"This book is based on the results of a conference held in South Afr ica in November 2009. Its basis is a number of research projects that m ostly took place under the banner of the Hivos/ISS Civil Society Buildi ng Knowledge Programme" -- T.p. verso.

First published: Hivos/ISS Civil Society Building Knowledge Programm e, June 2010.

Includes bibliographical references.

A critical historical context on Mobilising social justice / Liepoll o Lebohang Pheko and Edward Sebastien -- Introduction to Mobilising soc ial justice: critical discussions on the potential for civic action and structural change / Remko Berkhout and Jeff Handmaker -- Civic-state i nteractions and the potential for structural change / Jeff Handmaker -- The budget process and strategic civic interventions / Frank S. Jenkin s -- Civic action and legal mobilisation: the Phiri water meters case / Jackie Dugard -- Resistance and repression: policing protest in post-a partheid South Africa / Marcelle C. Dawson -- Migrant mobilisation: str ucture and strategies for claiming rights in South Africa and Kenya / Z aheera Jinnah with Rio Holoday -- Unlocking the potential for civic act ion and structural change: reflections on mobilising social justice / J eff Handmaker and Remko Berkhout -- Transforming our society / conferen ce address by Yasmin Sooka -- A journey of personal discovery / confere nce address by Shakrukh Alam.