August 26, 2019
The politics of South Africa’s patronage system: The process of anti-patronage reform (Part Two)
By Ryan Brunette South Africa has witnessed the rise of machine politics. Part One considered…
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July 25, 2019
Op Ed | The Politics of South Africa’s Patronage System (Part One)
By Ryan Brunette South Africa is entering its second recession in as many years. Gross…
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June 14, 2019
Op Ed | ANC Should Stop Recycling Old Ideas
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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May 22, 2019
Journal Articles
2019 Brunette, R., J. Klaaren and P. Nqaba (2019) 'Reform in the Contract State: Embedded…
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May 20, 2019
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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April 30, 2019
Op ed | #ShutDownAlex, symbole d’un développement à deux vitesses en Afrique du Sud
Research fellow Thomas Lesaffre writes about #ShutDownAlex and the ANC in the lead up to…
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April 29, 2019
2018 Annual Report
The Year In Review In 2018, PARI took significant strides to start becoming a globally…
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April 29, 2019
Article | State “Infrastructural Power” and the Bantustans: The Case of School Education in the Transkei and Ciskei
By Sarah Meny-Gibert In this article I explore the authority of the state (and…
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April 20, 2019
Watch | Traditional Leaders in a Democracy Interview with Mbongiseni Buthelezi
Mbongiseni Buthelezi speaks about unaccountable leaders and apartheid legacies in an interview about the book,…
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