Professor Christopher Cramer, SOAS, UK Brinda Dabysing, World Bank, Mauritius Eyob Balcha Gebremariam, University of Manchester, UK Dr Laura Hammond, SOAS, UK Dr Mike Jennings, SOAS, UK Keabetswe Ngwenya Lesiela, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Botswana Keneilwe Pearl Marata, Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)