Blessings Chinsinga PhD Director at Centre for Social Research (CSR) and Professor at the Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Malawi

"An extremely engaging and gripping collection that analyses Malawi's democratic project in a historical and contemporary perspective with a depth and breadth that very few existing accounts can rival. This volume is a must read for all academics, researchers, policy makers, journalists, activists, diplomats and development practitioners who want to understand how Malawi works or does not work including its prospects for democratic maturity in a highly dynamic local and global context."