Liberal Arts and Sciences
Nicholas Kerr Research Group
Led by Nicholas Kerr · Political Science
What we study
The Kerr Lab studies how election commissions in Africa affect elections and democracy. They analyze data on election commissions and surveys in Nigeria to understand elite and citizen behavior.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Surveys & interviews
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 2
Current projects
Election Commissions and Democratization in Africa
This project examines how election commissions influence election quality and legitimacy in Africa.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Public Perceptions of Electoral Integrity
2025 · Oxford University Press eBooks
Explores how public perceptions of electoral integrity vary and are shaped by politics.
- Electoral Commissions and Nigerian Voters
2024 · Oxford University Press eBooks
Finds negative interactions with electoral commissions hurt voter perceptions of fairness.
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How to reach out
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