Transforming Rural Water Governance: The Road from Resource Management to Political Activism in Nicaragua. By Romano, Sarah T. . Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2019. 232 p. $60.00 cloth

Romano argues that three interrelated factors explain CAPS’ national mobilization and impact on national legislation: their (1) “organic empowerment” and “legitimate authority” derived from years of acting as local water managers and service providers; (2) multisectoral alliances with professional,...

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Published in:Perspectives on Politics 2020, Vol.18 (4), p.1249-1250
Main Author: Alicia Dailey Cooperman
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Brokerage
Case studies
Discourses
Empowerment
Governance
Grass roots movement
Leadership
Legislation
Mobilization
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Political activism
Political leadership
Political participation
Resource management
Rural areas
Sanitation
Social capital
Voting
Water
Water resources management
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Summary:Romano argues that three interrelated factors explain CAPS’ national mobilization and impact on national legislation: their (1) “organic empowerment” and “legitimate authority” derived from years of acting as local water managers and service providers; (2) multisectoral alliances with professional, urban NGOs and multilateral agencies; and (3) public discourses targeted to national political leadership. [...]community-driven development scholarship highlights the potential for elite capture and vote brokerage through grassroots organizations. [...]what are the scope conditions for this theory?
ISSN:1537-5927
1541-0986
DOI:10.1017/S1537592720003011