From antiquity down to the modern era, philosophers, political scientists, and jurists have
always recognized the imperatives of constitutionalism1 and the difficulties of attaining it. For …

In South Africa, two unmistakable features describe post-Apartheid politics. The first is the
formal framework of liberal democracy, including regular elections, multiple political parties …

Why is dissatisfaction with local democracy endemic, despite the spread of new participatory
institutions? This book argues that a key reason is the limited power of elected local officials …

Will participatory local government structures help deepen democracy in South Africa? That
is the proclaimed purpose of the ward committee system, the centre-piece of post-apartheid …

This article seeks to shed light on how and why the Cambodian People's Party (the CPP)
emerged and became dominant in the multi-party system formally introduced to Cambodia …

We urgently need an analytic definition that can identify parties as dominant independently
from their tenure of office. I suggest three criteria must be met simultaneously: the party is …

Common to most accounts of South African electoral politics is some version of voter loyalty
or party identification. In contrast to arguments that focus on voter behaviour, although less …

'Hoje, quando ouvem que vai ter eleições, as pessoas vão comprar sal.'Por quê?'A última
vez fugimos sem sal.'When the people today hear that there'll be elections, they go and buy …

In the mid-1990s Ethiopia adopted a federal constitution promising regional autonomy and
the creation and strengthening of local government units below the regional level. Some …

Reparations are a major component of transitional justice in the aftermath of widespread
abuse. However, the implementation of reparations programmes often follows the logic of …