This paper aims to analyse government-developed citizen participation mechanisms in
South Africa against the backdrop of Participatory Action Research (PAR) as a community …

Mubangizi BC, Gray M. Putting the 'public'into public service delivery for social welfare in
South Africa Int J Soc Welfare 2011: 20: 212–219© 2010 The Author (s), International …

This article makes a theoretical comparative examination of citizen-driven approaches in the
fight against corruption in Uganda's and South Africa's local government systems. These …

Concerning the role of citizens in participative democracy the urgent question is whether the
ward committee structure could, as intended, help to develop a bridge between local …

The democratic transition in South Africa was accompanied by large-scale institutional re-
engineering at all levels of government. This was an extremely complex process in local …

Urban Politics After Apartheid presents an understanding of gendered urban politics in
South Africa as an interactive process. Based on long-term fieldwork in the former townships …

Much is written on the importance of participatory communication and its role in uplifting
indigent communities. As the closest government sphere to communities, local government …

The role of civil society in the democratization process in Africa has been an area of intense
debate in recent times. High poverty levels, coupled with the inability of many African …

The debate on democracy revolves around the importance of civil society participation and
collaboration, specifically in local government; hence the need to create an enabling …

A democratic government should adhere to firm public administration principles, legal
instruments, structures and mechanisms. However, providing these elements is insufficient …