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OverviewMobilizing for Democracy is an in-depth study into how ordinary citizens and their organizations mobilize to deepen democracy. Featuring a collection of new empirical case studies from Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, this important new book illustrates how forms of political mobilization, such as protests, social participation, activism, litigation and lobbying, engage with the formal institutions of representative democracy in ways that are core to the development of democratic politics. No other volume has brought together examples from such a broad Southern spectrum and covering such a diversity of actors: rural and urban dwellers, transnational activists, religious groups, politicians and social leaders. The cases illuminate the crucial contribution that citizen mobilization makes to democratization and the building of state institutions, and reflect the uneasy relationship between citizens and the institutions that are designed to foster their political participation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vera Schatten Coelho , Bettina von Liers , Lisa Thompson , Naila KabeerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.30cm , Height: 14.30cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9781848134454ISBN 10: 1848134452 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 09 September 2010 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsForeword - John Gaventa Introduction - Vera S. Coelho & Bettina von Lieres Part I: Associational mobilization: constructing citizenship 2. Have NGO Political Empowerment Programs at the Grassroots Level Contributed the Deepening of Democracy in Kenya? - Celestine Nyamu Musembi 3. Microfinance and Social Mobilization: Alternative Pathways to Grassroots Democracy? - Naila Kabeer and Simeen Mahmud 4. The Nucleo Representativo das Associações (NRA) of Dombe Grande, Angola: building democracy and citizenship at the local level - Idaci Ferreira and Sandra Roque Part II: Social movements: contesting political authority and building state responsiveness 5. We got it in our heads that we should do the job of the state the Indigenous Peoples - Movement and the Health System in Acre, Brazil - Alex Shankland 6. The 2007 Movement and the Role of Citizen Action in the Consolidation of Democracy in Nigeria - Jibrin Ibrahim and Samuel Egwu 7. How Deep is Deep Democracy? Global Citizenship in Local Spaces - Steven Robins Part III: Citizen involvement in formal governance mechanisms 8. The Infinite Agenda of Social Justice: Dalit Mobilization in the Institutions of Local Governance - Ranjita Mohanty 9. Public Involvement and Social Mobilization: A win-win game? - Vera S. P. Coelho, Alexandre Ferraz, Fabiola Fanti, Meire Ribeiro 10. Dynamics of Political Change and transformation: Civil Society, Governance and the Culture of Politics in Kenya - Duncan Okello Part IV: Where and how to participate? 11. Passivity or Protest? Understanding the dimensions of Mobilization on Rights to Services in Khayelitsha, Cape Town - Lisa Thompson and Ndodana Nleya 12. How styles of activism influence social participation and democratic deliberation - Arilson Favareto, Yumi Gonçalves, Frederico Menino, Carolina Galvanese, Vera S. P. CoelhoReviews'A welcome and timely engagement of cases of participatory democracy from Africa, India, and Latin America that have not, on average, been subject to the levels of intensive study common in the wealthy democracies. The volume balances theoretical expectations with contextualized accounts of cases, yielding a careful, cautiously optimistic survey of burgeoning participatory practices in the Global South. The chapters are closely attentive to conditions of success and failure of participatory experiments. An important addition to our knowledge about making democracy work.' Mark E. Warren, University of British Columbia 'Mobilizing for Democracy makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of how citizen mobilization can deepen democracy. The book is original because of the sophistication with which it disaggregates the complexities of citizen mobilization, recognizing both the extraordinary variety of contextual dynamics that condition mobilization and the range of outcomes. Unlike many other collections of empirically grounded studies, these essays manage to cover a range of cases across highly varied contexts while sharing a clear and well-developed analytical frame. This is essential reading for all those who care about democratic deepening in the global south.' Patrick Heller, Brown University 'A welcome and timely engagement of cases of participatory democracy from Africa, India, and Latin America that have not, on average, been subject to the levels of intensive study common in the wealthy democracies. The volume balances theoretical expectations with contextualized accounts of cases, yielding a careful, cautiously optimistic survey of burgeoning participatory practices in the Global South. The chapters are closely attentive to conditions of success and failure of participatory experiments. An important addition to our knowledge about making democracy work.' - Mark E. Warren, University of British Columbia A welcome and timely engagement of cases of participatory democracy from Africa, India, and Latin America that have not, on average, been subject to the levels of intensive study common in the wealthy democracies. * Mark E. Warren, University of British Columbia * Mobilizing for Democracy makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of how citizen mobilization can deepen democracy. The book is original because of the sophistication with which it disaggregates the complexities of citizen mobilization, recognizing both the extraordinary variety of contextual dynamics that condition mobilization and the range of outcomes. * Patrick Heller, Brown University * Author InformationVera Schattan Coelho is a research fellow at Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP, the Brazilian Centre for Analysis and Planning), where she coordinates the Citizenship and Development Group. A Brazilian political scientist, she has written widely on issues of participation and social policy in Latin America. She serves as co-convenor of the Deepening Democracy working group of the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability. Bettina von Lieres is a Senior Lecturer in the Political Studies Department at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, and also teaches at the University of Toronto. A South African political scientist, she has written widely on issues of democracy, citizenship and marginalisation. She serves as co-convenor of the Deepening Democracy subgroup of the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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