Public Affairs Research Institute 1 Journal ArticlesPublications October 22, 2020 Special Issue: A window into local government "This ambitious issue of Transformation seeks to open a window into local government, and offer…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 1 Journal ArticlesPublications October 12, 2020 Governing mining towns: the case of Lephalale By Emma Monama Abstract South Africa’s failure to transform the spatial geography of apartheid has…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 0 Journal ArticlesPublications October 12, 2020 Journal Articles 2020 Chilenga-Butao, T. (2020) 'Decentralisation and recentralisation in South Africa’s local government: case studies of…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 2 Journal ArticlesPublications October 9, 2020 Being watched, being excluded and being made to speak the ‘truth’: Foucault and power relations within a Limpopo municipality By Thomas Lesaffre Abstract The present condition of the South African state has attracted a…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 0 Journal ArticlesPublications October 8, 2020 Paperwork and power plays: contestation and performance at a Limpopo municipality By Joel Pearson Abstract This article considers the role that documents played in episodes of…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 1 Journal ArticlesPublications October 8, 2020 ‘The Logic of Appropriateness’: understanding non-compliance in South African local government By Tracy Ledger Abstract Local government is central to the delivery of the state’s developmental…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 0 Journal ArticlesPublicationsUncategorized September 29, 2020 Decentralisation and recentralisation in South Africa’s local government: case studies of two municipalities in Limpopo By Thokozani Chilenga-Butao Abstract Democratic decentralisation was introduced in South Africa during the transition to…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 2 Journal ArticlesPublicationsUncategorized September 29, 2020 Inside the municipality: locating debates on local government By Mosa Phadi and Peter Vale The rise of African liberation parties to power in…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 0 Journal ArticlesPublicationsState Reform June 29, 2020 Article | The Public Procurement Bill Needs Better Enforcement THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL NEEDS BETTER ENFORCEMENT: A SUGGESTED PROVISION TO EMPOWER AND INCENTIVISE WHISTLE-BLOWERS…Read More
Public Affairs Research Institute 1 FeaturedJournal ArticlesLocal GovtPublications 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…Read More