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Euthanasia and Physician assisted suicide (PAS) from a regulatory perspective
This research proposal focuses on the regulation of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS), adopting an interdisciplinary approach that combines legal—i.e., constitutional and criminal—analysis with empirical insights from the field of public governance and regulatory governance.
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Routes to Reform. Education Politics in Latin America
Schneider, Ben Ross. 2024. Routes to Reform. Education Politics in Latin America. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/p...
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Disaster Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies, Institutions and Processes
Balgah, Roland A. and Jude N. Kimengsi. (Eds.). 2022. Disaster Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policies, Institutions and Processes (First...
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Collapsing Structures and Public Mismanagement
Seibel, Wolfgang. 2022. Collapsing Structures and Public Mismanagement. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030...
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Advancing Equality: How Constitutional Rights Can Make a Difference Worldwide
Heymann, Jody, Aleta Sprague and Amy Raub. 2020. Advancing Equality: How Constitutional Rights Can Make a Difference Worldwide. University o...
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Analyzing Natural Disaster Management Policy in SSA
Although an African Union Comprehensive Strategy Guide for Disaster Risk Reduction (AUDRR) exists, escalating natural disasters continue to aggravate livelihood insecurity across the continent, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
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Health through human settlements: Investigating policymakers’ perceptions of human settlement action for population health improvement in urban South Africa
Weimann, Amy, Noxolo Kabane, Tracy Jooste, Anthony Hawkridge, Warren Smit and Tolu Oni. 2020. Health through human settlements: Investigatin...
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The Emerging Data Revolution in Africa: Strengthening the Statistics, Policy and Decision-Making Chain
Kiregyera, Ben. 2015. The Emerging Data Revolution in Africa: Strengthening the Statistics, Policy and Decision-Making Chain. Stellenbosch: ...
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A Shift in Western Development Agency Thinking? The Case for Second Best
Bekker, Simon and Norman Bromberger. 2016. A Shift in Western Development Agency Thinking? The Case for Second Best. Social Dynamics 42(3):5...
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The readiness of South African law and policy for the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goal 11
Du Plessis, Anél. 2018. The readiness of South African law and policy for the pursuit of Sustainable Development Goal 11. Law, Democracy & D...
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Promoting quality education in Chile: the politics of reforming teacher careers
Mizala, Alejandra and Ben Schneider. 2019. Promoting quality education in Chile: the politics of reforming teacher careers. Journal of Educa...
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STIAS Series Volume 7: Affirmative Action: A view from the Global South
Affirmative Action: A view from the Global South Ockert Dupper, Kamala Sankaran (Editors) SUN PRESS (2014, 285 pp) ISBN: 978‑1‑920689‑46-9 ...
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The political economy of oral health in sub-Saharan Africa – uncovering the silent oral health crisis and exposing reasons for low public health priority
The focus of the Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA) 2019 will be on constitutionalism and the economy in Africa.
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Black Swans in Public Administration: Rare Organizational Failure with Severe Consequences
The subject of the project is organizational failure in public administration with severe consequences for the physical integrity of humans.
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The Law of Commissions: A Comparative Study of the Place of Commissions in Law and Governance.
The purpose of this work is to explore the role of Commissions; interrogate existing Commission discourses; examine the power of Commissions and their place in law and governance; investigate the global developments of their legal and socio-political dimensions; a process that involves a holistic approach that probes and unpacks Commissions in their complexity.
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Good policy; bad policy
This project proposes to examine three key policies, one in each ministry, in the form of a memoir on how decisions were taken and implemented.
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Planning the new, better city –Fear and safety in policy and practice
Kiruna, the northernmost city in Sweden, is constructed around a classic industrial source of production – the prosperous mine.
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Democratic Governance, Corruption, and Corruption Control Mechanisms in Africa: A Comparative Study
The 1990s were the starting point in the wave of new multiparty democracies in Africa.
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Local practices and institutions and their relevance for systems of social security. An investigation based on a case study of Senegal, Mali and Gabon .
This project has been built around the premise that by and large the present day social security systems in Africa are failing.
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Climate Change and the Emerging Disease Crisis: An Existential Threat to Technological Humanity
The emerging infectious disease (EID) crisis encompasses all pathogens affecting humans and the species upon which we depend for survival and socio-economic development.
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Emerging Statistical Renaissance in Africa
The project is about completing the writing of a book entitled Emerging Statistical Renaissance in Africa.
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Towards designing and managing food security in South Africa: a critical analysis of a complex situation
While South Africa is food secure at a national level this is not the case for many households.
