From Africa to the world: My research examines how conflict and global change reshape political order and democratic legitimacy.
Contact
School of Social and Political Sciences
42 Bute Gardens
University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8RT
United Kingdom
Primary affiliation
School of Social and Political Sciences
University of Glasgow
Honorary Fellow
Centre of African Studies
School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh
Email: souleymane.yameogo@glasgow.ac.uk
Phone: +44(0)7598982085
LinkedIn: Piiga Souleymane Yameogo
Hello,
I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Glasgow, working on the ERC-funded DEMED project, and an Honorary Fellow at the Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh. My research examines democratic legitimacy, anti-autocratic politics, and political violence in Africa.
Using surveys, experiments, and observational data, I study how insecurity, authoritarian rule, and political narratives shape citizens’ support for democracy and trust in institutions. My work asks a central question: what makes democratic authority credible when security is fragile, political order is contested, and external support is shifting?
Methodologically, I combine theory-building with causal empirical strategies, including survey experiments, quasi-experimental designs, and spatial analysis. Grounded in African cases, my research speaks to broader debates on authority, legitimacy, state-building, and democratic resilience.
Recent publications
Proximity to Riots: Spatial Exposure and Attitudes Toward the Police in Africa. Social Forces. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soaf203.
Promoting democracy in the context of terrorism: experimental evidence from Burkina Faso. Political Science Research and Methods. 2025.. doi:10.1017/psrm.2025.10075
The Impact of Terrorism on Democratic Support in Africa. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027251409402.
Media contribution
Yameogo, Conflict and Democracy: Africa’s Dilemma. Afrique XXI.[Link to the article].
Yameogo, S (2025). Sankara, le Démocrate: Héritier ou imposteur ? ThomasSankara.net. [Link to the article]
