Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System
For the last twenty years, the concept of citizen participation and local democracy has largely been used in the local government discourse. These concepts are heavily related to the rights of citizens and democratic governance. Linking citizen participation to local government raises fundamental an...
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| author | A. F. Chikerema |
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| description | For the last twenty years, the concept of citizen participation and local democracy has largely been used in the local government discourse. These concepts are heavily related to the rights of citizens and democratic governance. Linking citizen participation to local government raises fundamental and normative questions about the nature of democracy and the skills and strategies for achieving it. This paper seeks to explore literature related to the dynamics and avenues of citizen participation and local democracy in Zimbabwean local government system. Factors which promote citizen participation and local democracy will be discussed including the issue of local government elections, participatory budget in local authorities, consultative forums, public hearings, existence of civil society organisations as well as the formal structures which exist within the local government institutions. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-53462023-01-05T13:31:20Z Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System A. F. Chikerema Midlands State University Citizen participation active participation passive participation local democracy and local government For the last twenty years, the concept of citizen participation and local democracy has largely been used in the local government discourse. These concepts are heavily related to the rights of citizens and democratic governance. Linking citizen participation to local government raises fundamental and normative questions about the nature of democracy and the skills and strategies for achieving it. This paper seeks to explore literature related to the dynamics and avenues of citizen participation and local democracy in Zimbabwean local government system. Factors which promote citizen participation and local democracy will be discussed including the issue of local government elections, participatory budget in local authorities, consultative forums, public hearings, existence of civil society organisations as well as the formal structures which exist within the local government institutions. 13 2 87 90 2023-01-05T13:31:19Z 2023-01-05T13:31:19Z 2013-07 journal article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5346 https://10.9790/0837-1328790 en IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science 2279-0845 open International Organization of Scientific Research |
| spellingShingle | Citizen participation active participation passive participation local democracy and local government A. F. Chikerema Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System |
| title | Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System |
| title_full | Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System |
| title_fullStr | Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System |
| title_short | Citizen Participation and Local Democracy in Zimbabwean Local Government System |
| title_sort | citizen participation and local democracy in zimbabwean local government system |
| topic | Citizen participation active participation passive participation local democracy and local government |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5346 https://10.9790/0837-1328790 |
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