Free registration and participation,
deadline for registration 27 August 2021
6 WEEK POLITICAL ECONOMY MASTER CLASS
Citizens Manifesto and Gateway Zimbabwe in collaboration with SIVIO Institute, ZIMCODD and LEDRIZ are hosting a Political Economy Master Class (PEMC). This course is targeted at civic society community organisers, activists, academics and the general public with an interest in deepening their understanding of the political economy of Zimbabwe.
The course will answer key questions on the ZImbabwean situation as it relates to key areas of the economy, governance, social contract and how we as a country are preparing for and have historically been influenced by global markets, highlighting the impact of that influence in our current status. The PEMC is a unique aggregation of the best academic and socially conscious minds in Zimbabwe with regards to politics, governance, resource utilisation, community mobilization and the impact of the digital age on civic engagement.
All these aspects will be carefully aggregated into one course hosted online over 6 weeks.
The objectives of the PEMC are as follows:
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To enhance knowledge, analytical and interpretive skills of community organizers, activists and civil society leaders
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To equip communities with the capacity to design and implement appropriate interventions to solve local problems using experiential and participatory methods of learning
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To build on the outcomes of the National Citizens’ Conventions from 2018-2020 which are to put the citizens at the centre of politics and governance, of an economy driven by communities and of rebuilding a healthy social contract
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To create a catalyst for community driven social innovations
Political Economy Master Class Prospectus
MODULE 1 – GOOD GOVERNANCE
- Topic 1: What is Good Governance?
MODULE 2 – PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
- Topic 1: Introduction to Participatory Democracy
- Topic 2: Where are we in Participatory Democracy
- Topic 3: The Rise of Social Movements
- Topic 4: Community Organizing & Rethinking Democracy
MODULE 3 – POLITICAL ECONOMY
- Topic 1: Understanding Society & Power
- Topic 2: Political Economy In Global History
- Topic 3:The Political Economy of Zimbabwe (1890 to 2020)
- Topic 4: The Fourth Industrial Revolution & the Future of Work
- Topic 5: Actors of Social Movements What They Represent & What They Wanted to Achieve
MODULE 1 – SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
- Topic 1: Introduction to Sustainable Economy
- Topic 2: Anatomy of the Zimbabwean Economy
- Topic 3: The Structure of the Zimbabwean Economy
- Topic 4: Introduction to Public Finance Management
- Topic 5: Architecture of the Global Economy
- Topic 6: Capitalism & Inequality
MODULE 2 – TRANSFORMATIVE ECONOMIC PARADIGMS
- Topic 1: Africa’s Development Agenda
- Topic 2: Ownership & Control of the Economy
- Topic 3: The Food Sovereignty Framework & Agroecology
- Topic 4: Revisiting the People’s Cooperative Movement
- Topic 5: Value Chain Focused Development
- Topic 6: People Centred Technological Innovations
- Topic 7: Zimbabwe a Framework for Equitable Socio Economic Transformation
MODULE 3 – SOCIAL POLICY
- Topic 1: Introduction to Social Policy and Models of Delivering Social Policy
MODULE 1 – NATION BUILDING
- Topic 1: Elements of Nation Building
- Topic 2: Truth and Reconciliation Model
MODULE 2 – SOCIAL CONTRACT
- Topic 1: History of the Social Contract
- Topic 2: The History of the Social Contract
- Topic 3: The Zimbabwean Experience with Social Contract Process
- Topic 4: The Value of Social Contracts & the Structure of Social Contracts
Free registration and participation,
deadline for registration 27 August 2021
Organisations and Resourse Persons Profiles
Gateway Zimbabwe
An initiative by a consortium comprised of Kufunda Learning Village, ORAP and TrustAfrica on a journey to sense the future of Zimbabwe that is possible when we reweave the social fabric of our society.
Citizens’ Manifesto
Citizens Manifesto is a civic convergence platform for progressive citizens, local community collectives, civil society and activists working in solidarity to amplify citizens' voice and action towards a better Zimbabwe for all.
SIVIO Institute
Promoting a citizen focused democracy by catalysing citizens’ agency to enhance government performance and nurture the mobilization of community assets.
LEDRIZ
Towards an empowered labour movement able to influence policy formulation, decision making processes and outcomes towards human centred development.
ZIMCODD
The Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) is a socio-economic justice coalition established in February of 2000 to facilitate citizens` involvement in making public policy more pro-people and pro-poor.
fACULTY
Briggs Bomba
Programs Director for TrustAfrica providing strategic leadership to the programs team and overseeing a diverse portfolio of initiatives spanning several African countries dealing with Natural Resource Governance and Economic Transformation, Taxation and Illicit Financial Flows, Climate Justice and Food Sovereignty, Citizens’ Rights and Civic Engagements, Gender and Women’s Rights, Youth, Education and the Future of Work as well as African Philanthropy. He is the Convener of the Citizens’ Manifesto and has played a major role in bringing various civil society organisations, activists and community leaders together to champion a better Zimbabwe for all.
Janet Zhou
Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development, and as General Secretary of the Southern African Peoples’ Solidarity Network, Janet is deeply involved with social movements and community-driven work on economic justice. She holds a Master of Science in International Relations and Bachelor of Science Degree in Politics and Administration from the University of Zimbabwe amongst other professional qualifications. She is a human rights defender with a strong commitment to citizen-led initiatives that reclaim community power and agency. Janet has 14 years’ experience in the NGO sector both at national and SADC level. She has convened and facilitated numerous workshops on Public Finance Management and Taxation bringing a people’s perspective on the economy and development.
Dr Tendai Murisa
A development practitioner whose research focuses on citizens’ agency & solidarity, philanthropy, public policy, land and agrarian reforms in Zimbabwe and across the continent. He was educated at the University of Zimbabwe (ZW), Leeds (UK) and Rhodes University (SA). Tendai is the founder and Executive Director of SIVIO Institute.
Dr Godfrey Kanyenze
Founding Director of LEDRIZ. D Phil in Development studies who has worked as an economist for ZCTU and ZIMSTAT. He is a past Board member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (ZimStat), the Open Society for Southern Africa (OSISA) among others. He is the Chairman of the Poverty Reduction Forum Trust and is also one of the Convenors of the Great Zimbabwe Scenarios Project. Godfrey is also an immediate past member of Council at the Women’s University in Africa (WUA). Godfrey is a co-editor of several books, including Alternatives to Neo-Liberalism in Southern Africa (ANSA): "Towards a People-driven Development Agenda", published in 2007; “Beyond the Enclave: Towards a Pro-Poor and Inclusive Development Strategy for Zimbabwe,” published in 2011; “Towards Democratic Developmental States in Southern Africa,” covering Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe published in 2017; “Building from the Rubble: The Labour Movement in Zimbabwe Since 2000,” published in 2018.
