As part of our ‘Years of Governance Strengthening’ campaign, between October 2021 and May 2022, the SMP and MaSP co-hosted eight high-profile, digital webinars exploring governance strengthening in Malawi, which were hailed a great success by Members.  

The SMP had sponsored a new 400+ page, peer-reviewed book on governance in Malawi ‘Beyond Impunity: New Directions for Governance in Malawi’, edited by Rev Prof Kenneth R. Ross, Associate Prof Prof Asiyati Lorraine Chiweza and Prof Wapulumuka O. Mulwafu. Written by 25 leading academics in Malawi, it is arguably the most comprehensive, insightful and up to date publication on this topic.

Chaired by Assoc Prof Chiweza, each of the SMP’s webinars featured one or more leading Malawian academics and governance experts, presenting their chapter(s) in this publication. Several webinars included a response from a leading figure in Scotland with expertise in this area (including two former First Ministers) and time for open debate and discussion.