Bringing Government Closer to the People'? The Daily Experience of Sub-councils in Cape Town
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2308120 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chloé Buire (0000-0002-2658-6703, Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, France) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 465-478 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0021909611403705 |
| OpenAlex | W2145529955 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article considers the ways in which sub-councils 'bring government closer to the people' by creating an intermediary level between local wards and the metropolitan council in Cape Town. Daily encounters between administrative staff, elected representatives and local communities within an impoverished formerly 'black' area demonstrate the intricacy of interactions and relationships between governing strategies from above and the tactics of the governed from below. Beyond conflicting objectives and rationalities, I argue that citizenship may be defined as a constant negotiation of legitimacy between stakeholders, never definitely trapped 'below' or 'above' the actual challenges of the city
Cape · Citizenship · Civil servants · Geography · Government (linguistics · Legitimacy · Local government · Metropolitan area · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Legal Issues in South Africa · Public Policy and Administration Research · South African History and Culture · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |