Format:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 287 p)
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ill., map
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9781848131255
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1282903349
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1848134452
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1848134460
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1848134479
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9781282903340
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9781848134454
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9781848134461
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9781848134478
Series Statement:
Claiming citizenship
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-279) and index
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About the editors; List of tables and figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Foreword by John Gaventa; Introduction; 1 | Mobilizing for democracy: citizen engagement and the politics of public participation; Introduction; Deepening democracy through citizen mobilization; 1.1 Selected countries classified by type of political institutions; Table 1.1 Selected countries classified by type of political institutions; Citizen mobilizations in the global South; Mediated mobilization; Where and how to participate?; Looking across the cases
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1.1 Democratic outcomes by form of mobilizationFigure 1.1 Democratic outcomes by form of mobilization; Final remarks; Notes; Part One | Associational mobilization: constructing citizenship; 2 | Have civil society organizations' political empowerment programmes contributed to a deepening of democracy in Kenya?; Introduction; Framing research questions on 'deepening democracy': how do we know what we are looking for?; Methodology: sample design, sampling procedures and site selection; Civil society's contribution to democratization in Kenya: exploring the debate; Findings
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Have CSO-initiated political empowerment programmes enriched associational life at the grassroots level?2.1 Regularity of group meetings; Table 2.1 Regularity of group meetings; 2.2 Main source of group funding; Table 2.2 Main source of group funding; 2.3 Participation in community public life; Table 2.3 Participation in community public life; 2.4 Service on public committees; Table 2.4 Service on public committees; Have CSO initiatives played a role in checking abuse of power at the local level?
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Has CSO intervention improved the quality and equality of representation of interests in local governance?2.5 Awareness and use of institutionalized spaces for representation of interests; Table 2.5 Awareness and use of institutionalized spaces for representation of interests; Have CSOs played a role in facilitating public deliberation and creating opportunities for direct participation in governance?; 2.6 Engagement with government; Table 2.6 Engagement with government; Conclusion; Notes; 3 | Microfinance and social mobilization: alternative pathways to grassroots democracy?
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Civil society and democracy: theoretical perspectivesThe NGO sector in Bangladesh; Survey methodology and description of sample; 3.1 Differences in organizational approaches; Table 3.1 Differences in organizational approaches; 3.2 Socio-economic profile of respondents; Table 3.2 Socio-economic profile of respondents; 3.3 Individual skills and capabilities; Table 3.3 Individual skills and capabilities; 3.4 Participation in community life and decision-making; Table 3.4 Participation in community life and decision-making
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3.5 Indicators of political awareness and participation, by organization and by type of membership
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1282903241
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mobilizing for Democracy : Citizen Action and the Politics of Public Participation
Language:
English
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