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This paper relies on the findings of a 2012 Afrobarometer survey to examine Ghanaian attitudes toward political accountability and the roles citizens should play in promoting and developing this parti...chevron_right

Drawing on findings from the 2013 Afrobarometer survey, this brief discusses unemployment in Zambia. The paper begins by clarifying concepts of unemployment in Zambia and then outlines the official me...chevron_right

Le présent papier analyse l’expérience et la perception de la corruption par la population de Madagascar ainsi que sa confiance à l’égard des institutions politiques dans leurs lutte contre la corrupt...chevron_right

Ce papier présente une analyse des perceptions des citoyens béninois de la conjoncture économique et sociale en 2011 aux niveaux national et individuel selon les catégories sociodémographiques. Les st...chevron_right

This paper, which is based on a 2012 Afrobarometer survey of citizens, assesses economic and living conditions and social service delivery in Sierra Leone as well as perception of the government’s per...chevron_right

Using survey data collected in Sierra Leone in 2012, this brief assesses citizens’ perceptions of the accountability and responsiveness of government and public officials in the country. The authors a...chevron_right

Using data from a 2013 Afrobarometer survey, this briefing paper discusses Zambians’ perceptions of both their country’s economic performance and their government’s management of the economy since 200...chevron_right

This brief explores the relationship between public support for democracy, institutionalized democratic institutions and the existence of chieftainship (bogosi)as a social and political institution in...chevron_right

This brief looks at Ghanaian public opinion on the economic situation and living conditions in Ghana in 2012. It also explores the factors driving Ghanaians’ optimistic views regarding the future of t...chevron_right

This brief examines the level of access to household services such as electricity and water in Lesotho. The author says that there are widespread difficulties accessing these services in the country, ...chevron_right

This paper argues that Malawian adults’ opinions on the political leadership ability of women do not seem to be influenced by negative gender stereotypes. They also suggest that this is the case irres...chevron_right

This paper analyzes Basotho public opinion in Lesotho on the freedom of the press, democracy - including its institutions and its alternatives - and the country's government. The authors find that a s...chevron_right

This paper looks at how Malawians see the political parties in their country and the place they hold in society. The authors suggest that a number of factors - including levels of trust, partisanship,...chevron_right

This paper uses an analysis of a voting simulation experiment in Uganda and existing surveys from a number of African countries to examine the reliability of surveys on voter behavior in Africa. The f...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the impact of remittances on political participation in Africa. The authors use data from 27,713 individuals across 20 sub-Saharan African countries to show that recipients of remi...chevron_right