Contesting the ‘Active’ in Active Citizenship: Youth Activism in Cape Town, South Africa
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Space and Polity. 2017-06-02, vol. 21, n° 2, p. 173 - 190
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
English Abstract
In post-apartheid South Africa, efforts to encourage practices of citizenship and new citizens who will act in ways that support communities and the nation are promoted by government policies and networks of international ...Read more >
In post-apartheid South Africa, efforts to encourage practices of citizenship and new citizens who will act in ways that support communities and the nation are promoted by government policies and networks of international organizations, civil society groups, and NGOs. In this paper, we analyse the pedagogy of citizenship that is common in these efforts and the role of 'active citizenship' within it. Relying on interviews with leaders of NGOs and activist groups and on participatory research with six organizations, we examine the ways in which different meanings andRead less <
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