Mark works on the politics of energy reform in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa experiences recurring energy crises characterized by unreliable services, limited access, and high cost of power. These problems persist in spite of more than two decades of reforms across the continent. Explaining the underlying conditions shaping energy reforms requires a nuanced understanding of the endogenous institutional and political contexts driving policy processes. Mark is undertaking a comparative analysis of the interactions between institutions, political dynamics, and energy reforms. Inadequate and unreliable energy supplies impede the potential for economic development. To overcome this challenge, reforms must understand constraints and opportunities arising from both institutional arrangements and political dynamics. Mark's current research addresses this goal. His previous research examined private sector participation in environmental sanitation and energy. Mark is doing his Ph.D. in Political Science at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Amy Poteete.
The title of Mark's thesis project is Energy crises, institutions and reforms in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
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