Peer reviewed publications

Books

1.       Amundsen, I., & Kayuni, H. (Eds.). (2016). Women and politics in Malawi. Chr. Michelsen Institute. https://www.cmi.no/publications/file/5923-women-in-politics-in-malawi.pdf

2.       Sebola, M., Molokwane, T., & Kayuni, H. (Eds.). (2019). Governance, reform and public affairs in Southern Africa: Essays in honour of Prof. Lesiba Teffo. Batalea Publishers.

Book Chapters

3.       Kayuni, H. (2025). Tensions, contradictions, and paradoxes of “entrepreneurial university” reforms and academic freedom in Africa. In Y. Ndasauka & G. Kamchedzera (Eds.), Academic freedom in Africa: The struggle rages on (pp. 109–123). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003516248-9

4.       Kapanga, M., & Kayuni, H. (2025). The role of digital transformation in strengthening citizen engagement in Southern Africa. In L. Poshai & E. Shava (Eds.), The public sector and digital transformations in Southern Africa: Governance and equality. Lexington Books.

5.       Kayuni, H., & Kapanga, M. (2025). Malawi’s local government system: Challenges and opportunities. In T. Masiya, S. Lubinga, K. Phago, & M. Kanyane (Eds.), Local government administration in Eastern and Southern Africa (pp. 298–313). Van Schaik.

6.       Kayuni, H., & Kapanga, M. (2025). Sixty years of continuity and change in Malawi’s political culture: A historical institutional analysis of Malawi’s political landscape (1964 to 2024). In P. Kayira, P. R. Ross, & H. Yokoniah-Mvula (Eds.), Malawi at sixty: A political and economic analysis (pp. 33–61). Kachere Series and Mzuni Press.

7.       Kayuni, H. (2024). The politics and anthropology of combating corruption in Africa. In D. Kuwali (Ed.), Corruption proofing in Africa: A systems thinking approach (pp. 38–51). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003326649

8.       Kayuni, H. (2024). Historical and contemporary perspectives on development policy and politics in Malawi. In H. Chavula, H. Ngalawa, T. Munthali, & B. Dulani (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of the Malawi economy (pp. 17–39). Oxford University Press.

9.       Hussein, M., & Kayuni, H. (2023). Fighting unethical behaviour in Africa’s public service: Dilemmas, controversies and opportunities facing Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau. In T. Molokwane, T. Mudau, & M. Hussein (Eds.), The context of public administration in Southern Africa: Contemporary issues and future perspectives (pp. 104–114). Batalea Publishers.

10.   Chunga, J., & Kayuni, H. (2022). Two decades of governance in Malawi: Examining citizen trust in Malawi from 1999–2019. In K. R. Ross, A. L. Chiweza, & W. O. Mulwafu (Eds.), Beyond impunity: New directions for governance in Malawi (pp. 77–96). UCT Press.

11.   Mhlanzi, A., & Kayuni, H. (2022). Interrogating efficacy of fiscal decentralisation: Role of bus depot fees in provision of basic local services in Malawi. In B. K. Sebake, T. Molokwane, M. Hussein, & A. Nduhura (Eds.), Public management and administration in Africa: Quest for resilience in uncertain times (pp. 151–166). Batalea Publishers.

12.   Kayuni, H., & Chasukwa, M. (2020). Examining transformation of the public machinery in the context of public ethical values in Malawi: Reforms or deforms? In G. Scott & M. Wallis (Eds.), Transformation of public administration in Africa (pp. 54–71). African Association for Public Administration and Management.

13.   Wang, V., Muriaas, R., Kayuni, H., Chiweza, A., & Soyiyo, S. (2019). Relieving women’s costs of standing for election: Malawi’s 50/50 campaigns. In R. Muriaas, V. Wang, & S. Murray (Eds.), Gendered electoral financing: Money, power, and representation in comparative perspective. Routledge.

14.   Kayuni, H., Chihana, L., & Msiska, Y. (2018). Theoretical and empirical relevance of new public service reforms in the context of Malawi’s public sector. In E. O. C. Ijeoma & O. I. Nzewi (Eds.), Culture, philosophies and reforms in public administration for the globalising world (pp. 53–71). AOSIS. https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2018.BK80.04

15.   Chasukwa, M., & Kayuni, H. (2018). Public sector reforms and limits of institutional mimicking in re-designing “glocal” governance institutions in Malawi: The case of service charters. In M. van der Steen, J. Burger, & W. Burger (Eds.), The governance of transitions – the transitions of governance: Cases from Southern Africa (pp. 137–156). African SunMedia.

16.   Kayuni, H., Dulani, B., & Chasukwa, M. (2019). Interrogating the role of traditional leaders in determining voters’ electoral choices. In M. Sebola, T. Molokwane, & H. Kayuni (Eds.), Governance, reform & public affairs: Cases from Southern Africa. Batalea Publishers.

17.   Chasukwa, M., Tambulasi, R., Kayuni, H., & Chiweza, A. (2019). ‘Give us our daily bread’: Local development financing, unfulfilled financial obligations and institutions of convenience in Malawi. In M. Sebola, T. Molokwane, & H. Kayuni (Eds.), Governance, reform & public affairs: Cases from Southern Africa. Batalea Publishers.

18.   Sikwese, L., Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2021). Bridges, tunnels and winding roads: The trajectory and political, socio-economic context of public service management reforms in Malawi. In I. Malatjie, T. Molokwane, M. Hussein, & A. Nduhura (Eds.), Public administration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Development and policy nexus (pp. 81–104). Batalea.

19.   Amundsen, I., & Kayuni, H. (2016). Women in politics in Malawi: An introduction. In I. Amundsen & H. Kayuni (Eds.), Women in politics in Malawi (pp. 1–10). Chr. Michelsen Institute. https://www.cmi.no/publications/file/5923-women-in-politics-in-malawi.pdf

20.   Kayuni, H. (2016). The gatekeepers: Woman political participation in Phalombe and Chiradzulu districts. In I. Amundsen & H. Kayuni (Eds.), Women in politics in Malawi (pp. 81–92). Chr. Michelsen Institute. https://www.cmi.no/publications/file/5923-women-in-politics-in-malawi.pdf

21.   Kayuni, H. (2016). Women, media and culture in democratic Malawi. In D. Banik & B. Chinsinga (Eds.), Political transition and inclusive development in Malawi: The democratic dividend. Routledge.

22.   Kayuni, H. (2016). Budgeting in African nations: The case of Malawi. In P. Haruna & S. Vyas-Doorgapersad (Eds.), Public budgeting in African nations: Fiscal analysis in development management (pp. 168–185). Routledge.

23.   Kayuni, H., & Muriaas, R. (2015). Alternatives to gender quotas: Electoral financing of women candidates in Malawi. In M. L. Krook & P. Zetterberg (Eds.), Gender quotas and women’s representation: New directions in research. Routledge.

24.   Kayuni, H. (2015). Public administration training and development in Malawi. In P. Haruna & S. Vyas-Doorgapersad (Eds.), Public administration and training in Africa: Competencies in development management (pp. 163–187). CRC Press/Taylor and Francis.

25.   Kayuni, H. (2014). Local government elections in 2014: The legal–political context and their implications on the future of Malawi local governance. In Malawi before the 2014 tripartite elections: Actors, issues, prospects & pitfalls—An analytical stocktaking (pp. 41–55). Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI).

26.   Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2013). Public sector reform in Malawi. In N. Patel & R. Svasand (Eds.), Government and politics in Malawi (2nd ed., pp. 294–312). Capital Printing Press.

27.   Kayuni, H. (2011). Revisiting the Westphalian model: The case of the Chewa trans-border traditional political entity. In K. Kondlo & C. Ejiogu (Eds.), Africa in focus: Governance in the 21st century (pp. 49–59). Human Sciences Research Council.

28.   Chinsinga, B., & Kayuni, H. (2011). The complexities and paradoxes of governing the informal sector in Malawi: The case of street vending in the cities of Zomba and Blantyre. In D. Banik (Ed.), Poverty and the informal economy in Africa: The legal empowerment agenda (pp. 107–130). Ashgate.

29.   Kayuni, H. (2011). Identity crisis and shifts in public administration paradigms: Their significance on education and training in Malawi since independence. In B. Kalua (Ed.), University research and progress in Malawi (pp. 66–99). Publications Unit, Chancellor College-University of Malawi.

30.   Kayuni, H. (2010). Public-private partnership in the Malawian local assemblies: The case of a failed reform package? In R. I. C. Tambulasi (Ed.), Reforming the Malawian public sector: Retrospectives and prospectives (pp. 57–67). CODESRIA.

31.   Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2009). Ubuntu and democratic good governance in Malawi: A case study. In M. Murove (Ed.), African ethics: An anthology of comparative and applied ethics (pp. 427–440). University of Kwazulu-Natal Press.

Journal Articles

32.   Kayuni, H., Chasukwa, M., Kapanga, M., & Chakhwantha, T. (2025). Defiance within compliance: A quest for statehood without secession in Mzimba District of Malawi. African Studies, 83(4), 314–329. https://doi.org/10.1080/00020184.2025.2490056 (Indexed: Scopus, IBSS; Tier 2 journal)

33.   Chasukwa, M., Kayuni, H., Dulani, B., & Chiweza, A. (2025). Identity entrepreneurs and cultural framers in contemporary ethnic identity mobilisation in Malawi. Africa Review, 52, 90–111. (Indexed: WoS – Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 2 journal)

34.   Patel, N., & Kayuni, H. (2025). Diasporas as agents of democratisation: The Malawian case. Malawi Journal of Social Science, 24(1), 1–18. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

35.   Kasunga, W., Munyenyembe, B., & Kayuni, H. (2025). Unpacking the determinants of IFMIS technology acceptance in Malawi’s public service: A technology acceptance model 2 perspective. Malawi Journal of Social Science, 24(1), 19–46. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

36.   Gondwe, K., Munyenyembe, B., & Kayuni, H. (2025). Examining the influence of social capital on the business performance of women entrepreneurs: Evidence from Malawi. Malawi Journal of Social Science, 24(1), 47–69. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

37.   Mughogho, T., & Kayuni, H. (2025). Strategies used by critical civil society organisations to survive in hybrid democratic Malawi (1994-2023). Southern African Journal for Contemporary Studies (SAJCS), 2(1), 1–25. (Indexed: Google Scholar; Catholic University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

38.   Anders, G., & Kayuni, H. (2024). The state in Malawi as idea and practice. Journal of Southern African Studies, 50(5), 843–847. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2024.2474883 (Indexed: WoS – SSCI, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 1 journal)

39.   Nkhono-Mvula, T., Kayuni, H., & Mulwafu, W. (2024). Post-colonial agriculture policy and agrarian change in Malawi. Africa Review, 51, 92–115. (Indexed: WoS – Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 2 journal)

40.   Kayira, M. N. F., & Kayuni, H. (2024). Effects of corruption on implementation of community policing as a form of co-production in Malawi’s Lilongwe District. Malawi Journal of Social Science, 23(1), 81–99. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

41.   Kaphale, J. C., Kayuni, H., & Sankhulani, J. (2024). Demystifying strategic planning and performance in public organisations in Malawi. Malawi Journal of Social Science, 23(1), 21–39. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

42.   Chirwa, G., Manja, L., Chasukwa, M., Gunde, A., Dulani, B., Kayuni, H., & Chinsinga, B. (2023). Assessing the relationship between digital divide and citizens’ political participation in Africa. Development Southern Africa. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2023.2224363 (Indexed: WoS – SSCI, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 1 journal)

43.   Nkhono-Mvula, T., Kayuni, H., & Mulwafu, W. (2023). Historical origins of the state’s exploitative system of peasant farmers in Malawi from 1926 to 2000. Bandung: Journal of the Global South, 10, 239–261. (Indexed: Scopus, IBSS; Tier 3 journal)

44.   Sikwese, L., Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2023). Reforming the public sector in Malawi: A gateway to improved service delivery. Malawi Journal of Social Science, 22(2), 51–67. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

45.   Chasukwa, M., Kayuni, H., & Msiska, Y. (2022). Malawi’s post-independence foreign policy and its influence on development options: A historical institutionalism analysis. Afrika Focus, 35, 293–317. (Indexed: Scopus, IBSS; Tier 3 journal)

46.   Kayuni, H., Banik, D., & Chunga, J. (2021). The perils of megaphone diplomacy on Malawi’s ambitious Shire-Zambezi waterway project. Africa Review, 13(2), 270–289. https://doi.org/10.1080/09744053.2021.1943265 (Indexed: WoS – Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 2 journal)

47.   Sikwese, L., Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2021). Concurrency of popular perceptions with stated rationale for service charters in Malawi’s public service. Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 6(1), 43–55. (Indexed: DOAJ, DHET, EBSCO; Tier 3 journal)

48.   Kapanga, M., Kayuni, H., & Chasukwa, M. (2021). The state, traditional leadership and the politics of land reforms in Malawi. The African Review, 48, 1–25. (Indexed: WoS – Emerging Sources Citation Index, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 2 journal)

49.   Chiweza, A., Kayuni, H., & Muriaas, R. (2021). Handouts in candidate selection: Challenging party authority in Malawi. African Affairs, 120(481), 569–589. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adab030 (Indexed: WoS – SSCI, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 1 journal)

50.   Chiweza, A., Msiska, Y., Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2021). Rethinking public administration curriculum for enhancing public service capacity towards national and sustainable development goals in Malawi. Journal of Contemporary Management, 17(2). (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

51.   Dulani, B., Harris, A., Horowitz, J., & Kayuni, H. (2020). Electoral preferences among multi-ethnic voters in Africa. Comparative Political Studies, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414020926196 (Indexed: WoS – SSCI, Scopus, IBSS; Tier 1 journal)

52.   Kayuni, H., Chasukwa, M., Dulani, B., & Sambo, G. (2019). Perceptions on the legitimacy of traditional leaders in democratic Malawi. Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 4(1), 43–55. (Indexed: DOAJ, DHET, EBSCO; Tier 3 journal)

53.   Kayuni, H., & Makwembere, S. (2018). Editorial—Development in Malawi. Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 3(1.1). (Indexed: DOAJ, DHET, EBSCO; Tier 3 journal)

54.   Kayuni, H. (2016). The upsurge of tension between Renamo and Frelimo in Mozambique: The contest for traditional leadership support. Journal of Humanities, 24, 65–86. (Indexed: African Journals Online [AJOL]; Tier 3 journal)

55.   Kayuni, H. (2016). Strategic planning in the Malawi public sector: Potential tool for progress or regression? Public Organization Review, 17(3), 373–391. (Indexed: WoS – Social Sciences Citation Index, Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

56.   Kayuni, H., & Muriaas, R. (2014). Alternatives to gender quotas: Electoral financing of women candidates in Malawi. Representation, 50(3), 393–404. (Indexed: WoS – ESCI, Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

57.   Kayuni, H., & Mohmed, A. (2013). Field research for hire: The politics of consultancies. African Politics Conference Group (APCG), 9(1). (Indexed: Google Scholar; American Political Science Publication; Tier 3 publication)

58.   Kayuni, H. (2013). Trans-border traditional entities and regional integration: The case of Chewa Kingdom as an innovative approach. Malawi Journal of Social Science, 21, 69–97. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Malawi Publication; Tier 4 journal)

59.   Muriaas, R., & Kayuni, H. (2013). The reversed contagion effect: Explaining the unevenness of women's representation across South African municipalities. Women's Studies International Forum, 40(2), 150–159. (Indexed: WoS – SSCI, Scopus; Tier 1 journal)

60.   Kayuni, H. (2013). The state of internal democracy within women interest groups in Malawi. Journal of International Women's Studies, 14(1), 202–217. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

61.   Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2012). Big brother or big opportunist? South Africa’s enthusiasm for a multifaceted relationship with the rest of Africa. Africa Review, 4(1), 1–16. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

62.   Kayuni, H. (2012). From loyal employees to fugitives on the ‘wanted’ list in Malawian organizations: Proposing ‘organizational culture’ as an explanatory framework. Management: Journal of Contemporary Management Issues, 17(1), 15–31. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

63.   Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2012). Ubuntu and corporate social responsibility: The case of selected Malawian organizations. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 3(1), 64–76. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

64.   Kayuni, H. (2011). Malawi’s economic and development policy choices from 1964 to 1980: An epitome of ‘pragmatic unilateral capitalism’. Nordic Journal of African Studies, 20(2), 112–131. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

65.   Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2011). Thriving on the edge of chaos: An alternative explanation to the management of crisis in Malawi’s decentralization programme. International Journal of Public Administration, 34(12), 800–814. (Indexed: WoS – ESCI, Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

66.   Kayuni, H. (2010). Chaos-complexity theory and education policy: Lessons from Malawi's community day secondary schools. Bulgarian Journal of Science and Education Policy (BJSEP), 4(1), 5–31. (Indexed: Google Scholar; University of Sofia Publication; Tier 3 journal)

67.   Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2010). The Malawi 1964 Cabinet Crisis and its legacy of ‘perpetual regression of trust’ amongst contemporary Malawian politicians. Social Dynamics: A Journal of African Studies, 36(2), 411–429. (Indexed: WoS – SSCI, Scopus; Tier 1 journal)

68.   Kayuni, H. (2009). Public administration training and education in the University of Malawi: A critical analysis. Teaching Public Administration, 29(2), 27–38. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

69.   Kayuni, H. (2009). The challenge of studying sexual harassment in higher education: An experience from the University of Malawi's Chancellor College. Journal of International Women's Studies, 11(4), 83–99. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

70.   Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2009). Political transitions and vulnerability of street vending in Malawi. Theoretical and Empirical Research in Urban Management, 3(12), 79–96. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

71.   Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2008). Can the state perpetuate the marginalisation of the poor? An analysis of the social economic effects of the State’s ban of minibus ‘callboys’ in Malawi. Development Southern Africa, 25(2), 215–226. (Indexed: WoS – SSCI, Scopus; Tier 1 journal)

72.   Kayuni, H., & Tambulasi, R. (2007). Teacher turnover in Malawi’s Ministry of Education: Realities and challenges. International Education Journal, 8(1), 89–99. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

73.   Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2007). Decentralization opening a new window for corruption: An accountability assessment of Malawi’s five years of democratic local governance system. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 42(2), 163–183. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

74.   Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2007). An analysis of the sustainability of the third phase of Blantyre City fuelwood project in Malawi using the sustainability matrix. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 14, 235–242. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)

75.   Tambulasi, R., & Kayuni, H. (2005). Can African feet divorce Western shoes? The case of Ubuntu and democratic good governance in Malawi. Nordic Journal of African Studies, 14(2), 147–161. (Indexed: Scopus; Tier 2 journal)