I am a political scientist working on comparative political institutions at the Institute for African Affairs of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg. I teach courses in comparative politics, African politics, and political institutions at the University of Hamburg, the University of Göttingen, and the University of Bamberg.

My research examines democratic institutions, political representation, and legislative politics in Africa. I study how formal and informal institutions shape parliamentary behaviour, executive–legislative relations, and party competition in emerging democracies. My book project, Who Do MPs Represent? Power, Priorities, and Representation in African Democracies, examines how informal institutions shape the representational priorities of Members of Parliament as they balance competing demands from constituents, political parties, and national legislative responsibilities.

I received my PhD in political science from the University of Bamberg, where I was affiliated with the Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS). I hold an MA from the University of Duisburg‑Essen and a BA from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

My research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including Democratization, African Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, Journal of Legislative Studies, International Journal of African Development and Global Society.

I welcome research enquiries and collaboration. For access to my working papers, please feel free to contact me at martin.acheampong@giga-hamburg.de, or explore my work on Google Scholar and ResearchGate.