Publications

This paper evaluates voter satisfaction with the government of Zambia, following the elections of December 2001. The authors draw insight from an Afrobarometer survey carried out in May 2002. The repo...chevron_right

This paper evaluates three hypotheses to explain the role of ethnicity in voting behavior in South Africa. The first examines the politics of identity and persuasion strategies employed by losing poli...chevron_right

This report summarizes data collected between July 1999 and September 2001 from South Africa and 10 other African countries. It addresses the political role of social identity and asks whether there h...chevron_right

This report investigates whether, and to what extent, political institutions help understand differences in the levels of satisfaction with the political regime in sub-Saharan African countries. The a...chevron_right

This report examines whether marginalization can be a potential force of political protest toward greater equity in Africa, via a more development-orientated state. The author uses Robert Cox’s theory...chevron_right

Ce rapport d'enquêtes Afrobaromètre est consacré à la perception du rôle du marché dans l'opinion publique malienne et ce dans un contexte de démocratisation. Les enquêtes révèlent une certaine modéra...chevron_right

Cette étude analyse la nature de la démocratie sénégalaise, ses performances et contreperformances, en se basant sur une enquête d’opinion nationale réalisée en 2002. Les auteurs établissent ainsi un ...chevron_right

This publication analyzes self-reported unemployment in the light of popular views about general economic conditions and prevailing programs of policy reform. The authors find that unemployment, which...chevron_right

This publication examines data that describe Africans' everyday experiences with poverty, their sense of national progress, and their views of the future. The authors find that despite high levels of ...chevron_right

This publication seeks to explain why, despite the large numbers of deaths, most Africans do not recognize AIDS as a high priority social problem. The authors find that the collective, society-wide sc...chevron_right

This publication examines African attitudes toward democracy. It estimates support for democracy and rejection of authoritarian rule on the demand side, and satisfaction with democracy and popular est...chevron_right

This report looks at public opinion from the second round of Afrobarometer surveys in order to measure attitudes towards democracy and politics in Lesotho in 2003. The results are summarized in terms ...chevron_right

This report analyzes a national sample survey conducted shortly after Kenya's transition to democracy in 2002. It presents findings with respect to the social, political and economic atmosphere in the...chevron_right

This report summarizes the results from the second round of Afrobarometer surveys, conducted between June 2002 and November 2003 in 15 African countries. The authors describe and catalog main features...chevron_right

This report provides insight into the prospects for the consolidation of democracy in countries surveyed in Africa. The authors test competing theories against the survey results of the first round of...chevron_right