Research Interest
My research interest focuses on the use of mixed methods approaches (quantitative, geospatial, and qualitative analysis) in development studies, and the intersections between corruption, especially sexual corruption (also known as sextortion) and different aspects of development. I am equally interested in the politics of international organizations and international developmen.
Book Chapter
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, & Chandan Kumar Jha. 2025. Corruption and SDG 13: Climate Action, in R. Gillanders and C.K. Jha (Eds.) Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals. Routledge [Forthcoming] current SSRN Preprint
Journal Articles
Aja-Eke, Doris. 2024. Foreign Aid and Socioeconomic Development: The Perceptions of Aid in Nigeria. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 1-5, https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096241270702
Gillanders, Robert, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Eugenie Maiga, and Doris Aja-Eke. 2024. Police Corruption and Crime: Evidence from Africa. Governance, 37(30), 1015-1034, https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12822
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Idrissa Ouedraogo, and Eugenie Maiga. 2023. Sextortion and Corruption. Applied Economics Letters, 1-5, https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2023.2289894
Aja-Eke, Doris. 2023. Bypassing government and state agencies in aid allocation: evidence from conflict-affected regions in Nigeria. Development in Practice, 33(6), 713-720, https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2023.2202838
Revise and Resubmit
Aja-Eke, Doris & Samuel Brazys. Aiding or Abetting? A Micro-Evaluation of Foreign Aid and Local Conflict Relapse. Current preprint before revision [Revise and Resubmit – Journal of Peace Research]
Under Review and Pre-Prints
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion and Female Entrepreneurship. SSRN, 1-46, https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4702427 [in Preparation for submission – World Development]
Maiga, Eugenie, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Robert Gillanders, & Doris Aja-Eke. Health Sector Corruption and Access to Healthcare in Africa. SSRN, 1-21, https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4719753 [under review – The European Journal of Health Economics]
Ouedraogo, Idrissa, Eugenie Maiga, Robert Gillanders, & Doris Aja-Eke. Corruption and Access to Education: Evidence from African Regions. SSRN, 1-18, https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4969217 [under review – Oxford Development Review]
Zhytkova, Olesia, Robert Gillanders, Doris Aja-Eke & Eugenie Maiga. Fighting for the Future: Women and the Fights for Ukrainian Independence in the 20th and 21st Centuries. [under review – East European Politics]
Zhytkova, Olesia, Doris Aja-Eke, Robert Gillanders, & Eugenie Maiga. Gender, Activism and Corruption in Ukraine. SSRN, 1-21, https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4974872
Working Papers
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Eugenie Maiga, Zalissa Wagna & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Gender Stereotypes and Women’s Political Aspirations: The Dual Role of Marriage. [in preparation for submission to American Political Science Review]
Blogs and Other Publication
Aja-Eke, Doris. 2024. To Give or Not to Give Aid: The Perceptions of Foreign Aid in Nigeria. Africa at LSE Blog. Date. [forthcoming]
Gillanders, Robert, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Eugenie Maiga, & Doris Aja-Eke. 2022. Corruption is bad for your health. Transparency International, Ireland. July 05, 2022.
Aja, Doris. 2022. The Interplay between Foreign Aid, Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Stability. [Doctoral Thesis, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin]. Available at UCD Research Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10197/13296
Policy Briefs and Policy Documents
Ouedraogo, Idrissa, Eugenie Maiga, Robert Gillanders, and Doris Aja-Eke. 2023. Health Sector Corruption and Access to Healthcare in Africa. Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development (COGS) Policy Brief No. 4.
Zhytkova, Olesia, Robert Gillanders, Doris Aja-Eke, and Eugenie Maïga. 2023. Fighting for the Future: Women and the Fights for Ukrainian Independence in the 20th and 21st Centuries. Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development (COGS) Policy Brief No. 3.
Gillanders, Robert, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Eugenie Maiga, and Doris Aja-Eke. 2023. Police Corruption and Crime. Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development (COGS) Policy Brief No. 2.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Idrissa Ouedraogo, and Eugenie Maiga. 2023. Sextortion and Corruption. Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development (COGS) Policy Brief No. 1.
Conferences and Workshop Papers
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Zalissa Wanga. Sextortion and Female Entrepreneurship: Trapped in the Web of Corrupt Informal Networks. Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Annual Conference 2024. Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin, Ireland. October 18-20, 2024.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion, Corruption, and Female Entrepreneurship: Trapped in the Web of Corrupt Informal Networks. Panel: New Insights into Connection of Gender and Corruption; Section: Unlocking Prosperity: Battling Corruption for Citizens Better Lives. European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference2024. University College Dublin, Ireland. August 12-15, 2024.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion and Female Entrepreneurship. Anti-Corruption and Transparency Session. Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) 2024 Annual Conference. Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, USA. April 04-07, 2024.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion and Entrepreneurship. Eyes Wide Shut: Sex and Sexuality in Espionage Session. International Studies Association (ISA) 2024 Convention. Hilton, San Francisco, California, USA. April 03-06, 2024.
Additional Participation and Invitation
- Participant, Invited for the “Pay it Forward: Women Helping Women” Pre-Conference Workshop, April 02, 2024
- Discussant, Aid, Development, and Democracy: Unraveling Intersections and Implications Panel Session
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion and Female Entrepreneurship: Trapped in the Web of Corrupted Informal Networks. DCU Anti-Corruption Corruption Research Centre (ARC) Winter Research Workshop 2023. DCU Business School. December 06, 2023.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Corruption, Gender, and Sustainable Development (COGS). DCU Anti-Corruption Corruption Research Centre (ARC) Research Workshop 2023. November 27, 2023.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Roisin Lyons, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion and Entrepreneurship. Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Annual Conference 2023. Assembly Building and Europa Hotel Belfast, UK. October 20-22, 2023.
Additional Participation and Nomination
- Chair, Feminist Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies Panel Session, Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) 2023 Annual Conference, Belfast
- Nominated for the Elizabeth Meehan Prize for the best paper presented at the Political Studies Association
of Ireland’s 2023 Annual Conference (currently awaiting final selection)
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion, Women’s Educational Attainment, and Corruption. Sanitation and Water Integrity Research Lab (SWIRL) Online Exchange. Researching Sextortion. December 14, 2022.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Sextortion, Corruption, and Female Empowerment. Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Annual Conference 2022. College Street Campus Waterford, South East Technological University, Waterford, Ireland. October 14-16, 2022.
Aja-Eke, Doris, Robert Gillanders, Eugenie Maiga, & Idrissa Ouedraogo. Drivers of Sextortion and Corruption. DCU Anti-Corruption Research Centre: Spring Research Workshop. February 28, 2022.
Aja, D. & Brazys, S. (2021, January 22) Aiding or Abetting? Local Foreign Aid and the Relapse of Major, Minor and Non-Fatal Conflict. [Paper presentation]. The political economy of the security-development nexus, Glasgow [online].
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