Michael Braun

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I hold a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto, an MSc in Political Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA (Hons) in Political Science from Concordia University. I am currently a Research Associate at King’s College London, where my research examines democracy, political participation, inequality, and citizenship in South Africa. My work combines extensive fieldwork, including ethnographic research and interviews, with survey, electoral, and socio-legal analysis, and I have published peer-reviewed research on democratic disenchantment, party politics, and populist mobilization.

Experience

  • –present
    Centennial Postdoctoral Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
  • 2023–present
    Postdoctoral research associate, King's College London
  • 2016–2019
    Research associate, University of Johannesburg

Education

  • 2022 
    University of Toronto, Phd, Political Science
  • 2008 
    London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc, Political Sociology
  • 2007 
    Concordia University, BA, Political Science

Publications

  • 2026
    'We don't know who to trust': inequality and democratic disenchantment in South Africa, Globalizations
  • 2024
    ‘Thin’ Loyalty and Declining Attachment to the African National Congress, Commonwealth and Comparative Politics
  • 2024
    Political Party Building in a Populist Style: Evidence from South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters, 2014-2019, Journal of African Elections

Professional Memberships

  • American Political Science Association
  • Canadian Association of African Studies

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