Interdisciplinary Fellow Group on ‘Parliaments and Democracy in Africa’
Fellows of IFG2
Junior Fellow IFG 2, November - December 2019 Togo |
Co-Convenor and Senior Fellow IFG 2, September - October 2019 University of Ghana |
Senior Fellow IFG 2, September - October 2019 University of Delaware, USA |
Junior Fellow IFG 2, September - December 2019 Ghana |
Junior Fellow IFG 2, September - December 2019 University of Birmingham, UK |
Principal Investigator IFG 2 University of Konstanz, Germany |
Co-Convenor and Senior Fellow IFG 2, September - December 2019 University of Konstanz, Germany |
Junior Fellow IFG 2, September - December 2019 Germany |
Junior Fellow IFG 2, September - December 2019 UK |
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Parliaments are central democratic institutions that connect citizens to the political process. They serve several functions like discussing and passing laws, holding the executive accountable, and representing the will of the people. African parliaments are, however, among the most under-researched institutions. The Interdisciplinary Fellow Group seeks to contribute to closing this research gap. They will focus on questions like: who are the members of parliament, how do they represent their constituents and what modes of accountability exist? How do government and opposition interact in countries with different levels of democratic quality? How do parliaments function in different countries, and what is the impact of this institutional variation?