Title: Identity politics & decentralization : \"a study on democratic participation of indigenous people in Guatemala\"

Authors: Meerendonk, Tim van de

Place: [Utrecht

Publisher: Author]

Year: 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: political representation, indigenous populations, cultural aspects, leadership, democracy, decentralization in government, guatemala

Abstract: The interrelationships between decentralization, participatory citizenship, and identity politics are examined, using the case of Nebaj, a village in the northern highlands of Guatemala, where a change of mayor provided new space for a people that had long been barred from proper representation.

URL: http://igitur-archive.library.uu.nl/student-theses/2012-1003-200529/T.%20van%20de%20Meerendonk.pdf

Document type: Portal