Towards a New Economic Model Valuing Women and Natural Resources
The economic growth model has been dominating political and economic life for decades, leveraging on the expectation that a sustained…
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Alleged Mismanagement of the personal and payroll system in District Local Governments of Uganda – The Ghosts of Ntungamo
Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) teamed up with the African Institute for Investigative Journalism (AIIJ) to investigate reports of corruption…
The European Citizens’ Assembly: Designing the missing branch of the EU government
In this paper, we outline why we need a European Citizens’ Assembly — a political institution of everyday people from…
Language Policy in Federal and Devolved Countries: Recognition, Inclusion and Current Issues
Language is an integral element of what it means to be human. It allows people to express feelings, opinions and…
Curbing the Escalating Cost of Politics
This policy brief addresses the critical need for comprehensive campaign finance reforms in Uganda to enhance transparency, accountability, and fairness…
The Politics of Language in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Language is a contentious issue in South Africa. These contestations manifest themselves through resistance to the use of languages that…
Eat Widely, Vote Wisely?
Democracy in many developing countries is undermined by widespread vote buying—the provision of cash or goods in exchange for votes.…
Community Health Workers as Rights Defenders: Exploring the Collective Identity of the Mitanins of Chhattisgarh, India
This Working Paper discusses the Mitanin program, a state-run community health worker program in Chhattisgarh state, India. It is based…
The Emerging Field of Political Innovation
Civil society has attended to social problems for decades while intentionally refraining from overt engagement with politics. But a new…
Building Worker Power in Global Supply Chains: Lessons from Apparel, Cocoa, and Seafood
This working paper is about the campaigners and worker organizers in the global South and North who have challenged the…