Studying democratization in Africa / Sara Rich Dorman -- Transcending politics through the kingdom of God and free markets / Erica Bornstein -- Leader in the human rights sector / Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerole -- Power and force in Tanzanian civil society / Jim Igoe -- NGOs and the new field of African politics / Ben Rawlence -- The State didn't even exist / Stephen Jackson -- International influence on civil society in Mali / Timothy W. Docking -- Up for grabs, civil society in a field of conflicting representations / Elizabeth Challinor -- Western beliefs and local myths / Marina Padrão Temudo