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    Citizen perceptions of local government responsiveness in sub-Saharan Africa

    Afrobarometer, 2010
    The daily lives of Africans remain relatively untouched by the agents and institutions of a central state.
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    Institutional mapping for climate change adaptation in Eastern Africa

    International Development Research Centre, 2008
    Commissioned by IDRC and DFID in order to strengthen institutional engagement of the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) programme, this study maps out the various institutions working on climate change and environmental management in Eastern Africa.
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    Citizens’ agenda for Africa’s development

    African Monitor, 2010
    There is widespread consensus that significant development progress has been made in Africa. However, five years remain for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and much more needs to be done in terms of governance, economic and social development.
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    Women’s Leadership and Participation: Case Studies on Learning for Action

    Oxfam, 2009
    What are the barriers to women’s leadership and participation and how could they be encouraged to take up leadership positions? Once they are leading, what support do women need to carry out their roles effectively and for progressive purposes?
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    Democratising regional integration in Southern Africa: SADC national committees as platforms for participatory policy-making

    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 and implementation of these programmes at national level. They are participatory multi-stakeholder policy-making and implementation platforms.
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    Demanding good governance: lessons from social accountability initiatives in Africa

    World Bank Institute, World Bank, 2010
    Accountability is the cornerstone of good governance. The combined effects of the global economic crisis, climate change and influence and power relationships between the developed and developing worlds require African countries to re-evaluate their governance structures. This book looks at the demand for good governance on the continent through citizen actions to hold the governments to account.
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    Communication for empowerment

    UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2010
    This paper highlights the importance of communication as a tool and a methodology that can make development strategies more effective, sustainable, and  pro-poor and gender-sensitive. Communication has the power to change societies, and communication channels are key determinants of inclusive participation.
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    Women's political participation and influence in Sierra Leone

    Fride, 2009
    Gender relations in Sierra Leone are extremely unequal and Sierra Leonean women face high levels of exclusion, violence and poverty.
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    Public sentinel: news media and governance reform

    World Bank, 2010
    News media have contributed to the improvement of governance in several countries through their ability to expose corruption. This book contributes to the awareness of the potential contributions of independent news media to governance reform efforts around the world. It focuses on the performance of news media in addressing the major issues facing the international development community.
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    The APRM process in South Africa

    Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2010
    This report reviews the process of implementing the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in South Africa. It focuses on the national process leading to the adoption of a country self-assessment and on the roles of the various stakeholders. The paper raises a number of findings, including:

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