Community Civic Engagement And Democratic Governance In Africa

Author : Mary R. Anderson,Kevin S. Fridy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030977412

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Community, Civic Engagement and Democratic Governance in Africa by Mary R. Anderson,Kevin S. Fridy Pdf

This book explores how community influences civic engagement, focusing on the case of Ghana. It offers an interdisciplinary perspective to those studying psychology, political development and civic engagement in African countries. Previous research has shown that the social and economic context in which an individual interacts influences their political behaviors and attitudes, and that personal characteristics account for differences in political behavior and attitudes. This work moves away from the cultural demographics of a person, which often take center stage in existing investigations of partisan political behavior in the African context, and addresses the following five questions: (1) To what extent do individual traits influence civic engagement in Ghana? (2) To what extent is community identity similar or different in small rural villages versus large metropolitan areas in Ghana and how does community identity influence civic engagement? (3) To what extent does trust influence civic engagement in Ghana? (4) What factors and activities influence political knowledge and how does political knowledge influence civic engagement? (5) What is the status of women in civic engagement?

Author : Gregory F. Houston
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 0796919836

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Public Participation in Democratic Governance in South Africa by Gregory F. Houston Pdf

This book examines public participation in democratic governance in South Africa. The South African democracy is fairly new, giving rise to a variety of new channels and processes for public participation. In addition, the overwhelming majority of South Africans have little experience of democratic governance, having only acquired political power for the first time in 1994. However, more than seven years of universal suffrage and access to political power is ample justification for assessing the consolidation of democracy in this country. The book focuses on four case studies of public participation: interest group participation in the National Economic Development and Labour Council; the participation of civil society and the legislatures in the formulation of the budget; public participation in legislative processes; and public participation in the integrated development planning processes of local government. Each case study outlines a number of opportunities for, and constraints to, public participation in the processes of democratic governance.

Author : Shamsul M. Haque,Anastase Shyaka,Gedeon M. Mudacumura
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317371618

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Democratizing Public Governance in Developing Nations by Shamsul M. Haque,Anastase Shyaka,Gedeon M. Mudacumura Pdf

This edited volume brings together critical insights that address the multifaceted problems of governance and democracy in the developing regions with specific reference to Africa. It explores both the externally prescribed and home-grown governance initiatives geared toward democracy and development, and suggests alternative strategies to improve the processes and institutions of governance. The chapters in the book deal with major concerns related to governance, including the strengths and limits of existing policies and practices and the structure and role of state and non-state institutions in promoting democracy and participation. All these issues, in general, have great significance for realizing an authentic and enduring mode of democratic governance in the developing world.

Author : Abdalla Bujra,Said Adejumobi
Publisher : OSSREA
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123138393

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Breaking Barriers, Creating New Hopes by Abdalla Bujra,Said Adejumobi Pdf

A study of Africa's current strides towards democracy, good governance and the interposition of the civil society in the process. The authors identify and delineates the phases of these processes and examine key theoretical and methodological issues of the governance project. Also includes analysis of hitherto neglected issues such as gender, pastoralism, ethnicity, constitutionalism, local governance, the economy and the African Union. Reviews six country case studies on progress so far: Botswana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia and Ethiopia.

Author : Roger Southall
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 0796920176

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Democracy in Africa by Roger Southall Pdf

The two papers included in this analysis examine the political and socioeconomic factors that contribute to and constrain upon democratization throughout southern Africa and the African continent. With an emphasis on the policies of government, business, and civil society geared toward reducing inequality and poverty, these studies promote community empowerment as a way to promote local, regional, and national sustainable development on the African continent.

Author : Peter McLaverty
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351907705

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Public Participation and Innovations in Community Governance by Peter McLaverty Pdf

Comprised of a series of national case studies, this book critically examines initiatives in public participation and their relationship to developments in community governance. As such, the case studies enable national perspectives to be applied to crucial features of modern public policy and politics. Focusing on case studies in areas which are undergoing major social and institutional transformation and/or which raise particular issues because of the marginal position of the areas within their nation-states, the book also concerns itself with developments in Western European countries and why people should logically support some but not other initiatives in public participation. This book will be very useful for students and academics in areas such as politics, public administration, social policy and sociology. It should also be of interest to local activists such as councillors, members of pressure groups and those concerned about modern trends in democracy.

Author : Paul Lachapelle,Michael Rios
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351610902

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Community Development and Democratic Practice by Paul Lachapelle,Michael Rios Pdf

This book is the outcome of a multiyear process of participatory meetings, individual and collective writings, and insightful criticisms sponsored by the Kettering Foundation regarding the intersection of community development and democratic practice. The collective outcome from these processes is a wide range of innovative articles at the forefront of thinking about the intersections of power, participation, and engagement in the realm of community practice. The authors highlight a range of case studies that vary by location, scale, and purpose. The book serves as a heuristic framework for ‘democratic community development’ and raises several related questions about how democracy, community, and the public are constituted, and what processes, end goals, methods, and tools are to be used to further democratic community development. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Community Development.

Author : John Mukum Mbaku,Julius O. Ihonvbere
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-30
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015056687349

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The Transition to Democratic Governance in Africa by John Mukum Mbaku,Julius O. Ihonvbere Pdf

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Author : Mawere, Munyaradzi,Mwanaka, Tendai R.
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789956763009

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Democracy, Good Governance and Development in Africa by Mawere, Munyaradzi,Mwanaka, Tendai R. Pdf

Questions surrounding democracy, governance, and development especially in the view of Africa have provoked acrimonious debates in the past few years. It remains a perennial question why some decades after political independence in Africa the continent continues experiencing bad governance, lagging behind socioeconomically, and its democracy questionable. We admit that a plethora of theories and reasons, including iniquitous and malicious ones, have been conjured in an attempt to explain and answer the questions as to why Africa seems to be lagging behind other continents in issues pertaining to good governance, democracy and socio-economic development. Yet, none of the theories and reasons proffered so far seems to have provided enduring solutions to Africa’s diverse complex problems and predicaments. This book dissects and critically examines the matrix of Africa’s multifaceted problems on governance, democracy and development in an attempt to proffer enduring solutions to the continent’s long-standing political and socio-economic dilemmas and setbacks.

Author : Xavier De Souza Briggs
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262524858

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Democracy as Problem Solving by Xavier De Souza Briggs Pdf

Case studies from around the world and theoretical discussion show how the capacity to act collectively on local problems can be developed, strengthening democracy while changing social and economic outcomes. Complexity, division, mistrust, and “process paralysis” can thwart leaders and others when they tackle local challenges. In Democracy as Problem Solving, Xavier de Souza Briggs shows how civic capacity—the capacity to create and sustain smart collective action—can be developed and used. In an era of sharp debate over the conditions under which democracy can develop while broadening participation and building community, Briggs argues that understanding and building civic capacity is crucial for strengthening governance and changing the state of the world in the process. More than managing a contest among interest groups or spurring deliberation to reframe issues, democracy can be what the public most desires: a recipe for significant progress on important problems. Briggs examines efforts in six cities, in the United States, Brazil, India, and South Africa, that face the millennial challenges of rapid urban growth, economic restructuring, and investing in the next generation. These challenges demand the engagement of government, business, and nongovernmental sectors. And the keys to progress include the ability to combine learning and bargaining continuously, forge multiple forms of accountability, and find ways to leverage the capacity of the grassroots and what Briggs terms the “grasstops,” regardless of who initiates change or who participates over time. Civic capacity, Briggs shows, can—and must—be developed even in places that lack traditions of cooperative civic action.

Author : Darlington Mgbeke
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781449000721

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Public Policy Implementation in a Democratic Governance Society by Darlington Mgbeke Pdf

This is a must-read book for inquisitive minds, those with big ideas in the collaborative foundations of Democratic Governance, Public Administration and Capacity Building. It is a book of building and improving public service, current issues and best practices in managing transformational trends in governance and democracy, employee empowerment citizen participation and the rampant culture of corruption in the Nigerian system of government. It is a book of learning from the practice of Democratic Governance in a civic society; a practical example of Nigerian inept leadership in management of the Public Administrative sector that includes thought-provoking normative arguments; a book that creates a powerful learning instrument for students of research methodology; a reference book for adult learners and researchers; a book that can bring each person's life experiences to share, and allow them to open their minds as they read the book with innovative public leadership development in mind.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Issues in Democratization
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309047975

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Democratization in Africa by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Issues in Democratization Pdf

The global movement toward democracy, spurred in part by the ending of the cold war, has created opportunities for democratization not only in Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also in Africa. This book is based on workshops held in Benin, Ethiopia, and Namibia to better understand the dynamics of contemporary democratic movements in Africa. Key issues in the democratization process range from its institutional and political requirements to specific problems such as ethnic conflict, corruption, and role of donors in promoting democracy. By focusing on the opinion and views of African intellectuals, academics, writers, and political activists and observers, the book provides a unique perspective regarding the dynamics and problems of democratization in Africa.

Author : Muna Ndulo,Mamoudou Gazibo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Africa south of Sahara
ISBN : 1443885479

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Growing Democracy in Africa by Muna Ndulo,Mamoudou Gazibo Pdf

Revisiting the Study of Governance / Göran Hyden -- Democratisation in Africa : Achievements and Agenda / Mamoudou Gazibo -- The Expansion of Judicial Power in Africa and Democratic Consolidation : Opportunities, Challenges and Future Prospects / Charles M. Fombad -- Constitution-Making in Anglophone Africa : We the People? / Coel Kirkby and Christina Murray -- Measuring the Persuasive Effects of Electoral Campaigns in Africa / Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz -- Subnational Elections and Accountability : A Study of Political Decentralization and Democratic Governance / Rachel Beatty Riedl and J. Tyler Dickovick -- Slippery Citizenship : Nationalism, Democracy and the State in Africa / Jennifer Riggan -- Federal Developments and Accountable Government Structures in East Africa / Jan Amilcar Schmidt -- Hereditary Rule in Democratic Africa : Reconciling Citizens and Chiefs / Kate Baldwin -- Critical Reflections on Social Accountability and Local Government in Ghana / Cyril K. Daddieh -- "Emerging" Africa : Long-term Perspectives on Growth and Democracy / Antoinette Handley -- A Legal Framework for Combating Corruption : Case Study from Zambia / Muna Ndulo -- Two-and-a-Half Cheers for Democracy in Africa / Nicolas van de Walle.

Author : Kurebwa, Jeffrey,Dodo, Obadiah
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781522593904

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Participation of Young People in Governance Processes in Africa by Kurebwa, Jeffrey,Dodo, Obadiah Pdf

Active political engagement requires the youth of today to begin their journeys now to be leaders of tomorrow. Young individuals are instrumental in providing valuable insight into issues locally as well as on a national and international level. Participation of Young People in Governance Processes in Africa examines the role of young peoples’ involvement in governance processes in Africa and demonstrates how they are engaging in active citizenship. There is an intrinsic value in upholding their right to participate in decisions that affect their daily lives and their communities, and the content within this publication supports this by focusing on topics such as good citizenship, youth empowerment, democratic awareness, political climate, and socio-economic development. It is designed for researchers, academics, policymakers, government officials, and professionals whose interests center on the engagement of youth in active citizenship roles.

Author : Research and Education for Democracy in Tanzania Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Political planning
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122741247

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Politics, Governance, and Co-operation in East Africa by Research and Education for Democracy in Tanzania Project Pdf