Book Review

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

Chapter review by Sainala Kalebe Chapter 6 -Violence against Women in Elections in Malawi: The Role of Women Leaders as Game Changers, by Anthony Jeckson Malunga, Ngcimezile Mbano-Mweso and Bernadette Wangisa Malunga (pp. 150 – 170) This chapter puts a sobering perspective on the prevalence of violence against women at elections, particularly in the 2019

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

Review of Beyond Impunity: New Directions for Governance in Malawi, edited by Kenneth R. Ross, Asiyati L. Chiweza, and Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu, University of Cape Town Press & Mzuni Press, 2022; pp. 396; ISBN 9789996076077 Chapter 1 – A Decade of Governance as “Roving Banditry” The Political Economy of Public Finance Mismanagement in Malawi, 2010-2020 by

Reviewed by Comfort Musongole Pastor Robert Beaton (PhD) is a missionary, preacher, and theological trainer. In this book, he carries out an ethnographical study to identify the worldviews that animate the use of traditional religious charms. The study was done through the collection of charm-related stories by means of semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and

Reviewed by Anthony Mtuta The book is about the author’s search for an adequate understanding of the practice of what the author calls charm-use among the Christians of the Zambezi Evangelical Churches (ZEC) in Malawi. Dr. Beaton obtained the information on the topic under study through a combination of secondary sources (desk research), participant observation,