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Media Development and Political Stability: An Analysis of Sub-Saharan Africa Sanjukta Roy 1 About the author Sanjukta Roy is a development economist. She completed her PhD from West Virginia University in 2010 and is currently affiliated with The World Bank. She was the Data Analyst for the Media Map Project. Her research area is development economics with a special focus on governance and institutional development. Sanjukta is an ardent researcher and has many publications in peer reviewed journals. She has also contributed to book chapters in edited volumes. A significant part of Sanjukta’s research looks at the media sector as an institution and investigates its role in many contexts of economic development. Acknowledgements The author thanks Daniel Kaufmann (Brookings Institution), Russell Sobel (West Virginia University), Tara Susman-Peña (Internews – Media Map Project) and Mark Nelson (The World Bank Institute) for peer reviewing this document and providing their invaluable comments and suggestions. About the Media Map Project The Media Map Project is a multi-faceted two-year pilot research collaboration between Internews and The World Bank Institute, funded by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. This report is a product of that research. The findings and conclusions contained within this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect positions or policies of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. The Media Map Project draws together what we know and precisely defines what we do not know about the relationships between the media sector and economic development and governance. The research also examines donors’ roles in supporting the media sector over time and provides an evidence base for their future decision-making about media support. Through research, public events, and the data made available on the p