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Policy Briefings

Ten Reasons to Keep Faith with Africa's Peer Review Process
by Steven Gruzd
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 17, May 2010

Occasional Papers

The African Peer Review Mechanism at Country Level: Views from Kenya
by Angela Reitmaier
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 83, May 2011

SAIIA Roundtable: The African Peer Review Mechanism – Progress and Prospects
Summarised by Steven Gruzd
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 59, April 2010

Off Track? Findings from South Africa’s First APRM Implementation Report
by Yarik Turianskyi
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 53, January 2010

Human Rights in Foreign Policy and Practice: The South African Case Considered
by Danny Titus
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 52, November 2009

Integrating Governance Education into University Education in Africa: Perspectives, Challenges and Lessons
by Tšoeu Petlane
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 43, September 2009 (English)

Intégrer l’enseignement de la gouvernance dans l’enseignement universitaire en Afrique : Perspectives,défis et leçons
par Tšoeu Petlane
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 43, September 2009 (French)

Whither Human Rights in African International Relations?
by Mireille Affa'a Mindzie
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 39, August 2009 (English)

Quid des droits humains dans les relations internationales africaines?
par Mireille Affa'a Mindzie
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 39, August 2009 (French)

People Power: How Civil Society Blocked an Arms Shipment for Zimbabwe
by Nicole Fritz
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 36, July 2009 (English)

Le pouvoir du peuple : Comment la société civile est parvenue à bloquer une cargaison d’armes destinée au Zimbabwe
par Nicole Fritz
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 36, July 2009 (French)

Socio-economic Problems Facing Africa: Insights from Six APRM Country Review Reports
by Terence Corrigan
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 34, June 2009

Managing Resources and the Democratic Order: The Experience of Botswana
by David Sebudubudu and Kebapetse Lotshwao
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 31, May 2009 (English)

La gestion des ressources et l'ordre démocratique : L'expérience du Botswana
par David Sebudubudu et Kebapetse Lotshwao
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 31, May 2009 (French)

The African Peer Review Mechanism: Assessing Origins, Institutional Relations and Achievements
by Steven Gruzd
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 29, April 2009 (English)

Le Mécanisme Africain d’Evaluation par les Pairs : Evaluer les origines, les relations institutionnelles et les réalisations
par Steven Gruzd
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 29, April 2009 (French)

Common African Political Governance Issues: Lessons from Six Early APRM Reports
by Yarik Turianskyi
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 28, March 2009 (English)

Questions communes de gouvernance politique africaine : Leçons des six premiers rapports du MAEP
par Yarik Turianskyi
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 28, March 2009 (French)

Democracy and Accountability: Balancing Majority Rule and Minority Rights
by Paul Hoffman
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 27, March 2009 (English)

Démocratie et responsabilité : Equilibrer le principe majoritaire et les droits de la minorité
par Paul Hoffman
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 27, March 2009 (French)

The State of Governance in Africa
by Patrick Chabal
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 26, February 2009 (English)

L'état de la gouvernance en Afrique
par Patrick Chabal
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 26, February 2009 (French)

The APRM's Economic Governance and Management Standards: What Civil Society Should Look For
by Colm Allan and Neil Overy
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 20, January 2009 (English)

La gouvernance économique et les normes de gestion : Ce que devrait rechercher la société civile
par Colm Allan and Neil Overy
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 20, January 2009 (French)

Do Think Tanks Benefit from APRM Work? Kenya's Experience
by Rosemary Atieno, Mohamud Jama and Joseph Onjala
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 16, December 2008 (English)

Les groupes de réflexion bénéfient-ils du travail du MAEP? L'expérience du Kenya
par Rosemary Atieno, Mohamud Jama and Joseph Onjala
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 16, December 2008 (French)

Payment and Independence: Does a Client Relationship with Government Inhibit ‘Think-Tank' Criticism?
by Okechukwu Ibeanu
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 15, November 2008 (English)

Paiement et indépendance : Estce qu'une relation de clientèle avec le gouvernement inhibe la critique des groupes de réflexion?
par Okechukwu Ibeanu
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 15, November 2008 (French)

Using Representative Opinion Surveys in the APRM Process
by Robert Mattes
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 13, October 2008 (English)

Utiliser des enquêtes d'opinion représentatives dans le Mécanisme Africain d'Évaluation par les Pairs
par Robert Mattes
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 13, October 2008 (French)

Making the News: Why the APRM Didn't
by Brendan Boyle
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 12, September 2008 (English)

La une des médias: Pourquoi le MAEP ne l'a pas fait?
par Brendan Boyle
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 12, September 2008 (French)

Media Freedom, Transparency and Governance
by Raymond Louw
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 11, September 2008 (English)

Liberté des médias, transparence et gouvernance
par Raymond Louw
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 11, September 2008 (French)

What Makes for Effective Anti-Corruption Systems?
by Marianne Camerer
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 10, August 2008 (English)

Que faut-il pour créer des systèmes de lutte contre la corruption efficaces?
par Marianne Camerer
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 10, August 2008 (French)

Preventing Corruption in African Procurement
by Professor Awadi Sadiki Mawenya
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 9, August 2008 (English)

Empêcher la corruption dans les marchés publics en Afrique
par Professor Awadi Sadiki Mawenya
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 9, August 2008 (French)

Engaging with Parliaments: Advice to Civil Society
by Victoria Ayer
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 8, July 2008 (English)

S'engager auprès des parlements : Conseils à la société civile
par Victoria Ayer
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 8, July 2008 (French)

Lessons from citizen activism in Uganda: Saving Mabira Forest
by Bashir Twesigye
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 7, July 2008 (English)

Leçons d'activisme citoyen en Ouganda : Sauver la forêt de Mabira
par Bashir Twesigye
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 7, July 2008 (French)

Lessons in Effective Citizen Activism: The Anti-Third Term Campaign in Zambia
by Chomba Chella and Simon Kabanda
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 6, July 2008 (English)

Leçons pour un activisme citoyen efficace : La campagne anti-troisième mandat en Zambie
par Chomba Chella and Simon Kabanda
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 6, July 2008 (French)

Addressing the African Peer Review Mechanism's Programmes of Action
by Faten Aggad
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 5, June 2008 (English)

Aborder la question des programmes d'action du Mécanisme Africain d'Evaluation par les Pairs
par Faten Aggad
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 5, June 2008 (French)

Understanding APRM Research: Planning, Process and Politics. A Practical Handbook for Peer Review Research
by George Katito
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 4, June 2008 (English)

Comprendre la recherche sur le MAEP : Planification, processus et politiques - Un manuel pratique pour la recherche sur l'evaluation par les pairs
par George Katito
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 4, June 2008 (French)

Assessing South Africa's APRM: An NGO Perspective
by Nick Hutchings, Mukelani Dimba and Alison Tilley
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 3, June 2008 (English)

Evaluer le MAEP en Afrique du Sud :Depuis une perspective d'ONG
par Nick Hutchings, Mukelani Dimba and Alison Tilley
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 3, June 2008 (French)

Civil Society Participation in Uganda's APRM Process
by Juliet Nakato Odoi
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 2, June 2008 (English)

Participation de la société civile au processus du MAEP en Ouganda
par Juliet Nakato Odoi
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 2, June 2008 (French)

Unchecked Executive Powers: Lessons in Effective Government Design
by Professor Ahmed Mohiddin
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 1, May 2008 (English)

Les pouvoirs exécutifs nonsurveillés: Leçons de conception gouvernementale efficace
par Professor Ahmed Mohiddin
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 1, May 2008 (French)

Research Reports

Strategies for Effective Policy Advocacy: Demanding Good Governance in Africa
by George Katito and Faten Aggad
SAIIA Research Report, No 3, June 2009

Reviewing Good Governance Towards a Methodology for the African Peer Review Mechanism
by Rawia Tawfic (Eskom Barratt Rotary Fellow 2003)
SAIIA Report, No 41, 2004

Opinion Editorials

As part of the project, a number of Opinion Editorial pieces have been published.

Diplomatic Pouch

Does Not Awarding African Governance Prize Signal Downward Spiral?
by Yarik Turianskyi
Diplomatic Pouch, 09 July 2010

Asian Values and African Choices
by Ross Herbert
Diplomatic Pouch, 29 March 2010

Gabonese Election Aftermath Confirms Worrying Trends in African Politics
by Tsoeu Petlane
Diplomatic Pouch, 10 September 2009

Reflecting on SADC Day
by Terence Corrigan
Diplomatic Pouch, 13 August 2009

APRM Forum in Libya: Few Surprises, Unanswered Questions
by Steven Gruzd
Diplomatic Pouch, 3 July 2009

The African Peer Review Mechanism – Progress and Prospects
by Steven Gruzd
Diplomatic Pouch, 29 June 2009

Support for Zimbabwe’s Recovery: A Lost Opportunity for SADC?
by Tšoeu Petlane
Diplomatic Pouch, 4 May 2009

Reckoning with the APRM Recommendations
by Yarik Turianskyi and Terence Corrigan
Diplomatic Pouch, 6 May 2009

The Lessons of April 22: Ballots vs. Bullets
by Tšoeu Petlane
Diplomatic Pouch, 5 May 2009

The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same: What Zuma’s Presidency Means for the Rest of Africa
By George Katito
Diplomatic Pouch, 21 April 2009

Election Manifestos: Time for a Different Approach
by Tšoeu Petlane
Diplomatic Pouch, 1 April 2009

A Stitch out of Time? Africa's Solution to the Zimbabwean Crisis
by George Katito
Diplomatic Pouch, 2 February 2009

“Helping” Africa
By Terence Corrigan
Diplomatic Pouch, 30 January 2009

Peer Review Progress, but Many Miss the Meeting
by Steven Gruzd
Diplomatic Pouch, 29 October 2008

Lesotho's Lessons for the ANC on Forming New Parties
by Tšoeu Petlane
Diplomatic Pouch, 8 October 2008

Tensions between the West and Russia: Implications for Africa
by Yarik Turianskyi
Diplomatic Pouch, 6 October 2008

Adding Value to African Peer Review
by Steven Gruzd
Diplomatic Pouch, 22 September 2008

What Angola's Election Means
by Terence Corrigan
Diplomatic Pouch, 12 September 2008

African Elections: Real Choice, or No Change?
by Steven Gruzd
Diplomatic Pouch, 1 September 2008

Books

Grappling with Governance: Perspectives on the African Peer Review Mechanism
Edited by Steven Gruzd
Published by Fanele (an imprint of Jacana Media) in association with SAIIA, 2011.

Social Accountability in Africa: Practitioners’ Experiences and Lessons
Edited by Victoria Ayer, Mario Claasen and Carmen Alpin-Lardies (eds), Affiliated Network on Social Accountability-Africa (ANSA-A) and Idasa, Pretoria, 2010

The African Peer Review Mechanism: Lessons from the Pioneers
by Ross Herbert and Steven Gruzd
SAIIA, 2008
Additional Review

Le Mécanisme africain d’évaluation par les pairs : Leçons des Pionniers
par Ross Herbert et Steven Gruzd
SAIIA, 2009

Mastering the APRM: Creating Your Submission
by Terence Corrigan
SAIIA, 2008
French Version [.pdf]

APRM Governance Standards: An Indexed Collection
by Ross Herbert (ed)
SAIIA, 2007

Planning an Effective Peer Review: A Guidebook for National Focal Points
by Ross Herbert (ed)
SAIIA, 2007
French version [.pdf]
Portuguese version [.pdf]

Influencing APRM: A Checklist for Civil Society
By Ross Herbert
SAIIA, 2007
French version. [.pdf]
Portuguese version. [.pdf]

Newsletters

Governance Perspectives Update

Archived Newsletters

Additional papers and publications

Implementing the APRM: Views from Civil Society
by SAIIA, the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) and the Africa Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP), ,June 2011

The State of Democracy in South Africa
by Terence Corrigan, Yarik Turianskyi and Steven Gruzd, Panorama: Insights into Asian and European Affairs, 02/2010, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Singapore, 2011, pp. 153-177

Aid, Governance and Development: Thoughts from Michela Wrong, Author of “It’s Our Turn to Eat”
by Michela Wrong, October 2010

Expert Report South Africa
by Terence Corrigan
Conference on Shaping a Globalised World, Global Policy Council, Berlin, 12-13 March 2009

Africa's evolving governance architecture: Reflections on the African Peer Review Mechanism
by Steven Gruzd
Centre for Policy Studies Policy Brief Number 54, January 2009

Instiutionalising Governance Evidence: Experiences of Think Tanks in the African Peer Review Mechanism
by Steven Gruzd
UNDP Oslo Governance Centre's conference 'Evidence into policy: The role of think tanks and research institutes', Cairo, Egypt, 18-19 January 2009

Challenges of Structuring a Productive Investment Climate: The Policy Framework for Investment and SME Development
by Ross Herbert
NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Intitiative, December 2008

Taking Stock of the African Peer Review Mechanism
by Ross Herbert and Steven Gruzd
South African Journal of International Affairs Volume 14, Issue 1, Summer/Autumn 2007

Peace, Security and the African Peer Review Mechanism: Are the Tools up to the Task?
by Steven Gruzd
Institute of Security Studies' African Security Review, Volume 16, No 3, September 2007

Reflection Document
by Steven Gruzd
African Governance Institute Thematic Anchors Meeting, 1-2 June 2007

Parliament, Oversight and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM): Experiences from South Africa
by Steven Gruzd
Association of Public Accounts Conference, Bloemfontein, 9 October 2006

Africa's Trailblazer: Ghana and the APRM
by Steven Gruzd
Service Delivery Review, Vol 4 No 3, 2006, A Learning Journal for Public Service Managers

Working Together: Assessing Public-Private Partnerships in Africa
by Peter Farlam
SAIIA Nepad Policy Focus Report 2, 2005

Back to the Blackboard: Looking Beyond Universal Primary Education in Africa
by Peroshni Govender and Steven Gruzd (eds)
SAIIA Nepad Policy Focus Report 1, 2004

The Survival of Nepad and the African Peer Review Mechanism: A Critical Analysis
by Ross Herbert
South African Journal of International Affairs Volume 11, Issue 1, Summer/Autumn 2004