In:
Journal of Asian and African Studies, SAGE Publications, Vol. 45, No. 2 ( 2010-04), p. 209-225
Abstract:
In the academic literature, civil society is often conceptualized in terms of objectifications and subject—object dichotomies. This is the case with regard to both social movements and non-governmental organizations. This article seeks to transcend such argumentation by providing ‘thick descriptions’ of the agency of farm workers and civil society in the context of land reform in contemporary Zimbabwe. We examine a land-based social movement (and the role of farm workers within it) and the involvement of a particular non-governmental organization in farm worker livelihoods. On this basis, we offer a re-formulation of civil society as a social field marked by ambivalences and tensions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0021-9096
,
1745-2538
DOI:
10.1177/0021909609357417
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2010
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2040418-9
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0
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6,24
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6,31
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6,23
