Tracking local councillors

Given the growing importance of local government in the South African case, this project will focus on understanding the roles of municipal councillors in accountability and governance at the local government level in South Africa.  The study will consist of a longitudinal panel study of councillors in the eight metropolitan municipalities, and 20 to 30 additional municipalities, and a series of in-depth interviews with selected ward and PR councillors.  

The project was directed by Professor Evan Lieberman from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working in partnership with Professor David Everatt and Dr Caryn Abrahams at the School, and the Centre for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town.