Ongoing Projects
Contentious Urbanization
How claims of belonging and local political connections contribute to the contentious politics of urbanization across the world.
Book project on the contentious politics of African urbanization
PI on Swedish Research Council funded grant “Political Change and Local Governance in Emerging Cities”
Co-I on Research Council of Norway funded grant “Political Transformation in African Cities”
Media Event Database on forced evictions and demolitions in urban Africa
Respect, recognition, and Democracy
How the demand for respect and social recognition shapes democracy and development.
Theorizing how demands for respect and recognition refine theories of political accountability and deliberative democracy
Ghanaian elections and campaign stops database
Politics of Daily life
How spontaneity and time shapes politics, and the methods we use to understand political life.
Theorizing how institutions change in the context of everyday life
Co-I on ESRC funded grant “Quantifying Cities for Sustainable Development”