Professor Bob Mattes
Politics
Personal statement
Born and educated in the United States, I spent 25 years in South Africa (working at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, and teaching at the University of Cape Town) before coming to 欧美高清. My research examines the process of democratization, with a particular focus on Africa and South Africa. I am co-founder and Senior Adviser of Afrobarometer, a regular survey of over 35 countries in Africa (www.afrobarometer.org). I am also co-founder and co-Principal Investigator of the African Legislatures Project, a study of legislatures and legislators in 17 countries (www.cssr.uct.ac.za/alp), and the Principal Investigator of the South African National Election Study, a longitudinal series of post-election surveys dating back to 1994 (www.cssr.uct.ac.za/daru/sanes).
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 31/5/2025
- Recipient
- 9/2016
- Recipient
- 2014
- Recipient
- 4/2011
- Recipient
- 7/2010
- Recipient
- 2005
Publications
- Kroenke Matthias, Lockwood Sarah J,
- De Gruyter Handbook of Political Parties in the Global South (2026) (2026)
- Kr枚nke Matthias, , Lockwood Sarah J
- Elgar Encyclopedia of African Politics (2026) (2026)
- , Kr枚nke Matthias, Mozaffar Shaheen
- Journal of Southern African Studies Vol 50, pp. 619-641 (2025)
- , Kr枚nke Matthias, Lockwood Sarah J
- (2025)
- , Lekalake Rorisang
- Afrobarometer Dispatch Afrobarometer Dispatch, No. 943 (2025)
- Claassen Christopher, Ackermann Kathrin, Bertsou Eri, Borba Lucas, Carlin Ryan E, Cavari Amnon, Dahlum Sirianne, Gherghina Sergiu, Hawkins Darren, Lelkes Yphtach, Magalh茫es Pedro C, , Meijers Maurits J, Neundorf Anja, Oross D谩niel, 脰zt眉rk Aykut, Sarsfield Rodolfo, Self Darin, Stanley Ben, Tsai Tsung-han, Zaslove Andrej, Zechmeister Elizabeth J
- Comparative Political Studies Vol 58, pp. 1171-1198 (2024)
Research Interests
I work on issues of democratization primarily through the tools of survey research but also employ other methods of institutional analysis. I am co-founder of, and Senior Adviser to Afrobarometer, a regular survey of public opinion in 35 African countries (www.afrobarometer.org). I am also co-founder and co-Principal Investigator of the African Legislatures Project, a study of legislatures and legislators in 17 countries. Finally, I am the founder and Principal Investigator of the South African National Election Study, a longitudinal series of post-election surveys dating back to South AFrica's first democratic election of 1994 (www.cssr.uct.ac.za/daru/sanes).聽 These studies are also carried out in association with the Comparative National Elections Project, and Comparative Study of Electoral Systems project.
Professional Activities
- Peer reviewer
- 5/4/2026
- Peer reviewer
- 5/4/2026
- Peer reviewer
- 12/1/2026
- Peer reviewer
- 26/11/2025
- Peer reviewer
- 23/11/2025
- Peer reviewer
- 28/10/2025
Projects
- Mattes, Robert (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 28-Jan-2026
- Mattes, Robert (Principal Investigator) Shulz-Herzenberg, Collette (Principal Investigator)
- ZAR 256,000 (@拢143,659) Award from the South African National Research Foundation (Grant #118512) to support a 2019 national post-election survey
- 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2022
- Mattes, Robert (Principal Investigator) Seekings, Jeremy (Principal Investigator) Lockwood, Sarah Jane (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2018
- Mattes, Robert (Principal Investigator) Justeson, Mogens (Principal Investigator) Shulz-Herzenberg, Collette (Principal Investigator)
- DKK 80,000 (拢8800) Award from Copenhagen Business School to analyze 2015 South African Elections Local Elections Survey
- 01-Jan-2016 - 31-Jan-2017
- Mattes, Robert (Principal Investigator) Mozaffar, Shaheen (Principal Investigator) Barkan, Joel (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2008
- Chu, Yun-han (Principal Investigator) Mattes, Robert (Principal Investigator) Lagos, Marta (Principal Investigator) Haerpfer, Christian (Principal Investigator) Tessler, Mark (Principal Investigator) Shastri, Sandeep (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2000