Democratic Deepening or the Politics of Particularism: How State Institutions May Undergird or Undermine Participatory Development

• In Event: Advances in African Politics

Brief Overview

Why does participatory governance succeed or fail? A study of development projects in Tanzania shows that the state may affect both citizens’ willingness to engage in such processes as well as their strategies and aims once involved.

Authors

• Marcia Grimes, Dept of Political Science, University of Gothenburg

• Frida Boräng, University of Gothenburg