Book Launch: Legitimation as Political Practice: Crafting Everyday Authority in Tanzania
| Dates: | 3 May 2023 |
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| Times: | 16:00 - 18:00 |
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| What is it: | Book launch |
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| Organiser: | Global Development Institute |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, Post 16 |
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| Speaker: | Kathy Dodworth |
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Legitimacy has long been perceived through a Westernized lens as a fixed, binary state. In her book, Kathy Dodworth explores everyday legitimation practices in coastal Tanzania, specifically how non-government organizations craft their authority to act, working with, against and through the state. Combining ethnographic fieldwork with theoretical innovation, legitimacy is reworked as a collection of constantly renegotiated practices. Adopting insights from political theory, sociology and anthropology, her book develops a picture of contemporary non/state governance in Tanzania and beyond, in the wake of waning Western dominance.
Format
This event will be a 45 minute talk, followed by a 30 minute Q and A. The event will be chaired by Elisa Gambino, with Dr Erla Thrandardottir, Lecturer in Global Development and specialist in non-governmental authority and legitimation of power, as well as Gilead Teri, a PhD researcher in economic development policy and management at Global Development Institute (GDI), University of Manchester acting as discussants. A Tanzanian national, Teri is an economist and private sector development expert with over 13years of experience having previously worked in senior positions within The World Bank (IBRD/IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Tanzania Private Sector Foundation.
Light refreshments will be available at the event. Although this event is free to attend, capacity is limited. Admittance will be on a first come first served basis. Registration is mandatory. To book a place please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-legitimation-as-political-practice-tickets-619703458727.
Speaker
Kathy Dodworth
Role: Research Fellow
Organisation: Centre of African Studies at the University of Edinburgh
Biography: She is currently funded by Wellcome Trust to explore the life histories of Community Health Volunteers in Isiolo County. Previously, she examined non-state legitimation practices in Tanzania, which was the basis for this monograph Legitimation as Political Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2022). She has published in the Journal of Social Policy, African Affairs, Health, Ethnography and Critical African Studies.
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