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Alternative Expressions of Citizen Voice
Background Mozambique is a context of great economic and political unpredictability, weak state institutions, closing civil society...
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16 February 2021
Shaping Social Change with Music in Maputo, Mozambique
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
In Mozambique, development programmes have traditionally drawn on music as a means to promote social transformation by educating citizens on key social development issues. Shifting the focus from music as a teaching medium to music as a rich source of information can provide vital insights into public opinion and political ideas, and significantly impact the development of citizen engagement projects.
Working Paper
2 November 2020
Alternative Expressions of Citizen Voices: The Protest Song and Popular Engagements with the Mozambican State
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This study examines Mozambican popular music to investigate three questions on empowerment and accountability. Our focus is on the protest song, conceived as those musical products that are concerned with public affairs, particularly public policy and how it affects citizens’ social, political and economic life, and the relationship between citizens and the state.