Publications

This report examines how people experience and understand the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Southern Africa. The authors use epidemiological trends and national attitudes from surveys conducted between 1999 an...chevron_right

This report combines public opinion survey data conducted from 1999 to 2000 with epidemiological data about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in seven southern African countries. The authors examine the degree to...chevron_right

This report is a summary of the findings from a survey conducted in Nigeria in 2001 on attitudes toward democracy and markets. The authors further look at the rule of law as an essential part of democ...chevron_right

This report uses comparative country analysis to explore whether democratic preferences, procedures and habits exist in Africa. It compares public opinion surveys on attitudes toward democracy conduct...chevron_right

This briefing paper presents Nigerian perspectives on violent social conflict and its effect on support for democracy. It concludes that public opinion about social conflict in Nigeria is replete with...chevron_right

This briefing paper details African public opinion on democracy and development. Its findings include, among others, that for Africans democracy equal freedom, that support for democracy is widespread...chevron_right

This report presents the findings of surveys conducted in September 2001 in Botswana, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The report pr...chevron_right

This report details patterns of public opinion in Tanzania and explores how they differ from survey findings in 11 other African countries. The authors discuss three main paradoxes on the topics of: e...chevron_right

This report summarizes findings of a 1999 national public opinion survey on attitudes toward democracy, governance and economic reforms in Zambia. The survey was part of a 12 country exploration of ci...chevron_right

This report uses a 1999 survey of public attitudes about Namibians’ preference for and support of democracy, their attitudes and opinions about state and government as well as their perceptions about ...chevron_right

This report presents basic statistics on the perceptions, attitudes and actions of citizens towards democracy and the economic reform program in Malawi. The author offers a preliminary analysis and i...chevron_right

This report is based on a public opinion survey conducted in Botswana in 2000, reflecting longstanding democratic values and a firm entrenchment of democratic institutions. The report provides backgro...chevron_right

This report is based on a 1999 survey conducted in Lesotho to analyze the public perceptions and opinions with regards to democratic reform and governance. The report begins with the country backgroun...chevron_right

This report summarizes survey results conducted between 1999- 2000 in Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The report looks at four main topics: living conditions, economic eva...chevron_right

This paper uses survey findings, supplemented by the reports of monitors and official referendum results, to answer why the political status quo - namely the movement system of government - was endors...chevron_right