Publications

Journal Articles
Description Author(s) Year
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Malawi, May 2009 Kimberly Smiddy and Daniel J. Young 2009
Parliaments and the enhancement of democracy on the African continent: An analysis of institutional capacity and public perceptions Lia Nijzink, Shaheen Mozaffar and Elisabete Azevedo 2006
Books and Chapters
Description Author(s) Year
Legislative Power in Emerging African Democracies Joel D. Barkan 2009
Kenya’s Tortuous Path to Successful Legislative Development Joel D. Barkan and Fred Matiangi 2009
Parliament and the Electoral System: How Are South Africans Being Represented? Lia Nijzink and Jessica Piombo 2005
Country Reports
Description Author(s) Year
Ghana Country Report Sarah Brierley 2010
Interim Lesotho Country Report Tim Hughes 2010
Namibia Country Report Monica M.C. Koep 2009
Mozambique Country Report Elisabete Azevedo 2008
Zambia Country Report Shana Warren 2008
Working Papers
Description Author(s) Year
The African Legislatures Project: First Findings Joel D. Barkan, Robert Mattes, Shaheen Mozaffar, and Kimberly Smiddy 2010
The limited impacts of formal education on democratic citizenship in Africa Robert Mattes and Dangalira Mughogho 2009
Can parliaments enhance the quality of democracy on the African continent? An analysis of institutional capacity and public perceptions Lia Nijzink, Shaheen Mozaffar and Elisabete Azevedo 2006
Emerging legislature or rubber stamp? The South African national assembly after ten years of democracy Joel Barkan 2005
The Institutions of Representative Democracy Lia Nijzink and Jessica Piombo 2004
Conference Papers
Description Author(s) Year
The Tanzanian Legislature: Assessing Organizational Resources and Capacity Baffour Agyeman-Duah 2007
The Quality of Democracy: An Analysis of the Mozambican Legislature Capacity and Responsiveness Carlos Shenga 2007
The Parliament of Zimbabwe Hon. Michael Mataure 2007
The case of the Ghanaian Parliament Regina Oforiwa Amanfo 2007
Powerful presidents, weak parliaments? Identifying best practices of executive-legislative relations on the African Continent Lia Nijzink 2006