Locating women in the Tanzanian decentralization history : progress, problems and future research issues

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2007

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Centre for Basic Research, Kampala, UG

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The larger research project seeks to problematise the link between democracy, decentralisation and women's citizenship, looking at concrete realities in three countries: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The research relates specifically to the arena of social citizenship, and interrogates how the dynamics of gender-based power plays out in decentalised spaces, with consequences for women's citizenship. The paper covers the conceptual framework, main arguments for introducing decentralization policy, as well as opportunities that these programmes may present for women in Tanzania.

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GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GENDER EQUALITY, CITIZENSHIP, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION, DECENTRALIZATION, CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, TANZANIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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