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Graduate Courses

Africa in Comparative Perspective

Syllabus – fall 2009

African Political Institutions

Course wiki page, via Wetpaint
Syllabus – spring 2010

Theories of Comparative & International Studies

Syllabus – fall 2009

Undergraduate Courses

Contemporary Africa

Syllabus – spring 2009

Civilizations of Africa

Syllabus – spring 2009

Intro to International Relations Research

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• Featured Research Paper:

  "Power Sharing and Political Inclusion in Africa's Uncertain Democracies"

  Power sharing agreements have been widely used in Africa as paths out of civil war. However the research focus on conflict mitigation provides an inadequate guide to recent cases such as Kenya and Zimbabwe. When used in response to flawed elections, pacts guaranteeing political inclusion adversely affect government performance and democratization. Political inclusion in these cases undermines vertical relationships of accountability, increases budgetary spending, and creates conditions for policy gridlock....
  (Read more on my Research page)