Brief 1 : enhancing democracy in Lesotho through civic education

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dc.contributor.authorNgozwana, Nomazulu
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-21T14:06:49Z
dc.date.available2014-11-21T14:06:49Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractThis policy brief presents the challenge of democracy as a misunderstood and abused concept amongst Basotho and provides recommendations for viable civic education programmes. The challenges are faced by three key groups of Basotho. First politicians, who need to overcome the structural rigidity of party politics based on personalities and factionalism thus falling short of fulfilling their electoral promises. Second, the citizens who reside mostly in the rural communities where many tensions between the traditional and modern democratic leadership structures are taking place. Third, providers of civic education whose duty it is to educate the populace on the democratic governance processes and structures. Inadequate civic education resulted in a disjuncture between citizens and democratic governance structures. Recommendations emerging from this analysis include the need for effective civic education, which to bridge the gap between traditional and modern practices.en
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dc.identifier.citationNgozwana, N. (2014). Brief 1 : Enhancing democracy in Lesotho through civic Education. UPEACE Africa Policy Series, 1(2): 13-22.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53316
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity for Peace Africa Programme, Addis Ababa, ETen
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETYen
dc.subjectLESOTHOen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONen
dc.subjectELECTORAL SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectGOVERNANCEen
dc.subjectPOPULAR PARTICIPATIONen
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIESen
dc.subjectEDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIZATIONen
dc.subjectCIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTSen
dc.subjectBASOTHO PEOPLEen
dc.subjectCIVIC EDUCATIONen
dc.titleBrief 1 : enhancing democracy in Lesotho through civic educationen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
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