Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 287 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Claiming citizenship |
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Claiming citizenship.
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Contents |
Introduction / Vera Schattan P. Coelho & Bettina von Lieres -- Part I: Mobilizing Society -- 1. Changing the 'habits of the heart': development NGOs and the struggle for democratic values in Bangladesh / Naila Kabeer and Simeen Mahmud -- 2. Have NGO Political Empowerment Programs at the Grassroots Level Contributed to Deepening of Democracy in Kenya? / Celestine Nyamu Musembi -- 3. The Nucleo Representativo das Associações (NRA) do Dombe Grande, Angola: building democracy and citizenship at the local level / Idaci Ferreira and Sandra Roque -- 4. How Deep is Deep democracy? Global Citizenship in Local spaces / Steven Robins -- 5. How styles of activism influence social participation and democratic deliberation / Arilson Favareto, Yumi Gonçalves, Frederico menino, Carolina Galvanese, Vera S.P. Coelho -- 6. Passivity or Protest? Understanding the dimensions of Mobilization on Rights to Services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town / Lisa Thompson and Ndodana Nleya -- 7. The Role of Citizen Action in the Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria / Jibrin Ibrahim and Samuel Egwu -- Part II: Bridging State and Society -- 8. Deepening Democracy in South Africa: Citizen Mobilization and Ward Committees / Bettina von Lieres -- 9. The Making and Unmaking of a New Democratic Space / Andrea Cornwall -- 10. The Infinite Agenda of Social Justice: Dalit Mobilization in the Institutions of Local Governance / Ranjita Mohanty -- 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 -- 12. Public Involvement and Social Mobilization: A variable sum game? / Vera S.P. Coelho, Alexandre Ferraz, Fabiola Fanti, Meire Ribeiro -- 13. Dynamics of Political Change and transformation: Civil Society, Governance and the Culture of Politics in Kenya / Duncan Okello |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Political participation -- Case studies
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Democracy -- Case studies
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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Democracy
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Political participation
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Politiskt deltagande.
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Proteströrelser.
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Demokrati.
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Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Coelho, Vera Schattan P.
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Von Lieres, Bettina.
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ISBN |
9781848134478 |
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1848134479 |
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9781848131255 |
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1848131259 |
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1282903349 |
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9781282903340 |
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9786612903342 |
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6612903341 |
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