| Democracy | Popular
understanding of, support for, and satisfaction with democracy, as well as any
desire to return to, or experiment with, authoritarian alternatives. |
| Governance | The
demand for, and satisfaction with, effective, accountable and clean government;
judgments of overall governance perfomance and social service delivery. |
| Livelihoods | How
do African families survive? What variety of formal and informal means do they
use to gain access to food, shelter, water, health, employment and money? |
| Macro-economics
and
Markets | Citizen understandings of market
principles and market reforms and their assessments of economic conditions and
government performance at economic management. |
|
Social Capital |
Whom do people trust? To what extent do they rely on informal networks and associations?
What are their evaluations of the trustworthiness of various institutions? |
| Conflict and Crime | How
safe do people feel? What has been their experience with crime and violence? |
| Participation | The
extent to which ordinary folks join in development efforts, comply with the laws
of the land, vote in elections, contact elected representatives, and engage in
protest. The quality of electoral representation. |
|
National Identity | How
do people see themselves in relation to ethnic and class identities? Does a shared
sense of national identity exist? |
