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Lauren M. MacLean

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
International Development and AidEnergy and Environment ImpactsQualitative Research Methods and EthicsQualitative Comparative Analysis ResearchPolitical Conflict and Governance

Publications

102

Citations

2,286

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
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Lauren M. MacLean studies the politics of development, energy access, and governance, with a strong focus on African countries such as Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, and Senegal. A significant part of her work also examines research methods and ethics in political science, including qualitative approaches, transparency, and the practice of fieldwork. Note that some publications listed here (on gene therapy and cardiotoxicity) appear to belong to a different author sharing the name.

Politics of energy access and green energy transitionsAfrican politics and governanceQualitative and field-based research methodsResearch ethics and transparencyInternational development and distributional justice

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past several years, averaging about 3 per year, after a higher-output period around 2018-2019.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 8 publications8182019: 8 publications8192020: 2 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×4
  • Cornell University Press eBooks×3
  • Africa Today×3
  • World Development×2
  • Perspectives on Politics×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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