Transcending objectifications and dualisms: farm workers and civil society in contemporary Zimbabwe

Sadomba, Zvakanyorwa W; Helliker, Kirk D

Title: Transcending objectifications and dualisms: farm workers and civil society in contemporary Zimbabwe
Creator: Sadomba, Zvakanyorwa W
Creator: Helliker, Kirk D
Date Issued: 2010
Date: 2010
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/71242
Identifier: vital:29822
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909609357417
Description: In the academic literature, civil society is often conceptualized in terms of objectifications and subject—object dichotomies. This is the case with regard to both social movements and non-governmental organizations. This article seeks to transcend such argumentation by providing ‘thick descriptions’ of the agency of farm workers and civil society in the context of land reform in contemporary Zimbabwe. We examine a land-based social movement (and the role of farm workers within it) and the involvement of a particular non-governmental organization in farm worker livelihoods. On this basis, we offer a re-formulation of civil society as a social field marked by ambivalences and tensions.
Format: 13 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal of Asian and African studies
Relation: Sadomba, W. and Helliker, K., 2010. Transcending objectifications and dualisms: farm workers and civil society in contemporary Zimbabwe. Journal of Asian and African studies, 45(2), pp.209-225.
Relation: Journal of Asian and African studies volume 45 number 2 209 222 April 2010 1745-2538
Rights: Journal of Asian and African studies
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