Browsing Magister Commercii - Mcom (Political Studies) by Author "Piper, Laurence"
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Public participation, political representation and accountability: the case of violence prevention through urban upgrading (VPUU) in Harare Khayelitsha, in Cape Town
Cloete, Jacob (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The aim is to deepen the South African democracy at all levels of government. However, as local government is “the closest to the people” it is regarded by government as the most appropriate sphere to implement participatory ... -
Understanding how vulnerable women engage the state through participation: Advocating for sex workers’ rights in Cape Town
Moloto, Ponatshego M. (University of the Western Cape, 2022)In recent years, the unequal distribution of citizens’ rights and benefits for women in the sex work industry has become a major political and social issue in South Africa. This mini-thesis argues that women in this ... -
What causes election-related conflict within democracies :a case study of Lesotho
Letsie, Tlohang Willie (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This research sought to understand the nature of election-related conflict and what needs to be done to arrest the eruption of such conflict in Lesotho. It sought the opinions of selectively respondents who have been ...