Our Members

South Africa, Kenya, Elections, Institutions, Democracy, Technology and Innovation, COVID19

South Africa, Civil Society, Identity, Inequality, Justice, Democracy

Kenya, Tanzania, Public Goods and Services, Decentralization

Identity, Social Protection and Inclusion, Inequality, Civil Society

Civil Society, Elites

Democracy, Institutions, Civil Society, Government/Governance, Economy

Jeffrey I. Herbst is an American political scientist, specializing in comparative politics, and in July 2018 became the president of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California. Herbst was previously the 16th president of Colgate University, and president and CEO of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Prior to assuming the presidency of Colgate in 2010, he was provost, executive vice president for academic affairs, and professor of political science at Miami University. He received his B.A. from Princeton University in 1983, M.A., MPhil from Yale University in 1985, and Ph.D. in 1987 from Yale.

Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, Sub Saharan Africa, Ethnicity, Conflict and Violence, Development, Peace, Democracy

Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia, MENA, Protest, Natural Resources and Environment, Elections, Democracy

Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Liberia, Elections, Democracy, Internet and Social Networks, COVID19

Kenya, Malawi, Elections, Democracy, Ethnicity, Migration, justice

Mali, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Civil Society, Corruption, Media, Gender, Economy

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Aid, Conflict and Violence, Security, State Building, Peace

Zambia, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Government/Governance, Civil Society, Economy, Markets, Methods

Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Conflict and Violence, Investment, China, Terrorism, Economy

Ghana, Nigeria, Coups/Military Rule, Democracy, Military, Elites

DC-based publishing leader with over 12 years’ experience in both society and commercial journal publishing. Demonstrated success at launching new journals and platforms, strategic planning, budgeting and editorial selection. Well-versed in the latest trends affecting scholarly publishing (e.g. reproducibility, Open Access, Altmetric or preprints). Experienced manager with professional training in situational leadership, managing change, leading innovation and coaching.

Ethiopia, Autocracy, Elites, Coups/Military Rule, State Building, Institutions

Ghana, Government/Governance, Finance, COVID19, Civil Society, Democracy

Ghana, Kenya, Elections, Democracy, Media, Health, Public Goods and Services

Nigeria, Mali, Security, Elites, African Union, Gender, Peace

Sierra Leone, COVID19, Health, Economy

Cote d'Ivoire, Zambia, Conflict and Violence, Democracy, Methods, Elections

Ghana, Economy, African Union, Pan-Africanism, Democracy, Elections

Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Health, Elections, COVID19, Land, Technology and Innovation

Kenya, Gender, Civil Society, Harmful Traditional Practices, Aid, International Law

Kenya, elections, land, migration, climate

Burkina Faso, Ghana, Elections, Democracy, Ethnicity, Religion, Civil Society

Ethiopia, Nigeria, Egypt, Sub Saharan Africa, China, Economy, Government/Governance, Industry, Natural Resources and Environment

West, Elections, Democracy, Ethnicity, Conflict and Violence, Land

Kenya, Ghana, Sub Saharan Africa, Elections, Democracy, Development, Ethnicity, Infrastructure

Botswana, South Africa, Health, Aid, Harmful Traditional Practices, Human Rights, Policy Reform

Uganda, Ghana, Gender, Democracy, Methods, Elections, Ethnicity

Ethiopia, Djibouti, Economy, Gender, Migration, Social Protection and Inclusion, Autocracy

Rwanda, Nigeria, Gender, Minerals, Economy, Refuge and Displacement, Religion

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Rwanda, Media, Conflict and Violence, Health; Academia/Universities, Aid

Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Energy, Institutions Climate Change, Civil Society, Methods

Burkina Faso, Senegal, West, Elections, Democracy, Protest, Religion, State Building

Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Sub Saharan Africa, Democracy, Elections, Institutions, Ethnicity, Government/Governance

Mali, Algeria, China, Aid, Security, Development

Methods

Niger, Identity, State Building, Inequality, Development, Protest

Somalia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Conflict and Violence, Security, Aid, Military, Government/Governance

Uganda, Ghana, Malawi, Government/Governance, State Building, Civil Society, Oil, Aid

Mozambique, South Africa, Angola, Elections, Democracy, Autocracy, Civil Society, Urban Politics

Tanzania, Elections, Democracy, Elites

Burkina Faso, Aid, Corruption, Elections, Diplomacy, Development

Ethiopia, Gender, Diplomacy, International Order, Democracy, Elections

Senegal, West, Inequality, Colonialism, Public Goods and Services, Precolonial History, Colonialism

Senegal, Niger, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Conflict and Violence, Methods, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Aid

Tanzania, Conflict and Violence, Religion, Methods, Elections, Natural Resources and Environment

South Africa, Zambia, Uganda, Democracy, Elections, Identity, Ethnicity, Corruption

Nigeria, Economy

Nigeria, Kenya, Conflict and Violence, Elections, Civil Society, Government/Governance, Security

Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya, East, West, Religion, Health, Education, Rural Politics, Elections

Cameroon, Gender, Democracy, African Union, Institutions

Malawi, Elections, Democracy, Conflict and Violence, Autocracy, Government/Governance

Migration, Ethnicity, Tourism, Rural Politics, Land

Tanzania, Malawi, Gender, Elections, Aid, Land, Colonialism

COVID19, Identity, Religion, Health

Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Elections, Democracy, Autocracy, Conflict and Violence, Finance

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Ghana, Peace, Technology and Innovation, Coups/Military Rule

Kenya, West, Sub Saharan Africa, Social Protection and Inclusion, Poverty, Gender, Conflict and Violence, Academia/Universities

South Africa, Economy, Government/Governance, Corruption, Elections, Democracy

Morocco, Government/Governance, Policy Reform, Elites, Military

Kenya, Tanzania, International Order, Development

Nigeria, Peace, Security, Conflict and Violence, Oil, Gas

Ghana, Guinea, Government/Governance, Civil Society, State Building, Economy, Ethnicity

Cameroon, Sub Saharan Africa, Autocracy, Elections, Economy, Democracy, Colonialism

Zimbabwe, Kenya, Botswana, South, Emergency, Aid, Government/Governance, Elites, Autocracy

Uganda, Libya, Ethnicity, Security, Media, Social Protection and Inclusion, Diplomacy

South Africa, Democracy, Conflict and Violence, Security, State Building, International Order

Nigeria, Fiscal Policy, Development, Public Goods and Services, Urban politics, Internet and Social Networks

Nigeria, Government/Governance, Democracy, Public Goods and Services, Elections, Bureaucracy

Gender, Education, Inequality

Nigeria, International Order, Development

South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Civil Society, Private Sector, Education, Development, Economy

Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Lesotho, Migration, Methods, LGBTQIA+, Institutions, Ethnicity

Niger, Chad, Peace, Pan-Africanism, Identity, Methods, Academia/Universities

Nigeria, Sub Saharan Africa, Democracy, Government/Governance, Economy, Development, Civil Society

Nigeria, Sub Saharan Africa, Conflict and Violence, Refuge and Displacement, Peace, Religion, COVID19

South Africa, Zimbabwe, South, Democracy, Elites, Government/Governance

Tanzania, Niger, Sudan, Congo, Democratic Republic of, Conflict and Violence, Ethnicity, Autocracy, Elections, Coups/Military Rule

Democracy and Autocracy, Regime Transitions; Political Party Systems and Democratic Institutions; Decentralization and Local Governance; Authoritarian Legacies; Religion and Politics

Inequality, Development, Migration, Aid, Economy

Ghana, Benin, Uganda, Malawi, Corruption, Bureaucracy, Government/Governance, Democracy, Methods

Malawi, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Gender, Policy Reform, Democracy, Elections, Autocracy