NGOs, CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE NURTURING OF DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL ORDER:

EVIDENCE FROM ZAMBIA

  • Alex Mwamba Ng'oma, Dr University of Zambia
Keywords: NGOs, Civic Education, Democracy, Democratic Political Order, Zambia

Abstract

In the post-Cold War World Order, democracy has emerged as a political system sans frontières. In this milieu, NGOs have, in turn, emerged as the mid-wives of transition politics, promoting the political change of countries from authoritarian rule to various forms of democratic governance. This article uses secondary data to document the civic education programmes, campaigns and activities that three indigenous Zambian NGOs have undertaken in support of democratisation in Zambia. The evidence collected seems to indicate that the three NGOs are, indeed, not NGO-pretenders but rather genuine vehicles for nurturing democracy and good governance in the country.

Author Biography

Alex Mwamba Ng'oma, Dr, University of Zambia
Alex Mwamba Ng’oma (PhD) is a ‘hybrid’ Lecturer of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Zambia. He specialises in Strategic Management, Organisation Theory and Entrepreneurship, but also lectures in a variety of courses in Political Theory and Comparative Politics. He has published several scholarly journal articles and has also written a number of book chapters. Dr Ng’oma is also a leading political analyst and interacts very regularly with the plethora of radio and TV stations found in Zambia, as well as newspaper publishers. Beyond that, Dr Ng’oma is a civil society activist, a community organiser, and serves on a number of organisational and editorial boards.
Published
2022-07-25
How to Cite
Ng’oma, A. (2022). NGOs, CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE NURTURING OF DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL ORDER:. ZANGO: Zambian Journal of Contemporary Issues, 34(1), 16-37. Retrieved from https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/ZJOCI/article/view/781