Between Citizenship and Clientship
The Politics of Participatory Governance in Malawi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4604664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Niamh Gaynor (0000-0001-5645-7032, Dublin City University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 801-816 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057070.2010.527637 |
| OpenAlex | W2162653304 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 6 |
In the twenty years since the post-Cold War wave of democratisation spread across Africa, experiments in participatory governance have revealed fundamental contradictions between their normative bases and their practical application on the ground. Responding to calls for a greater focus on ‘the politics of everyday life’ and drawing on the experiences and actions, over a six-year period, of the principal civic network involved initially in Malawi's PRS (Poverty Reduction Strategy) process, this article illustrates how contemporary Malawian politics at local level comprises a complex mix of the old and the new. Charting the evolving agency and activities of network members at district level, the article demonstrates how, in the ongoing struggles for resources for everyday life, normative discourses of participation and representation are combined with more traditional cultures and practices in shaping, moulding and, ultimately, it is proposed, invigorating contemporary political agency in Malawi, bringing politics out of the state and into the public domain in line with the communitarian traditions of citizenship
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |