Research

Dr Caitlin Mapitsa

Message from our Director

I am Associate Professor Caitlin Blaser Mapitsa, the Research Director at School.

We are a research led School, and the change we hope to create is by bringing practitioners into a facilitated space of sharing ideas, and through case-based peer learning, build contextually relevant theory that can contribute to excellence in governance. 

 

 

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Dr Hlengiwe Ndhlovu
06 March 2024

Labor of love: Re‐membering dismembered bodies in community research

This paper is premised on the argument that women's bodies in their everyday lived experiences are constantly dismembered physically and/or figuratively, as they are constructed as the ‘other.’
Rural area
06 March 2024

"An urban revolution that doesn’t make me a statistic"

An unfolding global polycrisis has accentuated the critique of contemporary urbanism, which has failed to be inclusive and developmental, especially in the Global South. A shift in trajectory will require a shift in our imaginaries, inclusionary processes and institutions.
Voting
14 February 2024

Analysis of the effects of the Electoral Amendment Bill

This research paper presents the findings of an analysis of the Electoral Amendment Bill 2 and the claim that the Bill violates section 46 of the Constitution, demanding that the electoral system “results, in general, in proportional representation”.
Diamond
05 December 2023

Extractive industries indigenisation, displacement and vulnerabilities

The discovery of diamonds in 2006 in Marange’s Chiadzwa area and extractive industry indigenisation in Zimbabwe beginning in 2010 has led to an expanding number of mining-induced internally displaced persons in the country.
05 December 2023

Do no harm - 5 steps a researcher should take

Researchers have a number of responsibilities when embarking on their work - not least of all to ensure participants are not harmed and are fully heard.
Image of a photo that says Vote
05 December 2023

Manipulation in the Grey Zone: Evidence from Ghana’s Parliamentary Elections in 2008 and 2012

Electoral manipulation undermines the function of elections as a mechanism of representation and accountability, and erodes public trust in government institutions; however, our theoretical understanding of its causes is still limited.
wsg-research-institute

Tayarisha Research Centre

The Centre will conduct academically rigorous, cutting-edge research 
on the challenges and opportunities presented by digitalisation, 
particularly in the public sector.

Civic Tech

Civic Tech Innovation Network

Welcome to the Civic Tech Innovation Network

The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN) is a Community of Practice (CoP) and action learning network for people with an interest and commitment to leveraging the nexus between technology and civic activism.