Our Projects — Critical ThinkAR®

Track Record

Selected Engagements

2019–20

Civil Society Participation in Provincial Legislatures

Democracy Works Foundation

EU-funded project strengthening civil society engagement with provincial legislatures.

2020

International Social Compacts Study

MISTRA / DSAC

Comparative study on social compacts for DSAC's social cohesion programme.

2021–23

Charter Project Africa — Senior Programme Lead

Democracy Works Foundation

EU-funded multi-country democracy promotion across Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia.

2022

Gender Representation Study: 2021 LGE

Commission for Gender Equality

Analysis of women's representation across South Africa's 2021 Local Government Elections.

2022

Climate Change Policy Analysis — FIGCCC

Democracy Works Foundation

Research consulting on climate governance across four municipalities.

2023

State-Civil Society Compact Policy Brief

MISTRA / Kagiso Trust

Policy brief on state-civil society compact for socioeconomic inclusion in South Africa.

Publicly Available Research

Research Reports

Gains Made, Gains Lost: Women's Representation in SA Politics Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) · 2022

Comprehensive analysis of women's political representation in South Africa, examining trends, barriers, and opportunities across the 2021 Local Government Elections.

Empowering Civil Society for a Developmental Compact Kagiso Trust (commissioned by MISTRA) · 2022

Examines the role of a state-civil society compact in advancing socioeconomic inclusion and development cooperation in South Africa.

Documentary Series

Promise Betrayed

South Africa after Two Decades of Democracy. A five-part documentary series unpacking threats and risks to democratic legitimacy in South Africa. The series explores South Africa's constitutional democracy through various analytical lenses including political science, sociology, psychology, law, and economics.

All Episodes

01 Constitutional Democracy in Crisis Watch ↗

02 On the Shoulders of a Giant Watch ↗

03 The Anatomy of Violence in SA Watch ↗

04 Governance and the Politics of Oversight Watch ↗

05 Born Free: The Myth and Reality Watch ↗