Political Participation and Democratic Capability in Authoritarian - State

The book provides a theoretical and empirical exploration of the political participation and democratic capability of people living in authoritarian states, demonstrating that despite autocratic restrictions on opposition, there is still leeway for people to express themselves as political agents.

List of contents

Part I Theorising Political Participation
1. Understanding Political Participation in Diverse Societies
2. Three-Domains Political Participation Framework
Part II Institutionalised Political Identities and Culture
3. Expanding Opportunities and Infusing Values through Singapore’s Anti-Welfare System
4. Examining the Rise and Effects of Tribalism in Jordan
5. Conditionality of Participatory Agency in Belarus
Part III Participation Practices and the ‘Political’ Turn
6. Dialogues Between Culture and Politics: A case study of Cuban Revolutionary films
7. Political Education and Political Participation: A case study of Nigeria’s voter education campaign in the 2019 general election
8. Protests Through Print and Social Media: A case study of citizens’ responses to Vietnam’s Special Administrative-Economic Zone Bill
Part IV Conclusions
9. Political Participation, Agency, and Democratic Capability

About the author

Lien Pham, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Graduate Research School, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Her research interests and publications are in education and development, sociology of participation, policy, and social justice. She also provides consultancy for cross-sector research and evaluation for government agencies in Australia, non-governmental and multilateral organisations.
Ance Kaleja, PhD, is an independent researcher with a doctorate in political science from Heidelberg University in Germany. Her research interests include human rights, development, political regimes, and social justice.

Summary

The book provides a theoretical and empirical exploration of the political participation and democratic capability of people living in authoritarian states, demonstrating that despite autocratic restrictions on opposition, there is still leeway for people to express themselves as political agents.

Product details

• Authors: Ance Kaleja, Lien Pham, Lien Kaleja Pham
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367709266
• ISBN: 978-0-367-70926-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Society & culture: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Middle East, Social & political philosophy, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Development Studies, Elections & referenda, Regional Geography, Development economics & emerging economies