Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Professor of Political Science

Affiliation

Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina

Email

ratsimbaharisona@benedict.edu

Mailing Address

Department of Social Science and Criminal Justice
Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina 29204 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: (803) 705-4315

Countries of Specialization

Madagascar

Education

Ph.D., University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (1999).

Research Interests

Economic development, democratization and armed conflicts in Africa
United Nations System

Teaching Interests

Economic development, democratization and armed conflicts in Africa
United Nations System

Publications

2017. The Political Crisis of March 2009 in Madagascar: A Case Study of Conflict and Conflict Mediation. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

2015. “Democratization and Armed Conflicts in Post-Cold War Africa (1989-2012),” African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, Vol. 9(12), pp. 404-415, December 2015.

2014. “The Obstacles and Challenges to Democratic Consolidation in Madagascar (1992-2009),” Social Science Research Network. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2443658 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2443658

2011. “Greed and Civil War in Post-Cold War Africa: Revisiting The Greed Theory of Civil War,” African Security, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 269-282.

2007. "Women's health in Post-Cold-War Africa: The dramatic effects of poverty, HIV/AIDS and armed conflicts," Asian Women, 23, 4 (Winter 2007), pp. 7-20.

2005. With Richard R. Marcus, "Political parties in Madagascar: neopatrimonial tools or democratic instruments?" Party politics 11, 4 (July 2005): 495-512.

2003. The failure of the United Nations development programs for Africa. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Keywords

poverty ; HIV/AIDS ; armed conflicts ; politics ; democracy ; ...