The Dynamic Nature of Citizenship and Participation: Lessons from Three Rural Senegalese Case Studies

Patterson, Amy S.

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“…While numerous other Senegalese faithbased groups carry out social projects, Muslim groups are in the majority, reflecting Senegal's Muslim-majority population. Research on Senegalese Muslim groups' social projects has included special focus on education (Leichtman 2009;Ware 2009), health (Foley 2010), agriculture (Patterson 1999;Perry 2000), and women's empowerment (Leichtman 2009;Sieveking 2007). Education is often the most prominent focus, whether specifically Quranic schools or schools that provide Quranic education alongside other academic subjects.…”

Section: Ndem's Historical Narrative and Ngo Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Under President Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal's newly independent state in the 1960s and 1970s relied on local contacts to manage nationalized agriculture (Diouf 1992:118), so that only a few local elites had lucrative access to state resources. This narrow chain of access eventually weakened private businesses because farmers were forced to rely on state patronage (Boone 1995;Cruise O'Brien 1971;Patterson 1999;Schmidt 2009). africatoday 58 (4) Additional obstacles-including land degradation and French withdrawal of price subsidies in 1967-contributed to economic and environmental crises of the first decades of independence.…”

Section: Central Senegal's Agricultural Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In 1984, Senegal adopted the World Bank's policy of shifting economic burdens of agriculture from the state to local organizations (Duruflé 1995:74;Lecomte 1992: 88). Senegal's structural-readjustment policies reduced funding for education, health care, and agriculture, and thus eliminated state-sponsored agricultural cooperatives (Ka and van de Walle 1992;Patterson 1999;Perry 2000). In part because of this change in state economic strategies, and in part because of the early 1980s drought, agricultural incomes fell during this decade, discouraging local production and increasing the need for foreign food aid (Quiroga 1990).…”

Section: Central Senegal's Agricultural Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In part because of this change in state economic strategies, and in part because of the early 1980s drought, agricultural incomes fell during this decade, discouraging local production and increasing the need for foreign food aid (Quiroga 1990). In the place of state-dominated enterprises, communities and private businesses organized and the informal sector grew, relying on regional and international marketplaces instead of the state alone (Patterson 1999;Perry 2000).…”

Section: Central Senegal's Agricultural Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Patterson, 1999). They are MBOSCUDA's driving force in local action, and might increasingly constitute a local and feminine sphere of 'informal' political interaction (Lister, 1997, pp.…”

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Transnational NGDOS and participatory forms of rights‐based development: converging with the local politics of citizenship in Cameroon

Hickey

2002

J of Intl Development

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The transmission of 'participatory development' by transnational non-governmental development organizations (NGDOs) to local 'partners' in developing countries is today widely criticized, often because of an apparent failure to attain the essentially political goal of 'empowerment'. This article argues that this problem relates closely to a failure amongst NGDOs to engage with the political context in which 'citizenship participation' is contested in developing countries. Case study material reveals how one participatory development intervention has converged with a particular moment in the trajectory of citizenship formation amongst the target group, and with the local politics of citizenship in Cameroon more broadly, in ways that have, at best, ambiguous implications for the 'empowerment' of the local participants. The paper concludes by discussing how 'rights-based' approaches might overcome these problems, and the challenge that this poses for the transnational development community. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Addressing global economic inequalities in local ways in Senegal's artisanal workshops

Cochrane

2015

Economic Anthropology

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Central Senegal was once a thriving agricultural area, but over the past century, it has struggled with repeated droughts, rising temperatures, and land mismanagement. In addition, global inequalities, including colonialism, unequal energy use, and international trade inequities, have escalated both climate change and economic insecurities worldwide. These inequalities in turn have affected local environments and economies. Throughout these long‐term crises, in central Senegal, communities have relied on religious networks. Leaders of local economic development projects also work through these networks to rebuild their communities. This article focuses on the extent to which residents of two towns have used these participatory networks to address environmental and economic challenges. Their varied experiences show the importance of using a region's social foundations in communities' work toward financial viability. This article argues that local development projects that use these existing strengths as organizing principles are able to adapt to persistent challenges more successfully than those that do not. Existing networks that strengthen communities also strengthen their efforts to become sustainable.

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The Dynamic Nature of Citizenship and Participation: Lessons from Three Rural Senegalese Case Studies

Cited by 36 publications

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Religious Motivations for Local Economic Development in Senegal

Religious Motivations for Local Economic Development in Senegal

Transnational NGDOS and participatory forms of rights‐based development: converging with the local politics of citizenship in Cameroon

Addressing global economic inequalities in local ways in Senegal's artisanal workshops

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