Democracy
- Governance assessments: essential tools for enhancing democratic governance
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- UNDP’s support for country-led democratic governance assessments is a key element of the organisation’s broader agenda on democratic governance to: foster inclusive participation, strengthen accountable and responsive gove...
- Assessing African government performance: 2010
- N. Delapalme; H. Farhan; E. Gyimah-Boadi / Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 2010
- This Index is ultimately aimed at engaging governments, parliaments, civil society, and citizens in a meaningful conversation about improving governance to the benefit of all Africans. The paper provides findings such as ...
- Linking the rule of law and democratic governance: a guide
- G. Lecce; M. Miklaucic; T. Geiger / US Agency for International Development, 2008
- Donors are increasingly recognizing that promoting democratic governance (DG) rooted in the rule of law contributes to long-term, sustainable economic and social development. This guide focuses specifically on the link between the rul...
- Critiquing and contextualising the corruption concept
- M. Gephart (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2009
- In the recent past, international organisations, governments,non-governmental organisations and academics have been paying increasing attention to corruption. There was initially consensus that corruption has negative effects on devel...
- The shortcomings of political party research and assistance
- G. Erdmann (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- Support for political parties is a recent, controversial component of international democracy assistance. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and ...
- Assessing Bolivia's representative, participatory and communitarian democracy
- A. Schilling-Vacaflor (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- Over the past two decades, Latin American countries have adopted new constitutions in a wave of constitutional change. Bolivia’s new constitution defines the country as a representative, participatory and communitarian democracy...
- An empirical analysis of African political party manifestos
- S. Elischer (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- The third wave of democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a new interest in African political parties and their role in democratic consolidation. However few, if any, studies systematically compare political party manifestos....
- Observance of the Rule of Law in Mozambique
- C. Shenga / Afrobarometer, 2010
- The rule of law is a necessary condition for democracy. One of the greatest challenges confronting Africa’s democratic reform process, however, is ensuring the rule of law prevails. Thus, Mozambique’s political reform proc...
- Perceptions of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa
- M. Bratton / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Over the past twenty years, approaches to development in Africa have undergone a fundamental change. Practitioners no longer regard development as a largely technical exercise. Economic growth and social wellbeing are now rarely ...
- Are Kenyan citizens able to participate in local governance?
- W. Mitullah (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Local governance has been glorified as a panacea for development because it is embedded in the decentralization debates, policies and programs across the African continent. However, many citizens are dissatisfied with the performance ...
- Governance assessments: essential tools for enhancing democratic governance
- United Nations Development Programme, 2009
- UNDP’s support for country-led democratic governance assessments is a key element of the organisation’s broader agenda on democratic governance to: foster inclusive participation, strengthen accountable and responsive gove...
- Assessing African government performance: 2010
- N. Delapalme; H. Farhan; E. Gyimah-Boadi / Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 2010
- This Index is ultimately aimed at engaging governments, parliaments, civil society, and citizens in a meaningful conversation about improving governance to the benefit of all Africans. The paper provides findings such as ...
- Linking the rule of law and democratic governance: a guide
- G. Lecce; M. Miklaucic; T. Geiger / US Agency for International Development, 2008
- Donors are increasingly recognizing that promoting democratic governance (DG) rooted in the rule of law contributes to long-term, sustainable economic and social development. This guide focuses specifically on the link between the rul...
- Critiquing and contextualising the corruption concept
- M. Gephart (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2009
- In the recent past, international organisations, governments,non-governmental organisations and academics have been paying increasing attention to corruption. There was initially consensus that corruption has negative effects on devel...
- The shortcomings of political party research and assistance
- G. Erdmann (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- Support for political parties is a recent, controversial component of international democracy assistance. This study attributes some of the shortcomings of political party aid to the poor relationship between assistance providers and ...
- Assessing Bolivia's representative, participatory and communitarian democracy
- A. Schilling-Vacaflor (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- Over the past two decades, Latin American countries have adopted new constitutions in a wave of constitutional change. Bolivia’s new constitution defines the country as a representative, participatory and communitarian democracy...
- An empirical analysis of African political party manifestos
- S. Elischer (ed) / German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2010
- The third wave of democratisation in sub-Saharan Africa has led to a new interest in African political parties and their role in democratic consolidation. However few, if any, studies systematically compare political party manifestos....
- Observance of the Rule of Law in Mozambique
- C. Shenga / Afrobarometer, 2010
- The rule of law is a necessary condition for democracy. One of the greatest challenges confronting Africa’s democratic reform process, however, is ensuring the rule of law prevails. Thus, Mozambique’s political reform proc...
- Perceptions of democracy in sub-Saharan Africa
- M. Bratton / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Over the past twenty years, approaches to development in Africa have undergone a fundamental change. Practitioners no longer regard development as a largely technical exercise. Economic growth and social wellbeing are now rarely ...
- Are Kenyan citizens able to participate in local governance?
- W. Mitullah (ed) / Afrobarometer, 2010
- Local governance has been glorified as a panacea for development because it is embedded in the decentralization debates, policies and programs across the African continent. However, many citizens are dissatisfied with the performance ...
- 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...
