B.A. National University of Zaire/Congo
M.P.I.A University of Pittsburgh
MA. University of Chicago
Ph.D. University of Chicago

Courses:

Comparative State-Society relations
Comparative Third World Politics
International Political Economy of the Third World
African and African American Politics

Recent Publications:

Comparing Apples and Mangoes: The Overpoliticized State and Comparative Politics (Forthcoming)
"The Overpoliticized State and Democratization"
"The Overpoliticized State and International Politics: Nicaragua, Haiti, Cambodia and Togo"
"Name Change, American Civilization, and African American Politics"
"Social Theory and the Challenges of Africa's Future"

Research Interests:

--Crossnational Comparative Politics of Western and non-Western countries
--North-South Political Economy
--African Politics and Transformations
--African American Politics and Pan Africanism

Current Research Projects:

1. As a follow-up to my forthcoming book "Comparing Apples and Mangoes," which establishes--theoretically and empirically-- the conceptual basis that distinguishes the state in Africa, Asia, and South America from the state in Western countries, I am now engaged in collecting data and writing a book to test the explanatory hypotheses/propositions about the state in non-Western countries.
2. As part of my interest in the African transformations, I am now collecting data and writing a book about the conditions under which the recently proposed "African Union" can be a viable strategy of transformation.