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James Long is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, affiliated with the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Africa Studies Program. He also serves as a faculty affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at UC Berkeley and is an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies.
His research focuses on elections in fragile and developing countries, with regional expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa and Afghanistan. Dr. Long employs mixed-method approaches including quantitative analysis, experimental design, and qualitative field research through household surveys, exit polls, field experiments, and election forensics.
His work examines voting behavior, electoral fraud dynamics, ICT applications for corruption monitoring, electoral violence causes, and the impact of civil conflict on state-building processes. Dr. Long has conducted election observation missions in multiple countries including Afghanistan (2009, 2010), Kenya (2007, 2013), Egypt (2011), Uganda (2011), and Ghana (2008).
His recent research output shows a strong focus on election integrity in conflict zones, with particular attention to methodological innovations for detecting fraud and measuring government legitimacy in challenging environments.
- Development Innovation Grant from USAID
- Jennings Randolph Peace Scholar at the US Institute of Peace
- Fulbright Scholar
- Dissertation fellow at the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
- Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies
Dr. Long has secured significant research funding including a Development Innovation Grant from USAID that supported his work on election interventions. He has advised multiple election observation missions and served as Research Director for Democracy International's Election Observation mission for Afghanistan in 2010. His field research often involves collaboration with international organizations and government agencies working in post-conflict environments.
He maintains active engagement with policy communities, having presented at the White House and given a TEDx talk on corruption and bureaucratic performance in developing countries.
