Democratisation in the Age of HIV/AIDS Understanding the Impact of a Pandemic on the Electoral Process in Africa

The Governance and AIDS Programme (GAP) of the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) is the first research unit anywhere to have established the empirical link between HIV/AIDS and democratic governance, analysed at the levels of political institutions, electoral systems, parliaments, political parties, citizens and civil society. It is a multi-country study that uses ground-breaking research to develop policies for handling the shocks induced by the pandemic, and is engaged in national and regional policy initiatives. GAP is supported and endorsed at the highest level by regional bodies as SADC, UNDP, and by key donors in the region: Ford Foundation, SIDA, and the Rockefeller Brothers' Fund. It works in partnership with local research institutions in Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania and Senegal.Chirambo, Kondwani is the author of 'Democratisation in the Age of HIV/AIDS Understanding the Impact of a Pandemic on the Electoral Process in Africa', published 2006 under ISBN 9781920118235 and ISBN 1920118233.