Southern African Institute for Policy and Research

Policy Analysis and Governance

The Southern African Institute for Policy and Research’s Policy Briefs Series makes available key insights into contemporary governance, economic, social, and legal issues. These briefs are widely distributed to policymakers and researchers. Authors are generally affiliated with SAIPAR, but may also include submissions from other regional scholars.

Available Policy Briefs

  • Briefing Paper 1: The Cyber Crimes And The Cyber Security Acts: The Good And The Bad Download

  • Briefing Paper 10:Mobilizing Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for Justice in Zambia: The Case for a Legal Needs Survey Download
  • Briefing Paper 9: Zambia’s External Public Debt Story: From Debt Relief to Distress to Restructuring Download
  • Briefing Paper 8: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Zambia’s Small Claims Court Download
  • Briefing Paper 7: A Judiciary Fit For Democracy: A Suggestion of Reform Focus Areas Download
  • Briefing Paper 6: Overhauling the Mental Health System in Zambia Download
  • Briefing Paper 5: Local Governance of Water and Sanitation in Lusaka’s Peri-Urban Areas Download
  • Briefing Paper 4: Understanding the Foundations of Zambia’s Constitutional Challenges Download
  • Briefing Paper 2: Making the Access to Information Law in Zambia Effective Download
  • Briefing Paper 1: Constitution Making in Zambia Download

  • Briefing Paper 2: Media Representations of Election Observation Download
  • Briefing Paper 1: Local Representation of Election Observation in Africa Download

  • Briefing Paper 10: A ‘right to nutrition’ in Zambia: Linking rhetoric, law and practice Download
  • Briefing Paper 9: When is Ethnicity a Salient Feature of Zambian Elections and Politics? Download
  • Briefing Paper 8: The Right for Prisoners to Vote in Zambia Download
  • Briefing Paper 7: Institutional “Collision” in the Electoral Process: The Electoral Commission of Zambia, The Zambia Police and The Department of National Registration Download
  • Briefing Paper 6: Party Cadres, the Politicisation of Local Government and Zambia’s 2021 Elections Download
  • Briefing Paper 5: The Interplay between Social Cash Transfers and Elections in Zambia ahead of the August 2021 General Elections Download
  • Briefing Paper 4: Electoral Violence in Zambia Download
  • Briefing Paper 3: The Impact of COVID-19 on Zambia’s 2021 Elections Download
  • Briefing Paper 2: The Role of the Courts in the Electoral Process in Zambia Download
  • Briefing Paper 1: Parallel Vote Tabulation in Zambia Download

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