About Me

Hello and welcome!

I am Michael Yekple. I am a political scientist and research fellow at the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida. 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 focuses on the politics of insecurity across three interrelated areas: peacekeeping and civilian protection, governance and civil-military relations, and conflict and political violence.  

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