Bio

Martin Ayankaa Ihembe is currently a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, where he also works as an assistant lecturer. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s of Science in political science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Master’s of Arts in political science from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Martin’s research interests straddle democracy and democratisation, governance and development, institutional reforms, comparative electoral systems, judicial politics, and party politics. He is a recipient of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG) fellowship (2019-2020). Martin has academic publications in reputable journals and book chapters. His most recent publication, Coalition or Government of National Unity? Critical Reflections on the 2024 Elections in South Africa was published in Politikon. Martin also writes opinion columns in a Nigerian national daily, BusinessDay, and Intervention, an online news outlet, on governance and electoral politics.