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                <h2 class="text-white font-weight-bold">About Malawi PSA</h2>
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                <h5 class="section-title-sm">About Us</h5>
                <h2 class="section-title section-title-border-half">Who we are</h2>
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                    <p>We are a registered entity with a diverse membership 
					of academics and professionals in the fields of political science, political philosophy, 
					political and economic governance, public administration, international relations, public law, 
					public policy analysis, human rights and related disciplines relevant to the study, analysis 
					and understanding of politics.</p>
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                <h2 class="section-title section-title-border-half">Our Purpose</h2>
                <p>Is to contribute to political and socio-economic development of Malawi
				through promoting the study and analysis of politics through research, advocacy and policy dialogue. 
				According to Article 4(1) of PSA Constitution, the Association is nonpartisan and does not take positions 
				nor commit its members to particular political positions not immediately concerned with its purpose. 
				Notwithstanding this, PSA has the “power of adopting resolutions or taking such other actions as it deems 
				appropriate in support of academic freedom, and other freedoms by and within the Association and the political 
				profession when in its judgement such freedoms have been clearly violated or threatened” .</p>
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                    <h3 class="text-white">We are more than a political Association</h3>
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                <h5 class="section-title-sm">Why we exist</h5>
                <h2 class="section-title section-title-border-half">Our Objectives</h2>
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                                <i class="ti-plus text-primary mr-2"></i> Utilisation of political scientists
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                             We promote greater utilization of political scientists as experts in the field of governance.
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                                <i class="ti-plus text-primary mr-2"></i> Promoting interchange
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                             Promote interchange among all institutions and individuals who analyse, study, teach, and contribute actively to the civic and political life in Malawi.
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                                Promote knowledge and understanding of local and international political affairs through 
								teaching, workshops, discussion, conferences, and publications or such other means
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                                Maintain and promote the status of political science as a noble profession.
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                             Safeguard the rights, and opportunities of its members in all matters affecting the profession.
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                             Encourage open debate and policy dialogue on political and public issues.
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                                Establish and foster closer relationship between political scientists and government 
								officials, academic institutions, Civil Society, and the Media.
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                                <i class="ti-plus text-primary mr-2"></i> Promote study &activitiess
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                                Promote the study, research and publications related to but not limited to Malawi politics. and 
								Promote activities of associations of Political Science students in education institutions in Malawi.
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