Dr Robert Macdonald
Job Title
Research Fellow in African Studies
Room number
4.03Building (Address)
Chrystal Macmillan BuildingStreet (Address)
15a George SquareCity (Address)
EdinburghCountry (Address)
UKPost code (Address)
EH8 9LDResearch interests
Research interests
I am a research fellow working on the Local Perceptions and Media Representations of Election Observation in Africa project. The project investigates the perceptions of observation missions and the ways in which information about these missions circulates in countries hosting observation missions. The case study countries are Zambia, Gambia and Kenya.
My broader research interests are in African politics and elections, with a particular focus on Tanzania.
I have also been working on the UKRI GCRF/Newton Fund African Elections during the COVID-19 Pandemic project, which looks at ways of mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on African elections.
I have recently finished work on Developing Data?, a project which looked at the political and economic uses of data in East Africa and beyond.
My PhD thesis focused on voter behaviour in Tanzania.
Background
I hold a PhD in African Studies from the University of Edinburgh.
Works within
Publications by user content
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Macdonald R, Molony T, Lihiru V. The reception of Covid-19 denialist propaganda in Tanzania. Journal of Southern African Studies. 2024 Feb 9;49(4):697-716. doi: 10.1080/03057070.2023.2298152 |
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Macdonald R, Molony T. Future pandemics and elections: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania. Journal of African Elections. 2023 Oct 1;22(2):46-67. |
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Molony T, Macdonald R. Tips for Journalists and Editors who Cover Election Observation. 2023 Feb 23. |
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Macdonald R, Molony T. Can domestic observers serve as impartial arbiters? Evidence from Zambia’s 2021 elections. Democratization. 2023;30(4):635-653. Epub 2023 Feb 3. doi: 10.1080/13510347.2023.2173177 |
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Molony T, Macdonald R. Media Representations of Election Observation in Africa: Preliminary Findings. 2022 Nov 5, p. 1-9. |
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Macdonald R, Molony T. Local Perceptions of Election Observation in Africa: Preliminary Findings. Local Perceptions and Media Representations of Election Observation in Africa (LMEO) . 2022 Nov 5, p. 1-10. Epub 2022 Nov 5. |
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Macdonald R, Molony T. Holding elections during future pandemics and other emergencies: Evidence-based recommendations. 2021 Sept 7, p. 1-11. |
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Falisse JB, Macdonald R, Molony T, Nugent P. Why have so many African leaders died of COVID-19? BMJ Global Health. 2021 May 17;6(5):1-6. e005587. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005587 |
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Molony T, Macdonald R. Reducing the Transmission of COVID-19 during African Elections: technical considerations. 2021 Apr 9, p. 1-7. |
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Lihiru V, Macdonald R, Molony T. COVID-19 and Tanzania’s 2020 Elections. 2021 Feb 3, p. 1-12. |
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Molony T, Macdonald R. Re-evaluating international observation of Kenya’s 2017 elections. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 2019;13(4):601-620. Epub 2019 Aug 23. doi: 10.1080/17531055.2019.1657277 |
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Macdonald R. Age and gender voting trends in the 2015 Tanzanian general election. Journal of Eastern African Studies. 2018;12(1):44-62. Epub 2017 Dec 3. doi: 10.1080/17531055.2017.1410759 |
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