Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 2, 1953 |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana (BA) University of California, Davis (MA, Ph.D) |
| Known for | Co-founder of the Afrobarometer and the Ghana Center for Democratic Development |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology Political Sciences |
| Institutions | Ghana Center for Democratic Development |
Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi Ghanaian political scientist and the co-founder of the Afrobarometer, a pan-African research project that surveys public attitude on political, social and economic reforms across African countries. He was the CEO of Afrobarometer from 2008 to 2021. He is now the chairman of its board of directors.[1]
Education
editGyimah-Boadi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of Ghana and a Master of Arts and Ph.D in Political Science from the University of California, Davis.[2]
Career
editHe was a professor at the University of Ghana, in the Department of Political Science, from 1986 to 2014.[2] He was the Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, a research and advocacy institute he co-founded. [3]
Research
editGyimah-Boadi's research centers around democratic politics in Africa. In particular, he has studied extensively political reforms and liberalism in Ghana.[2]
Honors and awards
editIn 2017, Gyimah-Boadi received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice for advancing democracy, good governance, and economic opportunity.[4] In 2019, he became a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[2]
References
edit- ^ "E. Gyimah-Boadi | Afrobarometer". afrobarometer.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ a b c d "Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Professor E. Gyimah-Boadi – Member – Ghana Center for Democratic Development". cddgh.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Afrobarometer Director Gyimah-Boadi honoured with MLK Award for Peace and Social Justice | Afrobarometer". afrobarometer.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.