Decentralisation, local politics and the construction of women's citizenship : Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania
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2006
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Centre for Basic Research, Kampala, UG
Abstract
The Centre for Basic Research (CBR) carries out research in areas of constitutionalism, civil society, governance, gender, environment, and labour. The ‘Decentralization, Local Politics and the Construction of Women's Citizenship Project’ is supported under a new IDRC project initiative. During the workshop a number of points were raised - one being the need to include cultural rights, because in the case of Uganda, it is cultural rights that have a direct impact on the socio-economic and political rights of women. Under decentralization, women are immersed into cultural norms that can pull them backwards. The report covers workshop presentations and discussions.
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UGANDA, KENYA, TANZANIA, DECENTRALISATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, GENDER, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, WOMEN, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES