Democratic participation in rural Tanzania and Zambia : the impact of civic education / Satu Riutta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riutta, Satu, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civics--Study and teaching--Tanzania.

Civics.

Civics--Study and teaching--Zambia.

Democracy and education--Tanzania.

Democracy and education.

Democracy and education--Zambia.

Adult education--Tanzania.

Adult education.

Adult education--Zambia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : FirstForumPress, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Satu Riutta asks whether civic education initiatives—to which huge sums of donor funds and effort are devoted annually—actually promote political participation among the rural poor in nascent democracies. Does raising awareness about citizen rights and responsibilities increase participation? Are the effects of civic education greatest on collective or individual forms of participation? Do women respond differently than men? Drawing on a rich set of original data from villages in Tanzania and Zambia, Riutta casts new light on both the empowering effects and the limitations of civic education in the context of participatory development and democratization

Contents:

""Book Title""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1-Why Civic Education Matters""; ""A Question for Democracy""; ""A Question for Donors""; ""A Question for Domestic Actors in Developing Countries""; ""Civic Education and Participation Defined""; ""Lessons from Previous Studies""; ""Hypotheses, Methods, and Approach""; ""Parameters and Organization of the Book""; ""Notes""; ""2-Understanding the Context: Tanzania and Zambia""; ""Similarities between Tanzania and Zambia""; ""Differences between Tanzania and Zambia""

""The Local Level and the Provision of Civic Education""""Timing of the Study and Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""3-The Effects of Civic Education on Cognition""; ""Civic Education Exposure""; ""Civic Knowledge""; ""Democratic Attitudes""; ""Conclusion: Effects of Civic Education on Cognition""; ""Notes""; ""4-Civic Education and Participation""; ""Aggregate Participation""; ""Individual Forms of Participation""; ""Collective Participation""; ""Findings on Hypothesis 5 and Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""5-Conclusion""; ""Level of (Dis)empowerment among the Poor""

""Findings and Their Comparison to Previous Studies""""Generalization of Findings""; ""Suggestions for the Study of Civic Education""; ""Implications for Democratic Consolidation""; ""Implications for Donors""; ""Implications for Domestic Actors in Developing Countries""; ""Notes""; ""Appendix A: The Survey Instrument""; ""Summary""; ""Survey Questions""; ""Note on the Survey Instrument""; ""Challenges in Survey Research""; ""Notes""; ""Appendix B: Details on the Survey Items""; ""Appendix C: Selection of Respondents""; ""Note""; ""Appendix D: Variables Used in Regression Analyses""

""(I) Self-Reported Civic Education Exposure""""(II) Social Structure""; ""(III) Cognitive Awareness""; ""(IV) Institutional Influences""; ""(V) Democratic Attitudes & Discussion""; ""(VI) Cultural Values""; ""Notes""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Personal Interviews""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Book""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-084-2

OCLC:

1334344908