| Abstract: | Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Christof Hartmann: Minority government, party coalitions and democratization: a comparative analysis with particular emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa; 3. Nandini Patel: The twists and turns of Malawi's politico-economic landscape in the run up to 2014 elections; 4. Happy Mickson Kayuni: Local government elections in 2014: the legal-political context and their implications on the future of Malawi local governance; 5. Henry Chingaipe: Political parties' preparedness for the 2014 tripartite elections; 6. Samson Lembani: Survival of minority governments in Malawi: coalitions or collusions? Actors, approaches and consequences for party system and State governability. [Book abstract] |