Martin van Vliet

Job Title

- PHD Student African Studies Centre, Leiden
- Senior consultant accountable Governance
- Former political Advisor Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIMD)
- Former Political Advisor Afrian Affairs & intrenational development cooperation

Organization

- NIMD
- CDA
- ASC

Country

Netherlands

Area of Expertise

  • Conflict
  • Gender and constitutions
  • Diversity
  • Customary governance/legal pluralism
  • Human rights
  • Judicial system design
  • Minority issues
  • Participation
  • Power sharing (horizontal/vertical)
  • Religion
  • Security sector

Publications

“Africa Yearbook”, Brill Publishers, author of Mali chapters in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
“Family Matters: The Interplay between Formal and Informal Incentives for Accountability in Mali’s Local Communities”, (Chapter in ‘Accountable Governments in Africa’, UCT Press 2011) (peer reviewed )
“From one-party dominance to one-coalition dominance in Mali”, (Chapter in 'one-party dominance in African democracies' Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011).
“Writing Autobiographies of Nations”, a handbook on constitutional reform processes in Africa and Latin America, chief editor and author of the Zambia chapter (NIMD publication, 2009).
“CDA Party Manifesto on international development cooperation policies” (member of committee, 2009)
‘A plea for International Democracy Support’, NIMD-CDA publication (2008)

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