2026 Michael Bratton: Political Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Political Science	49	249	221	145	122	172	19041

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Political Science

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Overview

Michael Bratton is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the social sciences, with a specialization in sociology and political science.

The core topics of their work address African studies and sociopolitical issues, reflecting a regional and thematic concentration in these fields.

Bratton has published in the venue Strategic Review for Southern Africa, where their recent paper titled Power politics in Zimbabwe (Micheal Bratton) appeared in 2020.

Power politics in Zimbabwe (Micheal Bratton), 2020, Strategic Review for Southern Africa

Their publication record shows a focus on topics related to political dynamics and social structures within African contexts.

The frequent publication venue associated with this work is:

Strategic Review for Southern Africa

Main fields of study include:

Social Sciences

Subfields of study include:

Sociology and Political Science

Main topics covered in their research are:

African studies and sociopolitical issues

Best Publications

Democratic Experiments in Africa: Regime Transitions in Comparative Perspective

Michael Bratton;Nicholas van de Walle

4403
Citations
Neopatrimonial Regimes and Political Transitions in Africa

Michael Bratton;Nicolas van de Walle

1650
Citations
Public Opinion, Democracy, and Market Reform in Africa

Michael Bratton;Robert B. Mattes;Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi

999
Citations
State power and social forces : domination and transformation in the Third World

Joel Samuel Migdal;Atul Kohli;Vivienne Shue

818
Citations
Support for democracy in Africa: intrinsic or instrumental?

Michael Bratton;Robert Mattes

695
Citations
The politics of government-NGO relations in Africa

Michael Bratton

608
Citations
Beyond the State: Civil Society and Associational Life in Africa

Michael Bratton

592
Citations
Democratic Experiments in Africa: Index

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590
Citations
Learning about democracy in Africa: Awareness, performance, and experience

Robert Mattes;Michael Bratton

584
Citations
Popular Protest and Political Reform in Africa

Michael Bratton;Nicolas van de Walle

494
Citations
Vote buying and violence in Nigerian election campaigns

Michael Bratton

421
Citations
Governance and Politics in Africa

James Bringer;Goran Hyden;Michael Bratton

359
Citations
Second Elections in Africa

Michael Bratton

328
Citations
Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective

Michael Bratton;Mwangi S. Kimenyi

319
Citations
Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective

Michael Bratton;Mwangi S. Kimenyi

317
Citations
Voting intentions in Africa: ethnic, economic or partisan?

Michael Bratton;Ravi Bhavnani;Tse Hsin Chen

306
Citations
State Building and Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa: Forwards, Backwards, or Together?

Michael Bratton;Eric C. C. Chang

289
Citations
FORMAL VERSUS INFORMAL INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA

Michael Bratton

272
Citations
CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL TRANSITION IN AFRICA

Michael Bratton

244
Citations
Popular Reactions to State Repression: Operation Murambatsvina in Zimbabwe

Michael Bratton;Eldred Masunungure

207
Citations
Public Opinion and Democratic Legitimacy

Yun-Han-A.-N. Chu;Michael Bratton;Marta Lagos;Sandeep Shastri

184
Citations
Non-governmental Organizations in Africa: Can They Influence Public Policy?

Michael Bratton

168
Citations
Political Participation in a New Democracy: Institutional Considerations from Zambia

Michael Bratton

152
Citations
AFRICANS' SURPRISING UNIVERSALISM

Michael Bratton;Robert B Mattes

136
Citations
Citizen Perceptions of Local Government Responsiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa

Michael Bratton

133
Citations
Poor People and Democratic Citizenship in Africa

Michael Bratton

108
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Mattes University of Strathclyde

Nicolas Van De Walle Cornell University

Yun-han Chu National Taiwan University

Mark Tessler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Goran Hyden University of Florida

Clark C. Gibson University of California, San Diego

Thomas Carothers Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Larry Diamond Stanford University

Eric C. Chang Shanghai Jiao Tong University

James Mahoney Northwestern University

External Links

Personal website of Michael Bratton

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