Verfasst von:	Ngwane, Trevor [VerfasserIn]
Titel:	Amakomiti
Titelzusatz:	grassroots democracy in South African shack settlements
Verf.angabe:	Trevor Ngwane
Verlagsort:	London
Verlag:	Pluto Press
Jahr:	2021
Umfang:	xvii, 209 Seiten
Illustrationen:	Illustrationen
Format:	22 cm
Gesamttitel/Reihe:	Wildcat: workers' movements and global capitalism
ISBN:	978-0-7453-4199-6
	978-0-7453-4200-9
Abstract:	"Can people who live in shantytowns, shacks and favelas teach us anything about democracy? About how to govern society in a way that is inclusive, participatory and addresses popular needs? This book argues that they can. In a study conducted in dozens of South Africa's shack settlements, where more than 9 million people live, Trevor Ngwane finds thriving shack dwellers' committees that govern local life, are responsive to popular needs and provide a voice for the community. These committees, called 'amakomiti' in the Zulu language, organize the provision of basic services such as water, sanitation, public works and crime prevention especially during settlement establishment. Amakomiti argues that, contrary to common perception, slum dwellers are in fact an essential part of the urban population, whose political agency must be recognized and respected. In a world searching for democratic alternatives that serve the many and not the few, it is to the shantytowns, rather than the seats of political power, that we should turn."
URL:	Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/174938647X.pdf
Schlagwörter:	(s)Demokratie / (s)Slum
Sprache:	eng
Bibliogr. Hinweis:	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Ngwane, Trevor: Amakomiti. - 1st ed.. - London : Pluto Press, 2021. - 1 online resource (241 pages)
	Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Ngwane, Trevor: Amakomiti. - 1st ed.. - London : Pluto Press, 2021. - 1 online resource (226 pages)
Sach-SW:	Comités de citoyens - Afrique du Sud
	Comités de citoyens - Activité politique - Afrique du Sud
	Bidonvilles - Afrique du Sud - Administration - Participation des citoyens
K10plus-PPN:	174938647X