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Author:   John Gaventa ,  Rosemary McGee ,  Rabéa Naciri ,  Amita Baviskar
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 13.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781848133860

ISBN 10:   1848133863
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   08 April 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction: Making Change Happen: Citizen action and national policy reform - John Gaventa and Rosemary McGee 1. Gaining Comprehensive AIDS Treatment in South Africa: the extraordinary 'ordinary' - Steven Friedman 2. Redistributing land in the Philippines: social movements and state reformers - Saturnino M. Borras Jr. and Jennifer C. Franco 3. Reducing Maternal Mortality in Mexico: building vertical alliances for change - Michael D. Layton, Beatriz Campillo Carrete, Ireri Ablanedo Terrazas, Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez 4. Protecting the Child in Chile: civil Society and the state - Claudio Fuentes 5. Winning the Right to Information in India: Is knowledge power? - Amita Baviskar 6. Democratising Urban Policy in Brazil: participation and the right to the city - Leonardo Avritzer 7. Winning Women's Rights in Morocco: cultural Adaptations and Islamic family law - Alexandra Pittman and Rabéa Naciri 8. Re/Forming Laws to Secure Women's Rights in Turkey: The campaign on the Penal Code - Pinar Ilkkaracan

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'A treasure trove of ideas and experiences drawn from not just one, but eight fascinating examples of successful social and political change. Gaventa and McGee offer ideas, inspiration and hope to activists everywhere. Indispensable.' - Duncan McGreen, Head of Research, Oxfam House 'In contrast to the widespread emphasis on the local and global, this volume brings the national back in to the literature on citizen action and policy reform The editors bring together a remarkably diverse array of highly original case studies, capped off with a compelling and accessible analytical synthesis of lessons learned.' - Jonathan Fox, author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico 'Citizen Action and National Policy : Making Change Happen could not be better timed... The current scenario for civil society, in both national and global contexts. is all too often characterised by severe democratic deficits and the capture of governance by elites. This book provides reasons to hope that citizens can effect significant policy change, tangible lessons in doing so effectively and realistic assessments of the potential pitfalls. As importantly, it clearly establishes an evidence base of the value of approaches whose impact and effectiveness are hard to demonstrate: international agreements and covenants; collaboration - South-South, South-North and between civil society and government; the rights-based approach; and investments in building and strengthening democratic states and civil society infrastructure. For democratic governments and civil society alike, the cases provide a critical counter-argument against claims that citizen participation in governance is either inefficient, ineffective or both. The compelling combination of frontline perspectives of each struggle with intelligent, strategic analysis of the factors that led to success or failure, make this publication an enlightening read for anyone with an interest in reducing the democratic deficits that bedevil the quest for equity and justice.' - Ingrid Srinath, CIVICUS

Author Information

John Gaventa is a Research Professor and Fellow in the Participation, Power and Social Change Team at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. A political sociologist by training, he has written widely on issues of power, citizen action, participation and democracy, including the award winning Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley (1980) and Global Citizen Action (2001). He is the director of the Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability. Rosemary McGee is a Research Fellow in the Participation, Power and Social Change Team at the Institute of Development Studies since 1999. She has extensive work experience in policy and programme posts in the international development NGO sector.

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