The Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) does research into the constraints to effective governance, underlining the importance of improved institutional design and performance – for better policy implementation, to benefit those who need the state the most.
The Public Affairs Research Institute
ABOUT US
A DECADE OF QUALITY RESEARCH
We generate high quality academic research to better understand the drivers of institutional performance, and present informed and realistic solutions based on our research, in the form of publications, media content, seminars, workshops, conferences and academic curricula.
Our work with change agents across the public service and civil society to improve the implementation of policies provides unique insights into the effectiveness of service delivery, infrastructure, state performance and state society relations.
We study the state and the relation between the state and society in order to advocate for improved institutional design and performance for better policy implementation to benefit those who depend on the state for services and access.
Our work inside departments and agencies across government, and collaborations with other organisations in the country and the global South, provide unique insights into state performance and state-society relations.
Our work is currently focused in the following programmes:
- Land Governance
- State Reform
- Local Government
- Energy Transition
- Compact – Municipal planning, participation and accountability
PARI is a Johannesburg-based organisation founded in May, 2010.
