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Demand for democracy is rising in Africa, but most political leaders fail to deliver
Afrobarometer, 2014Africans express growing attachment to democracy. This Afrobarometer policy paper points to the gap in many African countries between popular demand for democracy and the supply of democracy actually delivered by ruling elites.DocumentEthnicity and individual attitudes towards international investors: survey evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Afrobarometer, 2013Academic literature supports the idea that FDI is conducive for growth and, more importantly, for poverty alleviation. This paper focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa and tests the determinants of individual support toward foreign investors. The paper proposes a model that explains why foreign direct investment reinforces policy making along ethnic cleavages.DocumentAnother resource curse?: the impact of remittances on political participation
Afrobarometer, 2014International remittances are quickly becoming an important source of income for millions of individuals around the world. This article focuses on the political impact of remittances, and in particular, its effect on political participation, using data collected from 20 sub-Saharan African countries.DocumentSADC 2014 - 2015: Are South Africa and Zimbabwe shaping the organisation?
Institute for Security Studies, 2014This policy brief discusses the chairing of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its key institutions by South Africa and Zimbabwe, for the duration of their tenure from 2014 to 2015.DocumentZimbabweans’ (mostly) tolerant views on citizenship
Afrobarometer, 2013What do Zimbabweans think about Zimbabwe’s citizenship? The current bulletin, based on an Afrobarometer survey, is sought to clarify this important matter, which affects a large proportion of the country’s population.DocumentPopular attitudes toward democracy in Mauritius
Afrobarometer, 2013Expert assessments of democracy have always rated Mauritius as a paragon of democracy on the African continent. This briefing paper uses the results of an Afrobarometer survey to find out whether ordinary Mauritians agree with this assessment or not. The paper also demonstrates the opinions of people in other African countries regarding their national democracies.DocumentUnemployment biggest problem for Basotho, who also endorse illegal migration to get jobs
Afrobarometer, 2013What do Basotho people and other neighbour nations see as the most important problems facing their countries that their governments should address? This bulletin relies on an Afrobarometer survey to find the answers for this question.DocumentReducing the vulnerability of urban slum dwellers in the Southern African region to the impact of climate change and disasters
Urban LandMark, 2011Current estimates of climate change state that the world’s average temperature is due to increase by at least 2oC to 2.4oC over the next 50‐100 years.DocumentFighting for land security in Southern Africa
Urban LandMark, 2010It has emerged quite clearly from Urban LandMark’s work in South Africa – and increasingly in the region – that the emergence of more sophisticated property markets has taken place locally and in most larger cities in the region.DocumentUrban land markets in Southern African cities
Urban LandMark, 2011The cities in southern Africa reflect the rapid urbanisation characteristic of sub-Saharan Africa in general. Angola, Botswana and South Africa have the highest levels of urbanisation with about 60% of their population living in cities in 2010 and this percentage is expected to rise to about 80% by 2050.Pages