21. African Politics

Joel Olufowote, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities

From Statehouse to Senate: Understanding Elite Circulation and Progressive Ambitions among Former Governors and Senators in Nigeria. - David Dare Olusanjo, Florida International University

Explaining the Decline of Dominant Parties: Evidence from South Africa - Denise Brown, University of Missouri

Politics of the Belly or Pork-Barrel: Exploring party leadership squabbles and the Challenge of good governance in Nigeria and South Africa - Omololu Michael Fagbadebo, Durban University of Technology; Lusanda Beauty Juta, Durban University of Technology

Trust, Identity, and Distance: Mapping Affective Polarization in Ghana - Joseph Ofori Acheampong, University of Illinois

Under What Conditions Do Ministers Engage in Local Favoritism? - Joan Ricart-Huguet, Loyola University Maryland; Brandon de la Cuesta, Stanford University

Adam Hii, Georgia State University

Rasheed Ibrahim, University of Notre Dame