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 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.

African Security: .Strives to investigate the myriad issues relating to conflict and security within and between African nations, not only from the more traditional approaches to security studies but also from more novel and innovative perspectives.

Ufahamu Africa: .Life and politics on the continent.

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 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.

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African Politics Data Sites

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.

Nigeria Data Portal: .Extensive macro data about Nigeria

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

South African Data Archive: .Serves as a broker between a range of data providers and the research community.

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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.