This book brings together multidisciplinary perspectives to explore how political values and acts of resistance impact the delivery of social justice in post-colonial states.

Everyday life in post-colonial states, such as South Africa and Zimbabwe, is characterized by injustices that have both a historical and contemporary nature. From fishers in Cape Town accused of poaching, to residents of Bulawayo demanding access to water, this book focuses on the relationship between the state and groups that have been historically oppressed due to being on the margins of the political, economic and social system. It draws on empirical research from 12 scholars looking at cases in Brazil, India, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Chapters explore questions such as what citizens, especially those from marginalized groups, want from the state. The book looks at the political values of citizens and how these are formed in the process of engaging with the state and through everyday injustices. It also asks why and how citizens resist the state, with examples of protest, as well as less visible forms of resistance reflecting complex histories and power relations. Finally, the book explores how narratives and counter-narratives reveal the nature of political values and perceptions of what is just. Taken together these elements show the evolution of post-colonial social contracts.

Examining important themes in political science, anthropology, sociology and urban geography, this book will appeal to scholars and students interested in political values, justice, social movements and resistance.

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Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2021

ISBN

9781000362145

Edition

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Colonialism & Post-Colonialism

Index

Politics & International Relations

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Foreword
Introduction: Seeking social justice in the post-colonial state
Chapter 1: Surfacing political values: Narratives of justice in Cape Town, South Africa
Chapter 2: Silent citizens and resistant texts: Reading hidden narratives
Chapter 3: A moral economy of citizenship in post-apartheid South Africa?
Chapter 4: Fractured social contracts: The moral economy of protest and poaching in Cape Town, South Africa
Chapter 5: Spectators of protest: Concerns from an online neighbourhood facebook group
Chapter 6: ‘This is our water!’: The politics of locality and the commons in the city of Bulawayo
Chapter 7: The social contract, the state and Adivasi protests against large-scale mining in India
Chapter 8: Claiming agency by telling a counter-story in court: Adivasis v. ‘encounter’ killings in India
Chapter 9: Including the excluded: Interests and values in the Brazilian public health care system
Chapter 10: Negotiating foreign policy from below: Voice, participation and protest
Index