Critical agency, resistance and a post-colonial civil society

Richmond, Oliver P.

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“…In the attempt to offer a more nuanced account of peacebuilding, resistance has been made central to the critique of the liberal peace. Over the decade since 2006, different works have offered a more sustained theorisation of resistance in this context (Keranen 2013;Mac Ginty 2006Mitchell 2011a;Newman and Richmond 2006;Richmond 2009aRichmond , 2011aRichmond , 2011bRichmond , 2012Richmond and Mitchell 2012a;Zanotti 2006). They have argued that international peacebuilding is a complex process that local societies shape and oppose with multiple strategies.…”

Section: Everyday Resistance Peacebuilding and State-makingmentioning

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Everyday Resistance, Peacebuilding and State-making : Insights from 'Africa's World War'

Heredia¹

2017

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Everyday Resistance, Peacebuilding and State-making : Insights from 'Africa's World War'

Heredia¹

2017

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“…Resistance is the key element of critical agengy (Richmond, 2011). The term resistance is commonly used with a negative connotation to indicate an oppositional action to something that one disapproves or disagrees with (Sanino, 2009).…”

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“…Resistence begins with individuals who reject 'common sense' to subvert what is deemed an oppressive social practice (Richmond, 2011). Resistence is the means by which power and hegemony are resisted either discursively (counter discourses) or in terms of social practices (Foucault 1984(Foucault & 1976.…”

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Resistance, Critical Agency and Initiatives of Black Post-School Youth, Facilitators and Organisers in a Black Township in South Africa

Naidoo¹

2017

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The Post-school Education and Training (PSET) policy seeks to address the education and training needs of post-school youth not in education, employment nor training (NEET). The problem of youth NEET has been researched from many perspectives. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the responses, views and actions of post-school youth NEET living in this precarious situation. This paper analyses the resistance, critical agency and initiatives of youth; organisers; and facilitators at a youth development and organisation centre in a township in Gauteng. The study is framed by the notion of 'critical' agency (Gramsci: 1971) and Bourdieu's concept of 'strategies' that mediate structure and agency. These concepts enable a focus on critical agency that emerge within severely constraining social conditions. Data were collected through the following sources and methods: from a 'youth dialogue' amongst engaged youth; ethnographic interviews with post-school youth themselves; interviews with key individuals such as organisers, leaders and facilitators of programmes; and observations of literacy classes offered at the centre. Data analysis revealed resistant counter discourses amongst the youth to school and current PSET; acceptance of education for employment; desire for higher quality education; and clear ideas of alternative pedagogies. In addition to these counter discourses the paper highlights the critical agency of key individuals in the face of debilitating structural constraints. Implications for the post school education and training system are raised and some recommendations are made.

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“…By contrast, process-based theories of post-conflict institutional legitimacy hold that the procedures by which institutions operate are equally important for building legitimacy (e.g., Brinkerhoff 2007;Brinkerhoff et al, 2012;Chesterman, 2007;Donais, 2009;Richmond, 2011). These approaches to building post-conflict legitimacy are premised on procedural mechanisms designed to foster a sense of inclusiveness in the new political system.…”

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Rebuilding Government Legitimacy in Post-Conflict Societies: Case Studies of Nepal and Afghanistan

Cherney¹,

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2015

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Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. REPORT DATE SEP 20152. REPORT TYPE SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) AOARD, UNIT 45002, APO, AP, 96338-5002 SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) AFRL/AFOSR/IOA(AOARD) SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S) AOARD-124052 DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release; distribution unlimited SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES ABSTRACTLegitimacy is central to citizens??? perception and acceptance of power and authority. As such, rebuilding institutional legitimacy is essential for stability in post-conflict societies. In this project we explore the factors that lead citizens to view their government as legitimate following the reconstruction of central government institutions after a conflict. We draw on a broad range of theories to investigate post-conflict legitimacy in Nepal. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports (0704-0188), 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. SUBJECT TERMS PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) 09-09-2015 REPORT TYPE PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)University of Queensland St Lucia Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBERN/A SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)AOARD UNIT 45002 APO AP 96338-5002 SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S)AFRL/AFOSR/IOA(AOARD) SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S)AOARD-124052 DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENTDistribution A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES AB...

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Critical agency, resistance and a post-colonial civil society

Cited by 82 publications

References 60 publications

Everyday Resistance, Peacebuilding and State-making : Insights from 'Africa's World War'

Everyday Resistance, Peacebuilding and State-making : Insights from 'Africa's World War'

Resistance, Critical Agency and Initiatives of Black Post-School Youth, Facilitators and Organisers in a Black Township in South Africa

Rebuilding Government Legitimacy in Post-Conflict Societies: Case Studies of Nepal and Afghanistan

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