Political capabilities for democratisation in Uganda: good governance or popular organisation building?

Sophie King

Third World Quarterly, 2015, vol. 36, issue 4, 741-757

Abstract: Opinion is divided about the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) to enhance the political capabilities of disadvantaged groups in neo-patrimonial contexts, and particularly through a hegemonic paradigm which seeks to advance poverty reduction through good governance. Drawing on a qualitative study of CSOs in western Uganda, this paper argues that strategies focused on increasing the participation of rural citizens in formal decentralised planning spaces may be less effective in enhancing their political capabilities than those facilitating social mobilisation through the formation of producer groups and federations. This has important implications for thinking and practice around popular empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1024436

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