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The link between representatives and constituencies is a vital part of the political life in every democracy. In most countries citizens’ votes are clustered in electoral districts, and political representatives are to varying degrees accountable to the districts (constituencies) that elected them. So, How do MPs behave in their home constituency?; How do MPs use the parliamentary floor to cater to districts’ interests?; How are recruitment and post-assignment in parliament used to connect with constituencies? Which factors explain differences in constituency-focus? These are some of the questions that animate the project HOME. The analysis unfolds in the context of a Small-N comparative study including Ghana and South Africa. These are two of the most established democracies in Africa, with remarkable records of free and fair elections and highly institutionalized party systems. However, they have important institutional and contextual differences that make the empirical analysis of constituency service relevant. The project applies an ambitious mixed methods research strategy that combines different types of quantitative (surveys, MPs’ biographies, parliamentary activity) and qualitative (documental research, interviews) data to answer the research questions and test different set of hypotheses.
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEI-Iscte | Institutions, Governance and International Relations | Leader | 2021-03-29 | 2024-03-28 |
| Institution | Country | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS-ULisboa) | Portugal | Partner | 2021-03-29 | 2024-03-28 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edalina Rodrigues Sanches | Professora Auxiliar Convidada (DCPPP); | Principal Researcher | 2021-03-29 | 2024-03-28 |
| Ana Espírito-Santo | Professora Associada (DCPPP); Integrated Researcher (CIES-Iscte); | Researcher | 2021-03-29 | 2024-03-28 |
| Ana Lúcia Sá | Professora Auxiliar (DCPPP); Integrated Researcher (CEI-Iscte); | Researcher | 2021-03-29 | 2024-03-28 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTDC/CPO-CPO/4796/2020 | -- | Contract | FCT, I.P. - -- - Portugal | 249.292,69 | 249.292,69 | 2021-03-29 | 2024-03-28 |
| Year | Publication Type | Full Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Scientific journal paper | Sá, A. L. & Kilumbo, O. (2024). UNITA’s post-war parliamentary elite: From a wartime defeat to a nationwide party in Angola. Journal of Southern African Studies. 50 (4), 555-574 |
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With the objective to increase the research activity directed towards the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the possibility of associating scientific projects with the Sustainable Development Goals is now available in Ciência_Iscte. These are the Sustainable Development Goals identified for this project. For more detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals, click here.
