Youth employment and political representation in Africa
The population in sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing and the youngest in the world, yet the politicians ruling them are typically...
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The population in sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing and the youngest in the world, yet the politicians ruling them are typically...
Published by: Wiley
Fragility and closing civic space present significant challenges for research, making research processes more onerous and difficult,...
Attempting to increase authorities' accountability for their actions has become a mainstay of development practice in recent decades....
While much is known about how citizens mobilize and make claims for accountability in more democratic, stable, and peaceful settings,...
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper highlights the case of MUVA Assistentes, a public works programme (PWP) that provided training and mentoring to young...
Published by: Wiley
In recent years, a growing literature has emerged analysing how organised citizen action can achieve more accountable and inclusive...
This article explores the nature of challenges experienced by women and how they exercise political agency in such settings—as voters, claimants, and brokers of services, and as activists.
Published by: International Journal of Qualitative Methods
How do chronically poor and marginalized citizens interact with and make claims to the different public authorities that exist in...
How do poor and marginalized people solve problems and claim rights and entitlements in places affected by conflict and where state...