Information on "Society" and "Namibia"
January 2011
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2011
Gender Equality on the Horizon
Author: Janine Ubink
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This paper discusses the lack of gender equality in customary justice systems. More on «Gender Equality on the Horizon» -
2011
Stating the Customary
Author: Janine Ubink
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This article starts with a discussion of the different historical mechanisms that have been developed for recording customary law: codifications, restatements and case law systems. More on «Stating the Customary» -
2011
Towards Customary Legal Empowerment in Namibia
Author: Janine Ubink
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Based on lessons from initiatives undertaken in Namibia, this report seeks to establish whether 'best practices' can be derived, which would aim to empower women through customary legal systems. More on «Towards Customary Legal Empowerment in Namibia»
January 2010
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2010
Let the Good Times Roll?
Author: Martin Stürmer
Publisher: German Development Institute
This paper assesses the extent to which sub-Saharan African countries have seized the opportunity of raising tax revenues from the extractive sector, explains the main difficulties in generating tax revenues from the extractive sector and draws some ... More on «Let the Good Times Roll?»
June 2008
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Jun 2008
The Role of Ex-Combatants and Veterans in Violence in Transitional Societies
Author: Gwinyayi Dzinesa
Publisher: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
This paper provides an overview the relationship between ex-combatants and violence in the southern African region. More on «The Role of Ex-Combatants and Veterans in Violence in Transitional Societies»
June 2007
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Jun 2007
The Politics Behind the Non-Contributory Old Age Social Pensions in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa
Author: Larissa Pelham
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa comprise a cluster of southern African countries which provide monthly non-contributory benefits to their elderly citizens. More on «The Politics Behind the Non-Contributory Old Age Social Pensions in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa»
May 2007
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May 2007
The End of Current EU Preferences for Namibia
Author: Mareike Meyn
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This briefing explains what would happen after 2007 if Namibia’s exports are subject to the best ‘non-negotiated’ regime that the EU offers to all developing countries: the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). More on «The End of Current EU Preferences for Namibia»
January 2007
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Jan 2007
Ethnic Fractionalization, Electoral Institutions, and Africans' Political Attitudes
Author: Wonbin Cho
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This publication explores how ethnic fractionalization shapes voter attitudes in sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Ethnic Fractionalization, Electoral Institutions, and Africans' Political Attitudes» -
2007
Political Opposition in African Countries
Author: Karolina Hulterström, Amin Y Kamete, Henning Melber
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
This paper contains three articles that examine political oppositions in Kenya, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. More on «Political Opposition in African Countries»
October 2006
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Oct 2006
Breeding Fat Cats: Affirmative Action, Black Economic Empowerment, and Namibia's Post-Colonial Elite Formation
Author: Henning Melber
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper describes how Namibia has remained the country with the highest income discrepancies in the world. More on «Breeding Fat Cats: Affirmative Action, Black Economic Empowerment, and Namibia's Post-Colonial Elite Formation»
