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The Political Economy of Development in AfricaThe Political Economy of Development in Africa
A joint statement from five research programmes, May 2012.
On behalf of:
Africa Power and Politics Programme
The Developmental Leadership Program
Elites, Production and Poverty: A Comparative Analysis
Political Economy of Agricultural Policy in Africa
Tracking Development
Mapping Digital Media: South AfricaWritten by Guy Berger (reporter), Zikhona Masala (lead reporter), Open Society Information Program Team: Vera Franz, senior program manager; Darius Cuplinskas, 2 March 2012
The Global Information Technology Report 2012, Living in a Hyperconnected WorldThe Global Information Technology Report 2012 is a special project within the framework of the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance and the Industry Partnership Programme for Information Technology and Telecommunications Industries. It is the result of a collaboration between the World Economic Forum and INSEAD. ISBN-10: 92-95044-33-9, ISBN-13: 978-92-95044-33-3, 441 pages
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E-governance and Citizen Participation in West Africa: Challenges and OpportunitiesThe Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Proceedings of the Fourth Joint Annual Meetings of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the UNECAProceedings of the Fourth Joint Annual Meetings of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the UNECA
Addressing Côte d’Ivoire’s Deeper CrisisWritten by Thierno Mouctar Bah , the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, March 2012.
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Women and Security Governance in AfricaEdited by Funmi Olonisakin and Awino Okech, Pambazuka Press, 2011, ISBN-13: 9781906387891, 172pgs.
Demystifying AidWritten by Yash Tandon, published by Pambazuka Press, November 2011, ISBN-13: 9780857490902, 40pgs
The Politics of Resources Extraction: Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations, and the StateTerence Gomez and Suzana Sawyer, Palgrave, 978-0-230-34772-4, 336 pgs
Enhancing Citizen Voice and Accountability in Africa
The project “enhancing citizens voice and accountability in Africa” proposed by the Africa Governance Institute (AGI) seeks to strengthen the engagement of non-state actors (civil society and grassroots organisations) to promote voice, transparency and accountability in the delivery of public services.
Located in Dakar, Senegal, the AGI was established as a pan African think tank in 2003 to generate innovative thinking on the governance challenges facing Africa and to assist African regional and sub-regional organisations, states, civil society and the private sector to
- Engage in advocacy for democratic and Developmental Governance in Africa;
- Develop cutting edge research and innovative training methods designed to find solutions to the most pressing Governance issues identified in political dialogue session and
- Disseminate and diffuse relevant information on Governance in Africa.
The approach of the Africa Governance Institute (AGI) for this project will essentially be focussed on developing knowledge and research in areas related to demand-side driven governance and delivering targeted training to CSOs to develop their skills and knowledge in areas related to enhancing their ability to engage and participate effectively in advocacy for democratic governance and accountability mechanisms.
The knowledge developed will be translated into practical and user friendly guidance tools for use by CSOs and in addition, the AGI will strengthen its IT platform to provide materials and knowledge in areas of demand-side driven governance.
The project is supported by the AfDB and its duration will be approximately 18 months-July 2001 to December 2012.
