Afrobarometer's most recent publications |
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Working Papers |
No.97 |
Sarsfield, Rodolfo and Fabián Echegaray. “Looking Behind the Window: Measuring Instrumental and Normative Reasoning in Support for Democracy.” 2008. (561kb) Download |
No.96 |
Kuenzi, Michelle T. “Social Capital and Political Trust in West Africa.” 2008. (618kb) Download |
No.95 |
Bratton, Michael and Mwangi S. Kimenyi. “Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective.” 2008. (572kb) Download |
No.94 |
Logan, Carolyn. “Rejecting the Disloyal Opposition? The Trust Gap in Mass Attitudes Toward Ruling and Opposition Parties
in Africa ” 2008. (353kb) Download |
No.93 |
Logan, Carolyn. “Traditional Leaders In Modern Africa: Can Democracy And The Chief Co-Exist?” 2008. (320kb) Download |
No.92 |
Dowd, Robert A. and Michael Driessen. “Ethnically Dominated Party Systems And The Quality Of Democracy: Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa.” 2008. (673kb) Download |
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Briefing Papers |
No.48 |
Ethnicity and Violence in the 2007 Elections in Kenya. 2008.(44kb) Download |
No.47 |
Les Malgaches et la Politique : Quelques Enseignements Tirés des Enquêtes Afrobaromètre de 2005. 2007. (196kb) Download |
No.46 |
Performance and Legitimacy in Nigeria's New Democracy. 2006.
(106kb) Download |
No.45 |
The Public Agenda: Change and Stability in South Africans’ Ratings of National Priorities. 2006.
(76kb) Download |
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Announcements & Events |
New Management Structure |
E. Gyimah-Boadi is the new Executive Director of the Afrobarometer. The new Deputy Directors are Godbertha Kinyando and Carolyn Logan.
IREEP is a new core partner and MSU and UCT now serve the Network as support units. |
Launch Round 4 Surveys |
Round 4 surveys will begin in February 2008 and be completed in 20 countries by December 2008. Watch the website for release of results and bulletins (results by country).
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Online Data Analysis Launch
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You can now analyze AB results interactively without having to download data or aquire statistical software. Try the new AB Online Data Analysis facility. This tool will allow you to select a sample or samples, browse the question index, analyze marginals and cross-tabulations, and produce graphics. |
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
2008-2009
Michigan State University |
The Afrobarometer seeks candidates for a one-year, renewable Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, beginning August 16, 2008. The successful candidate will design and implement a program of research and publication using public opinion data from the Afrobarometer. Required qualifications are a Ph.D. in political science or related field, proven skills with advanced statistics, and excellent written communication in English. Fieldwork experience in Africa is strongly preferred as well as fluency in French or Portuguese. For a full position description see:
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
The closing date for applications is February 15, 2008. Please send curriculum vitae, samples of written work, and names and contacts for three referees. Please mail (no e-mails) to Prof. Michael Bratton, Department of Political Science, 323 South Kedzie Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1032. |
Conference
The Micro-Foundations of Mass Politics in Africa
12-13 May, 2007
Michigan State University |
To date,
scholars of African politics have concentrated
principally on the deeds, and misdeeds, of
political elites. Studies of mass participation
have been largely limited to local cases and have
been hampered by the lack of systematic data on
public values, attitudes and behavior. The advent
of the Afrobarometer, now comprising three rounds
of national probability sample surveys in up to
18 African countries, 1999-2006, offers unique
opportunities to delve into the micro-foundations
of mass politics on the sub-Saharan sub-continent.
Accordingly, on behalf of the Afrobarometer Network, Michigan State University is pleased to host a conference on this subject to be held in East Lansing, Michigan on May 12-13, 2007.
Conference information |
Selected Press Coverage |
Afrobarometer Round 3 Results
"Poll of 18 African Countries Finds All Support Democracy," World Public Opinion.org
"Support for Democracy Seen Falling in Africa," Washington Post
“CDD: Africans against incumbency syndrome,” Statesman/Ghanaweb
“Ghana still tops in Afrobarometer report." Ghanaweb
"Contrary to Western Media Projections, Africans Reject Corruption." The Independent (Ghana)
“Africans sound off on democracy, corruption and poverty in MSU survey " MSU Newsroom
"Africanos rejeitam regimes autoritários" Expresso África (Portuguese)
"Africanos preferem democracia, são contra presidentes vitalício" Voz Di Povo Online (Portuguese)
Afrobarometer in the Blogosphere
“A study in contradictions: African democracy," CIPE Development Blog
South Africa Round 3 Release
“Mbeki 'doing as well as Mandela'," BBC News Online
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Awards
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The Afrobarometer won
the 2004 Data Set Award of the American Political
Science Association's Comparative Politics
Section
(http://www.apsanet.org/content_5772.cfm)
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