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| Author | : Skosana, Dineo |
| Publisher | : The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2019-03-31 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0639923836 |
Post-1994, South Africa's traditional leaders have fought for recognition, and positioned themselves as major players in the South African political landscape. Yet their role in a democracy is contested, with leaders often accused of abusing power, disregarding human rights, expropriating resources and promoting tribalism. Some argue that democracy and traditional leadership are irredeemably opposed and cannot co-exist. Meanwhile, shifts in the political economy of the former bantustans − the introduction of platinum mining in particular − have attracted new interests and conflicts to these areas, with chiefs often designated as custodians of community interests. This edited volume explores how chieftancy is practised, experienced and contested in contemporary South Africa. It includes case studies of how those living under the authority of chiefs, in a modern democracy, negotiate or resist this authority in their respective areas. Chapters in this book are organised around three major sites of contest: leadership, land and law.
| Author | : Kate Baldwin |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 261 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1107127335 |
This book shows that powerful hereditary chiefs do not undermine democracy in Africa but, on some level, facilitate it.
| Author | : Jonathan A. Rodden |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2019-02-28 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 110849790X |
Reviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.
| Author | : Lungisile Ntsebeza |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2005-06-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9047407903 |
This book argues that the promulgation of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework and Communal Land Rights Acts runs the risk of compromising South Africa's democracy. The acts establish traditional councils with land administration powers. These structures are dominated by unelected members.
| Author | : MISTRA MISTRA |
| Publisher | : African Books Collective |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2019-03-29 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0639995624 |
Post-1994, South Africa's traditional leaders have fought for recognition, and positioned themselves as major players in the South African political landscape. Yet their role in a democracy is contested, with leaders often accused of abusing power, disregarding human rights, expropriating resources and promoting tribalism. Some argue that democracy and traditional leadership are irredeemably opposed and cannot co-exist. Meanwhile, shifts in the political economy of the former bantustans - the introduction of platinum mining in particular - have attracted new interests and conflicts to these areas, with chiefs often designated as custodians of community interests. This edited volume explores how chieftancy is practised, experienced and contested in contemporary South Africa. It includes case studies of how those living under the authority of chiefs, in a modern democracy, negotiate or resist this authority in their respective areas. Chapters in this book are organised around three major sites of contest: leadership, land and law.
| Author | : L. Buur |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 2007-11-26 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0230609716 |
Being critical and empirically grounded, the book explores the complex, often counter-balancing consequences of the involvement of traditional authority in the wave of democratization and liberal-style state-building that has rolled over sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade.
| Author | : Jill Long Thompson |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2020-09-15 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0253050448 |
This illuminating examination of democratic ethics is “a resource for Americans who are seeking ways to secure our democracy and our future as a nation” (Congressman John Lewis). Ethical leadership, steeped in integrity and fairness, matters. The future of our nation and our world depends upon the quality of America’s character. In this absorbing look at our contemporary society and government, former Indiana congresswoman Jill Long Thompson persuasively argues that we all have a meaningful role to play in shaping America’s character and future. The citizenry, as well as their elected officials, are responsible for protecting fairness of participation and integrity in elections, as well as in the adoption and execution of laws. In this troubling time when the public is losing trust and confidence in our government, Jill Long Thompson shows us a bipartisan way forward.
| Author | : Mawere, Munyaradzi |
| Publisher | : Langaa RPCIG |
| Total Pages | : 422 |
| Release | : 2015-10-24 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9956763004 |
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 | : David de la Pena |
| Publisher | : Island Press |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2017-12-07 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1610918479 |
How can we design places that fulfill urgent needs of the community, achieve environmental justice, and inspire long-term stewardship? By bringing community members to the table with designers to collectively create vibrant, important places in cities and neighborhoods. For decades, participatory design practices have helped enliven neighborhoods and promote cultural understanding. Yet, many designers still rely on the same techniques that were developed in the 1950s and 60s. These approaches offer predictability, but hold waning promise for addressing current and future design challenges. Design as Democracy is written to reinvigorate democratic design, providing inspiration, techniques, and case stories for a wide range of contexts. Edited by six leading practitioners and academics in the field of participatory design, with nearly 50 contributors from around the world, it offers fresh insights for creating meaningful dialogue between designers and communities and for transforming places with justice and democracy in mind.
| Author | : Toyin Falola |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 691 |
| Release | : 2021-06-24 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1108837972 |
An introduction to the politics and society of post-colonial Nigeria, highlighting the key themes of ethnicity, democracy, and development.
