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By Thokozani Chilenga-Butao There is an important question people used to ask before Nkandla, state…

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May 27, 2019

Article | Document Wars and the Local Archives: The Case of Mogalakwena Local Municipality

By Joel Pearson ABSTRACT In this article, I explore the flows of official paperwork in…

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2019 Brunette, R., J. Klaaren and P. Nqaba (2019) 'Reform in the Contract State: Embedded…

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Article | Reform in the Contract State: Embedded directions in public procurement regulation in South Africa

By Ryan Brunette, Jonathan Klaaren and Patronella Nqaba As South Africa contemplates another episode of…

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Watson Institute | Cities, Citizens and Governance Conference

On 30 May to 1 June 2019, Dr Marcus Walton attended a conference held by…

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The Nelson Mandela Foundation has just announced the 2019 cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Racial…

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PARI PhD Fellow and Wits Political Science Lecturer Thokozani Chilenga-Butao spoke to Cape Talk Radio…

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May 31, 2019

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June 13, 2019

Media Statement | Proposals for state reform #BetterState

Proposals for State Reform A collaborative series of position papers on how to make the…

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May 29, 2019

#AfterCapture | Kenya’s Inability to Fight State Capture

PARI supports this new report by the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG), explaining why…

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May 22, 2019

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Open Letter to Members of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces 22…

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March 25, 2019

Media Statement | Civil Society Working Group on State Capture

Media Statement: Civil Society Working Group For release 20 March 2019 Resisting the looters who…

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Bratsis, P. and S. Aronowitz (2002) Paradigm Lost: State Theory Reconsidered. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Doornbos, M. (1990) ‘The African State in Academic Debate: Retrospect and prospect’. Journal of Modern African Studies, 28(2) 179–98.

Brunette, R., J. Klaaren and P. Nqaba (2019) ‘Reform in the Contract State: Embedded directions in public procurement regulation in South Africa’. Development Southern Africa,

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PARI researchers recommend:

Bratsis, P. and S. Aronowitz (2002) Paradigm Lost: State Theory Reconsidered. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.

Doornbos, M. (1990) ‘The African State in Academic Debate: Retrospect and prospect’. Journal of Modern African Studies, 28(2) 179–98.

Brunette, R., J. Klaaren and P. Nqaba (2019) ‘Reform in the Contract State: Embedded directions in public procurement regulation in South Africa’. Development Southern Africa,

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