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 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.

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.

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

Africa Research Institute Blog: .Encourages debate, questions orthodoxy and challenges received wisdom in and about Africa.

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African Politics Data Sites

Nigeria Data Portal: .Extensive macro data about Nigeria

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

Index of African Governance: .From the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

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

Climate Change & African Pol. Stability: .This program analyzes how climate change could impact African and international security, see data page

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Replication Datasets for New Articles

Able and Mostly Willing: An Empirical Anatomy of Information's Effect on Voter-Driven Accountability in SenegalAbhit Bhandari, +2 more authors (2023 est.) AJPS, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 9, datasets: 19, other files: 36, PDF files: 2, text files: 1

Channels for Influence or Maps of Behavior? A Field Experiment on Social Networks and CooperationNoah Nathan, +1 more author (2022) AJPS, more info.
R files: 30, PDF files: 3, text files: 4, datasets: 1, other files: 1

Civil War and Citizens' Demand for the State: An Empirical Test of Hobbesian TheoryRobert Blair (2022) BJPS, more info.
Stata files: 2, datasets: 2

Deepening or Diminishing Ethnic Divides? The Impact of Urban Migration in KenyaEric Kramon, +3 more authors (2022) AJPS, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 3, PDF files: 1, datasets: 7, text files: 1

Political Determinants of Economic Exchange: Evidence from a Business Experiment in SenegalAbhit Bhandari (2022) AJPS, more info.
R files: 2, other files: 2, PDF files: 1, text files: 1

Surrounded and Threatened: How Neighborhood Composition Reduces Ethnic Voting Through IntimidationTed Enamorado, +1 more author (2022) PSRM, more info.

Closing the Gap: Information and Mass Support in a Dominant Party RegimeMelina R Platas, +1 more author (2021) JOP, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 3, PDF files: 1

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Authors with Datasets

Kramon, Eric .

Van der Windt, Peter .NYU - Abu Dhabi

Bhandari, Abhit .

Larreguy, Horacio .

Robinson, Amanda Lea .Ohio State University

Blattman, Chris .Harris School of Public Policy at the Univ. of Chicago, see datasets on research page.

Ricart-Huguet, Joan .

Green, Elliott .

Gottlieb, Jessica .

Horowitz, Jeremy .

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