Rodwell Katundu

Rodwell Katundu is a lecturer in the Department of Political Leadership at the Catholic University of Malawi. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. His research interest include policy making processes, formal and informal political institutions, and governance and local development issues.

Review of “Pandemics, Politics, and Governance: Contestations over State Management of Covid-19 in Malawi”

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Chapter review by Rodwell Katundu Chapter 14 – Pandemics, Politics, and Governance: Contestations over State Management of Covid-19 in Malawi, by Bryson Gwiyani Nkhoma, Gift Wasambo Kayira, and Paul Chiudza Banda (pp.324-346). In this chapter, the authors examine the Covid-19 pandemic in Malawi to understand how public health interventions intersect with the socio-economic and political landscape […]

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Review of “Rights Without Responsibility: Governance Crisis in the Management of Natural Resources in Malawi”

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Chapter review by Rodwell Katundu Chapter 13 – Rights Without Responsibility: Governance Crisis in the Management of Natural Resources in Malawi, by Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu (pp. 306 – 323) This chapter unveils the relationship between politics, sustainable development, and the management of natural resources in Malawi. The author demonstrates that, as citizens have assumed more

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Review of “Malawi’s Choice of Electoral System and Reform Agenda Quandary”

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Chapter review by Rodwell Katundu Review of Chapter 7: “Malawi’s Choice of Electoral System and Reform Agenda Quandary,” by Earnest Thindwa (pp. 171 – 196)  This chapter is significant for contemporary Malawian politics as it sought to explain not only the rationale for simple plurality as an electoral system of choice for Malawi and attempts

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Review of Trust in Election Management Bodies, Participation, Demonstration and Willingness to Pay Taxes: Evidence from Malawi

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Chapter review by Mr. Rodwell Katundu Trust in Election Management Bodies, Participation, Demonstration and Willingness to Pay Taxes: Evidence from Malawi, by Martin Limbikani Mwale, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Tony Mwenda Kamninga & Laston Petro Manja. (pp. 97 – 113) This chapter investigates, on the basis of data from Malawi, whether cizitens’ trust in the national

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