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Sophia Moestrup (born 1964[ citation needed ] [1] ) is a Danish political scientist and scholar, who is the deputy director for Central and West Africa at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), since November 2005. Previously, she worked for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Cameroon from 1991 to 1994, was a country representative of Danida in Niger from July 1994 to July 1997, a consultant for the Academy for Educational Development during 2004 and a social development consultant at the World Bank from November 2004 to November 2005, authoring a number of chapters for the World Bank's Social Accountability Sourcebook. Moestrup holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics from the University of Copenhagen, and a Ph.D. in political science from the George Washington University. [2] Her published work is mainly focused on constitutional developments, democratization and semi-presidentialism. [3] She is a regular contributor to the Wilson Center's Africa:Year in Review series.

With Robert Elgie, she is the editor of Semi-presidentialism outside Europe: A comparative study (Routledge, 2007), [4] Semi-Presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe (Manchester University Press, 2008), [5] Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011; also with Yu-Shan Wu) [6] and Semi-Presidentialism in the Caucasus and Central Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).

Moestrup has co-authored a 2023 Political Studies article on "Presidential Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Explaining Variation Among Semi-Presidential Countries" with Thomas Sedelius. [7] Her work on presidential term limits in Burkina Faso was featured in The Politics of Presidential Term Limits, co-edited by Alexander Baturo and Robert Elgie (Oxford University press, 2019). [8]

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  2. Sophia Moestrup | National Democratic Institute
  3. Sophia Moestrup – Google Scholar Citations
  4. Review of 2007 edition of Semi-presidentialism outside Europe:
    • Matsuzado, Kimitaka (2010). "Semi-Presidentialism outside Europe: A Comparative Study". Demokratizatsiya. 18 (2): 182–4. doi:10.3200/DEMO.18.2.182-184.
  5. Review of 2008 edition of Semi-Presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe
  6. Review of Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy: Harshan Kumarasingham (2013) and Political Studies Review 11 (2): 263–264, doi : 10.1111/1478-9302.12016_10.
  7. Moestrup, Sophia; Sedelius, Thomas (2023-10-16). "Presidential Activism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Explaining Variation Among Semi-Presidential Countries". Political Studies Review. doi:10.1177/14789299231204555. ISSN   1478-9299.
  8. Moestrup, Sophia (2019-06-20), Baturo, Alexander; Elgie, Robert (eds.), "Presidential Term Limits in Burkina Faso", The Politics of Presidential Term Limits (1 ed.), Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 363–384, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198837404.003.0018, ISBN   978-0-19-883740-4 , retrieved 2024-08-10