Publications
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. 2026. "Why African Publics Turn to Military Coups." Journal of Democracy (Online Exclusive)
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. 2026. “Local Perceptions, Regional Action: On Sources of Public Legitimacy for African Regional Organizations’ Democracy Promotion Mechanisms.” Democratization
Zlatin Mitkov and Michael Yekple. 2025. “Public Opinion and Leaders’ Crisis Behavior Against Domestic Armed Groups.” Political Studies
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. 2024. “Can Trusted Authorities Change Minds on anti-LGBTQ Norms: Evidence from an Experiment in Ghana.” Plos One
Michael Yekple, Daniel Banini, Philip Attuquayefio. "Ghana's intelligence culture", 2023. The handbook for African intelligence cultures, eds. Rowman & Littlefield.
Banini, Daniel Kofi, Jonathan Powell, and Michael Yekple. "Peacekeeping As Coup Avoidance: Lessons from Ghana." 2020. African Security
Attuquayefio, Philip, and Michael Yekple. 2015. “Drones in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A New Direction in United Nations Peace.” Africa Peace and Conflict Journal.
Michael Yekple. 2019. " What Can Drones Do to Protect Civilians in Armed Conflict." 2019. The Conversation. [Link]
Michael Yekple. 2017. "When Drones become UN Peacekeeping Staple." 2017. Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center. [Policy Brief
Works in Progress
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. "The Democratic Coup from Below: Explaining Public Support for Military Coups and Post-Coup Democratic Transition in Africa." Writing completed
Michael Yekple and Zlatin. "What Explains Public Support for Military Coups in States with Legacies of Failed Military Regimes?" Data collection in progress.
Michael Yekple, Daniel Banini, and Zlatin Mitkov. “Examining Public Support for Democracy Promotion by African Regional Organizations,”
Data collection completed
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. " Does the Desire for Regional Leadership Shape Public’s Tolerance for Peacekeeping casualties? Data collection completed
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. " Violence in the Eye of the Beholder: How Identity Shapes Perceptions of Third Party Interveners' Response to Civilian Victimization" Data analysis completed
Michael Yekple and Zlatiin Inter-Group Conflict in the DRC: How the perception of being part of the victims versus perpetrators shape individuals’ support for retributive violence and reconciliation." Data analysis completed
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. " Parochial Altruism, Punishment, and Support for Armed Groups: Evidence from the Eastern DR Congo" Data collection completed
Michael Yekple and Zlatin Mitkov. “The Desire to Punish Belligerent Countries: Appeasing an Angry Public during International Security Crises.” Data collection completed
Michael Yekple, Santosh Saptoka, Zlatin Mitkov, and Konstantin Ash. "The Reintegration of Ex-combatants and Reconciliation after Civil Wars—the Case of Nepal." Data collection in progress