All over the world, there are gatekeepers with the power to facilitate – or restrict – peoples’ access. We have studied the ...

Development actors have increasingly recognised the importance of the political determinants of health. One way in which politics and power ...

We read with interest the article by the GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators1 (Sept 16, p 1423), which presents a comprehensive analysis of the ...

IKV Pax Christi launches its third CPA alert at a decisive moment in the history of Sudan. As we await the official result of South Sudan's referendum on self-determination, it is clear that an overwhelming majority of southerners have voted in favour of independence. But the people of the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile do not have the right to determine their own political future.

This study uses industry level foreign direct investment (FDI) data from 57 countries 1989-2000, to examine the host country determinants of ...

This thesis investigates the politics of competing Islamic gender ideologies in Sudan. Based on fieldwork conducted in greater Khartoum from ...

Latin America is the only region in the world where adolescent pregnancies are not decreasing. According to a recent article in the Lancet, ...

This study uses industry level foreign direct investment (FDI) data from 57 countries 1989-2000, to examine the host country determinants of ...

What are the key determinants of taxpayer compliance? And which features of citizen-state relations govern attitudes and behaviour regarding ...

What are the key determinants of taxpayer compliance? And which features of citizen-state relations govern attitudes and behaviour regarding ...

Cand. polit Lovise Aalen defended her PhD dissertation at the University of Oslo Friday 4 April. In her dissertation Aalen studies the national political framework of ethnic based federalism. She argues that ethnic political mobilisation must be understood as an outcome of both inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic relations.

The self-determination process in Sudan is in danger. With ten weeks remaining before a referendum on the possible secession of Southern Sudan, preparations for registration of voters have only just started. In Abyei, where a separate referendum is due to take place, they have not yet begun.

Over the last fifteen years, the fertility rate in Nepal has declined significantly. In the same period, the country has, despite political ...

This report examines Sudan's popular consultation, an ongoing process whereby the people of the Sudanese states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile will democratically and popularly assess the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and determine whether it satisfactorily reflects the aspirations of the people.

Now that South Sudan's self-determination has been realised, long-suppressed grievances and simmering political disputes have re-surfaced, threatening instability on the eve of independence.

Read the public address of Gen Salva Kiir Mayardit on his return from the official visit to the United States of America.

The different roles taken on by and given to women in a post-conflict transition period are likely to determine their future power. Participation ...

This article aims at providing a framework to understand the role of the Buganda kingdom in contemporary Ugandan politics, and more specifically ...

The effectiveness of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) is not determined solely by resources and capacity levels. A range of other factors ...

In a rights framework, participation is inextricably related to power. Through effective participation, we can challenge political and other ...