Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 211 Seiten, broschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 319 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 211 Seiten, broschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm, Gewicht: 319 g
Reihe: Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik
ISBN: 978-3-7560-0233-7
Verlag: Nomos
This book challenges assumptions prevalent among development experts that participatory forums and mechanisms enhance democracy in a highly unequal setting. These assumptions ignore the pernicious ways in which social and economic status and political standing differentiate citizenship. The book develops a counter-narrative from below, starting from the manifold ways in which people engage with the state in a South African township and the structures of power they encounter. By doing so, it reveals that political participation, as imagined in the Global North, is a privilege not only of individuals but also of societies, and (re-)discovers a profound epistemological gap between elite assumptions and the perspectives of the governed.
