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Research Interests Dr. Kaiser.s work focuses on the political and economic transitions currently underway in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular emphasis on East Africa. His special areas of interest include democratization, the politics of identity, and the study of ethnic and religious conflicts. He has received Fulbright funding and support from the International Peace Academy, the United States Institute of Peace, and the Associational Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development to conduct field research in Tanzania (including Zanzibar) and Burundi. In 1998, Dr. Kaiser participated in a faculty and curriculum development seminar in Japan funded by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Areas of Interest . Democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa . Environmental Policy-Making in Sub-Saharan Africa . Structural Adjustment and Economic Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa . Conflict Prevention and Resolution . Citizenship Theory . Politics of Identity

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Publications * "Zanzibar: A Multi-Level Analysis of Conflict Prevention." From Promise to Practice: Strengthening UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict, edited by Chandra Sriram and Karin Wermester. Boulder: Lynne Reinner Publishers, 2003, pp. 101-133. "The Policy Dilemmas of Pesticides Management and Disposal in Tanzania," (with John C. Morris). Journal of African Policy Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1, Fall 2002 8, pp. 37-60. "Religion and Identity in Tanzania," (with Bruce E. Heilman). Third World Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4, August 2002, pp. 691-709. "Modern Folklore, Identity, and Political Change in Burundi," (with Rose M. Kadende-Kaiser). African Studies Review, Vol. 40, No. 3, December 1997, pp. 29-54. "Structural Adjustment and the Fragile Nation: The Demise of Social Unity in Tanzania." The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 39, No. 2, June 1996, pp. 227-37.

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