Policy and Practice for Developmental Leadership

DLP Publications

Here you'll find all currently available DLP policy briefs, concept papers, research papers, and background papers, as well as publications from our earlier programs. We've also included a selection of relevant external publications.

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Research Papers
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Cadres, Capitalists and Coalitions.pdf (844KB)
Research Paper 01: The ANC, Business and Development in South Africa, Jo-Ansie van Wyk, February 2009
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Leaders, Elites and Coalitions in the Development of Botswana.pdf (541KB)
Research Paper 02: David Sebudubudu with Patrick Molutsi, April 2009
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Leaders, Networks and Coalitions in the AIDS Response.pdf (741KB)
Research Paper 03: A Comparison of Uganda and South Africa, Eduard Grebe and Nicoli Nattrass, February 2009
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Coalitions, Capitalists and Credibility.pdf (559KB)
Research Paper 04: Overcoming the Crisis of Confidence at Independence in Mauritius, Deborah Brautigam with Tania Diolle, April 2009
Research Paper 05: The Case of Greater Durban, South Africa, Jo Beall with Mduduzi Ngonyama, June 2009
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Bringing Agency Back In.pdf (578KB)
Research Paper 06: Politics and Human Agency in Building Institutions and States, Adrian Leftwich, June 2009
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The Flexible Structure of Politics in Meiji Japan.pdf (770KB)
Research Paper 07: Junji Banno & Kenichi Ohno, April 2010
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Leadership Training and Network Formation.pdf (708KB)
Research Paper 08: The evolution of the LEAD process, Marine Destrez & Nick Harrison, January 2011
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The Anatomy of Political Predation.pdf (1798KB)
Research Paper 09: Leaders Elites and Coalitions in Zimbabwe, 1980-2010, Michael Bratton & Eldred Masunungure, February 2011
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Higher education and the formation of developmental elites.pdf (2634KB)
Research Paper 10: A literature review and preliminary data analysis, Laura Brannelly, Laura Lewis, and Susy Ndaruhutse, February 2011
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An Analysis of Leadership Development Programmes.pdf (5501KB)
Research Paper 11: Working in the Context of Development, Heather Lyne de Ver & Fraser Kennedy, February 2011
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Working Politically Behind Red Lines.pdf (853KB)
Research Paper 12: Structure and agency in a comparative study of women's coalitions in Egypt and Jordan, Mariz Tadros, February 2011
Research Paper 13: The Making of the South African Sexual Offences Act, 2007, Rebecca Hodes, Jennifer Thorpe & Orly Stern, February 2011
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Yemen, Developmental Dysfunction and Division in a Crisis State.pdf (5349KB)
Research Paper 14: Sarah Phillips, February 2011
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Institutions of Integrity and the Integrity of Institutions.pdf (1149KB)
Research Paper 15: Integrity and ethics in the politics of developmental leadership, Eduard Grebe & Minka Woermann, March 2011
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The Politics of Free Public Services in Decentralised Indonesia.pdf (801KB)
Research Paper 16: Andrew Rosser, Ian Wilson & Priyambudi Sulistiyanto, May 2011.
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African Trends and Transformation.pdf (12467KB)
Research Paper 17: The Profiles of Sub-Saharan African Executive Heads of State since Independence, Monique Theron, November 2011
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Learning and Leadership.pdf (3669KB)
Research Paper 18: Exploring the linkages between higher education and developmental leadership, Laura Brannelly, Laura Lewis & Susy Ndaruhutse, November 2011.
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Emerging and Non-Emerging African Countries.pdf (3542KB)
Research Paper 19: A Statistical Exploration of the Leadership Factor, Monique Theron, February 2012
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Between Hope and Resignation.pdf (808KB)
Research Paper 20: Perceptions and practices of politics and leadership among the poor in southern South America, Iván Égido, Friedhelm Guttandin, Gustavo López, Jana Leutner, Ulrich Müller, & Lena Lázaro, February 2012
Research Paper 21: Phase One - Statistical Identification of positive outliers, Caryn Peiffer, March 2012
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Manoeuvres for a Low Carbon State.pdf (820KB)
Research Paper 22: The Local Politics of Climate Change in China and India, Tom Harrison & Genia Kostka, June 2012