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African Politics Conference Group
(Panel 1   Mechanisms of Accountability in New African Democracies)
Date: Friday, Aug 29, 10:15 AM
Chair: Linda J. Beck
University of Maine, Farmington, linda.beck@maine.edu

Author(s):
Constitution Writing and Protections Against Executive Abuse of Power
Jennifer Widner
Princeton University, jwidner@princeton.edu

Does Privatization Limit the Exercise of Discretionary Authority by Democratic Governments in Africa?
M. Anne Pitcher
Colgate University, pitchera@umich.edu

Reworking Strategic Models of Executive-Judicial Relations: Insights from New African Democracies
Peter A. VonDoepp
University of Vermont, Peter.VonDoepp@uvm.edu
  Rachel L. Ellett
  Beloit College, ellettr@beloit.edu

Social Accountability and Access to Information in Africa’s Fledgling Democracies
Linda J. Beck
University of Maine, Farmington, linda.beck@maine.edu

Gender and Social Class Variance on Press Accountability: A Multilevel Modeling of Political Interest in East Africa
K.C. Morrison
University of Missouri, Columbia, kcmorrison@ps.msstate.edu
  Yusuf Kalyango
  Ohio University, kalyango@ohio.edu