This book starts out from the deep concern with contemporary tendencies towards depoliticisation of public issues and popular interests andmakes a case for rethinking more democratic popular representation.It outlines a framework for popular representation, examines key issues and experiences and provides a policy-oriented conclusion.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2009

ISBN

9780230102095

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Political History & Theory

Index

Politics & International Relations

Cover
Half-Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Notes on the Contributors
1 Introduction: The Problem Is Representation! Towards an Analytical Framework
2 What Is the Relationship Between Participation and Representation?
3 The Paradox of Civil Society Representation: Constructing New Forms of Democratic Legitimacy in Brazil
4 Symbolic Representation as Political Practice
5 School Provision, the Capacity to Aspire, and the State of Popular Representation in West Bengal
6 The Politics of Gradualismo: Popular Participation and Decentralised Governance in Mozambique
7 Representation by Design? Variations on Participatory Reforms in Brazilian Municípios
8 Patronage Democracy in Provincial Indonesia
9 Compromised Democracy: Observations on Popular Democratic Representation from Urban India
10 Trade Unions and Popular Representation: Nigeria and South Africa Compared
11 Popular Politics of Representation: New Lessons from the Pioneering Projects in Indonesia, Kerala, and the Philippines
12 From Research to Practice: Towards the Democratic Institutionalisation of Nodes for Improved Representation
References
Index