Politics and Governance

[Translate to English:] Parlamentssitzung in Accra, Ghana

This key area addresses the challenge of understanding the articulation between how a society wants to live (politics) and the coordinated action (governance) undertaken to make this possible. The members wish to focus less on the State and more on the actions and practices constitutive of contexts for politics and governance. In addition to this, the KAA acknowledges the importance of knowledge that addresses practical problems, especially since these and policy issues might be an important source of inspiration for the identification of theoretical, conceptual and methodological challenges.

News

07 Nov 2024 / Info

In the media: "Mozambique government faces protests over election result"

04 Sep 2024 / Info

Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 195: "Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen"

22 Aug 2024 / Research

Publication: "High expectations: Civil society participation in conflict early warning and response systems of the AU, ECOWAS and IGAD"

Events

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Projects

Research project

Addressing bribery in the Tanzanian health sector

A behavioural approach is adopted to develop and test an anti-corruption intervention in the Tanzanian health sector, recognising that social norms can fuel practices of gift-giving and bribery between health service providers and users.

[Translate to English:] Dreiländerbrücke

Research project

Inter-Religio: Sharing Religions and Convictions

Launched in January 2017, INTER-RELIGIO ‘Sharing religions and convictions’ is a cross-border inter-university network that aims to respond to the coexistence of religions in our societies challenges, by academic reflection.

Research project

Harnessing informality: Designing anti-corruption network interventions and strategic use of legal instruments

This project aims to help design more effective interventions by taking into account – and in fact leveraging – the informal relationships and social networks that underlie people's behaviour.

[Translate to English:] Signs of Return to Life in Somali Capital. Photo ID 522607. 06/08/2012. Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo/Stuart Price

Research project

From Fragility to Resilience: Accounting for the Diversity of State-making Trajectories in Africa

The project hypothesizes that a defining characteristic of state trajectories lies in the process of ‘rule standardization’.

[Translate to English:] corruption conflict teaser

Research project

Corruption, Conflict and Cities in West and East Africa

This research project explores the relationship between corruption, conflict and political transformations in urban contexts. The key research question is: Under which conditions do legitimate and inclusive urban politics emerge and stabilise in post-conflict societies?