Participatory Governance through ward committee and traditional council structures at Intsika Yethu Municipality
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2020
Authors
Dantile, Julius Jabavu
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Participatory governance is a theoretical method within the deliberative and participatory democracy theories. These theories promote the participation of individual citizens in the political decision-making processes to ensure public reasoning and public voice. This research study explored how participatory governance is facilitated at Intsika Yethu Local Municipality (IYLM). It examined the dimensions of participatory governance as theoretical and conceptual frameworks. These include deliberations, decision-making, interactional justice, legitimacy and trust, and monitoring and accountability. Some of the aspects of these dimensions provided the thematic framework to craft research questions, to collect, analyse and interpret data based on theoretical propositions of participatory governance. The research study established that participatory governance is facilitated at IYLM through ward committees lead by the ward councillors and traditional councils under traditional leadership. Ward Councillors working together with traditional leaders hold frequent meetings at ward and community levels. They both participate in the deliberations and decision-making processes through the municipal council meetings and council portfolio committees. Despite systematic and institutional discrepancies which lead to conflictual interactions at some levels, data presented a fair picture of collaborations and partnerships fostered at IYLM
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in 50% requirement for the degree of Master of Management in the Public Policy, 2020
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UCTD, PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE, WARD COMMITTEE, INTSIKA YETHU MUNICIPALITY, Participatory governance