Martin K. Acheampong

How do chief executives personalize #power? New paper out with @democ_journal tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… co-authored with @MarianaLlanosHa @DavidKuehn20 @Martin_Ach15 Emilia Arellano @esther_song1 based on research funded by @dfg_public at @GIGA_Institute

Curious how the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated the personalization of power? Explore findings from 32 countries in the Global South in our PEXP project with esteemed @GIGA_Institute colleagues @thomaserichter, #EmiliaArellano @MarianaLlanosHa, @DavidKuehn20 giga-hamburg.de/en/press/five-…

@Sarah_Brierley1 @DanielNPosner @sarahobolt @SJRickard Congratulations Sarah!

#Senegal has a new president: Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the election & was inaugurated last week. In this interview, #GIGA researcher @Martin_Ach15 explains what he stands for, the country’s current condition & what his election means for #WestAfrica: giga-hamburg.de/en/press/chang…

Ten Things to Watch in #Africa in 2024: In latest #GIGAFocus, @Martin_Ach15, Matthias Basedau & @grauvogelj shed light on crucial #elections, conflict risks, the waning of Western influence, economic growth & other developments to expect on the continent: giga-hamburg.de/en/publication…

@pandanus_petter @JohnQuiggin @emeraldxmoon @mcberkman @KitKowol @Griffith_CGPP @SamOConnorMP Congratulations!!

I was honoured to receive an award for my paper "Against the Void: Constituency Work and Connection Building Evidence from Australia" last night at this great Australian Study of Parliament Group - Queensland event. Great discussion from the panel and q&a!

We seek 3 student research assistants with knowledge on #Asia #Africa #LatinAmerica to work with us @MarianaLlanosHa @DavidKuehn20 @Martin_Ach15 @esther_song1 in the @dfg_public funded project #Executive #Personalization giga-hamburg.de/en/career/stud… @GIGA_Institute apply until 13 Aug

My #IPSA2023 experience begins tomorrow with a research paper discussing the concept of #executive #personalization, coauthored with brilliant @GIGA_Institute colleagues @Martin_Ach15 @esther_song1 @DavidKuehn20 @thomaserichter and Emilia Arellano

@Ju_Lein Social fragmentation

Need your help, Twitter crowd: what is the opposite of #socialcohesion? Was ist das Gegenteil von gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt?

On 12 Apr at #GIGA Berlin Office and online: Happy to have @joeasunka presenting results of @afrobarometer surveys on the state of #democracy, #DemocraticBacksliding & #AuthoritarianTurn in #Africa as part of GIGA Speaker Series on #AfricanAffairs. ➡️ giga-hamburg.de/en/events/conf…

We are looking for a #StudentAssistant (m/f/d) 📣 to support #GIGA’s #research project “COVID-19 & Executive Personalization in Africa, Asia, Latin America & MENA” @Martin_Ach15. Among the tasks: #DataCollection & #LiteratureManagement. ➡️ Apply here: giga-hamburg.de/en/career/stud…

@europraline @aripollservent Congratulations Alina 🎈

PhD: ✔️ On Thursday I successfully defended my PhD. I’d like to thank my supervisors - Thomas Gehring, @aripollservent and Monika Heupel - for the final exchange on my research and everyone who joined the discussion! 🧵with major takeaways to follow, but first: 🥂

Excellent team, highly recommended! @JWPaller @Fromagehomme @SongweVera @BSangafowaCoul @Martin_Ach15 @joeasunka

@TappeOrtiz @GIGA_Institute @MerikeBlofield @cvonsoest Congratulations Juliana!

@europraline @ThomasSaalfeld @Ju_Lein @BAGSS5 @uni_bamberg_of @GIGA_Institute Thank you Alina!

@ThomasSaalfeld @Martin_Ach15 @Ju_Lein @BAGSS5 @uni_bamberg_of @GIGA_Institute Heartfelt congratulations @Martin_Ach15 💪❤️

Last Christmas our special issue on #presidentialTermLimits in #LatinAmerica and #subSaharanAfrica came out in @democ_journal. This year it's the book! @Rout_PoliticsIR routledge.com/Contested-Viol… An amazing intelectual journey w co-editor @CharlotteHeyl 1/3

@LuHohendorf @BAGSS5 @PolitikwissBA Thank you Lukas!

@Martin_Ach15 @BAGSS5 @PolitikwissBA Thank you, Martin! :) and by the way congrats to your submission and your new postion! 🥳☺️

Finally I can do a tweet on this as well: today I submitted my dissertation! After more than 5 years working on it I feel just happy and relieved 🫠 and grateful for the support by my supervisors at @BAGSS5 @PolitikwissBA and my family and friends 🥰

Is there is a heightened need to protect #electoralIntegrity in the 2020s? Thanks to @MarianaLlanosHa & @GIGA_Institute for organizing this timely #GIGAForum, and to co-panelists @azulaguiar @ariesarugay and @TobySJames for the interesting discussions.

Such an interesting #Forum on electoral integrity and threats to the vote in the Global South in view of #Brazilianelections on Sunday🤞 Soon we'll be sharing the video! Thank you @azulaguiar @Martin_Ach15 @TobySJames @ariesarugay @GIGA_Institute