TY  - BOOK
AU  - György Széll
AU  - Dasarath Chetty
PY  - 2018
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783631776292
TI  - Making Popular Participation Real
T2  - African and International Experiences
DO  - 10.3726/b15007
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1110743
N2  - The onset of democracy in South Africa provided South Africans with the opportunity to build a truly democratic, non-racial, non-sexist society in which there would be opportunity for all to make material, social and intellectual progress. This vision was enshrined in a Constitution intent on deepening democracy by treating people with dignity and ensuring that democratic participation was not restricted to a trip to the voting booth once every five years. To give democracy real meaning, the Constitution declared that municipalities, in particular, must facilitate public participation for true legitimacy in its development endeavours. Various mechanisms have been put in place to achieve this objective, but the process has not been without its impediments and difficulties. This book reviews the context, approaches and challenges to the public participation process using international comparisons.
KW  - Participative Democracy, Municipalities, International comparisons, E-citizenship & government, Corruption, Values
LA  - English
ER  -