Clientelism as civil society? Unpacking the relationship between clientelism and democracy at the local level in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAnciano, Fiona
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-20T08:32:57Z
dc.date.available2018-09-20T08:32:57Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis article, building on analyses from the global south, attempts to reframe democratic expectations by considering where previously maligned practices such as clientelism may hold moments of democracy. It does so by comparing the theory of civil society with that of clientelism, and its African counterpart neo-patrimonialism. It argues that clientelism as civil society may fulfil democratic tasks such as holding the (local) state accountable, strengthening civil and political liberties and providing channels of access for previously marginalised groups. Clientelism is not necessarily a reflection of imposed power relations but, at times, can demonstrate a conscious political strategy, to generate development, on the part of its protagonists.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationAnciano, F. (2017). Clientelism as civil society? Unpacking the relationship between clientelism and democracy at the local level in South Africa. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 53(4): 593–611.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-9096
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909617709487
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4062
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909617709487
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectClientelismen_US
dc.subjectCivil societyen_US
dc.subjectDemocracyen_US
dc.subjectNeo-patrimonialismen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectState captureen_US
dc.titleClientelism as civil society? Unpacking the relationship between clientelism and democracy at the local level in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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