Linda J. Beck

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Assistant Professor
Affiliation	University of Maine, Farmington
Email	linda.beck@maine.edu
Mailing Address	Department of Political Science Roberts Learning Center, Room 308 University of Maine Farmington, Maine 04938 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: (207) 778-7341
Countries of Specialization	Senegal
Research Interests	Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1996. Research interests and publications focus on Senegalese politics, including topics related to democratization, decentralization, conflict resolution and the New African diaspora.
Teaching Interests	Comparative politics ; African politics ; Islam and politics in Africa.
Publications	Book: Brokering democracy in Africa: the rise of clientelist democracy in Senegal. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. (280 p.) Book chapters and journal articles: "Democratization and the hidden public: the impact of patronage networks on Senegalese women," Comparative politics, 35, 2 (January 2003): 147-69. "Le clientélisme au Sénégal: un adieu sans regrets?" Le Sénégal contemporain. Sous la direction de Momar-Coumba Diop. Paris: Karthala, 2002. pp. 527-47. "Reining in the marabouts?: democratization and local governance in Senegal," African affairs. 100, 401 (2001): 601-21. "Senegal's enlarged presidential majority: deepening democracy or detour?" State, conflict, and democracy in Africa, edited by Richard Joseph. Boulder, CO: L. Rienner, 1999. pp. 197-216. "Senegal's 'patrimonial democrats': instrumental reform and the obstacles to the consolidation of democracy," Canadian journal of African studies, 31, 1 (1997): 1-31.
Keywords	comparative politics ; African politics ; Islam.