The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Politics

Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy and International Development at the University of Birmingham and was formerly the Director of the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. He mainly works on democracy, elections, and development and has conducted fieldwork in numerous African countries, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The articles that he has published based on this research have won a number of prizes, including the GIGA award for the best article in comparative area studies (2013) and the Frank Cass Award for the best article in democratization (2015). Professor Cheeseman is also the author or editor of ten books, including Democracy in Africa (2015), Institutions and Democracy in Africa (2017), How to Rig an Election (2018), and Coalitional Presidentialism in Comparative Perspective (2018). In addition, he is a former editor of the journal African Affairs and an advisor to and writer for Kofi Annan's African Progress Panel. In recognition of this academic and public contribution, the Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom awarded him the prestigious Joni Lovenduski Prize for outstanding professional achievement by a midcareer scholar in 2019. A frequent commentator on African and global events, Professor Cheeseman's analysis has appeared in the Economist, Le Monde, the Financial Times, Newsweek, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the BBC, and the Daily Nation, and he writes a regular column for the Mail & Guardian. In total, his articles have been read over a million times. Many of his interviews and insights can be found on the website that he founded and co-edits, www.democracyinafrica.org.

Activism of Political Parties in Africa by George M. Bob-Milliar

African Agency in International Politics by Jonathan Fisher

The African Union: Successes and Failures by Thomas Kwasi Tieku

Aid, Political Conditionality, and Other International Efforts to Support Democracy in Africa by Christine Hackenesch

Autochthony, Belonging, and Xenophobia in Africa by Peter Geschiere

Boko Haram and the Global War on Terror by Abimbola O. Adesoji

Border Politics in Africa by Paul Nugent

The Capacity of Decentralization to Promote Democracy and Development in Africa by Amy R. Poteete

Central Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Andreas Mehler

The Challenges of Making Research Collaboration in Africa More Equitable by Susan Dodsworth

Change and Continuity in African Electoral Politics Since Multipartyism by Jaimie Bleck and Nicolas van de Walle

Changing Patterns of Political Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa by Kate M. Carter and Scott Straus

China and Political Governance in Africa by Ian Taylor

China's Economic Impact on Africa by David H. Shinn

Citizenship Law as the Foundation for Political Participation in Africa by Bronwen Manby

Colonial Rule and Its Political Legacies in Africa by Amanda Lea Robinson

Communication Technology and African Politics by Sharath Srinivasan and Stephanie Diepeveen

Comparative Analysis in African Politics by Goran Hyden

Conceptualizing Militias in Africa by Rebecca Tapscott

Constitutions and Constitutional Reforms in African Politics by Muna Ndulo

Corruption in African Politics by Tom Lodge

Decolonizing the University in Africa by Francis B. Nyamnjoh

Democracy and the Question of Its Feasibility in Africa by Mamoudou Gazibo

Democracy Promotion in Africa by Oda van Cranenburgh

The Democratic Dividend: Public Spending and Education Under Multipartyism by Robin Harding

Democratic Rollback in Africa by Lise Rakner

Development Trajectories in Africa by Richard E. Mshomba

Diasporas and the Transnationalization of African Politics by Terrence Lyons

East Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Walter O. Oyugi and Jimmy Ochieng

Election Campaigns and Political Mobilization in Africa by Dan Paget

Electoral Violence and Political Competition in Africa by Liisa Laakso

Environmental Governance and the (Re-)Making of the African State by Maano Ramutsindela and Bram Büscher

Experimental Research in African Politics by George Kwaku Ofosu

Federalism and Regional Politics in Africa by Asnake Kefale

Globalization and Regionalism in Africa by Pádraig Carmody

The Globalization of Protest in Africa by Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle

Governing Africa's Seas in the Neoliberal Era by Tarik Dahou and Brenda Chalfin

The Great Lakes in Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka

Hegemonic Political Regimes in Africa by Joshua B. Rubongoya

Historical Approaches to African Politics by Steven Pierce

HIV and AIDS in Africa: Global Politics and Domestic Consequences by Alan Whiteside

The Horn of Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Christopher Clapham

Ideas and Political Mobilization in Africa by Anne Heffernan

Industrial Policy and Development in Africa by Lindsay Whitfield

The International Criminal Court in Africa and the Politics of International Justice by Phil Clark

International Relations in Africa in Theory and Practice by Timothy M. Shaw

Interviews as a Means to Understand (and Silence) Contemporary Africa and Its Voices by Patrycja Stys

The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Africa by Charlotte Heyl

Land Grabs: The Politics of the Land Rush Across Africa by Pauline Peters

Land-Related Conflict and Electoral Politics in Africa by Catherine Boone

Liberation Movements in Power in Africa by Roger Southall

Managing Ethnicity in African Politics by Christof Hartmann

Migrants and Refugees in Africa by Aderanti Adepoju

The Military in African Politics by Maggie Dwyer

Nationalism in African Politics by Sara Rich Dorman

Non-State Policing in Africa by S. J. Cooper-Knock

Oil and the International Politics of the African State by Cyril Obi

Organized Crime and Criminal Networks in Africa by Mark Shaw and Tuesday Reitano

Party Systems in Africa by Matthias Basedau

Peacebuilding Initiatives in Africa by Paul Jackson

Piracy and Maritime Security in Africa by Jatin Dua

The Political Barriers to Development in Africa by Paul Collier

Political Competition Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa by Dominika Koter

The Political Economy of War and Violence in Africa: A Hegelian and Marxist Interpretation by Patience Kabamba

Political Exclusion in Africa by Brian Klaas

Political Parties and Political Economy in Africa's Democracies, 1990-2018 by M. Anne Pitcher

Political Parties and Regime Outcomes in Multiparty Africa by Adrienne LeBas

The Political Role of the African Middle Class: The Over-Politicization of an Elusive Category by Dominique Darbon

Political Song in Africa by Liz Gunner

The Politics of African Literature by David Attwell

The Politics of Language Education in Africa by Russell H. Kaschula and Michael M. Kretzer

The Politics of Pentecostalism in Africa by John F. McCauley

The Politics of Public Broadcasters in Africa by Corinna Arndt

Populist Politics in Africa by Danielle Resnick

The Possibility of Developmental States in Africa by Ellen Hillbom

Postcolonial Approaches to the Study of African Politics by Grace Adeniyi Ogunyankin

Power Sharing as a Strategy to Resolve Political Crises in Africa by Michael Bratton and Peter Penar

Prisons in Africa by Jeremy Sarkin

The Problems of Economic Data in Africa by Morten Jerven

The Prospects and Challenges of Pan-Africanism by Toyin Falola and Chukwuemeka Agbo

Queer Activism in Africa by Ellie Gore

Radio as a Political Medium in Africa by Harri Englund

Reconsidering African Elections by Carolien van Ham and Staffan Lindberg

Responses to Economic Crisis in Africa by Peter M. Lewis

Revisiting the African Renaissance by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni

The Rise of "Peaceocracy" in Africa by Gabrielle Lynch

The Rise of the African Legislature? by Ken Opalo

The Sahel: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Sebastian Elischer

The Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism by Charles Manga Fombad

Slum Politics in Africa by Jacqueline M. Klopp and Jeffrey W. Paller

Social Capital and Democracy in Africa by Richard Asante

Social Media and Elections in Africa by Iginio Gagliardone

Southern Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Stephen Chan

Sovereignty as a Resource and Curse in Africa by Pierre Englebert

Sport and Politics in Africa by Michelle Sikes

State Formation and Conflict in Africa by Didier Péclard

The Structure and Performance of African Electoral Commissions by Jørgen Elklit

Surveys and Their Use in Understanding African Public Opinion by Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz

Tax, Politics, and the Social Contract in Africa by Wilson Prichard

Trade Union Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa by Nick Bernards

Traditional Institutions of Governance in Africa by Kidane Mengisteab

Traditional Leaders and Development in Africa by Lauren Honig

Trust and Social Relations in African Politics by Dominic Burbidge

Understanding and Deploying the Political Settlement Framework in Africa by Hazel Gray

Welfare Politics in Africa by Jeremy Seekings

Women, Equality, and Citizenship in Contemporary Africa by Robtel Neajai Pailey

Women's Political Movements and Civil Society in Africa by Aili Mari Tripp

Youth Politics in Africa by Ransford Edward Van Gyampo and Nana Akua Anyidoho

Zimbabwe: Regional Politics and Dynamics by Brian Raftopoulos