Civil society, good governance, and the challenge of regional security in West Africa / Cyril Obi -- Bringing good governance, human rights protection, and democratic peace project in nation-states into the purview and ambit of contemporary international law and practice / R.A. Akindele -- Democratic renewal in Francophone West Africa at the threshold of the 21st century / Emeka Nwokedi -- Constitutionalism and democratic culture in Francophone West Africa : a case study of Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal / Bola A. Akinterinwa -- The changing forms of conflict in West Africa and issues in regional security : a case-study of Liberia and Sierra Leone / Ogaba Oche -- Emerging trends in civil society : struggles for good governance and democracy after the 1999 democratic transition in Nigeria / Ogaba Oche -- In support and enhancement of good governance and development in West Africa in the new century / L.S. Aminu -- Women's organizations and the challenges of democratic consolidation and regional security in West Africa / Cyril Obi -- ECOWAS, good governance, and sub-regional security in West Africa / R.A. Akindele -- The role of ECOWAS in empowering civil society for good governance in West Africa / L.S. Aminu -- Capacity building for enhancing and strengthening civil society, good governance, and security in West Africa / R.A. Akindele.