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Accountable Government in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives from Public Law and Political Studies
| Accountable Government in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Perspectives from Public Law and Political Studies |
| Autore | Chirwa Danwood M |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : United Nations University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NijzinkLia |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Government accountability -- Africa Government accountability - Africa Government - Non-U.S Law, Politics & Government Government - Asia |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 92-808-7174-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""About the Editors""; ""About the Authors""; ""Accountable government in Africa: Introduction""; ""Overview""; ""Scope and significance""; ""Defining �accountable government�""; ""The chapters in this book""; ""Post-apartheid accountability: The transformation of a political idea""; ""Introduction""; ""Accountability in the independent labour movement after 1973""; ""The emergence of the post-apartheid model of accountability""; ""Two models of accountability compared""
""The limits of accountability in capitalist society""""Conclusion""; ""The politics of constitutional reform in Zambia: From executive dominance to public participation?""; ""Introduction""; ""The history of constitution-making in Zambia""; ""From executive dominance to public participation?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Judicial independence and the judicialisation of electoral politics in Malawi and Uganda1""; ""Introduction""; ""Courts and elections in Malawi""; ""Courts and elections in Uganda""; ""Do strategic models explain these patterns?""; ""Multifaceted explanations needed""; ""Conclusion"" ""From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review: Relations between Parliament and the judiciary in Tanzania""""Introduction""; ""Parliamentary supremacy in Tanzania""; ""From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review""; ""An uneasy relationship""; ""The Mtikila case: The judiciary and Parliament collide""; ""Further clashes between Parliament and the judiciary""; ""The exercise of judicial powers by Parliament""; ""Conclusion""; ""Judicial review of parliamentary actions in South Africa: A nuanced interpretation of the separation of powers""; ""Introduction"" ""The judicial approach to reviewing parliamentary actions""""The limits of judicial intervention""; ""Conclusion""; ""Prosecutions, politics and the law: The way things are""; ""Introduction""; ""Prosecutorial authority: �The way things are�""; ""The concept of prosecutorial independence""; ""Selected constitutional arrangements from Africa""; ""Accountability: The other side of the coin""; ""Achieving the right relationships""; ""Is there a possible �third way�?""; ""The civilianisation of prosecutorial services in Tanzania""; ""Introduction""; ""The concept of civilianisation"" ""The legal framework for civilianisation""""The independence of the DPP and NPS""; ""The current lack of capacity and resources in the NPS""; ""Prosecutorial guidelines""; ""The accountability of the DPP and NPS""; ""The practical implications of civilianisation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Accountable governance and the role of national human rights institutions: The experience of the Malawi Human Rights Commission""; ""Introduction""; ""Brief constitutional history""; ""The role of national human rights institutions""; ""The effectiveness of NHRIs""; ""The legal framework of the MHRC"" ""Holding the government to account: The experience of the MHRC"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461761703321 |
Chirwa Danwood M
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| New York, : United Nations University Press, 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa, Lia Nijzink
| Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa, Lia Nijzink |
| Autore | Chirwa Danwood Mzikenge |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Cape Town : , : United Nations University Press : : , : UCT Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 302 pages) |
| Disciplina | 342 |
| Soggetto topico | Public law |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Accountable government in Africa: introduction / Danwood Chirwa & Lia Nijzink -- Post-apartheid accountability: the transformation of a political idea / Andrew Nash -- The politics of constitutional reform in Zambia: from executive dominance to public participation? / Neo Simutanyi -- Judicial independence and the judicialisation of electoral politics in Malawi and Uganda / Siri Gloppen & Fidelis Kanyongolo -- From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review: relations between parliament and the judiciary in Tanzania / Jwani Mwaikusa -- Judicial review of parliamentary actions in South Africa: a nuanced interpretation of the separation of powers / Hugh Corder -- Prosecutions, politics and the law: the way things are / Philip Stenning -- The civilianisation of prosecutorial services in Tanzania / Sifuni Mchome -- Accountable governance and the role of national human rights institutions: the experience of the Malawi human rights commission / Danwood Chirwa & Redson Kapindu -- Balancing independence and accountability: the role of Chapter 9 institutions in South Africa's constitutional democracy / Pierre De Vos -- Accountability compromised: floor crossing in Malawi and South Africa / Lia Nijzink -- Democracy within political parties: the state of affairs in East and southern Africa / Augustine Magolowondo -- Political parties in Malawi: an accountability analysis / Nandini Patel -- Family matters: the interplay between formal and informal incentives for accountability in Mali's local communities / Martin van Vliet -- Understanding local forms of accountability: initial findings from Ghana and Malawi / Diana Cammack -- External accountability meets accountability assistance: the case of legislative strengthening in Africa / Peter Burnell. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Accountable Government in Africa |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910476792403321 |
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| New York ; ; Cape Town : , : United Nations University Press : : , : UCT Press, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink
| Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5096 |
| Soggetto topico | Government accountability - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-920541-63-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910316450803321 |
| Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink
| Accountable government in Africa : perspectives from public law and political studies / / editors, Danwood M. Chirwa, Lia Nijzink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 352.3/5096 |
| Soggetto topico | Government accountability - Africa |
| ISBN | 1-920541-63-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765819003321 |
| Tokyo, Japan : , : United Nations University Press, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electoral politics in South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : assessing the first democratic decade / / edited by Jessica Piombo and Lia Nijzink
| Electoral politics in South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : assessing the first democratic decade / / edited by Jessica Piombo and Lia Nijzink |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2005.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PiomboJessica
NijzinkLia |
| Soggetto topico |
Elections - South Africa
Political campaigns - South Africa Democracy - South Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-36428-2
9786611364281 1-4039-7886-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part 1 A Decade of Democracy""; ""One: A Voice for Some: South Africa's Ten Years of Democracy""; ""Two: The Electoral Implications of Social and Economic Change since 1994""; ""Three: Voter Information, Government Evaluations, and Party Images in the First Democratic Decade""; ""Four: Parliament and the Electoral System: How Are South Africans Being Represented?""; ""Five: Electoral Administration: Achievements and Continuing Challenges""; ""Part 2 The Party Campaigns""
""Six: The African National Congress: There Is No Party Like It Ayikho Efana Nayo""; ""Seven: The Democratic Alliance: Progress and Pitfalls""; ""Eight: The Inkatha Freedom Party: Between the Impossible and the Ineffective""; ""Nine: The New National Party: The End of the Road""; ""Ten: Struggling to Represent the Left: The Pan Africanist Congress, the Azanian People's Organization, and the Independent Democrats""; ""Eleven: The Smallest Parties: The ACDP, UCDP, FF+, MF, and UDM""; ""Part 3 Results and Assessment"" ""Twelve: Media Coverage in Election 2004: Were Some Parties More Equal Than Others?""""Thirteen: The Results of Election 2004: Looking Back, Stepping Forward""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450877103321 |
| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electoral Politics in South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Assessing the First Democratic Decade / / edited by J. Piombo, L. Nijzink
| Electoral Politics in South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : Assessing the First Democratic Decade / / edited by J. Piombo, L. Nijzink |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2005.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PiomboJessica
NijzinkLia |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa - Politics and government
Africa - History Political science Elections African Politics African History Political Science Electoral Politics |
| ISBN |
1-281-36428-2
9786611364281 1-4039-7886-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part 1 A Decade of Democracy""; ""One: A Voice for Some: South Africa's Ten Years of Democracy""; ""Two: The Electoral Implications of Social and Economic Change since 1994""; ""Three: Voter Information, Government Evaluations, and Party Images in the First Democratic Decade""; ""Four: Parliament and the Electoral System: How Are South Africans Being Represented?""; ""Five: Electoral Administration: Achievements and Continuing Challenges""; ""Part 2 The Party Campaigns""
""Six: The African National Congress: There Is No Party Like It Ayikho Efana Nayo""; ""Seven: The Democratic Alliance: Progress and Pitfalls""; ""Eight: The Inkatha Freedom Party: Between the Impossible and the Ineffective""; ""Nine: The New National Party: The End of the Road""; ""Ten: Struggling to Represent the Left: The Pan Africanist Congress, the Azanian People's Organization, and the Independent Democrats""; ""Eleven: The Smallest Parties: The ACDP, UCDP, FF+, MF, and UDM""; ""Part 3 Results and Assessment"" ""Twelve: Media Coverage in Election 2004: Were Some Parties More Equal Than Others?""""Thirteen: The Results of Election 2004: Looking Back, Stepping Forward""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784152303321 |
| New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Electoral politics in South Africa : assessing the first democratic decade / / edited by Jessica Piombo and Lia Nijzink
| Electoral politics in South Africa : assessing the first democratic decade / / edited by Jessica Piombo and Lia Nijzink |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2005.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| Disciplina | 324.968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PiomboJessica
NijzinkLia |
| Soggetto topico |
Elections - South Africa
Political campaigns - South Africa Democracy - South Africa |
| ISBN |
1-281-36428-2
9786611364281 1-4039-7886-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part 1 A Decade of Democracy""; ""One: A Voice for Some: South Africa's Ten Years of Democracy""; ""Two: The Electoral Implications of Social and Economic Change since 1994""; ""Three: Voter Information, Government Evaluations, and Party Images in the First Democratic Decade""; ""Four: Parliament and the Electoral System: How Are South Africans Being Represented?""; ""Five: Electoral Administration: Achievements and Continuing Challenges""; ""Part 2 The Party Campaigns""
""Six: The African National Congress: There Is No Party Like It Ayikho Efana Nayo""; ""Seven: The Democratic Alliance: Progress and Pitfalls""; ""Eight: The Inkatha Freedom Party: Between the Impossible and the Ineffective""; ""Nine: The New National Party: The End of the Road""; ""Ten: Struggling to Represent the Left: The Pan Africanist Congress, the Azanian People's Organization, and the Independent Democrats""; ""Eleven: The Smallest Parties: The ACDP, UCDP, FF+, MF, and UDM""; ""Part 3 Results and Assessment"" ""Twelve: Media Coverage in Election 2004: Were Some Parties More Equal Than Others?""""Thirteen: The Results of Election 2004: Looking Back, Stepping Forward""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816865803321 |
| New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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One-party dominance in African democracies / / edited by Renske Doorenspleet, Lia Nijzink
| One-party dominance in African democracies / / edited by Renske Doorenspleet, Lia Nijzink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 324.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political parties - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Democracy - Africa, Sub-Saharan Dominant-party systems |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-62637-265-9
1-78539-154-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459740903321 |
| Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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One-party dominance in African democracies / / edited by Renske Doorenspleet, Lia Nijzink
| One-party dominance in African democracies / / edited by Renske Doorenspleet, Lia Nijzink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 324.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political parties - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Democracy - Africa, Sub-Saharan Dominant-party systems |
| ISBN |
1-62637-265-9
1-78539-154-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. One-party dominance in African democracies: a framework for analysis / Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink -- 2. An overview of African party systems / Gero Erdmann and Matthias Basedau -- Part 1. Enduring one-party dominance -- 3. Namibia: cultivating the liberation gospel / Henning Melber -- 4. South Africa: racialized discourse in the context of deteriorating performance / Thiven Reddy -- 5. Tanzania: nurturing legacies of the past / Mohammed Bakari and Richard Whitehead -- Part 2. One-party dominance in decline -- 6. Zambia: manufactured one-party dominance and its collapse / Neo Simutanyi -- 7. Mali: from dominant party to platform of unity / Martin van Vliet -- 8. Senegal: the end of one-party dominance / Christof Hartmann -- Part 3. Conclusion -- 9. Why one-party dominance endures in some democracies but not others / Lia Nijzink and Renske Doorenspleet. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797198003321 |
| Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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One-party dominance in African democracies / / edited by Renske Doorenspleet, Lia Nijzink
| One-party dominance in African democracies / / edited by Renske Doorenspleet, Lia Nijzink |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 324.26 |
| Soggetto topico |
Political parties - Africa, Sub-Saharan
Democracy - Africa, Sub-Saharan Dominant-party systems |
| ISBN |
1-62637-265-9
1-78539-154-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. One-party dominance in African democracies: a framework for analysis / Renske Doorenspleet and Lia Nijzink -- 2. An overview of African party systems / Gero Erdmann and Matthias Basedau -- Part 1. Enduring one-party dominance -- 3. Namibia: cultivating the liberation gospel / Henning Melber -- 4. South Africa: racialized discourse in the context of deteriorating performance / Thiven Reddy -- 5. Tanzania: nurturing legacies of the past / Mohammed Bakari and Richard Whitehead -- Part 2. One-party dominance in decline -- 6. Zambia: manufactured one-party dominance and its collapse / Neo Simutanyi -- 7. Mali: from dominant party to platform of unity / Martin van Vliet -- 8. Senegal: the end of one-party dominance / Christof Hartmann -- Part 3. Conclusion -- 9. Why one-party dominance endures in some democracies but not others / Lia Nijzink and Renske Doorenspleet. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817116803321 |
| Boulder, Colorado ; ; London, [England] : , : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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