Since the 1990s there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of women in parliaments in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the literature finds little ...

Authoritarian regimes is the most common regime type aside from democracy. In these settings, the ruling party permits opposition but stifles their chances to win. Why do individuals run for legislative office on opposition versus ruling party tickets in such regimes? asks Keith Weghorst, Post-doctoral fellow at Vanderbuilt University in this seminar.

This report forms part of a larger study titled Advancing the Rights of Children: Assessing the Effectiveness of Transnational Advocacy Networks ...

Legislation prohibiting foreign bribery has been enacted and enforced by several countries, notably the United States and the United Kingdom, but its ...

This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in the National ...

The legislative landscape of the petroleum sector in Tanzania James Andilile, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad an

Post-conflict countries in Africa have doubled the rates of female legislative representation compared with countries that have not undergone conflict. Professor Aili Mari Tripp compares changes in women's rights in Uganda, Liberia, Congo and Angola.

This article explores women's substantive representation in Sudan's National Assembly. It examines the extent to which female legislators in the National ...

Legislated Candidate Quotas with Reward for Compliance in Cabo Verde: Victory for No One? Aleida C.

Paper/article about citizenship legislation and internal diplacement in Bosnia - Herzegovina

Tanzania has recently discovered large petroleum and natural gas reserves, boosting its natural resource stocks and potential future revenue flows. Whether ...

Participation in legislative debates is potentially an important tool for Members of Parliament (MPs) to communicate policy positions and exert influence ...

Tanzania has recently discovered large petroleum reserves, boosting its reserve natural resource stocks and potential future revenue flows. What is the ...

Land policies are of fundamental importance to the wellbeing of and the economic opportunities open to rural people, good governance, and peaceful coexistence. ...

Over the last few years, Angolan legislation on elections and the Angolan national election commission has been strengthened considerably. In legal ...

Corruption and illegal trafficking endanger the world’s biodiversity

Legislation is a widely used tool for increasing the number of women in politics. But laws seeking to promote gender parity come short in facing the ‘sociological realities’ in Senegal, as the case of the holy city of Touba shows.

Since the early 1990s, legislative and presidential multiparty elections have taken place in 42 out of Sub Saharan Africa’s 48 states. For a majority, ...

Deforestation is a global environment concern, but the underlying processes vary across regions and countries. In Pakistan the threat to forests and biodiversity ...

This article analyzes the legislative processes and the creation of security governance structures in a recent move by Scandinavian countries to authorize ...