Author: Michael Chege | Journal of Democracy

Michael Chege teaches public policy and international development at the University of Nairobi. He has served as a development advisor to the Kenyan government, and as director of the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida.

April 2018, Volume 29, Issue 2

Kenya’s Electoral Misfire

Michael Chege

Sophisticated technology could not keep Kenya’s August 2017 presidential election from leading to renewed ethnic tensions and a painful standoff from which the country appears only now to be emerging. What went wrong?

October 2008, Volume 19, Issue 4

Kenya: Back from the Brink?

Michael Chege

After the ethnic violence that marred its 2007 presidential election, Kenya must reform its institutions to better represent its diverse polity.

April 1997, Volume 8, Issue 2

Can Africa Develop?

Michael Chege

A review of Development and Democracy in Africa, by Claude Ake.

January 1995, Volume 6, Issue 1

Democracy’s Future: Between Africa’s Extremes

Michael Chege

Read the full essay here.

The Global Resurgence of Democracy

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Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat

At a time when democracy seems to be in retreat in many parts of the world, Africa presents a more mixed picture. Democratization in Africa: Progress and Retreat brings into focus the complex landscape of African politics by pairing broad analytical surveys with country-specific case studies.