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Neubert, Dieter:
How political is the middle class in Kenya?
In: Daniel, Antje ; Melber, Henning ; Stoll, Florian
(ed.):
African Middle Classes and Social Protest. -
London
: Routledge
,
2025
. - 16 S.
ISBN 9781041141440
Abstract in another language
The current debate presents the middle class in the Global South as a driver of democratic change and the core of civil society. The activities of NGOs, or student protests, for instance, seem to support this notion. However, these examples should not be overstretched. Before confirming the idea that the ‘middle class’ is a carrier of political protest and a driver of democratic change, we need to answer at least two questions. Is the ‘middle class’ really a class in the strict sociological sense, with a common class consciousness or just a group with a middle-income: ‘middle-income group’? And are the protests really representative of the middle-income group? Taking Kenya as an example, we cannot identify a ‘middle class’ in the strict sense of the sociological class concept. Neither does the political commitment of the middle-income group follow socio-economic differences. More important are patterns of socio-cultural differentiation that can be conceptualised as socio-cultural ‘milieus’.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a book |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | Middle claas; Kenya; Africa; politics; socio-cultural differentiaton; milieu |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Chair Sociology of Development Faculties > Faculty of Cultural Studies > Former Professors > Chair Sociology of Development - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dieter Neubert Profile Fields > Advanced Fields > African Studies |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 300 Social sciences, sociology and anthropology |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2025 09:00 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2025 09:00 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/95371 |