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

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 ...

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

Concentration of power in the hands of the executive is one of the key challenges to democratic consolidation in Africa. Since the early 1990s, the African ...

Executive summary When Hugo Chávez (1954–2013) came to power in Venezuela in 1998, the military was bestowed with a new—and controversial—role ...

Operating in the shadow of the executive: Women's substantive representation in the Uganda Parliame

The relatively slow pace of Nigeria’s development has often been attributed to the phenomenon of the resource curse whereby the nature of the state ...

Executive summary Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) opened in 1955. HLH is owned by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT), Mbulu Synod, but ...

This study takes an extended look at Botswana, a country which is found to depart from the common pattern of African states and therefore may be considered ...

The study examines changing policy doctrines for protecting refugees, as reflected in the official documents of UNHCR and its Executive Committee (ExCom) ...

The founder and executive director of ACCORD, Mr Vasu Gounden, and the programme manager of ACCORD's peace and security unit, Mr Kwezi Mngqibiza, is visiting CMI on March 21 and 22. Their seminar presentation will focus on Africa: Destination for Conflict Resolution or Investment? and the African Union and Conflict Management: Lessons Learnt

Though corporate social responsibility (CSR) is on the agenda of most major corporations, corporate executives still largely support the view that corporations ...

Though corporate social responsibility (CSR) is on the agenda of most major corporations, corporate executives still largely support the view that corporations ...

Quota policies securing the presence of marginalised groups in decision-making bodies have been adopted across sub-Saharan Africa. These policies are ...

This article proposes a relational approach to the study of abortion law reform in Brazil. It focuses on the interaction of pro-choice and anti-abortion ...

The textbook provides a comprehensive coverage of the main concepts, institutions and mechanisms of Government and Politics, with particular reference ...

With a point of departure in the contribution to the same volume by CODESRIA's executive secretary, Adebayo Olukoshi, this piece addresses the predicament ...

Although many African governments introduced provisions for subnational elections in the early 1990s, there is variation in the extent to which these ...

Elin Skaar's new book analyses the connections between transitional justice and judicial politics. She explores the role of courts in shaping options and trajectories of post-transitional justice - and concretely the chances of criminal prosecutions for past crimes in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

What are the challenges on issues related to corruption and other illegal causes of unfair competition?