Democratic Participation in Rural Tanzania and Zambia : : The Impact of Civil Education / / Satu Riutta.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Riutta, Satu,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Figures --; Acknowledgments --; 1 Why Civic Education Matters --; 2 Understanding the Context: Tanzania and Zambia --; 3 The Effects of Civic Education on Cognition --; 4 Civic Education and Participation --; 5 Conclusion --; Appendixes --; Appendix A: The Survey Instrument --; Appendix B: Details on the Survey Items --; Appendix C: Selection of Respondents --; Appendix D: Variables Used in Regression Analyses --; List of Acronyms --; Personal Interviews --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626370845; 9783110784251
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626370845
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Satu Riutta.

Satu Riutta asks whether civic education initiatives—to which huge sums of donor funds and effort are devoted annually—actually promote political participation among the rural poor in nascent democracies. Does raising awareness about citizen rights and responsibilities increase participation? Are the effects of civic education greatest on collective or individual forms of participation? Do women respond differently than men? Drawing on a rich set of original data from villages in Tanzania and Zambia, Riutta casts new light on both the empowering effects and the limitations of civic education in the context of participatory development and democratization