The Perils and Promise of Contemporary African Politics: Insights from Research

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This page features compilations of links to data collections, authors, and journals for political science research on African politics.

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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

African J. of Political Science & Int'l Relations: .Research on politics and international relations especially those pertaining to Africa.

African Affairs: .Published on behalf of the Royal African Society, the top ranked journal in African Studies, an inter-disciplinary journal with a focus on the politics and international relations of sub-Saharan Africa.

Rev. of African Political Econ. Blog: .Short articles to highlight developments on the continent and comment on the dynamics of protest, shifting patterns of political economy and issues of historical concern.

African Journal of Political Science: .Published by the African Association of Political Science with the aim of providing a platform for African perspectives on issues of politics, economy and society in Africa.

Ufahamu Africa: .Life and politics on the continent.

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African Politics Data Sites

Statistics South Africa: .Data on people, economy, and living conditions.

Afrobarometer Data Collection: .An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa

African Dev. Bank Group Data Portal: .Access to information on lending projects from 1967 up to now, the dataset includes basic information such as the project title and ID, country, sector, task manager but also, financial information, results and linksD, country, sector, task manager to publicly disclosed documents.

Nat'l Institute of Statistics of Rwanda: .Collects and archives key national data.

Portal of Public Use Datasets on Sub-Saharan Africa: .From the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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Able and Mostly Willing: An Empirical Anatomy of Information's Effect on Voter-Driven Accountability in Senegal*Abhit Bhandari, +2 more authors (2023 est.) AJPS, more info.