25 Years of Democracy: Governance and Sustainable Development in Malawi
Since re-introduction of democracy in 1994, what gains and losses has Malawi experienced in its political and public governance landscape?
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Programme
08.45 – 09.30 Introduction and overview of issues
Prof. Dan Banik
09.30 – 12.45 Session I
Chair: Prof. Dan Banik
- Innovations and Technologies in Environmental Protection Programmes in Malawi – Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals?
Prof. Richard Tambulasi & Dr. Michael Chasukwa - Assessing Government and Elected Officials’ Accountability and Responsiveness in Malawi
Dr. Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa
10.45 – 11.00 Break
- Policy Misfired? The Impact of School Meals on Pupils’ Enrolment in Selected Schools in Zomba
Dr. Boniface Dulani & Dr. Happy Kayuni - Policing in a Democratic Malawi: Impediments to Community Participation in Crime Prevention in Rural Communities in Malawi
Dr. Joseph Mutupha - The Effect of Digital Divide on Citizen’s Political Participation
Dr. Anthony Gunde & Mr. Laston Manja
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch
13.45 – 17.00 Session II
Chair: Dr. Happy Kayuni
- What is Driving Corruption in Malawi Despite Anti-Corruption Initiatives?
Mr. John Tengatenga & Ms. Samantha Soyiyo - Unearthing Factors that Stifle Successful Implementation of Anti-Corruption Reforms in Malawi: A Political Economy Analysis
Ms. Susan A. Mtuwa, Mr. Paul Chibwana & Mr. Makhumbo Muntali
15.00 – 15.15 Break
- “God knows – it’s not easy”: The Politics of Influencing Donors
Mr. Nikolai Hegertun - Spiritual Insecurity and Political Power
Prof. Sidsel Roalkvam & Ms. Johanna Adolfsson
16.40 – 17.00 Way forward
Prof. Dan Banik
Organizer
The Centre for Development and the Environment and Department of Political and Administrative Studies, Chancellor College
Published Feb. 18, 2019 12:57 PM
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