Democratisation
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- 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 c...
- 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, Mozamb...
- The importance of parliamentary oversight in ensuring aid effectiveness
- ( A. Mokoro (ed);K. Heim (ed);J. Balch (ed) / , 2009)
- Aid effectiveness has, of late, become a subject of intense international debate resulting in a variety of international commitments for reform after the realisation that billions of dollars spent by ...
- Democratic regimes, poverty and inequality
- ( G. Bland (ed);C. Arnson (ed);M. Bratton / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars , 2009)
- The establishment of democratic governance is normally encumbered by unrealistic expectations. This volume delves into the difficult challenges facing democratic regimes facing deep-seated poverty, sy...
- Decentralisation and accountability in Mexico
- ( M. Grindle (ed) / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University , 2010)
- As countries throughout the world democratise and decentralise, citizen participation in public life should increase. It is said citizens in a decentralised and democratic system of government are gov...
- Assessing voter behaviour as an accountability mechanism in South Africa
- ( C. Schulz-Herzenberg (ed) / Institute for Security Studies, South Africa , 2009)
- Allowing citizens to decide whether or not to extend a government’stenure through regular elections is the principal mechanism of politicalaccountability. It compels politicians to be more respo...
- Decentralisation programming: a handbook
- ( E. Connerley (ed) / US Agency for International Development , 2009)
- This handbook conceives decentralisation as a means to achieve democratisation. Decentralisation is a reform that advances the exercise of political freedom and individual economic choice in a context...
- Strengthening civil society in Malawi
- ( L. Svasand;A. Tostensen / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2009)
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This working paper provides a review of the literature addressing the role of civil society or non-state actors in democratic consolidation, with particular reference to Malawi. Civil society compr...
- How can SADC national committees become platforms for participatory policy-making?
- ( O. Nzewi (ed);L. Zakwe (ed) / Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa , 2009)
- SADC National Committees (SNCs) are a statutory implementation organs of SADC (Southern African Development Community) for national input in the formulation of regional policies and the co-ordination ...
- The supervision of security should be the responsibility of civilians
- ( C. Contreras (ed) / La Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) , 2007)
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The goal of this report is to contribute to an understanding of the political and institutional processes taking place in Latin America related to the security sector since the region's wide-s...
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