Political parties

Women's engagement with political parties in Africa

( J. Ahikire / Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa , 2010)

This paper reviews and reflects on the experience of women’s political engagement in contemporary Uganda after the introduction of multiparty competitive elections in 2006. While the paper explo...

How strong legislatures impact democracy?

( M. S. Fish / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre , 2006)

This essay proposes a new way of thinking about how political institutions influence democratisation, one that examines the capacity or power of specific offices. In particular, it focuses upon the st...

Party institutionalisation is weak in Africa

( M. Basedau;A. Stroh / German Institute of Global and Area Studies , 2008)

The institutionalisation of political parties is recognised as an important factor for democratic development, but its measurement remains a neglected area of research. This paper seeks to address thi...

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