human rights .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Human rights NGOs in East Africa : defining the challenges / Makau Mutua -- To whom, for what, and about what? The legitimacy of human rights NGOs in Kenya / Betty K. Murungi -- Law, sexuality, and politics in Uganda : challenges for women's human rights NGOs / Sylvia Tamale -- NGO struggles for economic, social, and cultural rights in Utake : a Ugandan perspective / Joe Oloka-Onyango -- Feminist masculinity : advocacy for gender equality and equity / Willy Mutunga -- Women's advocacy : engendering and reconstituting the Kenyan state / Jacinta K. Muteshi -- Donors and human rights NGOs in East Africa : challenges and opportunities / Connie Ngondi-Houghton -- Contradictions in neoliberalism : donors, human rights NGOs, and governance in Kenya / Karuti Kanyinga -- State and civil society relations : constructing human rights groups for social change / Livingstone Sewanyana -- Governance and democracy in Kenya : challenges for human rights NGOs / J. Wanjiku Miano -- The African women's development and communication network : Pan-African organizing in human rights / L. Muthoni Wanyeki -- Social transformation in Uganda : a study of grassroots NGOs / Dani W. Nabudere -- The death penalty in East Africa : law and transnational advocacy / Margaret A. Burnham -- Democracy organizations in political transitions : IDASA and the new South Africa / Shaila Gupta and Alycia Kellman -- Conclusion : coming of age : NGOs and state accountability in East Africa / Chris Maina Peter.
9780812241129 (hc : alk. paper)
2008025562
Human rights--Africa, Eastern.
Democratization--Africa, Eastern.
Non-governmental organizations--Africa, Eastern.
Civil society--Africa, Eastern.
Democracy--Africa, Eastern.
Africa, Eastern--Politics and government--1960-
JQ2945.A91 / H88 2009
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Human rights NGOs in East Africa : defining the challenges / Makau Mutua -- To whom, for what, and about what? The legitimacy of human rights NGOs in Kenya / Betty K. Murungi -- Law, sexuality, and politics in Uganda : challenges for women's human rights NGOs / Sylvia Tamale -- NGO struggles for economic, social, and cultural rights in Utake : a Ugandan perspective / Joe Oloka-Onyango -- Feminist masculinity : advocacy for gender equality and equity / Willy Mutunga -- Women's advocacy : engendering and reconstituting the Kenyan state / Jacinta K. Muteshi -- Donors and human rights NGOs in East Africa : challenges and opportunities / Connie Ngondi-Houghton -- Contradictions in neoliberalism : donors, human rights NGOs, and governance in Kenya / Karuti Kanyinga -- State and civil society relations : constructing human rights groups for social change / Livingstone Sewanyana -- Governance and democracy in Kenya : challenges for human rights NGOs / J. Wanjiku Miano -- The African women's development and communication network : Pan-African organizing in human rights / L. Muthoni Wanyeki -- Social transformation in Uganda : a study of grassroots NGOs / Dani W. Nabudere -- The death penalty in East Africa : law and transnational advocacy / Margaret A. Burnham -- Democracy organizations in political transitions : IDASA and the new South Africa / Shaila Gupta and Alycia Kellman -- Conclusion : coming of age : NGOs and state accountability in East Africa / Chris Maina Peter.
9780812241129 (hc : alk. paper)
2008025562
Human rights--Africa, Eastern.
Democratization--Africa, Eastern.
Non-governmental organizations--Africa, Eastern.
Civil society--Africa, Eastern.
Democracy--Africa, Eastern.
Africa, Eastern--Politics and government--1960-
JQ2945.A91 / H88 2009