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Analyses of the APRM

This section includes reviews and analyses of the APRM from academics, research bodies and conferences dedicated to the subject.

This paper is concerned with identifying common trends with regard to common African political governance issues.

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The Universal Periodic Review Mechanism (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council and the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) reflect a growing trend in international organizations to utilize peer review processes to assess and improve member state governance and human rights performance. The two mechanisms are distinct in many ways. For example, the APRM undertakes a more in-depth and rigorous examination of a broader range of issues. Both review mechanisms, however, also have similarities e.g. they emphasize follow-up and actions to be taken as a result of the reviews and are products of a consensus decision-making process based on voluntary engagement. They represent an evolutionary process by which international norms can be integrated in a national context. (by Edward R. McMahon and Kojo Busia)

This is the final version of the DAC Peer Review Content Guide which served as a reference for the preparation of peer reviews in 2007 and 2008. (by OECD)

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This is the final version of the DAC Peer Review Content Guide which serves as a reference for the preparation of peer reviews to taking place in 2007 and 2008.

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Taking into account the fact that there are different definitions of civil society, this article defines civil society in the context of the APRM. (by Grant Masterson)

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This is a APRM Development Policy Management Forum Newsletter focusing on APRM offering links to several pieces from across the continent concerning the APRM process.

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This study is the result of research carried out in the framework of the German Development Institute’s Training Programme for young professionals.

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This is a review of the APRM self-assessment process conducted in Ethiopia. The review identifies strengths and weaknesses of the process and examines the level of credibility and public participation. Through this evaluation, the report analyses the level of involvement of the various stakeholders in the implementation of the APRM and the circumstances under which the process was carried out. The report is specifically concerned with the nature, course and outcome of civil society engagement and the political and ideological imperatives behind it. (by Tigist Fisseha and Medhane Tadesse, AfriMAP)

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This book focuses on resource flows for poverty alleviation and development in South Africa (by Adam Habib and Brij maharaj)

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This report combines four papers that use Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to discuss delivery by the state in Southern Africa.

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This paper is concerned with a description and information on various governance indicators.

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This paper investigates the relationship between the existing quality of a country’s political and economic governance.

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This paper examines the dominance of the executive branch of government inA frican countries. Often, in spite of the existence of safeguards, the executive manages to dominate the government (by Prof Ahmed Mohiddin)

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This paper provides an analysis of the APRM process in Rwanda and the issues that arose due to the government's tight control of the process. (by Eduard Jordaan)

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This paper discusses the lessons to be garnered in a test case that not only dealt with capacity constraints but also with the very incipiency of the process.

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This paper provides an overview of the APRM and questions the term 'peers' (by T.O. Ojienda)

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This is a report of the sixth African Governance Forum (by African Governance Forum)

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This note outlines and gives guidance on the process for preparing Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Peer Reviews. (by OECD)

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This note outlines and give guidance on the process for preparing Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Peer Reviews (2007) 

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This report was commissioned by UNDP Governance Centre (Oslo) and presented at the UNDP-OGC workshop, Cairo, Egypt 18-19 January 2008.

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