John W. Harbeson

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Professor of Political Science

Affiliation

City University of New York, New York, New York

Email

Jwharbeson@aol.com

Mailing Address

Graduate Center and City College
The City University of New York

Countries of Specialization

Ethiopia ; Kenya.

Research Interests

He served as U.S.A.I.D's Regional Democracy and Governance Advisor for
Eastern and Southern Africa from 1993-1995. He has been co-founder and
first chair of the Comparative Democratization Section of the American
Political Science Association and is founder and current chair of the
African Politics Conference Group, affiliated with both the African
Studies Association and the American Political Science Association. He
has been a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Publications

Professor Harbeson's books on Africa include:

-- Forthcoming. The Resurrection of Political Community: Democracy
and the State in Africa.
-- Civil Society and the State (ed. with Donald Rothchild and Naomi
Chazan)
-- Africa and World Politics (ed. with Donald Rothchild, 3rd.ed)
-- The Ethiopian Transformation, The Military in African Politics (ed.)
-- Nation Building in Kenya: The Role of Land Reform.

In addition, he has authored 75 articles and book chapters on democratization,
development, and civil society in Africa.

Keywords

democracy ; government ; conflict resolution.