Mobilizing for democracy : citizen action and the politics of public participation / edited by Vera Schattan P. Coelho and Bettina Von Lieres.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coelho, Vera Schattan P.

Von Lieres, Bettina.

Series:

Claiming citizenship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Case studies.

Political participation.

Democracy--Case studies.

Democracy.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed, 2010.

Summary:

Using new empirical case studies from around the world, this book illustrates how alternative forms of political mobilization - protests, social participation, activism, litigation & lobbying - engage with the formal institutions of representative democracy in ways that constitute the very essence of democratic politics.

Contents:

Part I Mobilizing Society

1 Changing the 'habits of the heart': development NGOs and the struggle for democratic values in Bangladesh / Naila Kabeer Kabeer, Naila, Simeen Mahmud Mahmud, Simeen

2 Have NGO Political Empowerment Programs at the Grassroots Level Contributed to Deepening of Democracy in Kenya? / Celestine Nyamu Musembi Musembi, Celestine Nyamu

3 The Nucleo Representativo das Associações (NRA) do Dombe Grande, Angola: building democracy and citizenship at the local level / Idaci Ferreira Ferreira, Idaci, Sandra Roque Roque, Sandra

4 How Deep is Deep democracy? Global Citizenship in Local spaces / Steven Robins Robins, Steven

5 How styles of activism influence social participation and democratic deliberation / Arilson Favareto Favareto, Arilson, Yumi Gonçalves Gonçalves, Yumi, Frederico menino menino, Frederico, Carolina Galvanese Galvanese, Carolina, Vera S. P. Coelho Coelho, Vera S. P.

6 Passivity or Protest? Understanding the dimensions of Mobilization on Rights to Services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town / Lisa Thompson Thompson, Lisa, Ndodana Nleya Nleya, Ndodana

7 The Role of Citizen Action in the Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria / Jibrin Ibrahim Ibrahim, Jibrin, Samuel Egwu Egwu, Samuel

Part II Bridging State and Society

8 Deepening Democracy in South Africa: Citizen Mobilization and Ward Committees / Bettina von Lieres Lieres, Bettina von

9 The Making and Unmaking of a New Democratic Space / Andrea Cornwall Cornwall, Andrea

10 The Infinite Agenda of Social Justice: Dalit Mobilization in the Institutions of Local Governance / Ranjita Mohanty Mohanty, Ranjita

11 "We got it to our heads that we should do the job of the state": the Indigenous Peoples' Movement and the Health System in Acre, Brazil / Alex Shankland Shankland, Alex

12 Public Involvement and Social Mobilization: A variable sum game? / Vera S. P. Coelho Coelho, Vera S. P., Alexandre Ferraz Ferraz, Alexandre, Fabiola Fanti Fanti, Fabiola, Meire Ribeiro Ribeiro, Meire

13 Dynamics of Political Change and transformation: Civil Society, Governance and the Culture of Politics in Kenya / Duncan Okello Okello, Duncan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848134454

1848134452

1848134460

9781848134461

9781848134478

1848134479

OCLC:

463640395