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14 entriesActing Capacity
A temporary designation allowing an official to perform the duties of a higher…
Administrative State
The network of executive-branch agencies that make, enforce, and adjudicate…
African Peer Review Mechanism
A voluntary self-monitoring system among African Union member states that…
African Union Commission
The permanent secretariat of the African Union, based in Addis Ababa, that…
Agency Capture
When a regulatory agency comes to advance the interests of the industries it is…
Agile Governance
An adaptive approach to policymaking and institutional management that…
Algorithmic Amplification
The process by which platform recommendation systems increase the reach and…
Arctic Council
An intergovernmental forum of eight Arctic states and six Indigenous Permanent…
Artemis Accords
A US-led set of non-binding bilateral principles for cooperative civil…
AU
The African Union is a continental bloc of 55 African states that coordinates…
AU policy organs
The decision-making bodies of the African Union that set continental policy,…
AUC
The African Union Commission is the permanent secretariat of the African Union,…
Auditor General
An independent public official who audits government accounts and reports to…
Autocratization
Autocratization is the process by which a political regime becomes less…