How should the Mozambican traditional leaders' double role as
community representatives and state assistants be captured? This
discussion paper addresses some fundamental questions pertaining to
the 2002 official recognition of traditional leaders as community
authorities. After a brief history of the changing role of, and
faith in, traditional authorities as a basis for understanding the
importance of their recent official recognition, the paper outlines
the key objectives of the Decree 15/2000 that officially recognizes
community authorities. Some of the key concepts underpinning the
Decree are then critically assessed. It is argued that the double
role that community authorities are expected to fulfill as both
community-representatives and state-assistants is not equally
balanced in the Decree: the scale tips heavily towards the
state-assistance aspect. The reasons for this are explored in the
context of a set of reified notions underpinning the Decree, such
as its understanding of "traditional rules" and the concept of
"community." The paper concludes by pointing out some unintended
consequences of these reified notions for kin-based forms of
community authority and especially for the ideal of community
participation.
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