Popular Politics, Participation and the Elite Gaze in South Africa
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| Verlag | Nomos |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Seiten | 211 |
| Format | 15,4 x 1 x 22,8 cm |
| Gewicht | 319 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik 26 |
| ISBN-10 | 3756002330 |
| EAN | 9783756002337 |
| Bestell-Nr | 75600233A |
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.