BOOK

Multiethnic Democracy: The Logic of Elections and Policymaking in Kenya. 2022. Oxford University Press. OUP website. Amazon. Reviews: Perspectives on Politics; Journal of Modern African Studies; Foreign Affairs.

ARTICLES

“Personal Narratives Reduce Negative Attitudes Toward Immigrant Outgroups: Evidence from Kenya.” (with Nicole Audette and Kristin Michelitch). Forthcoming. Comparative Political Studies.

“Can Principles Protect High Courts from Partisan Backlash? Public Reactions to the Kenyan Supreme Court’s Role in the 2017 Election Crisis” (with Brandon Bartels and Eric Kramon). 2023. American Journal of Political Science 67(3): 790-807.

“Rejecting Ethnic Pandering in Urban Africa: A Survey Experiment on Voter Preferences in Nairobi, Kenya” (with Hye-Sung Kim). 2022. Political Research Quarterly 75(4): 1240-1254.

“Electoral Preferences among Multiethnic Voters in Africa” (with Boniface Dulani, Adam Harris, and Happy Kayuni). 2021. Comparative Political Studies 54(2): 280-311.

“Can Politicians Exploit Ethnic Grievances? An Experimental Study of Land Appeals in Kenya” (with Kathleen Klaus). 2020. Political Behavior 42(1): 35-58.

“Ethnicity and the Swing Vote in Africa’s Emerging Democracies: Evidence from Kenya.” 2019. British Journal of Political Science 49(3): 901-921.

“Ethnicity, Information, and Strategic Voting in Emerging Democracies: Evidence from Kenya” (with James Long). 2016. Electoral Studies 44: 351-361.

“The Political Effects of Agricultural Subsidies in Africa: Evidence from Malawi” (with Kim Dionne). 2016. World Development 87: 215-226.

“The Ethnic Logic of Campaign Strategies in Diverse Societies: Theory and Evidence from Kenya” 2016. Comparative Political Studies 49(3): 324-356.

“Civic Education and Democratic Backsliding in the Wake of Kenya’s Post-2007 Election Violence” (with Steve Finkel and Reynaldo Rojo-Mendoza). 2012. Journal of Politics 74(1): 52-65.

“Ties That Bind? The Rise and Decline of Ethno-Regional Partisanship in Malawi, 1994-2009” (with Karen Ferree). 2010. Democratization 17(3): 534-563.

WORKING PAPERS AND PROJECTS

Intermarriage and Ethnic Political Behavior in Kenya

Does Urbanization Temper Ethno-partisan Affective Polarization in Africa? Evidence from Kenya (with Kristin Michelitch)

Partisan and Ethnic Bias in Africa (with Kristin Michelitch and Giacomo Lemoli)

Does Urbanization Reduce Ethnic Bloc Voting in Africa?

The Effects of Education Reforms on Ethnic Inequality in Africa since 1990

The Power of Story Telling: Narratives Reduce Prejudice and Increase Support for Refugees and Migrants in the U.S. (with John Sides and Kristin Michelitch)

Identity Choice among Multiethnic Citizens in Africa (with Boniface Dulani and Adam Harris)

Local Ethnic Geography, Identity, and Vote Choice in Africa (with Boniface Dulani and Adam Harris)

Normative Views of Political Favoritism in Africa (with Kristin Michelitch and Giacomo Lemoli)

Ethnic Favoritism in Kenya’s Bureaucracy after Independence

RETIRED

Kenya’s Experience with Power-Sharing. Chapter prepared for edited volume on power-sharing in Africa (eds., Scott Gates and Kaare Strom).