Kristin Mckie
Biographic Data
| ID | 1542265 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristin Mckie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristin |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckie |
| SIGNATURE | MCKIE K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lawrence University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6874-918X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Democracy and lived poverty in Africa
Past research on the relationship between democracy and poverty in Africa has produced surprisingly mixed findings. We argue that one source of variation is in the measures of democracy and poverty used by prior studies, which capture different concepts and contain different amounts of error. Using measures that map closely onto theory and which are directly comparable across countries, we show that electoral democracy is robustly correlated with…
Do contravention attempts affect public support for presidential term limits
Leaders in many African countries have attempted to subvert constitutional limits on the number of terms they can serve in office. By comparing attitudes among citizens who have experienced term limits challenges and those who have not (yet), we show that these attempts have driven a backlash: on average, citizens who experience a contravention attempt become significantly more likely to say they support term limits, especially if the challenge i…
Presidential Term Limit Contravention
Since presidential term limits were (re)adopted by many states during the third wave of democratization, 221 presidents across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia have reached the end of their term(s) in office. Of these, 30% have attempted to contravene term limits, resulting in either full abolition, one-term extensions, or failure. What explains these divergent trajectories? I argue that trends in electoral competition over time b…
The Politics of Institutional Choice Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Toward an Accountable Budget Process in Sub-Saharan Africa
Of the many factors contributing to the relative under-development across sub-Saharan Africa over the past five decades, one cause that is currently gaining more attention from both scholars and development practitioners is the lack of a transparent and accountable national budget process in most African countries. Although most African constitutions provide for a number of mechanisms of accountability within the budget process that are tasked wi…
Presidential Term Limit Contravention
Since presidential term limits were (re)adopted by many states during the third wave of democratization, 221 presidents across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia have reached the end of their term(s) in office. Of these, 30% have attempted to contravene term limits, resulting in either full abolition, one-term extensions, or failure. What explains these divergent trajectories? I argue that trends in electoral competition over time b…
The Politics of Institutional Choice Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Do contravention attempts affect public support for presidential term limits
Leaders in many African countries have attempted to subvert constitutional limits on the number of terms they can serve in office. By comparing attitudes among citizens who have experienced term limits challenges and those who have not (yet), we show that these attempts have driven a backlash: on average, citizens who experience a contravention attempt become significantly more likely to say they support term limits, especially if the challenge i…
Toward an Accountable Budget Process in Sub-Saharan Africa
Of the many factors contributing to the relative under-development across sub-Saharan Africa over the past five decades, one cause that is currently gaining more attention from both scholars and development practitioners is the lack of a transparent and accountable national budget process in most African countries. Although most African constitutions provide for a number of mechanisms of accountability within the budget process that are tasked wi…
Toward an Accountable Budget Process in Sub-Saharan Africa
Of the many factors contributing to the relative under-development across sub-Saharan Africa over the past five decades, one cause that is currently gaining more attention from both scholars and development practitioners is the lack of a transparent and accountable national budget process in most African countries. Although most African constitutions provide for a number of mechanisms of accountability within the budget process that are tasked wi…
The Politics of Institutional Choice Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Presidential Term Limit Contravention
Since presidential term limits were (re)adopted by many states during the third wave of democratization, 221 presidents across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia have reached the end of their term(s) in office. Of these, 30% have attempted to contravene term limits, resulting in either full abolition, one-term extensions, or failure. What explains these divergent trajectories? I argue that trends in electoral competition over time b…
Do contravention attempts affect public support for presidential term limits
Leaders in many African countries have attempted to subvert constitutional limits on the number of terms they can serve in office. By comparing attitudes among citizens who have experienced term limits challenges and those who have not (yet), we show that these attempts have driven a backlash: on average, citizens who experience a contravention attempt become significantly more likely to say they support term limits, especially if the challenge i…
Democracy and lived poverty in Africa
Past research on the relationship between democracy and poverty in Africa has produced surprisingly mixed findings. We argue that one source of variation is in the measures of democracy and poverty used by prior studies, which capture different concepts and contain different amounts of error. Using measures that map closely onto theory and which are directly comparable across countries, we show that electoral democracy is robustly correlated with…
Economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Judicial and Constitutional Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works)