Policy making and governance structures in Zimbabwe: examining their efficacy as a conduit to equitable participation (inclusion) and social justice for rural youths

Masuku, Sikanyiso; Macheka, Tafadzwa

doi:10.1080/23311886.2020.1855742

Cited by 13 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 37 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In their exploration of public participation in Uganda district-level health planning, Kapiriri et al (2003) proved that it is possible and vital to engage the public in developing health policy despite resource limitations. Findings from other health systems, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Kenya that have explored community engagement in health policy planning and formulation provide data on the importance of health policies responsive to community needs and preferences (Maluka et al, 2011;Masuku & Macheka, 2021;Meier et al, 2012;O'Meara et al, 2011). These findings present Nigeria's public health system with opportunities to apply lessons learned, and devise strategies for incorporating similar processes into Nigerian health policy development.…”

Section: Generating and Translating People-centered Evidence For Poli...mentioning

confidence: 89%

The People-Centred Approach to Policymaking: Re-Imagining Evidence-Based Policy in Nigeria

Ndu

Ariba

Ohuruogu

2022

Glob Implement Res Appl

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The discourse on evidence-based policymaking in healthcare continues to explore sustainable solutions to current and emerging challenges. However, what constitutes evidence in health policymaking needs to be defined and agreed upon, especially in places with several forms of knowledge and ways of knowing. Researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders must understand the value of people-centred approaches to health policies, given the increased focus on equitable distribution of power and resources for sustained health outcomes. This paper argues that people's values, lived experiences, and opinions are not always adequately considered when formulating health policies, especially in countries with diverse cultural and social norms. A country, like Nigeria, with many health challenges requires health policies based on contextual knowledge, given the country's diverse lived experiences and values. Implementation researchers note that to ensure the adoption of evidence-based policies, researchers and implementers must intentionally incorporate elements for successful implementation into the planning and formulation of policies. Evidence shows that the policy development process in public health does not always adequately capture informal knowledge in the policy formulation process. With the lack of data on the role of informal knowledge in policymaking, Nigerian researchers could begin to examine the potential benefits these types of knowledge could have on policies. Future research could explore, and document experiences and lessons learned from other fields to apply these to public health.

show abstract

Section: Generating and Translating People-centered Evidence For Poli...mentioning

confidence: 89%

The People-Centred Approach to Policymaking: Re-Imagining Evidence-Based Policy in Nigeria

Ndu

Ariba

Ohuruogu

2022

Glob Implement Res Appl

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Still, widespread failure to develop and implement effective policy interventions is partly due to the limited use of research evidence in policymaking (Craig et al, 2008). Masuku and Macheka (2021) highlighted that the policymaking space in Zimbabwe is dominated by gerontocrats who form the bulk of senior technocrats and the executive. Most of these individuals in these high positions of power belong to the Zanu PF party which is more like the de-facto ruling party since the attainment of independence in 1980.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information literacy and its link to evidence-informed policymaking in Zimbabwe

Munatsi¹

2023

JIL

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper explored the link between information literacy (IL) and other factors that enable or inhibit the utilisation of research evidence in policymaking in Zimbabwe. The study assumes that if policymakers possess appropriate IL skills to access, assess, synthesise, and apply research evidence, they will naturally use the evidence to inform their policy decisions. Face-to-face interviews with 26 policymakers — technocrats selected from the Parliament of Zimbabwe and two ministries, Industry and Commerce, and Youth, Sport, and Recreation — produced evidence to inform the findings and conclusions. Data synthesis using thematic content analysis confirmed the findings. The results show that while IL skills are critical in enabling policymakers' use of research evidence, multiple other factors also influence the use of research evidence in policymaking due to the complexity of the process. The political and socioeconomic context plays a profound role because of the intricate and nonlinear nature of the policymaking process. Therefore, enhancing evidence use in policymaking revolves around strengthening IL skills at the individual level, including institutional and the broader policy ecosystem, by acknowledging and leveraging personal and institutional relationships. This insight illuminates the need to reorient IL programmes to link them to these other factors.

show abstract

“…Each province is designated a local government area depending on the subdivision, such as the provincial administrative organization (OECD), the sub-district administrative organization, and the municipality. Therefore, by choosing their representatives to exercise their political decision-making authority, local elections serve as a conduit for citizen political participation at the local level (Masuku & Macheka, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Media Knowledge Regarding Local Election Affects Undergraduates’ Participation

Chaiyaphum

Kahaban

Khuenkhaew

et al. 2023

JEI

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The purpose of this study is to investigate how familiarity with social media about local elections influences the engagement of students. The sample for this study consisted of 350 undergraduate students. The questionnaire was used as an instrument in the data collection process. The findings demonstrated that the first place to check for daily political news was Facebook, followed closely by TikTok, and then Twitter. Monitoring is done mostly daily about the regularity with which undergraduate students follow political information. Undergraduate students use electronic devices such as smartphones, iPad, other tablets, notebooks, and desktop computers to keep up with the news. A mean score of 4.30 indicates that the conduct of undergraduate students who obtain political information about local elections from social media is always favorable. The findings suggest that further study should be conducted on specific platforms to validate the impacts of social media usage in light of the distinctive characteristics of each platform.

show abstract

Policy making and governance structures in Zimbabwe: examining their efficacy as a conduit to equitable participation (inclusion) and social justice for rural youths

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

The People-Centred Approach to Policymaking: Re-Imagining Evidence-Based Policy in Nigeria

The People-Centred Approach to Policymaking: Re-Imagining Evidence-Based Policy in Nigeria

Information literacy and its link to evidence-informed policymaking in Zimbabwe

Social Media Knowledge Regarding Local Election Affects Undergraduates’ Participation

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About