Bureaucracy as Resistance: Everyday Acts of Power in the Malawi Ministry of Health
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DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2024.2469996
Abstract: This paper investigates the phenomenon of bureaucratic resistance in the Malawi Ministry of Health. While bureaucrats are often seen to resist their superiors through behaviours like shirking or mismanagement, I instead show how bureaucrats can… read more here.
Keywords: resistance; ministry health; everyday acts; malawi ministry ... See more keywords
Everyday Acts of Resistance in Teachers’ Work: Leaders Making Distinctions Between Responsibility and Accountability
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DOI: 10.1177/08969205241308049
Abstract: International studies mark a shift in the language of teachers from professional autonomy to safety induced by compliance measures. What is not well-documented is how teachers resist the pervasive, negative effects of accountability regimes. This… read more here.
Keywords: acts resistance; resistance; resistance teachers; everyday acts ... See more keywords