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Mediated citizenship : the informal politics of speaking for citizens in the global south

Von Lieres, Bettina, Piper, Laurence

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\"This book sets out to answer what appears to be a deceptively simple question: how do poor and marginalized citizens engage the state in the global South? Drawing on twelve case studies from the global South, this book explore the politics of 'mediated citizenship' in which citizens are represented to the state through third party intermediaries who 'speak for' the people they represent. These intermediaries include political parties, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, social movements, armed non-state actors, networks or individuals. Collectively the cases show that mediation is both widely practiced and multi-directional in relations between states and key groups of citizens in the global South. Furthermore, they show how mediated forms of representation may have an important role to play in deepening democracy in the global South\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Representative government and representation Developing countries. / Non-governmental organizations Developing countries. / Poor Developing countries. / Marginality, Social Developing countries. / Mediators (Persons) Developing countries. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / General. / PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General.
• ISBN: 9781137405302

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