
Democracy Disconnected
Participation and Governance in a City of the South
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2018
Book
Hardback
262 pages
978-1-138-54105-4 (ISBN)
Description
Why is dissatisfaction with local democracy endemic, despite the spread of new participatory institutions? This book argues that a key reason is the limited power of elected local officials, especially to produce the City. City Hall lacks control over key aspects of city decision-making, especially under conditions of economic globalisation and rapid urbanisation in the urban South.
Demonstrated through case studies of daily politics in Hout Bay, Democracy Disconnected shows how Cape Town residents engage local rule. In the absence of democratic control, urban rule in the Global South becomes a complex and contingent framework of multiple and multilevel forms of urban governance (FUG) that involve City Hall, but are not directed by it. Bureaucratic governance coexists alongside market, developmental and informal forms of governance. This disconnect of democracy from urban governance segregates people spatially, socially, but also politically. Thus, while the residents of Hout Bay may live next to each other, they do not live with each other.
This book will be a valuable resource for students on programmes such as urban studies, political science, sociology, development studies, and political geography.
Demonstrated through case studies of daily politics in Hout Bay, Democracy Disconnected shows how Cape Town residents engage local rule. In the absence of democratic control, urban rule in the Global South becomes a complex and contingent framework of multiple and multilevel forms of urban governance (FUG) that involve City Hall, but are not directed by it. Bureaucratic governance coexists alongside market, developmental and informal forms of governance. This disconnect of democracy from urban governance segregates people spatially, socially, but also politically. Thus, while the residents of Hout Bay may live next to each other, they do not live with each other.
This book will be a valuable resource for students on programmes such as urban studies, political science, sociology, development studies, and political geography.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
47 s/w Abbildungen, 35 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 12 s/w Zeichnungen, 3 s/w Tabellen
3 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white; 35 Halftones, black and white; 47 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
584 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-54105-4 (9781138541054)
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Participation and Governance in a City of the South
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Participation and Governance in a City of the South
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Participation and Governance in a City of the South
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Persons
Fiona Anciano is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Her research areas include civil society, democracy, and urban politics.
Laurence Piper is Professor of Political Studies at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa and visiting Professor at the University West, Sweden. His research area is urban politics in the Global South.
Laurence Piper is Professor of Political Studies at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa and visiting Professor at the University West, Sweden. His research area is urban politics in the Global South.
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University of the Western Cape, South Africa
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Content
Introduction: The paradox of more participation and less satisfaction with democracy 1. The Republic of Hout Bay: A house divided 2. A River of Grime: governing water and waste 3. Selling the Mountain: property, housing and neo-apartheid segregation 4. Defending the shack: the politics of developmental governance 5. Poaching the bay: turning fisherfolk into smugglers 6. Upgrading Imizamo Yethu: contests of governance and belonging 7. Taxis, Violence and Leadership in Imizamo Yethu 8. Protesting Chapman's Peak Toll Road: Market governance versus environmental politics 9. Guarding the bay: securing safety beyond the police Conclusion: democracy, governance, and neo- apartheid