Citizens’ Political Knowledge and the State of Local Governance Interest Determination in Uganda

IF 1.1 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
John Mary Kanyamurwa, Joseph Okeyo Obosi
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: The state of citizens’ political knowledge in shaping local governance interest formulation patterns has been identified as a vital mechanism in democratic systems for centuries. Nevertheless, political knowledge proficiencies remain remarkably scanty among ordinary citizens in the developing world, with significantly few studies directly engaging this local governance reality. The paper discusses how political knowledge influences the changing local interest determination dynamics to reinforce local governance functionality in Uganda. From a sample size of 99 respondents, the study used descriptive qualitative methods and techniques to collect data and analyze the responses. The study found out that notwithstanding institutional inconsistencies, local farmers were considerably more influential in local interest determination compared to politically erudite citizen groups. There were limited structures for citizen participation in decision-making processes, yet likewise found nascent progressive virtual platforms for local interests’ deliberations mostly based on digital and traditional media platforms. The nature of drivers which framed political knowledge were typically influenced by structural, political, economic and international dynamics. The study recommended that in order to address the local citizen participation constraints, profound local governance policy transformation interventions should be embarked on to reinforce local infrastructure, the local economy and expansion of education and the democratic space for civil society agencies’ operations.
乌干达公民政治知识与地方治理利益决定状况
几个世纪以来,公民的政治知识状况在塑造地方治理利益形成模式方面一直被认为是民主制度中的一个重要机制。然而,在发展中国家的普通公民中,政治知识的熟练程度仍然非常少,很少有研究直接涉及地方治理的现实。本文讨论了政治知识如何影响不断变化的地方利益决定动态,以加强乌干达的地方治理功能。从99个受访者的样本大小,研究使用描述性定性的方法和技术来收集数据和分析的回应。研究发现,尽管存在制度上的不一致,但与政治上博学的公民团体相比,当地农民在地方利益决定方面的影响力要大得多。公民参与决策过程的结构有限,但同样发现了新兴的进步虚拟平台,主要基于数字和传统媒体平台,用于地方利益的审议。构成政治知识的驱动因素的性质通常受到结构、政治、经济和国际动态的影响。该研究建议,为了解决地方公民参与的制约因素,应开展深刻的地方治理政策转型干预措施,以加强地方基础设施、地方经济和扩大教育,并为民间社会机构的运作提供民主空间。
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