Sait Matty Jaw

Associate Fellow

Sait Matty Jaw is an Associate Researcher in the Research Group African Intervention Politics in PRIF's Research Department Local Peace Orders and Doctoral Candidate at the University of The Gambia. His work focuses on democracy and governance, human security, migration, transitional justice, and natural resource governance, with a regional emphasis on West Africa. He currently investigates the implementation of transitional justice in post-Jammeh The Gambia.

Sait Matty Jaw
jaw(at)prif.org

CV

| since 2026
Doctoral Candidate in Public Administration, University of The Gambia 

| since 2021
Asso­ciate Fellow at PRIF

| since 2021
Researcher in the project “Local per­ceptions of regional inter­ventions: AU and ECOWAS in Burkina Faso and The Gambia”

| since 2018
Co-Founder and Exe­cutive Director, Center for Research and Policy Develop­ment (CRPD), the Gambia

| since 2018
Project Director, Afro­barometer Survey The Gambia, Center for Policy Research and Stra­tegic Studies (CEPRASS), the Gambia

| 2015–2017
Master, Public Administration, Uni­versity of Bergen, Norway

| since 2014
Lecturer, Political Science, Depart­ment of Political Science, Uni­versity of the Gambia (UTG), the Gambia

| 2014–2015
Master, African History, Uni­versity of the Gambia (UTG), the Gambia

| 2008–2011
Bachelor of Science, Politi­cal Science, University of the Gambia (UTG), the Gambia

Projects

Highlights

Presentation of Research Findings in Nigeria

A group picture of four people in the interior. Antonia Witt and Cyriaque Agnekethom are in the center. They are each holding a copy of a PRIF report up to the camera. PRIF researchers discuss local perspectives on ECOWAS interventions

Publications

  • Neighbours as Peacekeepers
    | 2026
    Birchinger, Sophia; Jaw, Sait Matty; Witt, Antonia (2026): Neighbours as Peacekeepers. Senegal and the Ambivalence of Proximity in African Regional Interventions, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 20: 1, 136-159 . DOI: 10.1080/17502977.2025.2533720
  • How African Regional Interventions are Perceived on the Ground: Contestation and Multiplexity
    | 2024
    Witt, Antonia; Bah, Omar M; Birchinger, Sophia; Jaw, Sait Matty; Schnabel, Simone (2024): How African Regional Interventions are Perceived on the Ground: Contestation and Multiplexity, International Peacekeeping, 31: 1, 58–86. DOI: 10.1080/13533312.2023.2262922
  • Heimvorteil?
    | 2022
    Witt, Antonia; Bah, Omar M; Birchinger, Sophia; Jaw, Sait Matty; Schnabel, Simone (2022): Heimvorteil?. Lokale Perspektiven auf die Friedensbemühungen afrikanischer Regionalorganisationen, Forschung Frankfurt, 2022: 1, 30–34.
    Publication
  • The Gambia’s draft Constitution reflects citizens’ preference for term limits, gender quota
    | 2020
    Isbell, Thomas; Jaw, Sait Matty (2020): The Gambia’s draft Constitution reflects citizens’ preference for term limits, gender quota, Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 338.
    Publication
  • The Complicated Quest for Truth, Reconciliation and Justice in The Gambia
    | 2019
    Jaw, Sait Matty (2019): The Complicated Quest for Truth, Reconciliation and Justice in The Gambia, West Africa Insights, 6: 4, 14–18.
    Publication
  • Victory for ACDEG: The Gambia’s Post-Election Crisis and Lessons for Africa
    | 2017
    Jaw, Sait Matty (2017): Victory for ACDEG: The Gambia’s Post-Election Crisis and Lessons for Africa, Africa’s Democratic Dividends and Deficits. African Governance Newsletter. V4. January–June.

  • Just Lay People’s Views? Learning from citizen perspectives for people-centered peace and security governance
    | 2025
    Witt, Antonia; Birchinger, Sophia; Jaw, Sait Matty; Kaboré, Amado (2025): Just Lay People’s Views? Learning from citizen perspectives for people-centered peace and security governance, PRIF Spotlight, 14/2025, Frankfurt / M. DOI: 10.48809/prifspot2514
  • “Siding with the People” or “Occupying Force”? Local Perceptions of African Union and ECOWAS Interventions in The Gambia
    | 2023
    Birchinger, Sophia; Jaw, Sait Matty; Bah, Omar M; Witt, Antonia (2023): “Siding with the People” or “Occupying Force”? Local Perceptions of African Union and ECOWAS Interventions in The Gambia , PRIF Report, 3, Frankfurt/M. DOI: 10.48809/prifrep2303
  • #GambiaDecides2021: A Sign of Democratic Hope?
    | 2021
    Bah, Omar M; Jaw, Sait Matty; Birchinger, Sophia (2021): #GambiaDecides2021: A Sign of Democratic Hope?, PRIF Blog.
    Publication
  • Gambians with clear message to government: Focus on service delivery
    | 2019
    Jaw, Sait Matty; Isbell, Thomas (2019): Gambians with clear message to government: Focus on service delivery, Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 322.
    Publication
  • Gambians trust the armed forces but are split over the presence of ECOMIG
    | 2019
    Jaw, Sait Matty (2019): Gambians trust the armed forces but are split over the presence of ECOMIG, Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 317.
    Publication
  • Gambians expect Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission to heal the nation but want human-rights violators prosecuted
    | 2018
    Jaw, Sait Matty (2018): Gambians expect Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission to heal the nation but want human-rights violators prosecuted, Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 249.
    Publication
  • All Gambians need to rebuild their country, even members of the old regime
    | 2017
    Jaw, Sait Matty (2017): All Gambians need to rebuild their country, even members of the old regime, The Guardian.
    Publication
  • Holding Political Parties Accountable in Gambia: Should it be the duty of the Independent Electoral Commission?
    | 2015
    Jaw, Sait Matty (2015): Holding Political Parties Accountable in Gambia: Should it be the duty of the Independent Electoral Commission?, WATHI.
    Publication