Hello and welcome!

I am Michael Yekple. I am currently a visiting assistant professor of Government at Bowdoin College. I received a PhD in Security Studies at the University of Central Florida. Originally from Ghana, I received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Cape Coast and the University of Ghana. 

My research examines the connection between governance and instability across three areas: peacekeeping and civilian protection, democratic backsliding and military coups, and conflict and political violence.  

My book project examines the effectiveness of deploying emerging technologies, such as drones, for civilian protection in peacekeeping operations and the implications of such technologies for civilian populations in conflict contexts. Specifically, I explore how the configuration of peacekeeping missions shapes how such technologies enable peacekeepers to intervene to prevent armed attacks against civilian populations and how the implications of drone deployment shape civilian support for their use in conflict contexts.

My work has been published in Democratization, Political Studies, African Security, Plos One, and Journal of Democracy.