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Book Chapter | 2021

With Hands Tied: A Kenyan Woman's Presidential Bid

Matthew K. Gichohi (2021)
in Leonardo R. Arriola, Martha C. Johnson, and Melanie L. Phillips: Women and Power in Africa: Aspiring, Campaigning and Governing. Oxford University Press
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Women and Power in Africa: Aspiring, Campaigning, and Governing examines women's experiences in African politics as aspirants to public office, as candidates in election campaigns, and as elected representatives. Part I evaluates women's efforts to become party candidates in four African countries: Benin, Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia.

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Matthew Gichohi

Senior Researcher
  • matthew.gichohi@cmi.no
  • Gender
  • Democracy and Governance
  • Kenya

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CMI Working Paper | 2025

Does it matter what others think? Information, norms, and female genital mutilation in Ethiopia

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Skeive liv i skyggen av bistandskutt

Liv Tønnessen and Matthew Gichohi

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Anti-Corruption in a Discordant World: Contestation, Abuse, and Innovation (Introduction)

David Jackson, David Aled Williams, Inge Amundsen

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Edited Book | Feb 2026

Anti-Corruption in a Discordant World: Contestation, Abuse, and Innovation

David Jackson, Inge Amundsen, David Aled Williams (Eds.)

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