Mediated Citizenship: The Informal Politics of Speaking for Citizens in the Global South - Paperback

by Kenneth A. Loparo (Editor), L. Piper (Editor)

Drawing on case studies from the global South, this book explores the politics of mediated citizenship in which citizens are represented to the state through third party intermediaries. The studies show that mediation is both widely practiced and multi-directional and that it has an important role to play in deepening democracy in the global South.

Author Biography

Claire Bénit-Gbaffou, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Deepta Chopra, Institute of Development Studies, India Brahm Fleisch, Wits School of Education, South Africa Lopita Huq, BRAC University, India Paul Kingston, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada Simeen Mahmud, BRAC University, India Ranjita Mohanty, University of New Delhi, India Roberta Rice, University of Guelph, Canada Steven Robins, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Shylashri Shankar, University of New Delhi, India Alex Shankland, University of Sussex, UK Laura Trajber Waisbich, Brazilian Centre of Analysis and Planning, Brazil Joanna Wheeler, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa