The Calgary Flames are the latest pro sports team asking for public funds for a new arena. Cities across North America help fund sports facilities, but with little transparency and accountability
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South Africa's local governments lack a clear separation of legislative and executive powers.
Despite a relatively slow start, South Africa can speed up its implementation of the SDGs.
South Africa's Constitutional Court judgment shows concern that the independence of the country's prosecuting authority has been compromised.
Nearly a third of South Africa's municipalities are not financially viable.
This week marks the 26th anniversary of the Westray mine disaster in Nova Scotia. There have been plenty of disasters since then but we still struggle to hold people to account when systems fail.
Research shows how politics can easily halt reforms that require time to take effect.
The prime minister has suspended the whip from Anne Marie Morris, but she can't be dismissed as an MP for her remarks.
Calls for accountability at a time of tragedy or crisis are understandable - but scapegoats can distract attention away from the true lessons that need to be learned.
For-profit corporations are deeply embedded in US national security infrastructure – and they're not going anywhere.
The trillions of dollars spent on infrastructure demands democratic transparency and accountability. This applies to both the investment and to the effects on cities, societies and the environment.
Can social media create opportunities to identify and challenge government pitfalls and problematic policies?
He campaigned on the notion that his business experience would equip him to 'make America great again,' but running a family company is poor training for the presidency.
The current lack of transparency in Australian philanthropy raises ethical questions. Far from being a solely private activity, philanthropy needs greater public accountability.
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Management, University of Glasgow
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Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance, University of Cape Town
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Visiting Senior Lecturer, The City Law School, Barrister, City, University of London
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Chercheur associé à LaRIFA, Université libanaise
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Extraordinary Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University
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Honorary Fellow, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
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Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science, California State University, Long Beach
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Assistant Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
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Lecturer in Management Control, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor at the Albert Luthuli Centre for Responsible Leadership, Co-ordinator of the South African SDG Hub, University of Pretoria
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Scholarly Director of the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, Dalhousie University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Thompson Rivers University
