Trends and Gaps in African Legislative Research: Major Topics From the 1960s–2021
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2022Author
Ambasa, Elijah
Otele, Oscar
Onyango, Gedion
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This article takes stock of African legislative studies, focusing on trends and gaps
between the 1960s and 2021. It begins with a discussion on the nature of African legislative
research by reviewing common research topics on African legislature between
the mentioned period from leading scholarly journals in the field before delving
into the generational studies and their specific foci. Particular circumstances under
which African legislative studies operated are also noted. A notable feature of African
legislative scholarship is that most of them are a product of different critical junctures
in historical contexts in Africa, which underscores the importance of contextspecific
variables and histories in discerning legislative policymaking in Africa. The
article demonstrates that legislatures are emerging as vital players in governance in
some countries more than others, thus informing the recent comparative discourses
for African legislative studies. Although the obtainable studies offer insights into the
structure and operation of African legislatures, most fail to delve deep into the design
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Ambasa Elijah{et.al},Trends and gaps in African legislative research: major topics from the 1960s–2021,UoN,2022Publisher
University of Nairobi
Subject
African legislatures – legislative development – legislative studies – Africa – public policyRights
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