Dr Florian Kern
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Email
fkern@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 872745
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Location
5.302, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
By appointment (on research leave)
Profile
Biography
I am a Reader (Associate Professor) at the Department of Government and fellow at the Michael Nicholson Centre for Conflict and Cooperation. Between November 2015 and March 2017 I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Essex. Until September 2015, I was a Junior Research Fellow at the Chair of International Relations and Conflict Management, Department of Politics and Management, at the University of Konstanz.
Appointments
University of Essex
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Director of Impact, Department of Government, University of Essex (1/9/2021 - present)
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Convenor, Africa Special Interest Group, University of Essex (1/1/2021 - present)
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Director of Knowledge Exchange, Department of Government, University of Essex (1/7/2019 - present)
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Convenor of Essex Workshop on Development, University of Essex (3/4/2017 - 30/6/2019)
Other academic
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Reader, Government, University of Essex (1/10/2023 - present)
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Senior Lecturer, Government, University of Essex (1/10/2020 - 30/9/2023)
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Lecturer, Government, University of Essex (3/4/2017 - 30/9/2020)
Research and professional activities
Research interests
comparative politics
mixed methods inference
formal theory
field research design
Sub-Saharan Africa
indigenous governance
public goods provision
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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African Politics (GV241)
Previous supervision
Degree type: Master of Science
Awarded date: 5/10/2022
Publications
Journal articles (13)
Kern, FG. and Mustasilta, K., (2023). Beyond Replication: Secondary Qualitative Data Analysis in Political Science. Comparative Political Studies. 56 (8), 1224-1256
Kern, FG., Gleditsch, KS. and Cordell, R., (2023). Judiciary institutions and violent crime in American Indian nations. Governance. 37 (1), 137-159
Kern, F., Holzinger, K. and Kromrey, D., (2023). Between Cooperation and Conflict: Tracing the Variance in Relations of Traditional Governance Institutions and the State in Sub-Saharan Africa. Third World Quarterly. 45 (1), 113-132
Hartman, A. and Kern, F., (2020). How to know what works in alleviating poverty: Learning from experimental approaches in qualitative research. World Development. 127, 104804-104804
Cordell, R., Gleditsch, K., Kern, F. and Saavedra-Lux, L., (2020). Measuring Institutional Variation Across American Indian Constitutions Using Automated Content Analysis. Journal of Peace Research. 57 (6), 777-788
Holzinger, K., Kern, F. and Kromrey, D., (2020). Explaining the Constitutional Integration and Resurgence of Traditional Political Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Political Studies. 68 (4), 973-995
Haven, TL., Errington, TM., Gleditsch, KS., van Grootel, L., Jacobs, AM., Kern, FG., Piñeiro, R., Rosenblatt, F. and Mokkink, LB., (2020). Preregistering Qualitative Research: A Delphi Study. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 19, 160940692097641-160940692097641
Kern, FG., (2018). The Trials and Tribulations of Applied Triangulation: Weighing Different Data Sources. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 12 (2), 166-181
Goist, M. and Kern, FG., (2018). Traditional Institutions and Social Cooperation: Experimental Evidence from the Buganda Kingdom. Research and Politics. 5 (1), 205316801775392-205316801775392
Genovese, F., Kern, FG. and Martin, C., (2017). Policy Alteration: Rethinking Diffusion Processes when Policies have Alternatives. International Studies Quarterly. 61 (2), 236-252
Holzinger, K., Kern, FG. and Kromrey, D., (2016). The Dualism of Contemporary Traditional Governance and the State. Political Research Quarterly. 69 (3), 469-481
Kern, FG. and Vossiek, J., (2015). Get Organised: The 'Do's' Preceding Successful Field Research. European Political Science. 14 (2), 137-148
kern, FG. and vossiek, J., (2015). Erratum: get organised: the ‘do’s’ preceding successful field research. European Political Science. 14 (2), 203-203
Grants and funding
2023
Linguistic injustice and inequality in the public domain
British Academy
Multilingualism, Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities of Practiced Linguistic Diversity
Economic and Social Research Council
2021
How are women's livelihoods affected by COVID-19 and related containment measures in fragile states? Leveraging existing impact networks in Northern Uganda
University of Essex (GCRF)
2019
Improving women's livelihoods in fragile states - the case of women's land rights advocates in Uganda
University of Essex (GCRF)
Visit of Uganda Land Alliance staff to Essex in May/June for project planning meetings and impact exchange with London policy partners
University of Essex (GCRF)
Training observation, testimonial collection of Uganda Land Alliance's Women's Land Rights Advocates Trainings, civil society workshop on improving women's livelihoods in fragile states
University of Essex (GCRF)
Visit of Uganda Land Alliance staff to Essex in May/June for project planning meetings and impact exchange with London policy partners
University of Essex (GCRF)
2017
Evaluating the Household-level Impact of the Women's Land Rights Advocates in Uganda
University of Essex
2016
Land Access and Conflict in Uganda: The Role of Women's Land Rights Advocates
Robert Bosch Stiftung
Contact
Academic support hours:
By appointment (on research leave)
