South sudan, sudan, swaziland, tanzania, togo, tunisia, uganda, zambia, and zimbabwe. In a report released wednesday following a survey conducted between 2011 and 20 in 34 african nations with almost 52 thousand respondents, afrobarometer says countries like zimbabwe, cameron, uganda, cameroon and nigeria continue to experience a deficit. For the latest african edition of the global corruption barometer, we partnered with the afrobarometer, which spoke to 43,143 respondents across 28 countries in subsaharan africa between march 2014 and september 2015 to ask them about their experiences and perceptions of corruption in their country. The afrobarometer is a panafrican, independent, nonpartisan research network that. Round 2 expanded the scope to four additional countries cape verde, kenya, mozambique and senegal. Apr 23, 2014 washington dc afrobarometer says most africans embrace democracy even though the majority of political leaders are failing to deliver. Republic of cabo verde afrobarometer survey 2011, round 5. Are protests in africa politically or economically motivated. Having started with 12 countries in the first cycle in 1999, the afrobarometer coverage has progressively increased over time and covered a total of 34 countries in round 5 201120. Uganda has also consistently scored poorly in the world bank worldwide governance indicators wgi. The commercialization of ugandas 2011 election in the urban informal economy. Afrobarometer survey independence of the judiciary youtube.
If uganda is to benefit from demographic dividend, the time to invest in health is now. Findings from afrobarometer survey by paul kamau, phd ids university of nairobi presentation during the equity week academy, university of nairobi. Uganda case study 7 context context political and socioeconomic context uganda was a british protectorate that obtained its independence on 9 october 1962. Factors affecting tax compliance attitude in africa. Pdf the commercialization of ugandas 2011 election in. From 2011 to 20 uganda had a stable cso sustainability index at 4. The afrobarometer series was developed by select africanist scholars with funds from a variety of sources. But judicial institutions are themselves corruptible. Five rounds of the survey have been completed in tanzania since 1999. Aug 24, 2018 reports of these protests in uganda and malawi both today and in 2011 focus largely on political motivations rather than economic motivations.
Repoa is the national implementing partner for the afrobarometer in tanzania. The funding for the 2011 udhs was provided by the government of uganda, usaid, unfpa, unicef, who. The afrobarometer national partner in uganda, hatchile consult limited, interviewed a nationally. Afrobarometer surveys are conducted on a regular cycle in countries that are surveyed. A recent survey by afro barometer shows that more south africans are losing trust in the judiciary.
Round 2 surveys were completed by november 2003 with. Social services rank tops in ugandans priorities, but. Led by the centre for democratic development, the institute for democracy in. In fact, in 2000, ugandas inspectorate general of government igg, the agency responsible for investigating and eliminating corruption in the government, received more complaints about corruption in local governments than any other government department or ministry. In the january 2011 afrobarometer survey, respondents who say that they had been offered money to buy their vote increased from 14% in december 2010 to 17% in january 2011. Citizens in uganda and kenya have become more sceptical towards their ruling institutions, while citizens in tanzania. This background makes it particularly interesting to see how citizen attitudes. The survey covered 34 countries in round 5 2011 20. Money, bodabodas and market vendors chapter pdf available january 2014 with 571 reads how we measure reads. Many are released during special release events in specific countries.
It measures public attitudes on democracy and its alternatives, evaluations of the quality of governance and economic performance. Findings from afrobarometer round 6 survey in zimbabwe. This survey of uganda recorded ugandan citizens opinions about social issues and about recent political and economic changes within their country. However, in 2015 the score significantly improved to 58. Summary of results afrobarometer round 7 survey in uganda. Using individual and countylevel data, we document large causal effects on trust and ethnic identity of an exogenous outburst of ethnic conflicts in 20022005. Technical documents afrobarometer round 5 survey manual. Given that only those aged 20 and above in 2012 would have been eligible to vote in 2010, that means a considerable portion of the afrobarometer sample were not eligible in 2010.
Total estimate based on 2001 census, adjusted for missing data. In a recent study of ghana, however, harding 20 using data based on the 2004 and 2008 elections, reports that when the provision of public goods in this case roads can be attributed to political action, it is likely to be affected by electoral support especially in the rural areas. The afrobarometer project assesses attitudes toward democracy, markets, and civil society in several subsaharan african nations. We exploit two waves of survey data from afrobarometer round 4 afrobarometer. Africa afrobarometer survey 20142015, merged 36 country. The 2011 uganda demographic and health survey 2011 udhs was implemented by the uganda bureau of statistics from may through december 2011. While in the past the nation struggled under the dictatorship of idi amin in the 1970s and civil war of the 1980s, the administration of yoweri museveni led to relative economic and political stability in uganda. The funding for the 2011 udhs was provided by the government of uganda, usaid, unfpa, unicef, who, irish aid, and the uk government.
An africanled, nonpartisan survey research project that measures citizen attitudes on democracy and governance, the economy, civil society, and other topics. Are protests in africa politically or economically. Courts, corruption and judicial independence siri gloppen a wellfunctioning justice system is crucial to address corruption effectively, which in turn is important for development. The survey measures public attitudes on democracy, governance and economic performance, as well as citizens views on important political and social issues in participating countries. Money, bodabodas and market vendors chapter pdf available. Using the 201112 afrobarometer survey data, we find that taxcompliance attitude is positively correlated with provision of public services in all the four countries.
Citizens of the three east african countries kenya, tanzania and uganda differ much in their expressed support for the political opposition and in their trust in the ruling political institutions of the president, the electoral commission and the ruling party. Started in 12 countries in 1999, expanded to 35 african countries in round 5 201120. Background, organization, polices and challenges article pdf available in a journal with only 1 volume 11. A uganda where citizens are empowered to engage in. This dataset was compiled from the studies in round 5 of the afrobarometer survey, conducted between 2011 and 20 in 34 african countries. The independence of the judiciary has once again come under the spotlight. Using individual and countylevel data, we document causal e. Reports of these protests in uganda and malawi both today and in 2011 focus largely on political motivations rather than economic. We exploit two waves of survey data from afrobarometer round 4 afrobarometer survey in uganda, 2000, 2008, including. If you encounter a problem with downloading, please try using firefox. All estimates based on 2008 european values study, adjusted to account for underrepresented religious groups.
Ethnicity and democracy findings from afrobarometer. All estimates based on 2010 world religion database. Malawi, mali, mozambique, namibia, nigeria, tanzania, uganda, zambia, and zimbabwe. Afrobarometer ghana center for democratic development. The backbone of our dataset is the afrobarometer 2008 survey on uganda. This statement refers to the situation 20032008, the period covered by the afrobarometer data used in this study. Recent afrobarometer surveys show that the proportion of respondents who say the government should have the right to prevent the media from publishing things that it considers harmful to society has risen sharply in tanzania and uganda, and more modestly in. It tests whether the use of political news and information on radio in uganda leads to support for democracy, accounting for public interest in politics. Round 1 19992001 initially covered 7 countries and was later extended to 12 countries. Burundi entered the afrobarometer survey for the first time during its fifth round, 201120, while rwanda has not participated in the surveys thus far.
The study time period and collection dates reflect dates present in the dataset, rather than those listed in the documentation. This leaves scope for a study on trust and horizontal inequality and african development. Our panafrica profiles provide analysis across all surveyed countries on the most important and timely issues that afrobarometer covers. Values study, 2009 pew research center s global attitudes project survey and 2010 annuario pontificio. Ruhangisa, john 2011, the east african court of justice. Citizens attitudes toward taxation in kenya, tanzania, uganda, and south africa. The afrobarometer s coverage has increased over time. The analysis is based on attitude and perception data from the new round of afrobarometer surveys, which contain more taxspecific information than previous rounds. However, interview dates present in the dataset range from november 2, 2011 through november 29, 2011. After a period of turbulence, military takeovers and extreme dictatorship associated with a near complete collapse of the. Surveys show that experiences with and perceptions of corruption in the courts are widespread afrobarometer. Uganda is a landlocked country in eastern africa, which has been an independent nation state since freedom from british rule in 1962.
Professor mwangi wa githinji developed an index of economic indicators regarding wellbeing, drawn from variables collected in the afrobarometer, an opinion based poll of african countries taken five times from 1998 to 2012. Dec 01, 2015 for the latest african edition of the global corruption barometer, we partnered with the afrobarometer, which spoke to 43,143 respondents across 28 countries in subsaharan africa between march 2014 and september 2015 to ask them about their experiences and perceptions of corruption in their country. Nationally representative sample size of 2400 adults, based on ubos 2002 census data and related 2011 projections. Afrobarometer tax data the international centre for tax. Finally, this study is based on original data from households opinion surveys in 12. Abstract this paper represents an investigation into the classification of ugandan culture using the. Afrobarometer survey data show that while most ugandans have access to public schools. Personal rule and presidential term limits in africa by boniface madalitso dulani one of the major constitutional innovations that accompanied the transition from the authoritarian rule to more competitive and pluralistic modes of governance at the end of the 20th century in africa was the adoption of presidential term limits. Uganda 2016 demographic and health survey key findings. This document presents the methodology used to geocode the afrobarometer. The afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys that assess african citizens attitudes to democracy and governance, markets, and civil society, among other topics. Museveni and the 2011 ugandan election the web site cannot be. Round 5 surveys took place in 35 countries between 2011 and september 20.
Download the questionnaires, technical documents and reports that describe the survey process and the key results for this study. This could be attributed to improved judicial process, independence and the recruitment of new judges if maintained, this score is likely to continue to improve unless compromised by transfer of power. Mattes is now senior advisor at afrobarometer, bratton is a former director of afrobarometer and now senior advisor. This is not surprising as recent studies bossuroy, 2011. Afrobarometer is a panafrican, nonpartisan research network that conducts public. Round i survey of uganda, mayjune 2000 icpsr 3569 summary. To measure popular perspectives on the social, political, and. Africa afrobarometer survey 201120, merged 34 country. However, the correlation depends on the specific service in question and differs between countries. The surveys have been undertaken at periodic intervals since 1999. After a period of turbulence, military takeovers and extreme dictatorship associated. South africa, zambia and zimbabwe, three countries in west africa ghana, nigeria and mali and two in east africa uganda and tanzania. The funding for the 2016 udhs was provided by the government of uganda, the united states agency for international development usaid, the united nations childrens fund unicef, and the united nations population fund unfpa. Uganda scores relatively better, but still below the 50th percentile, on the rule of law.
Results from the afrobarometer round 5 survey in namibia. Publicopinion surveys of kenyans and tanzanians conducted in 20112012 examined attitudes toward the potential impact of an integrated region. This background makes it particularly interesting to see how citizen attitudes toward. The 2016 uganda demographic and health survey 2016 udhs was implemented by the uganda bureau of statistics ubos. Round 3 20052006 18 countries, and round 4 2008 20 countries. While the opposition could not compete with museveni and his national resistance movement in access to resources, our analyses of survey data, from two preelection surveys conducted by afrobarometer in novemberdecember 2010 and january 2011, and a pre and postelection panel study, find little evidence that museveni benefited significantly. Additional information regarding the afrobarometer survey series can be found at the afrobarometer web site. Pdf the commercialization of ugandas 2011 election in the. Our global releases provide analysis across all surveyed countries on the most important and timely issues that afrobarometer covers. Mugerwa 2011, a second afrobarometer survey conducted in january 2011.
Round 2 20022004 surveyed citizens in 16 countries. According to the afrobarometer survey ugandans have reported fluctuating levels of. Afrobarometer tracks opinion and democratic trends young. Paper presented at a workshop on the role of the eacj in eac integration, kampala, uganda, november 12, 2011. Afrobarometer surveys, round 2 2003 mean values for 15 countries, round 3 2005 18 countries and round 4 2008 20 countries. Ten years of operation achievements and challenges. Having started with 12 countries in the first cycle in 1999, the afrobarometer coverage has progressively increased over time and covered a total of 34 countries in round 5 2011 20. An afrobarometer survey finds that many citizens in the two largest member states are not convinced that integration will lead to promised benefits for their countries. Afrobarometer survey full presentation ghanaweb tv. Over the past decade, uganda has emerged as a success story of african development. Afrobarometer round 1 explored these issues in 12 countries from 19992001 botswana, ghana, lesotho, malawi, mali, namibia, nigeria, south africa, tanzania, uganda, zambia and zimbabwe. Radio is the most accessed medium for current affairs in africa, and remarkably so in uganda. The afrobarometers coverage has increased over time.
Results from the afrobarometer round 5 survey in namibia 14 march 20. For longer, more technical analyses of policy issues, check our policy papers. And the afrobarometer methodology explains that the survey included respondents from the age of 15 upwards. Using the 20112012 afrobarometer survey data, researchers found that taxcompliance attitude is positively correlated with the provision of public services in the four countries studied. This study examines the role of radio during the democratization process in uganda. The state of uganda population report, 2016 synthesizes the content of 2014 report by focusing on health as one of the driverswheels for harnessing the demographic dividend in uganda. Instituted in 1999, afrobarometer is a panafrican, nonpartisan survey research project that conducts public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, economic conditions, civil society and other topics in more than 30 countries across all regions in africa. In survey responses, ugandans preference for democracy fluctuates around election years. This paper examines factors that determine citizens taxcompliance attitude in kenya, tanzania, uganda, and south africa. We study the effect of civil conflict on social capital, focusing on ugandas experience during the last decade.
Uganda bureau of statistics report on the census of business establishments20tu1 w uganda bureau of statistics. In february 2011, ugandan president yoweri museveni further extended his already. Africa afrobarometer survey 201120 ab34 201120 data. The series is partly modeled on eurobarometer studies of the last 24 years, the new eurobarometer studies of the last ten years, the latinobarometer, and the east asianbarometer. In this study, we explore factors that determine citizens tax compliance attitude in kenya, tanzania, uganda and south africa. Afrobarometer surveys the afrobarometer is a comparative series of public attitude surveys, covering 35 african countries in round 5 2011 20. Afrobarometer was founded by professor robert mattes of the university of cape town while based at idasa, professor michael bratton of michigan state university and professor emmanuel gyimahboadi of cdd ghana. For short, topical analyses, try our briefing papers for survey rounds 15 and dispatches starting with round 6. Survey data also show that ugandas committed democrats, defined by mattes et al. Recent afrobarometer surveys show that the proportion of respondents who say the government should have the right to prevent the media from publishing things that it considers harmful to society has risen sharply in tanzania and uganda, and more modestly in kenya, over the past five years.
1598 1173 1385 391 1183 1627 1606 216 1638 52 798 1440 349 1344 1370 207 1550 1187 1592 613 334 1183 968 708 1334 1318 442 99 1400 1040 662 269 1641 271 481 114 1468 164 534 1445 1057 494 309 1204