Public participation, political representation and accountability: the case of violence prevention through urban upgrading (VPUU) in Harare Khayelitsha, in Cape Town
type: CreativeWork
description: 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 democracy mechanisms. Pertaining to this, ward committees were introduced as the main participatory vehicle of local governance and in addition, the government has also implemented alternative instruments such as izimbizos and the integrated development planning (IDP) process to engage citizens in local governance.
abstract: 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 democracy mechanisms. Pertaining to this, ward committees were introduced as the main participatory vehicle of local governance and in addition, the government has also implemented alternative instruments such as izimbizos and the integrated development planning (IDP) process to engage citizens in local governance.
author: Cloete, Jacob
keywords: Participation, Representation, Accountability, Democracy, Local governance, Urban upgrading, Ward committees, Violence prevention, Khayelitsha, Civil society, Traditional leaders
license: https://uwcscholar.uwc.ac.za/bitstreams/2a3169b5-210a-4094-8862-1c027b2b7ca1/download
date published: 2012
date modified: 2026-07-24T06:00:30Z
provider: University of the Western Cape
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of the Western Cape