Navigating Civic Space in a Time of COVID-19: The Case of Mozambique

This report seeks to analyse the extent to which COVID-19 is contributing to the opening or closing of space for civic action

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2021
Country:
Mozambique
Document Type:
Country Report
Theme:
Governance and Conflict, Health
Authors:
Pereira, C, Forquilha, S, Shankland, A

Abstract

This report builds on the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) research project ‘Navigating Civic Space’, which seeks to analyse the extent to which COVID-19 is contributing to the opening or closing of space for civic action in 3 countries, namely Mozambique, Nigeria and Pakistan. Focusing on Mozambique, the report uses theoretical and methodological tools produced by the work stream and is essentially structured around the 3 main research questions:

  • What is known about the civic space trend in Mozambique before the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic?

  • How are different actors responding to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the civic space in Mozambique?

  • What are the medium and long term implications for governance in Mozambique?

Citation

Pereira, C.; Forquilha, S. and Shankland, A. (2021) ‘Navigating Civic Space in a Time of COVID-19: Mozambique Country Report’, Cadernos IESE N.º 22E, Maputo: Institute for Social and Economic Studies

Navigating Civic Space in a Time of COVID-19: The Case of Mozambique

Published 1 January 2021
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