Research Areas

Governance, democratization, elections, political behaviour, institutions, research designs ,

Publications

• Book Chapters
  Chunga, J.J. and Kayuni, H. (2022). “Two Decades of Governance in Malawi: Examining Citizen Trust in Malawi from 1999-2019” in Ross, K., Chiweza, A.L., Mulwafu W.O. (Ed.). New Directions for Governance in Malawi, Cape Town: UCT Press (2022)
  

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• Journal Article
  Chiweza, A.L., Chunga, J.J. & Chunga, C. (2021) “Incumbency Turnover of Local Government Councillors in Malawi”, Politikon, 48:4, 625-644, DOI: 10.1080/02589346.2021.1998744 (2021)
  https://doi.org/10.1080/02589346.2021.1998744

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• Journal Article
  Kayuni, H., Banik, D., & Chunga, J.J. (2021). “The perils of megaphone diplomacy on Malawi’s ambitious Shire- Zambezi Waterway project”, Africa Review, 13:2, 270-289, DOI: 10.1080/09744053.2021.1943265 (2021)
  https://doi.org/10.1080/09744053.2021.1943265

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• Journal Article
  Chirwa, G., Dulani, B., Sithole, L., Chunga, J.J., Alfonso, W., and Tengatenga, J. (2021). "Malawi at Cross-roads: Does the Fear of COVID-19 Affect the Propensity to Vote?" The European Journal of Development Research. DOI: 10.1057/s41287-020-00353-1 (2021)
  https://rdcu.be/cIyH7

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• Journal Article
  Chunga, J.J. & Tostensen, A. (2019). “Clergy in Politics: The Opportunistic Engagement of Faith-Based Organisations in Malawi’s Politics.” Journal of Religion in Africa, 49(1), 1-33. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340156 (2019)
  https://doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340156

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• Journal Article
  Biran, A., Danquah, L., Chunga, J., Schmidt, W., Holm, R., Itimu-Phiri, A., Jones, H., Kuper, H. & White, S., (2018). A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Impact of an Inclusive, Community-Led Total Sanitation Intervention on Sanitation Access for People with Disabilities in Malawi. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 98, pp 984 – 994. ISSN 0002-9637 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0435 (2018)
  https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0435

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• Journal Article
  Mactaggart, I., Schmidt, W., Bostoen, K., Chunga, J., Danquah, L., Halder, A.K., Jolly, S.P., Polack, S., Rahman, M., Snel, M., Kuper, H., & Biran A. (2018). Access to water and sanitation among people with disabilities: results from cross-sectional surveys in Bangladesh, Cameroon, India and Malawi. BMJ Open 2018;8:e020077. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2017-020077. (2018)
  https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e020077

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• Journal Article
  Scanlon, T., Uguru, O.P., Jafry, T., Chinsinga, B., Mvula, P., Chunga, J., Zimba, L.M., Mwape, M., Nyundo, L., Mwiinga, B., and Chungu, K. (2016). The role of social actors in water access in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Malawi and Zambia, Water Resources and Rural Development, Vol. 8, 25-36 (2016)
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2016.08.001

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• Book Chapters
  Dulani, B., and Chunga, J. (2015). “When is Incumbency no Longer an Advantage? Accounting for the Alternation of Government in 2014 Tripartite Elections”, in Wahman, M and Patel N. (Ed.), Malawi’s 2014 Election: Democracy Maturing? Lilongwe: NICE (2015)
  

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