Eden Anin-Adjei
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
I am a PhD candidate from the Department of Government at the University of Essex (UK). Before joining the department I obtained My research focuses on the electoral mobilisation of the British African diaspora. I study disaggregating BAME votes during General Elections, religious advertisement during elections, party strategy and African diaspora voting patterns and behaviour in home and host-states using primary qualitative and quantitative data. I am interested more broadly in African diaspora studies and the lived experience in host-states.
Qualifications
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Master's degree in Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy Goldsmiths, University of London (2018)
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Bachelor degree in International Relations University of Lincoln (2017)
Research and professional activities
Thesis
The Electoral Mobilisation of the British African Diaspora in the United Kingdom: Disaggregating Voter Motivations and Party Strategies
While there is some data on how Africans vote in the UK, there is insufficient disaggregation with regard to the diverse makeup of the British African diaspora. The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report indicates the disparities of each ethnic groups within the acronym which disguises the differences in the various demographics’ voting behaviour outcomes. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, I unpack the diversity of the Afro-Caribbean vote in UK politics and exploring how the
Supervisor: Dr Florian Kern , Professor Robert Johns , Dr Miranda Simon
Research interests
Postcolonial Theory
African diaspora
Voting patterns and behaviour
Religious political advertisement
Contact
Location:
Colchester Campus
Working pattern:
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays