Obioma M. Iheduru

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Associate Professor
Affiliation	Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia
Email	iheduruo@mail.fvsu.edu
Mailing Address	Department of Political Science Fort Valley State University 1005 S. University Drive Fort Valley, Georgia 31030 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: (478) 825-6230 fax: (478) 825-6161
Countries of Specialization	Nigeria
Research Interests	Active member of: American Political Science Association (APSA) ; African Studies Association (ASA) ; Nigerian Political Science Association ; and, West Africa Research Association (WARA) Interests: Economic policy and development policy in Africa ; economic change and democratization ; and Africa & globalization.
Teaching Interests	African Politics ; Comparative Politics ; International Relations ; Governments of Developing Countries ; African Political Economy.
Publications	Books 2000. Contending issues in African development. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. 1999. Politics of economic restructuring and democracy in Africa. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Articles 1999. "The Gambia." Current world conflicts and confrontations. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, forthcoming. 1998. "Women and political militancy in southeastern nigeria," Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians. April, forthcoming. 1998. "U.S. foreign policy and democracy in post-Cold War Africa," Africa update: a newsletter of African studies., vol. 5, no. 3 (Summer 1998): 3-5. 1997. "Deconstructing the African state: effects of economic change on political capacity," Proceedings of the 23rd Third World Conference, December.
Keywords	African politics ; economic policy ; development ; democracy ; globalization.