- Do personalism and clientelism structure voting behavior in Africa?
- D. Young (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2009
- African politics is commonly characterized as clientelistic, having evolved from the concept of “neo-patrimonalism,” in the post-colonial authoritarian era. Neo-patrimonalism is a system where politicians are given jobs in...
- African electoral systems: assessing the lack of competitiveness
- W. Cho (ed); C. Logan (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2009
- The third African wave of democratization started in Namibia in 1989 and the prospects for democratization remain one of the most important political issues on the continent. However, the progress toward the more demanding goals of de...
- Kenya and vote-buying: analysing the effects
- E. Kramon / Afrobarometer, 2009
- Vote-buying has and continues to be pervasive in many electoral regimes. Yet the relationship between vote-buying and citizen behavior, particularly in the context of the secret ballot, remains largely unknown. In this paper the autho...
- Assessing voter attitudes towards corruption in sub-Saharan Africa
- E.C.C. Chang; N.N. Kerr / Afrobarometer, 2009
- Political tolerance and political perceptions are analytically indistinguishable in current literature. In reality, however, individual attitudes toward political corruption are complicated and contingent on a myriad factors. This pap...
- Decentralization through the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India
- S. Menon (ed) / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2007
- At independence, about a third of the villages in India had flourishing traditional Panchayats. The government decided to promote their creation as effective units of local self- government with the aim of fostering democratic partici...
- The state of democracy: 2010
- Economist Intelligence Unit, 2010
- Free and fair elections and civil liberties are necessary conditions for democracy. However, they are unlikely to be sufficient for a full and consolidated democracy, if unaccompanied by transparent and at least minimally efficient go...
- How responsive is local governance to citizens' needs in sub-Saharan Africa?
- M. Bratton / Afrobarometer, 2010
- The daily lives of Africans remain relatively untouched by the agents and institutions of a central state. Ordinary people are more likely to experience day-to-day interactions with local government entities or with informal, tra...
- Resource inequalities and political participation in Africa
- A. Isaksson (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Political equality is at the heart of democracy although the ‘one person one vote’ notion is not sufficient to ensure political equality in this sense. This paper explores political participation in Africa and is motivated...
- Africa: what does 'democracy' mean?
- M. Bratton / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Recent years have seen a remarkable proliferation of comparative survey research within political science and cognate disciplines. To a greater or lesser extent these studies seek to capture public attitudes towards democracy, both on...
- Testing the limits of public opinion data in the measurement of democratic quality
- C. Logan (ed); R. Mattes (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2010
- African governments arguably are deficient in democratizing their interactions with citizens through mechanisms of vertical accountability and responsiveness. Quality of democracy goes beyond the narrow assessment of stability and end...
- Assessing voter attitudes towards corruption in sub-Saharan Africa
- E.C.C. Chang; N.N. Kerr / Afrobarometer, 2009
- Political tolerance and political perceptions are analytically indistinguishable in current literature. In reality, however, individual attitudes toward political corruption are complicated and contingent on a myriad factors. This pap...
- Decentralization through the Panchayati Raj Institutions in India
- S. Menon (ed) / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2007
- At independence, about a third of the villages in India had flourishing traditional Panchayats. The government decided to promote their creation as effective units of local self- government with the aim of fostering democratic partici...
- The state of democracy: 2010
- Economist Intelligence Unit, 2010
- Free and fair elections and civil liberties are necessary conditions for democracy. However, they are unlikely to be sufficient for a full and consolidated democracy, if unaccompanied by transparent and at least minimally efficient go...
- How responsive is local governance to citizens' needs in sub-Saharan Africa?
- M. Bratton / Afrobarometer, 2010
- The daily lives of Africans remain relatively untouched by the agents and institutions of a central state. Ordinary people are more likely to experience day-to-day interactions with local government entities or with informal, tra...
- Resource inequalities and political participation in Africa
- A. Isaksson (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Political equality is at the heart of democracy although the ‘one person one vote’ notion is not sufficient to ensure political equality in this sense. This paper explores political participation in Africa and is motivated...
- Africa: what does 'democracy' mean?
- M. Bratton / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Recent years have seen a remarkable proliferation of comparative survey research within political science and cognate disciplines. To a greater or lesser extent these studies seek to capture public attitudes towards democracy, both on...
- Testing the limits of public opinion data in the measurement of democratic quality
- C. Logan (ed); R. Mattes (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2010
- African governments arguably are deficient in democratizing their interactions with citizens through mechanisms of vertical accountability and responsiveness. Quality of democracy goes beyond the narrow assessment of stability and end...
- Uganda: assessing public perceptions of democracy
- R. Mattes; F. Kibirige; R. Sentamu / Afrobarometer, 2010
- After nearly 30 years of autocratic rule and civil war, Uganda returned to elective national government in 1996. But while elections resumed, political parties were allowed to exist but legally prevented from directly fielding candida...
- Free media? Assessing the broadcasting industry in Zambia and beyond
- C.H. Chirwa; J. Minnie; H. Bussiek / Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2010
- The report begins with a comprehensive audit of existing media laws and other legislation, with an impact on freedom of expression, and a critical in-depth assessment of the legal and regulatory framework in which broadcast...
- Anti-corruption in the South-Eastern European states
- A. Matei (ed); L. Matei (ed) / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010
- The pursuit for efficient anti-corruption strategies exists in most states, especially in the developing countries. In the last decades, transnational actors like the UN, World Bank, OECD, EU and so on have been promoting anti-corrupt...
- Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIF)
- The Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) is a political science research centre.
- GATEWAY
- GATEWAY focus is on collecting, sharing and expanding knowledge on corruption assessment. It aims to allow those who wish to measure corruption to match their needs with existing diagnostic tools. The project involves: Collecting information on existing corruption assessment methods and tools; Providing tool users with a better understanding of...
- MiniAid (MiniAid)
- African Community of Practice (AFCOP)
- AfCop's mission is to build African capacity to manage for development results through sharing experiences, networking and building strong learning relationships between practitioners in Africa and around the world. Its members bring this dialogue and knowledge-sharing to their countries through national AfCoP chapters across the continent.
- Open Budget Initiative (OBI)
- The Open Budget Initiative (Initiative) is a global research and advocacy program which seeks to promote public access to budget information and the adoption of accountable budget systems. IBP launched the Initiative with the Open Budget Survey—an analysis and survey that evaluates whether governments give the public access to budget information and opportunities to participate i...
- Localis (http://localis.org.uk/)
- Localis is an independent think-tank based in Westminster, dedicated to issues related to local government and localism. Since its formation it has produced research on a variety of issues including housing, the reform of regional government, innovation in services and local government finance.
- Local government of Rwanda
- Local government of Rwanda site. Declares as it's mission statement: 'Promoting the well-being of the population by good governance, community development and social affairs.
- Research Programme on Democracy (Democracy as Idea and Practice)
- Research Programme on Democracy (Democracy as Idea and Practice) is based at the University of Oslo. (website under construction - more details to follow)
