Members of parliaments across Africa face regular accusations of being unrepresentative of their constituents.
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Nigeria’s National Assembly must not shirk its oversight responsibilities, focusing on four priorities will be a good place to start.
House lawmakers created an independent office to conduct ethics investigations. But new changes by the GOP to rules governing the office were just the latest attempt to defang it.
What makes an effective lawmaker? Two scholars have studied 50 years of congressional legislating, and they’ve got a scorecard and a plan.
While internet penetration is increasing in Nigeria, State Houses of Assembly have little or no online presence, this ought to change.
An open candidate selection process would provide less incentive for the issuance of material benefits to only a few delegates while the constituency is neglected.
The upcoming Supreme Court session will address notable cases about the rights of different groups. The cases go to the heart of how U.S. laws protect both individual and group rights.
Citizens voting directly on policy seems like a good idea. But that led to the Brexit mess in the UK. In the US, two scholars say direct democracy deepens distrust of politics and government.
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