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The Voice Of The People: Public Participation In The African Continent, Rafael Macia Aug 2016

The Voice Of The People: Public Participation In The African Continent, Rafael Macia

Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design

Public participation is becoming a more common characteristic of constitutional drafting processes around the world, and Africa has not been an exception in this regard. This paper seeks to survey several of the public participation processes undertaken in a number of African nations, in order to examine the methods followed and the effects produced by such processes. For that purpose, I have analyzed the constitutional drafting efforts in South Africa, Uganda, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Kenya, and Egypt. These processes all show different circumstances and approaches, with variations in terms of their top-down or bottom-up nature, and, more importantly, in terms …


Parameters – Full Issue – Spring 2016, Usawc Parameters Apr 2016

Parameters – Full Issue – Spring 2016, Usawc Parameters

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Special Commentary: Making Sense of the “Long Wars” Tami Davis Biddle US Leadership and NATO Luis Simón, Alexander Mattelaer, John R. Deni, Magnus Petersson Is Nation-Building a Myth? Charles J. Sullivan, M. Chris Mason Learning from Today’s Wars Ben Nimmo, Roger N. McDermott, Erik W. Goepner


Making Sense Of "Long Wars" — Advice To The Us Army, Tami Davis Biddle Mar 2016

Making Sense Of "Long Wars" — Advice To The Us Army, Tami Davis Biddle

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Note From The Editor-In-Chief, Miriam Archibong Jan 2016

Note From The Editor-In-Chief, Miriam Archibong

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Preserving The Impartiality And Constitutionality Of Sec Aljs: Congressional Reform Over Administrative Remediation, Kaiya Arroyo Jan 2016

Preserving The Impartiality And Constitutionality Of Sec Aljs: Congressional Reform Over Administrative Remediation, Kaiya Arroyo

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


The Ethos Of Public Service At Penn Law, Theodore W. Ruger Jan 2016

The Ethos Of Public Service At Penn Law, Theodore W. Ruger

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


The Challenges To Political Legitimacy In Contemporary America, Rogers M. Smith Jan 2016

The Challenges To Political Legitimacy In Contemporary America, Rogers M. Smith

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Mothers In Crisis: Redefining And Expanding The Disaster Law Framework To Address Pregnant Women's Health Care Needs, Nancy Zambrana Jan 2016

Mothers In Crisis: Redefining And Expanding The Disaster Law Framework To Address Pregnant Women's Health Care Needs, Nancy Zambrana

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Masthead Jan 2016

Masthead

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


An Initial, But Positive, Step In The Direction Of Cybersecurity, Saxby Chambliss Jan 2016

An Initial, But Positive, Step In The Direction Of Cybersecurity, Saxby Chambliss

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Restoring Trust In The Responsive City, Stephen Goldsmith, Craig Campbell Jan 2016

Restoring Trust In The Responsive City, Stephen Goldsmith, Craig Campbell

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Fixing The Sixties: Simplify Government And Restore Human Responsibility, Philip K. Howard Jan 2016

Fixing The Sixties: Simplify Government And Restore Human Responsibility, Philip K. Howard

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Is Government Broken?, Kasim Reed Jan 2016

Is Government Broken?, Kasim Reed

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Broken Governments Across The Atlantic: What Is The Role Of Information Infrastructures?, Anne Meuwese Jan 2016

Broken Governments Across The Atlantic: What Is The Role Of Information Infrastructures?, Anne Meuwese

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

No abstract provided.


Is Government Really Broken?, Cary Coglianese Jan 2016

Is Government Really Broken?, Cary Coglianese

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs

The widespread public angst that surfaced around the 2016 presidential election in the United States revealed that many Americans believe their government has become badly broken. Given the serious problems that continue to persist in society—crime, illiteracy, unemployment, poverty, discrimination, and more—these beliefs in a government breakdown are understandable. Yet a breakdown is actually far from self-evident. In this paper, I explain how diagnoses of governmental performance depend on the perspective from which current conditions in the country are viewed. Certainly when judged against a standard of perfection, America has a long way to go. But perfection is no meaningful …