Publications

This paper assesses what aspects of social capital in Sub-Saharan Africa promote and perpetuate political violence. It finds that membership in a professional or business association is linked with hi...chevron_right

This paper explores the role of ethnic identity in African political processes. It finds that political competition influences the salience of ethnic identities in Africa. The role of ethnic identity ...chevron_right

This paper studies the incidence of corruption and its institutional implications in selected African countries. It concludes that corruption is the chief obstacle to building popular trust in state i...chevron_right

This paper investigates empirically the factors that influence variations in democratic attitudes in 18 African countries. It pays particular attention to the role of education in endorsing democracy ...chevron_right

This paper examines the significance of ethnicity as a political cleavage across selected African countries. It develops a measure of "ethnic voting" deemed reflective of all significant parties and e...chevron_right

This paper tests the assumptions of an institutional perspective on democratization in South Africa. Institutional theory predicts that building democratic political institutions generates greater dem...chevron_right

This paper examines Senegalese citizens' commitment to democracy by considering the relationship between general trends in satisfaction with democracy and perceptions of government performance using t...chevron_right

This paper investigates the role of optimism in Africa found under conditions of abject poverty. It finds that in Africa the highest levels of optimism are found among the very poorest. The authors ar...chevron_right

This paper examines the effect of democratization on income inequality in third-wave democracies in Africa and East Asia. It discusses why income inequality rises at a much faster rate in developing c...chevron_right

This paper develops a model to test what factors – social, economic and political –impact voter support for parties and candidates in Benin. It finds, in particular, that ethnicity alone is not a soun...chevron_right

This paper examines the conditions that promote positive perceptions of government, which in turn generate support and compliance for government actions. The authors argue that legitimacy as a feature...chevron_right

The publication discusses the relationship between corruption and mistrust in political institutions across six African countries. The analysis is based on survey data from Botswana, South Africa, Ken...chevron_right

This paper examines what the implications of welfare state retrenchment in Africa, brought on by neoliberal reform, are for perceptions of citizenship in Africa. It investigates what factors produce d...chevron_right

This paper evaluates the extent to which identity-based voting can explain Malawi's regional make-up. It finds that identity influences patterns of partisanship. The authors argue that Malawi's electi...chevron_right

This paper examines what 'satisfaction with democracy' really means in the context of Kenya. Drawing on survey data from 2003, it argues that the satisfaction with democracy indicator can offer rich i...chevron_right