E. Gyimah-Boadi
Senior adviser
Gyimah is the Senior Adviser, Emeritus Board Chair, and CEO at Afrobarometer
Biography
Professor E. Gyimah-Boadi is a co-founder of Afrobarometer and served as its chief executive from 2008 to 2021. He is also founder and former executive director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana). A former professor at the University of Ghana, Legon, he has held faculty positions and fellowships at the School of International Service of the American University; the Center for Democracy, Rule of Law and Development; the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; the U.S. Institute of Peace; and the International Forum for Democratic Development. His myriad awards include the 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice. In 2021, New African named him one of its “100 Most Influential Africans.”
Publications
External publication
People-centered development: Why the policy priorities and lived experiences of African citizens should matter for national development policy
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West Africa’s Authoritarian Turn
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Will Africans’ calls for better democracy be met?
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Aspirations and realities in Africa: Democratic delivery falls short
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Africans’ durable demand for democracy
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Why public opinion should be used to measure political risk in Africa
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Global response to COVID-19 in Africa must protect lives, livelihoods, and freedoms
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Lessons from COVID-19 in Africa: Crisis and opportunity
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Compassion vs. coercion: Protecting lives & enhancing legitimacy in COVID-19 Africa
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US/Africa policy must have voices of ordinary people from across the continent
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US foreign policy toward Africa: An African citizen perspective
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Institutional resources for overcoming Africa’s COVID-19 crisis and enhancing prospects for post-pandemic reconstruction
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The future Africans want
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Democratic backsliding in West Africa: Nature, causes, remedies
Dispatch
AD386: Malians, though eager for change from failing state and economy, still demand democracy
Policy paper
PP67: COVID-19 in Africa – Vulnerabilities and assets for an effective response
Dispatch
AD288: A la recherche d’opportunités: En Afrique, les jeunes et les instruits sont plus susceptibles de penser à émigrer
Dispatch
AD288: In search of opportunity: Young and educated Africans most likely to consider moving abroad
Dispatch
AD112: Des institutions dignes de confiance impactent-elles le développement en Afrique?
Dispatch
AD112: Do trustworthy institutions matter for development? Corruption, trust, and government performance in Africa
Policy paper
PP34: Moins d’engagement, moins d’autonomisation? La participation politique est à la traîne chez les jeunes d’Afrique
Policy paper
PP34: Does less engaged mean less empowered? Political participation lags among African youth, especially women
Policy paper
PP29: Dividende de la croissance? La pauvreté vécue décroit en Afrique
Policy paper
PP29: Africa’s growth dividend? Lived poverty drops across much of the continent
Working paper
WP157: Political risks facing African democracies: Evidence from Afrobarometer
Working paper
WP113: Religious faith and democracy: Evidence from the Afrobarometer surveys
Working paper
WP81: Corruption and institutional trust in Africa: Implications for democratic development
Policy paper
PP6: Les pays pétroliers et miniers : un manque de transparence, une forte impunité des hauts fonctionnaires
Policy paper
PP6: Oil and mining countries: Transparency low, official impunity high – 2013
Working paper
WP28: The growth of democracy in Ghana despite economic dissatisfaction: A power alternation bonus?
Working paper
WP2: Attitudes to democracy and markets in Ghana
Book
Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa