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Parliamentary-Executive Relations in Malawi 1994-2004

CMI Working Paper | Jan 2006

This article addresses the relationship between the legislative and executive branches of government in Malawi during the multi-party era from 1994 until ...

Malawi, Parliament, Parliamentary-executive relations, Politics

The institutional context of the 2004 general elections in Malawi

Project | Aug 2003 - Jul 2006

A central concern for democratic accountability is how political institutions are able to guard against executive dominance and electoral malpractice. ...

Democratisation, Parliamentary-executive relations, Political culture, Electoral administration, Political parties, Judiciary, Elections, Electoral systems, Africa: Malawi

Parliament of Bangladesh: Boycotts, business, and change for the better

CMI Brief | Apr 2012

The monumental building of the Parliament of Bangladesh is retracted in a park in the heart of Dhaka, and gives the impression of a powerful institution. ...

Bangladesh

In Pursuit of Poverty Reduction: What Have Parliaments Got to Do with It?

CMI Report | Jan 2006

Launched only 6 years ago, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) has become a key reference document to a majority of developing countries. More ...

Aid, Parliament, Poverty, PRSP, Tanzania, Asia

The Role of the Judiciary in the 2004 General Elections in Malawi

Journal Article | Jan 2006

The paper analyses the central role played by the Malawian judiciary in the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections. We argue that the judiciary ...

Elections, Africa: Malawi

Turkish foreign policy: structures and decision-making processes

CMI Report | May 2019

On 16 April 2017 Turkish voters went to the polls to deliver their verdict on a set of constitutional amendments that would replace the existing parliamentary ...

Turkey, Syria

Good Governance in Angola: Parliamentary Accountability and Control

Project | Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

Among Angola's current predicaments is an extreme centralisation of power. Despite the fact that the civil war has ended, executive authority remains ...

Democratisation, parliaments, institutionalisation, Africa: Angola

Uganda's 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections

CMI Report | Jan 2006

This report analyses the 2006 Ugandan presidential and parliamentary election in terms of the broader process starting with the processes of setting the ...

Uganda, Elections, Political institutions

The 2006 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Uganda: Institutional and Legal Context

Project | Oct 2004 - Dec 2006

Electoral processes begin long before elections actually take place and requires a long time horizon. As an indicator of the effectiveness of institutions ...

Democratic accountability, elections, political parties, parliament, courts, Uganda

The Accountability Function of Parliament in New Democracies: Tanzanian Perspectives

CMI Working Paper | Jan 2005

The role of parliaments in holding the executive accountable is a neglected topic in the study of the democratization process in sub-Saharan Africa. In ...

Accountability, Democracy, Parliament/legislature, Tanzania

Hamas - between radicalism and pragmatism

News | 2 Mar 2015

In January 2006, Hamas won the parliamentary elections in Gaza. The road to power has been paved with ideological and organizational changes. What was once a mere militia is now a crucial actor in Palestinian domestic politics, as well as in Palestinian-Israeli relations.

Fissions and Fusions, Foes and Friends

Journal Article | Sep 2007

The issue of presidential term limits is emerging as an important political norm on the African continent, but the effects of the third term debates on ...

Malawi, political parties, party system, elections

Fissions and fusions, foes and friends: Party system re-structuring in Malawi in the 2004 general elections

CMI Working Paper | Jan 2005

The issue of presidential term limits is emerging as an important political norm on the African continent, but the effects of the third term debates on ...

Malawi, Political parties, Party system, Elections

The Parliament of Bangladesh: Representation and Accountability

Project | Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

The Bangladesh Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) was established in 1972 following the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Presidentialism and parliamentarism ...

Parliament, legislature, politics, good governance, Bangladesh

Institutionalizing the pro-democracy movements: the case of Zambia's movement for multiparty democracy

Journal Article | Nov 2011

In this contribution the challenges of political opposition is addressed through a focus on the problems of institutionalizing parties and party systems ...

democracy, party institutionalization, economic and political liberalization, , sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia

SADC Parliamentary Forum. A Review and Appraisal

Commissioned Report | Jan 2006

This report is a review of the Norwegian support to the SADC Parliamentary Forum and an appraisal of the new project document and application for continued ...

SADC, Southern Africa

Tostensen Arne

Emeritus

Sociologist currently focusing on governance and human rights research.

Oscillatory labour migration in Kenya, regional integration in Eastern and Southern Africa, democratisation in Africa, elections, human rights (including child rights), institutional analysis, poverty reduction, development research, state and nation in sub-Saharan Africa, aid, urbanisation, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda

Elite behaviour and citizen mobilization

Journal Article | May 2019

This paper studies the relation between self-serving elite behaviour and citizen political participation. We use a fixed effects approach to analyze the ...

Elites, citizens, portfolio investment, tax havens, voter turnout, political economy

Quotas and women's substantive representation: Evidence from a content analysis of Ugandan plenary debates

Journal Article | Jan 2017

Despite the popularity of electoral gender quotas, the substantive impact of quotas on the plenary behavior of members of parliament (MPs) has yet to ...

Partidos da Oposição e as Próximas Eleições Parlamentares em Angola

News | 17 Mar 2010

Parliamentary elections will be held in Angola on 5th September 2008. The first elections in the country since 1992. This publication gives a background, provides an overview of the political situation, the 'playing field', the election system and the opposition parties of Angola