l'Afrique

États-Unis d'Amérique

Associate Professor Sociology

National University, San Diego, California

lzukas@nu.edu

College of Letters and Sciences
Social Sciences
National University
Room 104
11255 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, California 92037 USA

phone: (858) 642-8437
fax: (858) 642-8715

Zimbabwe

Doctoral dissertation completed at the University of California, San
Diego.

Doctoral dissertation on "Women, War, and Social Change: The Challenge to Independence in
Zimbabwe," which addresses the tensions between tradition and modernity in
the face of colonialism and revolution.

Current research on "From Glorious Revolution to Failed State: Women
Ex-Combatants and Mugabe's Zimbabwe," which addresses Robert Mugabe's rise
to power in the Zimbabwean liberation struggle and his failure to support
the women who helped him win.

Latest publication involves the rise of socialism and the reconfiguration
of political landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Other publications focus on
human rights, gender in economic development, and gender and information
technology in sub-Saharan Africa.

human rights ; gender ; economic development ; information technology ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; ...