Robert I. Rotberg

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United States of America

Title

Professor and Director, President, World Peace Foundation

Affiliation

Harvard University

Email

robert_rotberg@harvard.edu

Mailing Address

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University

124 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 USA

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 617-491-5085
fax: 617-491-8588

Countries of Specialization

South Africa ; Namibia

Research Interests

Modern southern and eastern Africa, politics, political development,
political economy. Active in promoting economic and political reform.

Teaching Interests

Modern southern and eastern Africa, politics, political development,
political economy. Active in promoting economic and political reform.

Publications

The Founder: Cecil Rhodes and the Pursuit of Power (Oxford, 1988);

South Africa and its Neighbors: Regional Securiity and Self-Interest (Lexington, 1985);

Namibia: Political and Economic Prospects (Lexington, 1983);

War and Peace in Southern Africa: Drugs, Crime, and Trade (Brookings, 1998);

Vigilance and Vengeance: NGOs Preventing Ethnic Conflict in Divided Societies (Brookings, 1996);

From Massacres to Genocide: The Media, Public Policy, and Humanitarian Crises (Brookings, 1996) and many others.

Keywords

humanitarian crisis ; political reform ; political economy ; politics ; Southern Africa ; ...