Bénit-Gbaffou, Claire - In: Revue Tiers-Monde n° 196 (2008) 4, pp. 759-778
Urban social movements in Johannesburg are sidelining participatory institutions, and local councilors in particular, in order to be heard. This is due mainly to the centralization of powers in the hands of the mayor, and the fact that local councilors are primarily accountable to the dominant...