About this Research Topic
Unlike western democratic contexts where there has been an increased interest for democratic innovative practices enhancing the political visibility of marginal groups and communities, there is a dearth of scholarly research in gender participatory and deliberative democracy in Africa. Only a few works relating to countries such as Ghana, Mozambique, Malawi, Tunisia, Nigeria, and South Africa have dominated the scholarly African political literature. Meanwhile, the most engaged political science’s scholars have paid attention to traditional determinants of citizens as a way to analyze and study the enforcement of democracy in specific African countries.
Participatory and deliberative scholarly research in democracy studies have brought up the need to analyze insular and connected events that realize democratic ideals. They have put forward micro-setting and micro actions that seek to transform society and embedded practices and rules. In a wider degree, this scholarship has turned toward conceptualizing the connectivity of democratic innovations of marginalized communities while raising questions about the societal consequences (Dean, Boswell & Smith, 2019; Pary, Asenbaum & Ercan, 2021; Hendricks, Boswell & Ercan, 2020). This Research Topic will depart from these scholarship framework to explore the mending cultures and practices (Hendricks, Boswell & Ercan, 2020) in less institutionalized democracies (Hendricks, Boswell & Ercan, 2022; Manga Edimo, 2022; ) in a comparative approach by putting forward actors' capacities (Wullweber, 2022) and political strategies to mend the social, cultural and political disconnects in a globalized world. By analyzing the tools, factors and conditions of struggling groups and agents, we expect to supplement the democratic innovations scholarship with a fresh look.
We expect submissions of papers that put forward agency efforts, resources, historical experiences, and the relationships that constitute the socio-political makers of democratic repairs in less institutionalized and illiberal democracies in the Global South. Comparative approaches paying a systematic attention to early scholarly participatory and deliberative scholars' tools are particularly welcome. Meanwhile, papers should use the repair-disconnected cultures lens to address participatory processes as activities including the cultural and political struggles seeking to transform public policies and governmental practices and marginalization of small or traditional groups. Participation is viewed as a dynamic concept and transformative process showing empowerment while empowering social groups.
Papers can use different case studies in the Global South. However, they should display a transparent and consistent methodology in emphasizing each case-study.
Participatory and deliberative scholarly research in democracy studies have brought up the need to analyze insular and connected events that realize democratic ideals. They have put forward micro-setting and micro actions that seek to transform society and embedded practices and rules. In a wider degree, this scholarship has turned toward conceptualizing the connectivity of democratic innovations of marginalized communities while raising questions about the societal consequences (Dean, Boswell & Smith, 2019; Pary, Asenbaum & Ercan, 2021; Hendricks, Boswell & Ercan, 2020). This Research Topic will depart from these scholarship framework to explore the mending cultures and practices (Hendricks, Boswell & Ercan, 2020) in less institutionalized democracies (Hendricks, Boswell & Ercan, 2022; Manga Edimo, 2022; ) in a comparative approach by putting forward actors' capacities (Wullweber, 2022) and political strategies to mend the social, cultural and political disconnects in a globalized world. By analyzing the tools, factors and conditions of struggling groups and agents, we expect to supplement the democratic innovations scholarship with a fresh look.
We expect submissions of papers that put forward agency efforts, resources, historical experiences, and the relationships that constitute the socio-political makers of democratic repairs in less institutionalized and illiberal democracies in the Global South. Comparative approaches paying a systematic attention to early scholarly participatory and deliberative scholars' tools are particularly welcome. Meanwhile, papers should use the repair-disconnected cultures lens to address participatory processes as activities including the cultural and political struggles seeking to transform public policies and governmental practices and marginalization of small or traditional groups. Participation is viewed as a dynamic concept and transformative process showing empowerment while empowering social groups.
Papers can use different case studies in the Global South. However, they should display a transparent and consistent methodology in emphasizing each case-study.
Keywords: women activism, participation, marginal groups, justice, global cultures
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