Our Resource Guide on Governance issues concentrates on research relating to democratic governance, fragile states, institutional development, justice, good governance, public sector & service delivery and urban governance.
- Towards democratic policing of the 2013 general elections in Kenya
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Kenya's 2007 elections saw the country's worst election-related violence and resulted in sharp criticism of the police. In light of lessons from previous elections, this Policy Brief presents arguments for the adoption of guidelines for policing the March 2013 elections. It offers recommendations for measures that aim to enhance a democratic approach to policing the elections, in consideraton of the present challenge of low levels of public confidence in the police and the demands of the Constitution and other laws for police accountability and civilian oversight. The brief argues that the era of secretive, hostile and unaccountable policing is in the past and that the onus is now on the National Police Service to bring the institution in step with the demands of contemporary democratic policing.
Latest Documents
- Revenue reform and statebuilding in Anglophone Africa
- M. Moore / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
- Within the development field, tax administration reform is an area of relative success. Over the past two decades, the national revenue systems of most countries in anglophone Africa have undergone major reforms. These comprise, in pa...
- Syria's uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant
- S. Heydemann / Fride, 2013
- As the Syrian revolution enters its third year, the risks to regional stability are escalating. Violence has spilled over all of Syria's borders. The conflict has elevated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, threatening the 1990 Taif settl...
- Interventions to increase levels of trust in society
- R. Carter / Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2013
- This literature review aims to detail interventions that have attempted to increase levels of trust in society. It also looks at what the interventions have tried to do and if they were effective. The focus is on ‘trust’ f...
- Elites, oil and violence mitigation in the Niger Delta
- M. Schultze-Kraft / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
- The crisis in the oil-rich Niger Delta in Nigeria is one of the world’s forgotten conflicts in which thousands have been killed and the country’s vital oil industry has suffered. In the past twenty years, environmental des...
- A new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development
- 2013
- The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda's report sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 through sustainable development. In the report, the Panel calls for the new post-2015 goals to drive fi...
- Human rights in Latin America
- C. Toledo / Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
- Human rights have played a key role in ending dictatorships in Latin America, inspiring democracy, fostering social justice and generating a more empowered and active citizenship. This guide highlights the key policies and ...
- The future of intrastate conflict in Africa: more violence or greater peace?
- J. Cilliers; J. Schünemann / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa, 2013
- This paper analyses future trends for intrastate conflict in Africa up to 2050 using the International Futures (IFs) model. After reviewing the main post-Cold War patterns of conflict and instability on the continent, the paper...
- Energy and development
- G. Carbonnier; J. Grinevald 2011
- The pursuit of a development path primarily driven by abundant, cheap fossil fuels is coming up against diminishing reserves, rising prices and global warming. Managing the growing tensions resulting from this situation requires incre...
- Implementing Global Public Policies : Are the Aid Agencies Walking the Talk?
- M. Mordasini / Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, 2012
- Today a broad recognition exists on the nature and scope of global public risks, and their impact on development. Based on available evidence and recent evaluation work by the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation...
- How can Kenya move forward after the 2013 elections?
- International Crisis Group, 2013
- Kenyan democracy was severely tested in the lead-up to, during and after the 4 March 2013 elections. On 9 March, following a tense but relatively peaceful election, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared J...
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