Michael G. Schatzberg

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor
Affiliation	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Email	schatzberg@polisci.wisc.edu
Mailing Address	Department of Political Science University of Wisconsin-Madison 1050 Bascom Mall Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 608-263-2392 fax: 608-265-2663
Countries of Specialization	Congo (Democratic Republic)
Research Interests	African politics, comparative politics, and political culture. new research project deals with the politics, economics, and culture of football (soccer) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Teaching Interests	African politics, comparative politics, and political culture.
Publications	Political Legitimacy in Middle Africa: Father, Family, Food. (Indiana University Press, 2001) Mobutu or Chaos? The United States and Zaire, 1960-1990. (Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1991) The Dialectics of Oppression in Zaire. (Indiana University Press, 1988) Politics and Class In Zaire: Bureaucracy, Business and Beer in Lisala. (Holmes & Meier, Africana, 1980) He has also published articles in Politique africaine, Journal of Democracy, Africa, Comparative Politics, Journal of Modern African Studies, and other professional journals.
Keywords	African politics ; comparative politics ; political culture ; football ; soccer ; ...