T study addresses the theoretically neglected interplay between organizational information technology (IT) architecture and IT governance structure in shaping IT alignment. We theoretically develop the idea that IT architecture modularity helps sustain IT alignment by increasing IT agility, and that decentralization of IT governance strengthens this relationship. IT architecture therefore compl...

The article provides a discussion of Mark Bevir’s important book on ‘Democratic governance’. It first discusses the conceptual part and in particular the categorisation in terms of ‘modern social science’. It disputes the analysis of neo institutionalism. Second, it stresses the UK case, which is the base of Bevir’s analysis and suggests that the author relies far too much on policy networks. H...

Decision-makers and aid agency professionals in a number of transitional and developing countries are increasingly turning to “administrative decentralization” as a strategy for addressing a number of critical governmental needs. Foremost among these are improved governance, increased transparency and accountability, and more effective and efficient production and delivery of public goods and s...

Center for Drug Discovery, UNC Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402 USA Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD Scotland, UK Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M5S 1A8. Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Center for Substance Abuse Researc...

Over the past two decades, donors increasingly linked foreign aid to democracy objectives in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet systematic research on this topic typically focuses on how aid influences democratic transitions. This study investigates whether and how foreign aid affects the process of democratic consolidation in sub-Saharan Africa by examining two potential mechanisms: (1) the use of aid as...