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The dynamics of donor and domestic elite interaction in Mozambique: formal decentralisation and informal power structures
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Abstract This paper analyses the interaction of domestic political elites and external donors against the backdrop of Mozambique's decentralisation process. The empirical research at national and local levels supports the hypothesis that informal power structures influence the dynamics of this interaction. C... view more
This paper analyses the interaction of domestic political elites and external donors against the backdrop of Mozambique's decentralisation process. The empirical research at national and local levels supports the hypothesis that informal power structures influence the dynamics of this interaction. Consequently, this contributes to an outcome of externally induced democratisation different to what was intended by external actors. The decentralisation process has been utilised by ruling domestic elites for political purposes. Donors have rather focused on the technical side and ignored this informal dimension. By analysing the diverging objectives and perceptions of external and internal actors, as well as the instrumentalisation of formal democratic structures, it becomes clear, that the ‘informal has to be seen as normal'. At a theoretical level, the analysis contributes to elite-oriented approaches of post-conflict democratisation by adding 'the informal' as an additional factor for the dynamics of external-internal interaction. At a policy level, external actors need to take more into account informal power structures and their ambivalence for state-building and democratisation.... view less
Keywords
democratization; structure; power; interaction; ethnography; legitimation; decentralization; Mozambique; political influence; donation; political actor; political elite
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
informelle Machtstruktur
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 321-346
Journal
Conflict, Security and Development, 18 (2018) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2018.1483555
ISSN
1478-1174
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed