Title: Expert advocacy for the marginalised : how and why democratic mediation matters to deepening democracy in the global South

Authors: Piper, Laurence and Von Lieres, Bettina

Place: Brighton

Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)

Year: 2011

Journal: IDS working paper

Volume: 364

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: democracy, mediation, political participation, civil society, poverty alleviation, social justice, governance, nongovernmental organizations, south africa, brazil, andhra pradesh, india, bangladesh, angola

Abstract: Different kinds of democratic mediation are reviewed: mediation as professional advocacy; mediation as representational entrepreneurship; and, mediation as citizenship development. In the last case, the empowerment of communities typically has a mostly positive impact on local governance.

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2040-0209.2011.00364_2.x/pdf

Document type: Portal