Browsing Political Studies by Author "von Lieres, Bettina"
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Expert advocacy for the marginalised: how and why democratic mediation matters to deepening democracy in the global South
Piper, Laurence; von Lieres, Bettina (Institute of Development Studies, 2011)Summary: The paper argues that the practice of democratic mediation is an increasingly common, yet under-researched, component of engagements between citizens and public authorities across the globe. While the actors who ... -
Introduction: The Crucial Role of Mediators in Relations between States and Citizens
Piper, Laurence; von Lieres, Bettina (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)This book sets out to answer a deceptively simple question: how do citizens and state engage in the global south? The answer is not simple; it is indeed complex and multifaceted, but we argue that much of the time this ... -
The limits of participatory democracy and the rise of the informal politics of mediated representation in South Africa
Piper, Laurence; von Lieres, Bettina (Taylor & Francis, 2016)In general, South Africans view the formal participatory institutions of their state as ineffective mechanisms for the realization of their demands. Conversely, the reach of formalized civil society is limited in terms ... -
The tale of two publics: Media, political representation and citizenship in Hout Bay,
Piper, Laurence; Anciano, Fiona.; von Lieres, Bettina (HSRC Press, 2017)This chapter makes the case that access to the spaces of public debate in post-apartheid South Africa is about the challenge of political representation as much as it is about the challenge of access to communication ...