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Contested resources: Challenges to the governance of natural resources in Southern Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)
In this keynote address I wish to identify some
important ideas and conclusions arising out of recent
analyses of theory and practice on natural resource
management. I use these in a preliminary attempt to
argue that ...
An exploration of the concept of community and its impact on participatory governance policy and service delivery in poor areas of Cape Town, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
The inclusion of citizen participation as a means to the equitable delivery of public services has distinguished South Africa’s democratic development trajectory over the last 20 years. While equitable resource allocation ...
Between supply and demand: the limits to participatory development in South Africa
(SAGE, 2013)
Much of the focus in the literature on participatory development has been on the
demand side and on the extent to which citizens succeed in pressuring the state to
deliver basic services. Less attention has been focused ...
Reconsidering the origins of protest in South Africa: some lessons from Cape Town and Pietermaritzburg
(Unisa Press, 2011)
Protest politics in South Africa has a long history and has been deployed differentially
in different historical moments. Whereas protests formed an important vehicle during
the fight against apartheid, their rebirth and ...
From poverty to power? Women’s participation in intermediary organisations in Site C, Khayelitsha
(Unisa Press, 2011)
This article examines how women organise themselves in community structures to
claim socio-economic rights through participation. The discussion is based on case
study research undertaken in Khayelitsha, Site C, where ...
Survey methodology in violence-prone Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Couth Africa
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009)
This article discusses the methodological challenges of a service delivery survey in Khayelitsha, atownship in Cape Town, South Africa. The survey aimed to gain a better understanding of the relationshipbetween citizen ...