Democratic participation in rural Tanzania and Zambia
Subtitle: the impact of civic education
By: by Satu Riutta.
Publisher: FirstForumPress
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781935049142
Subjects: Civics -- Study and teaching -- Tanzania; Civics -- Study and teaching -- Zambia; Democracy and education -- Tanzania; Democracy and education -- Zambia; Adult education -- Tanzania; Adult education -- Zambia
Description: "Satu Riutta asks whether civic education initiatives - to which huge sums of donor funds and effort are devoted annually - actually promote political participation among the rural poor in nascent democracies. Does raising awareness about citizen rights and responsibilities increase participation? Are the effects of civic education greatest on collective or individual forms of participation? Do women respond differently than men? Drawing on a rich set of original data from villages in Tanzania and Zambia, Riutta casts new light on both the empowering effects and the limitations of civic education in the context of participatory development and democratization"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.