People
Center for African Studies
Jeremy Weinstein
Director and Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Research: Civil war; Ethnic politics; Economic growth; Political economy of development in Africa
Countries: Uganda, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya
Lucy Thairu
Interim Associate Director
Joel Samoff
Consulting Professor
- Research: African politics; Politics and education; Foreign aid; Political development and modernization; African urban politics, political economy, sociology of knowledge, computers, and social change
Countries: Tanzania, Zambia, Bénin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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