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Boniface Dulani

Central management team

Boni is the director of surveys at Afrobarometer

Biography

Boniface Dulani joined Afrobarometer in 2008 as a graduate research assistant while earning his doctorate in political science at Michigan State University (MSU). In 2011, he became fieldwork operations manager for Southern and francophone Africa.

Boni works closely with Afrobarometer’s program managers to plan and manage all fieldwork activities. He is based in Zomba, Malawi, where he also teaches at the University of Malawi.

In addition to MSU, Boni has studied at York and Sussex universities in the UK. He is a member of several professional bodies, including the American Political Science Association, African Studies Association, and Malawi Political Science Association.

Areas of interest

Language

English

Countries

Malawi

Blog

The role of citizen polling in building democratic resilience

Publications

AD743: Face à une corruption croissante, les Africains affirment risquer des représailles s’ils en parlent

AD743: Amid rising corruption, most Africans say they risk retaliation if they speak up

AD743: Diante do crescimento da corrupção, a maioria dos Africanos receiam sofrer retaliação, caso denunciem actos de corrupção

External publication

African attitudes toward same-sex relationships, 1982–2018

External publication

South Africans are demanding more of their leaders, and democracy

External publication

Zambians firmly defend democracy. But will they stand up against Lungu?

AD157: Zambia at a crossroads: Will citizens defend democracy?

AD74: Bons vizinhos? Africanos expressam elevados níveis de tolerância para muitos, mas não para todos

AD74: Good neighbours? Africans express high levels of tolerance for many, but not for all

PP29: Dividende de la croissance? La pauvreté vécue décroit en Afrique

PP29: Africa’s growth dividend? Lived poverty drops across much of the continent

AD30: African publics strongly support term limits, resist leaders’ efforts to extend their tenure

PP1: Après une décennie de croissance en Afrique, peu de changement de la pauvreté pour le peuple

PP1: After a decade of growth in Africa, little change in poverty at the grassroots

PP12: La démocratie Malienne se rétablit, le Régime militaire suscite encore une admiration

PP12: Malian democracy recovering – Military rule still admired

PP13: Les Maliens veulent un pays uni et que justice soit faite au lendemain du conflit

PP13: Malians want a united country, post-conflict justice

AD1: Malawi’s 2014 Elections: Amid concerns about fairness, outcome is too close to call