Dr Matthias Kroenke

I study Comparative Politics and Political Behavior, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa. Using quantitative and qualitative approaches, my research focuses on how political institutions enhance democratic accountability and facilitate human development. Specifically, I am interested in the internal organisation of political parties as well as legislatures, and how their representatives affect processes of democratisation and development. In a related line of inquiry, I focus on how governments, political parties, and citizens deal with the challenge of climate change.

A second stream of research assesses judicial power in Africa and its implications for citizens’ perception of the courts on the one hand, and the quality of elections on the other.