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The State of Political Pluralism and Democracy at Local Government Level in Uganda
Africa, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Report, Academic/Think TankFrom January 2009 to June 2010, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in partnership with the Uganda Media Development Foundation (UMDF) implemented the project “Strengthening Civil Society, Media and Local Councils’ Capacity to Promote Political Pluralism, Democratic Participation and Representation at Local Government Level in Uganda”, which was funded by the European Union through the European...
Country Self-Assessment for the African Peer Review Mechanism
Africa, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Questionnaire , Inter-Governmental Organization, Civil SocietyThis questionnaire can be used to assess and provide an overview of the results of a country's own self-assessment processes, with regard to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The Questionnaire is divided into four major sections corresponding to the four focus areas in the “Objectives, Standards, Criteria and Indicators for the APRM” document Democracy and Good Political Governance...
State of the Union Ghana Report 2010
Africa, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Justice, Local Governance and Decentralization, Parliament, Report, Civil SocietyProduced by the State of the Union project, this 2010 report is one of ten country studies that assess the performance of Member States against key governance, economic, social, civil and political policy standards, and rights instruments. Although a historical approach has been used, the period under review is 2007-2009. Further details on the methodology can be found in the appendices...
The Role of African Think Tanks in Accountable Politics (talking points)
Africa, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Presentation, Civil SocietyPresentation delivered by Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Institute for Democratic Governance [IDEG], Ghana to the workshop on Country-led Governance Assessments in Namibia, 2009.
The DRC at 50: confronting the challenges of peace and territorial consolidation
Africa, Conflict, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Policy Document, Civil SocietyOn 30 June 2010 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) celebrated 50 years of independence from colonial rule. At 50, the country is torn between competing and contradictory internal forces as it tries to negotiate a path towards self understanding, internal cohesion and responsible behaviour. At this landmark point in its postcolonial trajectory, the DRC needs to confront the old wounds...
Assessing the role of councillors in service delivery at local government level in South Africa
Africa, Article / Working Paper, Democracy, Local Governance and Decentralization, Civil SocietyThis research report presents the findings of a study that explores the role of elected public representatives (local councillors) in service delivery. According to the Handbook for Municipal Councillors, the broad mandate of local government officials is to promote developmental local government and facilitate socio-economic development at the local municipal level. The study uses four...