Mobilizing for democracy: citizen engagement and the politics of public participation

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Country:
Brazil, India, Kenya, South Africa, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Angola
Document Type:
Book Chapter
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
von Lieres, B. and Coelho, V.S.P.

Abstract

This introductory chapter provides an overview of a book which introduces eleven original empirical case studies of how different forms of citizen mobilization have generated democratic outcomes in seven countries of the global South. It highlights the limitations of one-size-fits-all approaches to addressing the challenges of building democracy, and it demonstrates how the prospects for achieving democratic outcomes depend on a combination of forms of mobilization and distinctive political and institutional contexts.

Citation

Coelho, V.S.P.; von Lieres, B. Mobilizing for democracy: citizen engagement and the politics of public participation. In: Mobilising for Democracy: Citizen Action and the Politics of Public Participation. V.S.P. Coelho and B. von Lieres (Editors). Zed Books, London, UK (2010) ISBN 9781848134454 (Hardback)

Mobilizing for democracy: citizen engagement and the politics of public participation

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