DOCTORAL CV’S AND LAUDATIONS
Mavee, Shana Epifania Alexandre (DLitt et Phil)
Shana Mavee holds a BA in Public Governance, BA Honours in Public Governance (Cum Laude) and a MA in Public Management and Governance (Cum Laude) from the University of Johannesburg. She lectures at the School of Public Management, Governance and Public Policy in the UJ College of Business and Economics, specialising in public management and governance, public participation, policymaking, effective policy implementation and civic apathy. She has supervised five master’s degree students to completion and has contributed numerous conference proceedings and journal articles. Her thesis focussed on variables influencing political alienation and civil society participation in local governance in South Africa and Mozambique. The study aimed to develop a conceptual model for the assessment of participative democracy to serve as a mechanism to combat the political alienation of citizens in African countries. The study was exploratory and conceptual in nature, adopted a qualitative research design and utilised unobtrusive research methods and a case study approach. Results show that civil society participation was determined by government actions, specifically the development of an enabling environment for participation. The study presents a measuring framework for the enablement of civil society participation, based on the criteria of democratic governance. This model serves as a policy guideline for the development of an enabling participatory environment addressing the low trust in government, explores reasons for political alienation, the influence of corruption, and reasons for the escalation in protest actions.
Supervisor: Prof CJ Auriacombe
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