A vision of hope – the power of international solidarity
Hanne Løvlie, an extraordinary, energetic young Norwegian woman with an implacable sense of social justice, had a dream to improve the lives of women…
Publications
Democracy Works Foundation intends to contribute to fostering democratic culture by providing critical thinking and policy solutions.
We will do so by using our different media and different publication formats, in addition to partnerships with established media corporations.
This page captures our different publication formats. You will find articles (opinion pieces and contemplations), blogs (more personal accounts of events and work), papers (longer and more professional and academic analysis), policy briefs (short analysis and policy recommendations) and books published by our people.
Look in the sidebar on the drop-down menu for the different format categories.
DISCLAIMER:
Democracy Works Foundation does not necessarily always agree with everything our contributors publicise, film or photograph on our platforms. We have a stringent but tolerant editorial policy and strive to always be constructive in our approach while not remaining silent on difficult issues.
But we equally strive to offer online platforms to our Democracy Works people so they can air their opinions and ideas without censorship. Therefore we will not always agree with contributors.
India’s economic miracle
As the Chinese economy wobbles, a growing India has the potential to offer increasing investment opportunities for Africa. While growth in some of its…
The rural vs urban development bias in Africa
African countries need to break the colonial-era development pattern whereby economic growth takes place island-like, centred on urban regions, while the surrounding rural areas…
The SA Con Court ruling and a letter by Ahmed Kathrada
The enitre March 31 judgement by the South African Constitutional Court on the Nkandla Presidential homestead matter can be read by clicking here. In the…
The Con Court ruling & democratic institutions
Institutions matter. President Zuma is slowly beginning to find that out. During his presidency he has waged a systematic war against our democratic institutions. …
A Social Science in Africa Fit for Purpose
Introduction In this presentation I will argue that African scholarship on Africa is operating at only a fraction of its true potential, and that it is hampered by…
What a Moody’s downgrade would mean for SA
It would make investors less willing to consider South Africa. This will put pressure on the rand, make it difficult to finance infrastructure. Credit…
Passing on the baton – An intergenerational dialogue by ITI and partners IJR & DWF
It is essential to invest in the youth, our future economic, political and civic leaders. A new initiative aims to ‘Hand over the baton’…
We don’t need another hero
South Africans continue to look for saviours and get excited when people we consider to be fearless speak truth to power. Right now, given…
Can one-party states be successful?
Most African countries since independence from colonialism have been governed by dominant one-party regimes. Many of these governments were independence or liberation movements who…