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Taking Local Government Seriously
TK Pooe & Thina Nzo | The TK Show
In this episode, TK speaks to Thina Nzo from the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) about the importance of local government. They discuss her experience studying and working in the UK, the challenges of implementing Western government systems in the South African context, coalition governments being a sign of a maturing democracy, the impact of the Northern Cape’s green hydrogen project on local municipalities, using local governments as experimental grounds for a broader national vision, and the need for a merit-based system in filling governmental positions.
TK Pooe (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Witwatersrand School of Governance; his main fields of research are Public Policy themes such as Local Economic Development, Law and Development, Scenario Planning and Thinking, and Failure Analysis. Over the last ten years, he has lectured and consulted for various institutions like the North-West University’s Government Studies Programme, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. Before joining academia, he worked in various government institutions as a Public Policy research consultant.
Thina is currently a programme lead for the local government programme at the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI). She holds a PhD in African Studies (University of Edinburgh) and a Masters in Local Government Studies (University of Birmingham). Thina uses an interdisciplinary approach to the study of politics and policy, that is underpinned by her interest in employing qualitative research and organisational ethnography to study local government bureaucracies in South Africa. Before joining Wits PARI, Thina acquired fourteen years of professional work experience which spans as a public policy practitioner, monitoring and evaluation, researcher and stakeholder manager.
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TK Pooe & Thina Nzo | The TK Show
In this episode, TK speaks to Thina Nzo from the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) about the importance of local government. They discuss her experience studying and working in the UK, the challenges of implementing Western government systems in the South African context, coalition governments being a sign of a maturing democracy, the impact of the Northern Cape’s green hydrogen project on local municipalities, using local governments as experimental grounds for a broader national vision, and the need for a merit-based system in filling governmental positions.
TK Pooe (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Witwatersrand School of Governance; his main fields of research are Public Policy themes such as Local Economic Development, Law and Development, Scenario Planning and Thinking, and Failure Analysis. Over the last ten years, he has lectured and consulted for various institutions like the North-West University’s Government Studies Programme, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. Before joining academia, he worked in various government institutions as a Public Policy research consultant.
Thina is currently a programme lead for the local government programme at the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI). She holds a PhD in African Studies (University of Edinburgh) and a Masters in Local Government Studies (University of Birmingham). Thina uses an interdisciplinary approach to the study of politics and policy, that is underpinned by her interest in employing qualitative research and organisational ethnography to study local government bureaucracies in South Africa. Before joining Wits PARI, Thina acquired fourteen years of professional work experience which spans as a public policy practitioner, monitoring and evaluation, researcher and stakeholder manager.
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