Browsing Research Articles (Political Studies) by Author "Anciano, Fiona"
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Clientelism as civil society? Unpacking the relationship between clientelism and democracy at the local level in South Africa
Anciano, Fiona (SAGE Publications, 2017)This article, building on analyses from the global south, attempts to reframe democratic expectations by considering where previously maligned practices such as clientelism may hold moments of democracy. It does so by ... -
Comparative sanitation data from high-frequency phone surveys across 3 countries
Anciano, Fiona; Lewis, Amy R.; Bell, Andrew R. (Elsevier Inc., 2024)With less than half of the worldʼs urban population having safely managed sanitation due to the high cost and difficulty of building sewers and treatment plants, many rely on off-grid options like pit latrines and septic ... -
Deepening democracy: A farm workers’ movement in the Western Cape
Anciano, Fiona (Taylor & Francis, 2010)This article explores the internal dynamics and external impact of a South African farm workers’ movement, Sikhula Sonke. It looks at the extent to which this women-led ‘social movement trade union’ has succeeded in ... -
A dying ideal: Non-racialism and political parties in post-apartheid South Africa
Anciano, Fiona (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Non-racialism as a concept has a rich and contentious history in South African politics. For many it was a core feature of the struggle against apartheid, uniting a range of forces fighting for a society free from racial ... -
Skills at masters’ level in Geography Higher E: Teaching, learning and applying
Anciano, Fiona; Mistry, Jayalaxshmi; Berardi, Andrea (Taylor & Francis, 2006)The perceptions of ‘skills’ at taught Master's level between course directors (teaching of skills), alumni (learning and use of skills) and employers (the skills requirements) were compared within the field of development ...