Digital technologies are increasingly used in elections around the world. Where the
resources and capacity of the state are limited, some have argued that such technologies …

Data from a unique nationwide exit poll of 6258 voters are employed to explore two central
themes of the 2013 Kenyan Election:(1) the correlates of individual vote choice; and (2) the …

Judicial power is central to democratic consolidation and the rule of law. Public support is
critical for establishing and protecting it. Conventional wisdom holds that this support is …

Following unprecedented violence in 2007/8, Kenya introduced two classic transitional
justice mechanisms: a truth commission and international criminal proceedings. Both are …

In the post-Cold War era, rights and democracy promotion became a significant component
of Western governments' developing country engagement, including through CSOs. Today …

This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help
drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across …

Using a cross-sectional survey of two sampled counties in Kenya, this article analyses
whether social networking sites reflect social network heterogeneity. It then examines how …

Kenya's 2017 elections stand out as the most litigated and judicialised in the country's
electoral history. The election witnessed a litany of legal disputes over rules and regulations …

Research on Kenya's 2013 elections has suggested that a “peace narrative” was
deliberately promoted by an establishment elite to delegitimize protest and justify the use of …

Many approaches to and recommendations for ethical research assume a power dynamic
between the researcher and the researched that favours the researcher. When study …