Mobilizing for democracy : citizen action and the politics of public participation /: citizen action and the politics of public participation. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Vera Schattan P. Coelho and Bettina Von Lieres.
• Other Names: Coelho, Vera Schattan P; Von Lieres, Bettina
• 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.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Zed
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 287 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 323.042; Political participation -- Case studies; Democracy -- Case studies; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights; Democracy; Political participation; Politiskt deltagande; Proteströrelser; Demokrati; Electronic books; Electronic books -- Case studies; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781848134478; 1848134479; 9781848131255; 1848131259; 1282903349; 9781282903340; 9786612903342; 6612903341
• Related ISBNs: 9781848134454; 1848134452; 1848134460; 9781848134461; 9781848131259
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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