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Afrobarometer
Afrobarometer is non-partisan, pan-African research institution conducting public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, the economy and society in 30+ countries repeated on a regular cycle. We are the world’s leading source of high-quality data on what Africans are thinking. We are the world’s leading research project on issues that affect ordinary African men and women. We collect and publish high-quality, reliable statistical data on Africa which is freely available to the public. We are proud of what we have achieved so far and our goal is to have Afrobarometer surveys in all African countries. Let the people of Africa have their say.Visit Site
Resources:
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March 13, 2023
Explaining the experience of political violence in Nigeria
By: Tunde A. Alabi -
February 21, 2023
Keeping tabs? Perceptions of relative deprivation and political trust in Africa
By: Thomas Isbell -
February 17, 2023
Remittances and corruption perceptions in Africa
By: Alex Yeandle, David Doyle -
October 27, 2022
Declining poverty level in Ghana: Exploring the role of migrants’ remittances
By: Daniel Armah-Attoh -
October 19, 2022
Profile and determinants of lived poverty in Benin
By: Romaric Samson, Richard Houessou -
October 18, 2022
Population density and governance in Africa
By: Pranish Desai -
August 29, 2022
Measuring the impact of self-censorship on political party support in Afrobarometer data using machine learning
By: Paul Friesen -
August 25, 2022
Unresponsive and corrupt? Ugandan MPs hold key to how citizens perceive them
By: Matthias Krönke, Ronald Makanga Kakumba -
August 19, 2022
Only game in town? Inequality and demand for democracy in Africa – a micro perspective
By: Thomas Isbell -
July 15, 2022
Rising concern, falling performance: Health-sector challenges evident before and after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
By: Carolyn Logan, Tosin Salau -
February 11, 2022
Broad support for multiparty elections, little faith in electoral institutions: Uganda in comparative perspective
By: Matthias Krönke -
February 01, 2022
Footing the bill? Less legitimacy, more avoidance mark African views on taxation
By: Thomas Isbell -
February 01, 2022
Broad support for multiparty elections, little faith in electoral institutions: Uganda in comparative perspective
By: Matthias Krönke -
January 01, 2022
Mapping state capacity in Africa: Professionalism and reach
By: Matthias Krönke, Robert Mattes, Vinothan Naidoo -
October 01, 2021
How does exposure to conflict events shape social trust? A spatiotemporal approach
By: Jacob S. Lewis, Sedef A. Topal -
August 01, 2021
Partisanship in a young democracy: Evidence from Ghana
By: Alexander Stoecker -
July 01, 2021
Does sensitivity bias lead respondents to misreport their level of trust in political parties? An investigation into Afrobarometer’s survey results and methodology
By: Loubna Marfouk, Martin Sarvas, Jack Wippell, Jintao Zhu -
June 01, 2021
Tax Disobedience in Côte d’Ivoire
By: Joseph Kone -
March 01, 2021
Who gets Involved? Insights on Civic Engagement in Africa and Implications for Fostering Volunteerism
By: Carolyn Logan, Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny, Kangwook Han -
November 01, 2020
Willing to kill: Factors contributing to mob justice in Uganda
By: Ronald Makanga Kakumba -
October 01, 2020
Party footprints in Africa: Measuring local party presence across the continent
By: Matthias Krönke, Sarah J. Lockwood, Robert Mattes -
August 01, 2020
Corruption Crossroads? Rising Perceptions of Graft Weaken Citizen Trust, Threaten Botswana’s Democratic Standing
By: Thomas Isbell, Batlang Seabo -
August 01, 2020
PP67: COVID-19 in Africa - Vulnerabilities and Assets for an Effective Response
By: Robert Mattes, Carolyn Logan, E. Gyimah-Boadi, George Ellison -
June 01, 2020
Africa’s Digital Divide and the Promise of E-learning
By: Matthias Krönke -
April 01, 2020
Democratic Dividend: The Road to Quality Education in Africa
By: Matthias Krönke -
March 01, 2020
Lived Poverty on the Rise: Decade of Living-Standard Gains Ends in Africa
By: Robert Mattes -
January 01, 2020
Curbing intolerance of persons in same-sex relationships in Ghana: The important role of education
By: Daniel Armah-Attoh -
November 01, 2019
Gains and Gaps: Perceptions and Experiences of Gender in Africa
By: Carmen Alpin Lardies, Dominique Dryding, Carolyn Logan -
September 01, 2019
Experience and Awareness of Climate Change in Africa
By: Edem E. Selormey, Marvis Zupork Dome, Lionel Osse, Carolyn Logan -
July 01, 2019
Traditional authority and state legitimacy: Evidence from Namibia
By: Vladimir Chlouba -
June 01, 2019
Africans want Open Elections – Especially if they Bring Change
By: Michael Bratton, Sadhiska Bhoojedhur -
May 01, 2019
Is there an anti-politics of electricity? Access to the grid and reduced political participation in Africa
By: Jennifer N. Brass, Kirk Harris, Lauren M. MacLean -
April 01, 2019
Are Africans’ Freedoms Slipping Away?
By: Carolyn Logan, Peter Penar -
February 01, 2019
Democracy in Africa: Demand, Supply, and the ‘Dissatisfied Democrat’
By: Robert Mattes -
December 01, 2018
Bounded Autonomy: What Limits Zimbabweans’ Trust in their Courts and Electoral Commission?
By: Matthias Krönke -
September 01, 2018
Heal the Beloved Country: Zimbabwe’s Polarized Electorate
By: Michael Bratton, Eldred Masunungure -
May 01, 2018
Do electoral systems affect how citizens hold their government accountable? Evidence from Africa
By: Sarah J. Lockwood, Matthias Krönke -
April 01, 2018
Police-citizen interaction in Africa: An exploration of factors that influence victims’ reporting of crimes
By: Davin O'Regan -
April 01, 2018
Electricity provision and tax mobilization in Africa
By: Moussa Blimpo, Justice Tei Mensah, K. Ochieng’ Opalo, Ruifan Shi -
March 01, 2018
Local Governance in Benin: A Guarantee of Sustainable Development?
By: Romaric Samson, Richard Houessou -
January 01, 2018
Slowly growing or stunted? How Delivery of Electoral, Political, and Economic Goods Impacts Support for Democracy in Uganda
By: Francis Kibirige -
December 01, 2017
One Team, one Nation: Football, Ethnic Identity, and Conflict in Africa
By: Emillio Depetris-Chauvin, Ruben Durante -
December 01, 2017
Tax Compliance Africans Affirm Civic Duty but Lack Trust in Tax Department
By: Thomas Isbell -
December 01, 2017
Viewing society from space: Image-based sociocultural prediction models
By: John M. Irvine, Richard J. Wood, Payden McBee -
November 01, 2017
The Autocratic Trust Bias: Politically Sensitive Survey Items and Self-censorship
By: Marcus Tannenberg -
October 01, 2017
Wartime Educational Loss and Attitudes toward Democratic Institutions
By: Shelley Liu -
October 01, 2017
Public service delivery in South Africa: Councillors and Citizens Critical Links in Overcoming Persistent Inequities
By: Sibusiso Nkomo -
August 01, 2017
Disease, Disaster, and Disengagement: Ebola and Political Participation in Sierra Leone
By: Benjamin Crisman -
July 01, 2017
Efficacy for Fighting Corruption: Evidence from 36 African Countries
By: Thomas Isbell -
June 01, 2017
Explaining South African Xenophobia
By: Christopher Claasssen -
May 01, 2017
800 languages and counting: Lessons from Survey Research Across a Linguistically Diverse Continent
By: Carolyn Logan -
March 01, 2017
Public Trust in Elections: The Role of Media Freedom and Election Management Autonomy
By: Nicholas Kerr, Anna Lührmann -
March 01, 2017
Ambitious SDG Goal Confronts Challenging Realities: Access to Justice is still Elusive for Many Africans
By: Carolyn Logan -
February 01, 2017
Still no Alternative? Popular Views of the Opposition in Southern Africa’s One-Party Dominant Regimes
By: Rorisang Lekalake -
December 01, 2016
Are Africans Willing to Pay Higher Taxes or user Fees for Better Health Care?
By: Thomas Isbell -
November 01, 2016
Do Africans Still Want Democracy?
By: Robert Mattes, Michael Bratton -
October 01, 2016
Indirect Colonial Rule and the Political Salience of Ethnicity
By: Lachlan McNamee -
September 01, 2016
Election Quality, Public Trust are Central Issues for Africa’s Upcoming Contests
By: Peter Penar, Rose Aiko, Thomas Bentley, Kangwook Han -
August 01, 2016
Does Less Engaged Mean Less Empowered? Political Participation Lags Among African Youth, Especially Women
By: Rorisang Lekalake, E. Gyimah-Boadi -
July 01, 2016
Violent Extremism in Africa: Citizen Perspectives from the Sahel Epicenter and Periphery
By: Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, Sibusiso Nkomo -
July 01, 2016
Does Personal Experience of Bribery Explain Protest Participation in Africa?
By: Moletsane Monyake -
June 01, 2016
Evaluating Botswana’s Performance on National Vision 2016
By: Rorisang Lekalake -
June 01, 2016
Violent Extremism in Africa: Public Opinion from the Sahel, Lake Chad, and the Horn
By: Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, Rorisang Lekalake -
May 01, 2016
Ethiopians’ Views of Democratic Government: Fear, Ignorance, or Unique Understanding of Democracy?
By: Robert Mattes, Mulu Teka -
April 01, 2016
Despite Gains, Barriers Keep Health Care High on Africa’s Priority List
By: Daniel Armah-Attoh, Edem E. Selormey, Richard Houessou -
April 01, 2016
Liberation Technology: Mobile Phones and Political Mobilization in Africa
By: Marco Manacorda, Andrea Tesei -
March 01, 2016
Language, Education, and Citizenship in Africa
By: Ericka A. Albaugh -
January 01, 2016
Botswana's Democratic Consolidation: What Will it Take?
By: Rorisang Lekalake -
January 01, 2016
Africa’s Growth Dividend? Lived Poverty Drops Across Much of the Continent
By: Robert Mattes, Boniface Dulani, E. Gyimah-Boadi -
November 01, 2015
Are Policy Reforms Enough to Improve Satisfaction with Health Care? Evidence from Benin
By: Richard Houessou -
September 01, 2015
The Effect of Exposure to Political Institutions and Economic Events on Demand for Democracy in Africa
By: Jakson Alves de Aquino -
September 01, 2015
Does Clientelism help Tanzanian MPs Establish Long-Term Electoral Support?
By: Machiko Tsubura -
August 01, 2015
The Viability of Political Opposition in Africa: Popular Views
By: Michael Bratton, Carolyn Logan -
August 01, 2015
MDC-T defeat in Zimbabwe: Was it only due to Intimidation?
By: Stephen Ndoma -
August 01, 2015
Trust in Political Institutions in Senegal: Why Did it Drop?
By: Ibrahima Sall -
July 01, 2015
Gender equality in Burundi: Why does support not extend to women's right to inherit land?
By: Alain Ndikumana -
July 01, 2015
The quality of public services: An intrinsic factor in Ghanaian evaluations of government performance
By: Daniel Armah-Attoh -
June 01, 2015
Who’s asking? Interviewer Coethnicity Effects in African Survey Data
By: Claire L. Adida, Karen E. Ferree, Daniel Posner, Amanda Lea Robinson -
May 01, 2015
Ghana's Oil Revenue Management: Convergence of Popular Opinion, the Law, and Practice
By: Daniel Armah-Attoh -
May 01, 2015
Political Risks Facing African Democracies: Evidence from Afrobarometer
By: Michael Bratton, E. Gyimah-Boadi -
April 01, 2015
Deliberate Disengagement: How Education Decreases Political Participation in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes
By: Kevin Croke, Guy Grossman, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall -
March 01, 2015
A Window on Policy Priorities: Evidence From the Citizens of 34 African Countries
By: Marvis Zupork Dome -
March 01, 2015
On the Primacy of Weak Public Service Provision in rural Africa: Malians Redefine ‘State Breakdown’ Amidst 2012 Political Crisis
By: Jaimie Bleck, Kristin Michelitch -
February 01, 2015
Contesting and Turning over Power: Implications for Consolidation of Democracy in Lesotho
By: Libuseng Malephane -
February 01, 2015
The Face of African Infrastructure: Service Availability and Citizens’ Demands
By: Benjamin Leo, Robert Morello, Vijaya Ramachandran -
February 01, 2015
Do men and women have different policy preferences, and if so, why?
By: Jessica Gottileb, Guy Grossman, Amanda Lea Robinson -
January 01, 2015
Support for the Formation of a Federation of East African States: Citizens’ Attitudes in Kenya and Tanzania
By: Samuel Balongo -
January 01, 2015
Are South Africa’s Youth Really a ‘Ticking Time Momb’?
By: Robert Mattes, Samantha Richmond -
December 01, 2014
South Africa’s Emerging Black Middle Class: A Harbinger of Political Change?
By: Robert Mattes -
December 01, 2014
Does the African Middle Class Defend Democracy?
By: Nic Cheeseman -
November 01, 2014
Who says elections in Ghana are ‘free and fair’?
By: Sharon Parku -
October 01, 2014
Women and Democracy in Zimbabwe
By: Tony Reeler -
August 01, 2014
What Drives Quality of Schools in Africa? Disentangling Social Capital and Ethnic Divisions
By: Guillaume Hollard, Omar Sene -
April 23, 2014
Demand for Democracy is Rising in Africa, but most Political Leaders Fail to Deliver
By: Michael Bratton, Richard Houessou -
March 05, 2014
Africa's Willing Taxpayers Thwarted by Opaque Tax systems, Corruption
By: Rose Aiko, Carolyn Logan -
January 01, 2014
Malian Democracy Recovering - Military Rule Still Admired
By: Boniface Dulani -
January 01, 2014
Popular Perceptions of the Causes and Consequences of the Conflict in Mali
By: Massa Coulibaly -
January 01, 2014
Mali’s Public Mood Reflects Newfound Hope
By: Michael Bratton, Peter Penar -
January 01, 2014
Another Resource Curse? The Impact of Remittances on Political Participation
By: Kim Yi Dionne, Kris L. Imman, Gabriella R. Montinola -
December 11, 2013
Oil and Mining Countries: Transparency Low, Official Impunity High - 2013
By: E. Gyimah-Boadi, Daniel Armah-Attoh, Mohammed Awal, Joseph Luna -
December 11, 2013
What People Want from Government: Basic Services Performance Ratings, 34 Countries
By: Joseph Asunka -
December 01, 2013
To pay or Not to Pay? Citizens’ Attitudes towards Taxation in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa
By: Merima Ali, Odd Helge Fjeldstad, Ingrid Hoem Sjursen -
November 13, 2013
Governments Falter in Fight to Curb Corruption
By: Samantha Richmond, Carmen Alpin -
October 01, 2013
The Partnership of Free Speech and Good Governance in Africa
By: Winnie Mitullah, Paul Kamau -
October 01, 2013
After a Decade of Growth in Africa, Little Change in Poverty at the Grassroots
By: Boniface Dulani, Robert Mattes, Carolyn Logan