This study is an ethnographic exploration of the Pakistani state as it implemented a number of reforms aimed at achieving conditions of good-governance and development. Based on fieldwork conducted from January to December 2006 in Islamabad city and district Kohat of the North W…
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Research literature identifies ethical leadership, a leadership grounded in ethical norms and practice, as a critical vehicle for achieving organizational goals and fostering good governance. However, little research on leadership has focused on the public sector, leaving a gap …
Liberal Statebuilding in post-conflict societies is a very complex, intricate and dynamic task that is often based on liberal assumptions. Critiques argue that local contributions to define democracy and its norms, such as accountability, tend to be limited since local experienc…
The thesis examines the practice of corruption in the Palestinian Authority (PA) from the period of its establishment until the death of Arafat. Palestinian elite formation from the late Ottoman period until the establishment of the PA was assessed in order to identify the elite…
This thesis is about the complex relationship between governance, corruption and economic development. It seeks to extend the literature via exploring the complex web of connections between corruption, development and the quality of political institutions in the specific case of…
Indonesia has experienced a shift from authoritarianism to democracy since the late 1990s. After the severe economic crisis of 1997, which ultimately forced Soeharto to relinquish power, Indonesia embarked on a more liberal and participatory form of democracy. To overcome the ec…
Consistent with its mission and commitment to spread its values and cultures, the Catholic Church worldwide increasingly has asserted itself in public life with an emphasis on promotion of common good principles through education. In Nigeria, the Church engaged both public offic…
Many democracies throughout the developing world have representative government constituted through free and fair elections and yet struggle to provide good governance for its citizens. Rule of law is often invoked as a palliative but remains a heavily contested concept in the l…
In the Western Balkans, as an historical paradox, there are two Albanian states: Albania, who won its independence from Ottoman Empire in 1912, and Kosovo who declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008. Albania and Kosovo are two states with the majority of its citiz…