Published: January, 2018
Authors: Gerhard Anders
This report presents the findings of a qualitative field study in Malawi for the project Accountability Through Practical Norms: Civil Service Reform in Africa From Below. The objectives of the study were twofold: to examine the extent to which official rules are being applied and to what degree everyday practices in health and education ministries, district hospitals and health centres, district education offices and schools are governed by practical norms; and to examine the interdependence between site-specific norms, profession-specific norms and general practical norms of bureaucratic culture.
