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Author | : K. T. Matlosa |
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Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Download Electoral System Reform, Democracy and Stability in the SADC Region Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : K. T. Matlosa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Africa, Southern |
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Download Survey of Electoral Systems and Reform Imperatives in the SADC Region Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Oagile Key Dingake |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Africa, Southern |
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Download The Role of Electoral Systems in the Institutionalisation of Democratic Governance in SADC Countries Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book offers an incisive analysis of the role of electoral systems in broadening popular participation in the SADC region. The assessment takes place in the backdrop of SADC's commitment to democracy as illustrated by developments such as the holding of successful multi-party elections in several SADC countries in the last fifteen years. Indeed in the last fifteen or so years SADC has developed institutions and undertaken a number of major constitutional, legal and administrative changes with the objective of institutionalizing democracy. The book highlights how a choice of an electoral system may either advance or retard democracy. It concludes by suggesting that the time may have arisen for SADC countries to review their electoral systems with a view to ascertaining their continued relevance having regard to the prevailing realities of each country. The book will appeal to students of politics and law, politicians, lawyers, researchers, organs of civil society, independent electoral commissions and all those working in the area of electoral reforms.
Author | : Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa |
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Total Pages | : 25 |
Release | : 200? |
Genre | : Democracy |
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Download Electoral System Reforms in SADC Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Andrew Reynolds |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1999-01-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0191522430 |
Download Electoral Systems and Democratization in Southern Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The design of electoral systems and executive types is increasingly being recognized the key lever of constitutional engineering to be applied in the interests of political accommodation and stability in ethnically divided societies. In this groundbreaking comparative study of democratic design in Southern Africa, Andrew Reynolds finds that the decisions about how to constitute representative parliaments have wide ranging effects on the type of parties and party system that develops, the nature of executive-legislative relations, and the inclusiveness of both majority and minority interests in the process of governance. While electoral system design is the primary focus of the book, the related constitutional issues of whether to choose a presidential or parliamentary system, and whether to entrench consensual, consociational or majoritarian government are also discussed. Analysing the experiences of Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the author presents a host of revealing conclusions that help shed light on the success or failure of democratic design in other fledgling democracies, in both Africa and beyond.
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Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Africa, Southern |
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Download Report Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : K. T. Matlosa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Democracy |
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Download Towards Electoral System Reform in Malawi Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : SADC Parliamentary Forum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Elections |
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Download Norms and Standards for Elections in the SADC Region Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Ecf-Sadc |
Publisher | : African Minds |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Africa, Southern |
ISBN | : 9781928332176 |
Download Election Management Bodies in Southern Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Over the past two decades, Southern African countries have entrenched the use of elections as the only means and medium for electing governments and representative institutions in governance. Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs) are central to the delivery and quality of elections. These institutions are mandated to manage most or all aspects of the electoral process. Informed by diverse factors - the design, mandate, extent of powers and even the number of institutions responsible for electoral matters vary in each country. This study is a collaborative effort between the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), the Open Society Foundation's Africa Regional Office (AfRO) and the Electoral Commissions Forum of the Southern African Development Community (ECF-SADC). For each of the 12 countries, the research covered: Comparative analysis of the legal frameworks the EMBs operate under and of the historical and political contexts they function within; Comparative study of the institutional nature of the EMBs; Assessment of the powers vested in the EMBs in the conduct and management of electoral processes and their role in the drafting of electoral laws, managing electoral operations, certifying and proclaiming electoral results, ensuring that electoral results are credible, and in resolving electoral conflicts; and Comparative assessment of the independence of the EMBs with particular reference to funding and their relationships with the executive, political parties, parliament and the judiciary (electoral justice mechanisms). Findings and recommendations from this pan-African initiative are expected to increase information and knowledge on the strengths, weaknesses and workings of EMBs in sub-Saharan Africa to facilitate peer learning among African election managers, as well as informing policy-makers, legislators, governments and civil society on a progressive reform agenda to strengthen inclusive electoral processes and democratic practice.
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Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Africa, Southern |
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Download Benchmarks for Assessing Democratic Elections in Southern Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle