Bagenda, Justine
(2007)
The Challenges of Community Participation
in Decentralization Processes in Uganda: A
Case Study of Kibaale District.
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice, 4.
ISSN 2009-6976
Abstract
Assumptions have been made about many development concepts.
This paper addresses the assumptions made about the community
participation in decentralization processes using a case study of Kibaale
District in Uganda. The main argument is that community participation in
decentralization processes is often taken for granted. Practical evidence
reveals that communities are not homogeneous in nature. They include
people from all walks of life including peasants, businesspersons,
property owners, marginalized among others. The majority of the
communities in developing nations in general and Uganda in particular
are comprised of the poor. These people lack the ‘political tools’ such
as information, literacy, power and money, which are necessary to
enable them to effectively participate in decentralization processes. The
conclusion is that the poor in the communities remain excluded from
participating in decentralization processes as long as they lack these
necessary tools.
Item Type: |
Article
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Keywords: |
Challenges; Community Participation;
Decentralization Processes; Uganda; Case Study; Kibaale District; Kimmage Development Studies Centre; |
Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > International Development |
Item ID: |
10197 |
Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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Date Deposited: |
09 Nov 2018 10:36 |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice |
Publisher: |
Kimmage Development Studies Centre |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Funders: |
Irish Aid funded Higher Education Authority Grant |
URI: |
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Use Licence: |
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