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2026
Democracy Narrows Infant Mortality Gap in Africa, Study Shows
infant mortality
Democratization
health inequality
african politics
within-family identification
twins
2026
@JOP
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
When Elites Pick Winners: Candidate Selection Boosted Local Development in Postindependence Tanzania
Candidate Selection
tanzania
single-party regimes
local public goods
political elites
Electoral Systems
2026
@APSR
1 R file
10 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Switch to Proportional Representation Boosts Women's Voting Commitment
Electoral Systems
Proportional Representation
Voting Behavior
Clientelism
Field Experiment
sierra leone
2026
@APSR
1 R file
6 Datasets
Dataverse
i
2025 est.
Missionaries Boost Education — But Political Effects Depend on Regime Type
Education
Regression Discontinuity
missionaries
Catholicism
anocracy
2025 est.
@CPS
2 R files
3 Stata files
3 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Anti-Government Protests Can Strengthen Incumbents in Ghana
Collective Action
Partisanship
Ghana
Incumbency Advantage
Natural Experiment
2025 est.
@CPS
Dataverse
i
How Precolonial States and Colonial Rule Shape African National Identity
Africa
2025 est.
@CPS
1 R file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
2025
Why Precolonial Centralization Predicts Conflict While Diverse Authority Spurs Development
precolonial african states
political centralization
Civil War
economic development
state-building
historical institutionalism
2025
@APSR
3 R files
19 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Secular Messages Beat Religious Appeals in Boosting Young Adults' Political Participation in Zambia
Field Experiment
Education
Zambia
WhatsApp
self-efficacy
2025
@AJPS
3 R files
2 Stata files
13 Datasets
Dataverse
i
How By-the-Book Requests Help Opposition MPs Win Votes in Autocracies
Authoritarianism
Political Representation
Electoral Accountability
Morocco
2025
@CPS
3 R files
6 Datasets
Dataverse
i
How Gridded Streets Weaken Neighborhood Ties and Lower Voter Turnout
Urban Planning
Ghana
Network Analysis
Social Networks
Voter Turnout
2025
@AJPS
9 R files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Why Autocrats Relax Censorship for Ethnic Coalitions
ethnic coalitions
media freedom
Authoritarianism
Censorship
african politics
cross-national analysis
2025
@JOP
3 Stata files
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Stronger Police Don’t Just Improve Service — They Discourage Vigilante Justice
Field Experiment
State Capacity
south africa
vigilantism
police
2025
@AJPS
Dataverse
i
Customary Power Can Both Boost and Block Land Titling in Africa
land titling
property rights
customary institutions
land tenure regimes
Sub-Saharan Africa
Geocoded Data
Political Economy
2025
@APSR
82 R files
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Community Pressure Boosts Market Tax Compliance 40% in Malawi
Field Experiment
Taxation
2025
@APSR
34 R files
7 Stata files
9 Datasets
Dataverse
i
More Women, More Voice—But No Policy Shift in Malawi's Forest Deliberations
Deliberation
Experimental Methods
Gender
malawi
Environmental Policy
2025
@AJPS
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Community Policing Cut Mob Violence 40% in Monrovia — But Crime Stayed the Same
Community Policing
Field Experiment
Liberia
vigilantism
mob violence
2025
@CPS
2 R files
8 Stata files
12 Datasets
Dataverse
i
How Mobile Phones Lower Rural Trust in African Governments
Technology
2025
@AJPS
22 R files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Why Kenyans Back Biometric IDs Despite Surveillance Concerns
Conjoint Experiments
Kenya
electronic identification eid
legibility
2025
@CPS
2 R files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
2024
When Nonviolent Protests Fuel Violence: Evidence From Côte d'Ivoire
Civil War
cote divoire
Survival Analysis
Africa
Collective Action
Political Participation
peacekeepers
2024
@APSR
8 R files
6 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Gender Quotas Left Men in Charge of Tunisian Mayors
Candidate Selection
Gender Quotas
Local Elections
Political Parties
Elections
Party Organization
Tunisia
2024
@CPS
10 R files
Dataverse
i
2023
Voter Information Boosts Accountability in Senegal Elections, But Not Equally For All Types of Data
Elections
Electoral Accountability
Senegal
performance feedback
2023
@AJPS
2 R files
9 Stata files
19 Datasets
Dataverse
i
How Shorter Travel Times to Capitals Boosted Development in Africa
Africa
State Capacity
2023
@PSR&M
12 R files
9 Datasets
Dataverse
i
2022
Audit Results Swing South African By-Elections About Five Percentage Points
south africa
Accountability
Africa
Elections
Electoral Accountability
Natural Experiment
audits
by-elections
2022
@JOP
1 R file
2 Stata files
6 Datasets
Dataverse
i
How Cash Crops and Print Shaped Ethnic Politics in Africa
Agriculture
Ethnic Identity
Identity Politics
Technology
historical methods
2022
@APSR
57 R files
Dataverse
i
Mapping Community Behavior: Ghana Study Finds Networks Predict Cooperation Without Communication
Field Experiment
Ghana
Prosocial Behavior
Social Networks
2022
@AJPS
30 R files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Civil War violence paradox: Citizens more likely to demand stronger states
Liberia
Hobbesian Theory
demand security
state substitution
2022
@BJPS
2 Stata files
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
Armed Violence Hardens Punishment for Rape but Softens It for Domestic Violence in DRC
Focus Groups
DRC
rape
domestic violence
masculinity
2022
@AJPS
9 R files
8 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Urban Migration in Kenya Reduces Ethnic Identity but Amplifies Group Suspicion
Fixed Effects
Ethnic Identity
Kenya
ethnic divides
suspicion
2022
@AJPS
2 R files
3 Stata files
7 datasets
Dataverse
i
Democratic Deliberation and the Resource Curse: A Nationwide Experiment in Tanzania
2022
@World Pol.
7 Stata files
3 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Early Statehood Boosted Support for Autocracy in Africa
Africa
Instrumental Variables
2022
@CPS
1 R file
3 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Malaria Outbreaks Spark Short-Term Surges in Civil Violence in Africa
Africa
Panel Data
2022
@RESTAT
3 Stata files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Chinese FDI Raises Hopes for a Year — Then Voters Blame Leaders
Africa
2022
@JOP
9 R files
3 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Why U.S. Aid Wins Hearts — and Chinese Aid Often Doesn't in Africa
Foreign Aid
Soft Power
China
United States
Difference-In-Differences
2022
@BJPS
24 R files
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
The Double-Edged Sword of Political Connections in Senegal's Trade Experiment
senegal
Principal-Agent Relationship
moral hazard
formal contract
asymmetric enforcement
2022
@AJPS
2 R files
Dataverse
i
How Protest Brokers Enable Local Protests in South Africa
Collective Action
south africa
Elites
protest brokers
ethnography
2022
@CPS
1 R file
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Colonial Governments Disengaged From Chiefs in French West Africa
Taxation
colonialism
French West Africa
chieftains
state disengagement
2022
@ISQ
1 R file
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Minority Ethnic Groups Reduce Voting in Ghana: A Geographical Intimidation Effect
afrobarometer
Ghana
Electoral Geography
Ethnic Identity
Voting Behavior
geographical effects
2022
@PSR&M
Dataverse
i
Rebel Rule Leaves Lasting Damage to Citizen-State Ties in Côte d’Ivoire
Natural Experiment
Côte d'Ivoire
rebel rule
citizenship
statebuilding
2022
@CPS
1 R file
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
2021
Dominant Party Strategy & Information Effects
Dominant Party Regime
Information Effects
Mass Support
2021
@JOP
1 Stata file
3 datasets
Dataverse
i
This Means That Colonial Education's Literacy Focus Shaped Post-Colonial Africa
Bureaucracy
Education
Inequality
colonial legacies
elite recruitment
2021
@CPS
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Competitive African Elections Amplify Ethnic Identity at the Expense of National Solidarity
Ethnic Identity
National Identity
Sub-Saharan Africa
status anxiety
2021
@Pol. Behav.
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
How Colonial Rubber Concessions Harmed Development but Strengthened Local Trust
Africa
colonialism
Elites
concessions
indirect rule
chiefs
2021
@Q.J. Econ.
Dataverse
i
Why Do Elite Leaders Misjudge Voter Reactions to Violent Tactics?
representation theory
Electoral Violence
Elite Misperception
Voter Backlash
2021
@Pol. Behav.
5 Stata files
5 datasets
Dataverse
i
How Cabinet Jobs Break Opposition Coalitions
Africa
cooptation
opposition fragmentation
cabinet appointments
presidential elections
2021
@APSR
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Good Governance Starts with Citizen Reports—but Responsiveness Matters
Uganda
Field Experiment
responsiveness dilemma
disengagement theory
2021
@BJPS
5 R files
19 datasets
Dataverse
i
How Bureaucrats Shape Your Vote: A Look at Government Accountability in Uganda
Uganda
Survey Experiments
Descriptive Representation
bureaucratic power
2021
@AJPS
2 Stata files
4 datasets
Dataverse
i
Female President Sparks Change: Women MPs Suddenly Speak More
Descriptive Representation
Gender
Legislative Behavior
Speech-as-Data
2021
@APSR
3 Stata files
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Women MPs in Africa Are More Loyal to Their Parties
Party Discipline
Gender
Africa
Text Analysis
2021
@APSR
1 R file
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Gender Stereotypes Reshape Tunisian Voting Patterns
representation theory
Gender
Tunisia Elections
Political Leadership
2021
@Pol. Behav.
3 R files
Dataverse
i
Matrilineality Boosts Women's Political Participation in Malawi, Challenging Gender Norms
malawi
Norms
Representation
matrilineal descent
2021
@BJPS
3 Stata files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Why Ethnic Minor Parties Gain Support in African Politics: A Look at Programmatic Distribution
Clientelism
Programmatic Distribution
African Voters
Opposition Fragmentation
2021
@PSR&M
1 Stata file
3 datasets
Dataverse
i
Gender Segregation Fuels Preference for Women's Political Representation in Tunisia
Elections
Experimental Methods
Field Experiment
Tunisia
islamism
2021
@PSR&M
1 Stata file
5 datasets
Dataverse
i
African Media's Role: Why Digital Platforms Boost LGBTQ Support More Than Traditional Media
censorship
LGBTQ
Africa
Identity Politics
Media Effects
Repression
Social Media
censorship effects
2021
@BJPS
12 R files
6 datasets
Dataverse
i
Moroccan Protest Policing: Why 'Liberal' Autocrats Target Autonomous Organizations
Morocco
autonomous orgs
liberal autocracy
protest policing
2021
@AJPS
2 R files
7 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Racial Isolation Fuels Racial Voting Patterns in South Africa
Voting Behavior
south africa
racial isolation
residential segregation
2021
@Pol. Behav.
2 R files
2 Stata files
4 datasets
Dataverse
i
African Power-Sharing: Rebel Elites Channel Conflict into Resource Redistribution
Rent Seeking
Ethnic Redistribution
African States
Difference Inddifferences
2021
@BJPS
12 R files
Dataverse
i
Repression Sparks Revolt: High-Potential Burundans Lead Insurgency
burundi
insurgency
productive potential
glass ceiling
2021
@PSR&M
1 R file
2 Stata files
5 datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Uneven Colonial Investments? Infrastructure Disparities in African Colonies' Coasts vs. Resources
Africa
geography
colonial infrastructure
health disparities
education inequality
Africa regions
2021
@BJPS
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Ethnic Switching in African Politics: How Presidents' Ethnicity Impacts Voter Identity
Descriptive Representation
Ethnic Identity
Sub-Saharan Africa
Voter Perception
Survey Data
presidential transition
autocratic regimes
2021
@CPS
1 Stata file
4 datasets
Dataverse
i
Opposition Movement Endures Despite Government Displeasure
Mass Mobilization
Egypt 2014-2016
Elite Opinion
Democratic Attitudes
2021
@JOP
1 Stata file
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Muslim Efficacy Gaps on Climate Change Matter in Kenya
Political Participation
Repression
Kenya
Muslims
efficacy gap
2021
@POP
2 Stata files
Dataverse
i
State Jobs as Political Currency: Extracting Funds in Benin and Ghana
Clientelism
political financing
state resources management
elite agents delegation
2021
@CPS
3 Stata files
4 datasets
Dataverse
i
Ethnic Favors Follow the Numbers? How Africa's Local Demographics Dictate Government Spending
Africa
ethnic favoritism
infant mortality
distributive justice
2021
@BJPS
15 R files
Dataverse
i
2020
Legitimacy Explains Why African Mediators Succeed in Civil Wars
Africa
Civil War
Legitimacy
2020
@IO
1 Stata file
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Politicians Use Land Appeals for Ethnic Gain in Kenya
Kenya
Grievance Politics
Land Appeals
Experimental Study
2020
@Pol. Behav.
2 Stata files
Dataverse
i
Uganda Experiment: Citizen Monitoring Reports Fail To Reach Bureaucrats, But Fuel Public Complaints
Accountability
Corruption
Field Experiment
Uganda
2020
@R&P
7 datasets
Dataverse
i
New Media Sparks Violence Spots in Kenya Elections, Old Data Covers the Rest
Comparative Media
Kenya Elections
Twitter Monitoring
ACLED Data
2020
@R&P
Dataverse
i
How Empire Type and Precolonial Power Shaped Local Rule in Africa
Administrative Data
indirect rule
precolonial centralization
British Empire
French Empire
2020
@IO
18 R files
5 Datasets
Dataverse
i
How Burundi Evaded Sanctions by Turning to Domestic Debt
Sanctions
Time Series Analysis
budget support
Burundi
domestic debt
2020
@ISQ
2 R files
1 Stata file
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
The Instrumental Logic of Judicial Power: Partisan Motivations Drive Support Across Africa
Ghana
Partisan Alignment
Partisanship
Difference-In-Differences
democratic consolidation
2020
@APSR
1 R file
4 Stata files
6 datasets
Dataverse
i
Dominant Parties vs Personalist Rulers: Why Cabinet Shuffles Differ in African Autocracies
Africa
Authoritarianism
Elections
Party Systems
dominant party
personalist rule
2020
@BJPS
1 R file
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Ethnic Diversity in Africa Boosts 'Us vs Them' Mentality at National Level
Africa
Ethnic Identity
Political Trust
ethnic diversity
spatial segregation
2020
@BJPS
3 Stata files
Dataverse
i
Uganda Study Reveals: Ethnic Identity Shifts with National Power
Ethnic Identity
Uganda
National Identity
Sub-Saharan Africa
2020
@BJPS
3 Stata files
Dataverse
i
Expressive Motives Explain Voting Behavior Better Than Economic Factors in Cameroon
expressive voting
electoral participation
Cameroon survey
2020
@POP
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Broker Monitoring in Post-Conflict Liberia: Incumbents' Advantage Despite Weak Institutions?
Liberia
Clientelism
Party Organization
Principal-Agent Relationship
Voter Turnout
post-conflict
2020
@AJPS
7 R files
1 Stata file
12 datasets
Dataverse
i
Network Quality Shapes Community Adoption of Political Participation Tools
communication networks
externalities
uganda villages
mobile reporting platform
2020
@AJPS
2 R files
7 datasets
Dataverse
i
How Facebook & Twitter Sparked Egypt's 2011 Uprising Before the First Protest
Twitter
egypt
Facebook
first-mover mechanism
2020
@BJPS
2 R files
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
Why Good Services Mean Fewer Votes For Incumbents?
southern africa
service delivery
voter accountability
dominant parties
2020
@BJPS
4 R files
5 datasets
Dataverse
i
Does Relational State Building Work in Limited Statehood? Experimental Findings on Police-Citizen Interactions
Experimental Methods
Liberia
procedural fairness
limited statehood
2020
@APSR
Dataverse
i
Who Benefits From Mining? Domestic Firms Boost Local Wealth, Multinationals Raise Unemployment
Fixed Effects
Instrumental Variables
Resource Curse
Sub-Saharan Africa
mineral ownership
2020
@ISQ
Dataverse
i
Debates Flip Voters' Views: Ghana Study Shows Policy Info Reduces Polarization
Field Experiment
Political Polarization
candidate debates
Ghana elections
2020
@AJPS
6 R files
3 Stata files
5 datasets
Dataverse
i
When Taxes Spark Voice: Congolese Engage More After First Property Tax Drive
Field Experiment
Taxation
Political Participation
Congo
state-building
2020
@Q.J. Econ.
8 Stata files
19 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Private Associations Step Up as Government Interferes Too Much in Lagos Markets
lagos
Game Theory
institutional design
market governance
2020
@World Pol.
1 R file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Why Life Gets Deadlier After Rebels Take Over
civilian targeting
territorial takeover
Sierra Leone
event data
spatiotemporal analysis
2020
@ISQ
1 R file
6 Datasets
Dataverse
i
More Control = More Corruption? Politicians and Bureaucrats in Ghana
List Experiment
List Experiments
discretionary control
Ghana local government
corruption threat
2020
@AJPS
2 R files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Violence Doesn't Breed Hatred? New Data on Refugee Hosting in Liberia
Empathy-Driven Altruism
Liberia-Ivory Border
Refugee Hosting Behavior
Cross-Border Violence
2020
@BJPS
1 R file
3 datasets
Dataverse
i
2019
Does Geographic Targeting Explain MPs' Strategic Use of CDF Projects in Kenya?
Geographic Targeting Hypothesis
Kenya Constituency Development Fund Projects
Spatial Segregation of Supporters
MPs Strategic Project Allocation
2019
@APSR
32 R files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Democratic Changes Hit African Economies Differently
Synthetic Control
Sub-Saharan Africa Countries
Economic Heterogeneity
Third Wave Democracy
2019
@PSR&M
1 R file
3 datasets
Dataverse
i
Surprisingly, Fair Elections Boost Politicians' Responsiveness in Ghana
Ghana
Constituency Development Fund (CDF)
Electoral Sanction
2019
@APSR
9 R files
12 datasets
Dataverse
i
Colonial Chiefs Reshape Ghanaian Elections: A Study of Voter Exploitation
Chieftaincy
Northern Ghana
Colonial invention
Capture politics
2019
@World Pol.
3 R files
Dataverse
i
Domestic Observers Curbed Election Fraud and Violence - But Only When It Matters
Electoral Competition
observers effect
Ghana 2012 election data
experimental design method
2019
@BJPS
1 R file
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
How Long-Ruling Parties Sustain Support Through Clientelism
Clientelism
Political Representation
tenure
afrobarometer
2019
@JJPS
2 Stata files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Liberia Field Experiment Reveals Police Trust Boost Without Actual Trust Building?
property rights
rule of law
Field Experiment
Liberia
2019
@APSR
Dataverse
i
Ethnicity Shapes Voter Loyalty: Co-Ethnic Candidates Define Swing in African Elections
Kenya
Ethnicity Politics
Co-Ethnic Leadership
Swing Voters
2019
@BJPS
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Weather Station Coverage Fails in Conflict Zones: Implications for Climate Research
Civil War
Instrumental Variables
Sub-Saharan Africa
berkeley earth
2019
@AJPS
18 Stata files
13 datasets
Dataverse
i
Female Ratio Balancing in Security Sector Boosts Confidence for Peacebuilding
Political Trust
Descriptive Representation
Gender Quotas
Liberia
2019
@BJPS
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Beyond Religion's Demographics: How Conflict Shapes Identity Salience at Burkina Faso-Cote D'Ivoire Border
Civil War
religious identity
border study
Cote D'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
2019
@BJPS
Dataverse
i
Fear silences opposition supporters in Zimbabwe
Psychology of Repression
Zimbabwe Experimentation
Emotion-Motivation Theory
Strategic Behavior Under Risk
2019
@APSR
Dataverse
i
Colonial Control Not Built on Strength But Strategy: New Geo-Analysis of German East Africa
Territorial Claims
Colonial State
German East Africa
Geo-Referenced Data
2019
@BJPS
3 R files
1 Stata file
7 datasets
Dataverse
i
2018
Contact Without Change: Intergroup Training Reduces Discrimination in Nigeria
Intergroup Contact
Heterogeneous Classrooms
Nigeria
Discrimination Reduction
2018
@APSR
4 Stata files
Dataverse
i
Coalition strength drives African quota adoption faster
Democracy
Gender Quotas
Africa
Civilian Coalitions
2018
@POP
3 Stata files
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Fosters Prosocial Behavior, Not Just Trauma
Prosocial Behavior
conflict related sexual violence
sierra leone
resilience mechanisms
2018
@World Pol.
2 Stata files
Dataverse
i
Quotas Didn't Reduce Average Gender Bias — They Helped Young Women
Gender Quotas
Field Experiment
Lesotho
IAT
gender bias
2018
@JXPS
2 R files
2 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Small Gender Gap in African Policy Priorities? Economic Empowerment Narrows Infrastructure Divide
Gender Differences
Africa
policy prioritization
women's economic participation
2018
@PSR&M
1 R file
3 Stata files
8 datasets
Dataverse
i
Elections and Capital Flight: Evidence from Africa
2018
@ISQ
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Ethnic Inequality Fuels Stronger Identities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethnic Identity
Inequality
Sub-Saharan Africa
political mobilization
2018
@Pol. Behav.
2 Stata files
Dataverse
i
Early Transparency Boosts Politician Performance in Uganda's Competitive Districts
Transparency
Uganda
districts
governance
campaigning
performance
2018
@APSR
1 R file
16 Stata files
5 datasets
Dataverse
i
How Pro-Government Militias Spread Across Africa: A New Relational Dataset
Africa
Repression
2018
@II
Dataverse
i
New Africa Dataset Reveals What Nonstate Fighters Actually Fight Over
Africa
2018
@II
1 Stata file
4 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Precolonial Identities Shape Modern Public Goods Delivery in Senegal
senegal
precolonial identities
institutional congruence
public goods delivery
2018
@World Pol.
4 datasets
Dataverse
i
How Anticolonial Appeals Fueled East African Churches' Rejection of LGBTQ Inclusion
transnational norm diffusion
religion and politics
lgbtq rights
east africa
anticolonialism
religious institutions
2018
@ISQ
1 R file
5 datasets
Dataverse
i
Judicial Repression vs. Extrajudicial: Autocrats' Different Tactics for In-group and Out-group Challengers
Sub-Saharan Africa
judicial repression
extrajudicial methods
Kenya case study
2018
@World Pol.
1 R file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
2017
Civilian Attacks Fuel Spirals: How Rival Forces Trigger More Violence
Time Series Analysis
civilian targeting
DR Congo
Sudan
nonstate actors
2017
@II
1 Stata file
3 Datasets
Dataverse
i
Mining Boosts Local Corruption in Africa Despite Initial Reduction
Resource Curse
Difference-In-Differences
Mining
Afrobarometer
2017
@AJPS
2 Stata files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Point Process Models Predict Insurgency Hotspots in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
point process models
civil conflict prediction
insurgency hotspots
2017
@PSR&M
Dataverse
i
Why Do Some Development Projects Finish While Others Don't? Ghana's Fiscal Institutions Provide Insight
Ghana
Collective Action
Game Theory
project database
collective choice
fiscal institutions
commitment problem
2017
@APSR
2 Stata files
Dataverse
i
Ethnic Matching in Kenya Elections: Coethnic Officers Deployed Strategically
Ethnic Geography
Coethnic Officers
Swing Areas
Kenya Elections
2017
@AJPS
5 R files
6 datasets
Dataverse
i
2016
Drought Triggers War in Previously Stable States, Not Fragile Ones
Civil War
Inequality
State Capacity
Drought
2016
@FPA
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Information Spreads Violence: New Data Shows How Media Fuels Cross-Border Anti-Government Uprisings
Spatial Models
Africa
communication technology
anti-government violence
2016
@PSR&M
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Field Experiment Shows Higher Voter Expectations Boost Accountability in Mali
Field Experiment
Voter Expectations
Government Accountability
Mali
2016
@AJPS
3 Stata files
Dataverse
i
2015
Conflict Explains Common Property Shifts Among Kenyan Pastoralists
Kenya
Regression Discontinuity
common property institutions
Maasai
2015
@AJPS
2 Stata files
Dataverse
i
When Civil Wars Roam: Why Some African Conflicts Shift Location
civil war geography
rebel groups
ethnic politics
ucdp ged
counterinsurgency
african politics
2015
@ISQ
1 Stata file
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
2014
Why Free Texts Don't Flatten Political Voice: Uganda Study Reveals Price Paradox
Interest Articulation
ICT Access
Uganda Village Communication
Subsidized Messaging Costs
2014
@APSR
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
More Administrative Units, Less Political Power? Decentralization's Hidden Backlash
Administrative Centralization
Uganda Decentralization
Intergovernment Bargaining
Marginalized Agency
2014
@APSR
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Does More Scrutiny Boost or Bust Leadership Quality? An Inverted U-Shape Relationship in Uganda
Uganda
monitoring institutions
inverted U-shape
2014
@AJPS
Dataverse
i
Ethnic Cleavages Block Women in African Cabinets Despite Democratic Progress
Sub-Saharan Africa
Descriptive Representation
ethnic politicization
cabinet composition
patronage politics
women ministers
2014
@AJPS
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Precolonial States Predict Ethnic Wars and Coups in Africa
Africa
Civil War
2014
@IO
1 Stata file
4 Datasets
Dataverse
i
When the Biggest Group Is Left Behind, Communal Violence Follows in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
horizontal inequality
vertical inequality
communal conflict
household surveys
2014
@II
1 Stata file
Dataverse
i
2013
Local geography explains unusual Ghanaian voting patterns
Ghana
instrumental ethnic voting
rural communities
geographic influence
2013
@APSR
1 Stata file
Dataverse
i
Ghana Legislative Primaries: A Surprising Boost for Opposition Candidates
Clientelism
Ghana
Representation
Primaries
2013
@AJPS
5 R files
Dataverse
i
Ethnic Integration in Burundi Military: Does It Reduce Prejudice or Solidify Identity?
Ethnic Integration
Burundi Military
Prejudice Reduction
Identity Salience
2013
@APSR
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Cell Phones Amplify Violence: New Data Links Mobile Coverage to Collective Action
Collective Action
Africa
Cell Phone Coverage
Communication Coordination
2013
@APSR
1 R file
1 Stata file
2 datasets
Dataverse
i
Beyond Clientelism: Collective Goods Matter for African Swing Voters Too
Clientelism
swing voting
collective goods
Ghana 2008 elections
2013
@AJPS
1 Stata file
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
Why Voters Align With Chiefs Despite Clientelism Assumptions?
Clientelism
Voting Behavior
Zambia
traditional chiefs
2013
@AJPS
2 Stata files
Dataverse
i
2012
How Low Precolonial Density Made African States Large and Artificial
african politics
state formation
colonial borders
precolonial population density
historical trade networks
2012
@ISQ
1 Stata file
8 datasets
Dataverse
i
2009
Local Deprivation, Inequality, and Resource Wealth Predict Conflict in Sub‑Saharan Africa
Civil War
relative deprivation
subnational inequality
Sub-Saharan Africa
demographic and health surveys
gis
2009
@ISQ
2 Stata files
1 dataset
Dataverse
i
2004
Why Powerful Nations Sabotage IMF Loan Enforcement in Africa
African Sovereign Debt
Conditionality Credibility
Patron Enforcement Gap
International Institutions
UN Voting Power
IMF Effectiveness
2004
@APSR
11 dataset
Dataverse
i