György Széll is Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. He is a specialist in democratic participation with numerous world-wide activities, including being former president of ISA RC 10 (Participation, Organisational Democracy and Self-management).Dasarath Chetty is Adjunct Professor at Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He is former president of the South African Sociological Association and current president of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee 10.

• Popular participation – Public participation – Citizen participation – Traditional leadership –South Africa – Germany – Lesotho – Kenya

György Széll is Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. He is a specialist in democratic participation with numerous world-wide activities, including being former president of ISA RC 10 (Participation, Organisational Democracy and Self-management).Dasarath Chetty is Adjunct Professor at Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He is former president of the South African Sociological Association and current president of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee 10.

• Popular participation – Public participation – Citizen participation – Traditional leadership –South Africa – Germany – Lesotho – Kenya

György Széll is Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. He is a specialist in democratic participation with numerous world-wide activities, including being former president of ISA RC 10 (Participation, Organisational Democracy and Self-management).Dasarath Chetty is Adjunct Professor at Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He is former president of the South African Sociological Association and current president of the International Sociological Association’s Research Committee 10.

• Popular participation – Public participation – Citizen participation – Traditional leadership –South Africa – Germany – Lesotho – Kenya