Education
Ph. D., M.A., Cornell University
M.B.A. with highest honors, Boston University
M.A., B.A. cum laude, University of New Hampshire
Areas of Expertise
International development, African
politics and economics, international business
Courses Taught
Business & its Environment,
Business Strategy
Research Interests
Governance, institutional development,
comparative public administration
Selected Publications
“Making the world safe for partial democracy?” International Security, vol. 33, no. 2 (2008).
“Muslim exceptionalism? Measuring the ‘democracy gap,’” Middle East Policy, vol. 14, no. 3 (Fall 2007).
“Is governance reform a catalyst for development?” Governance,
vol. 20, no. 2 (2007): 165-186.
“Organising for mutual advantage: Municipal associations in Bulgaria (with Derick W. Brinkerhoff).” Public Administration and Development, vol. 26, no. 5 (2006): 373-382.
"Plebiscites,
fiscal policy, and the poor: Learning from U.S. experience
with direct democracy.” Development
Policy Review, vol. 23, no. 5 (2005): 553-566.
“Institutional dualism
and international development: A revisionist interpretation
of good governance” (with Derick W. Brinkerhoff).
Administration and Society, vol. 37, no 2 (2005): 199-224.
“Predatory versus developmental rule in Africa.” Democratization,
vol. 11, no. 3 (2004): 88-110.
“Donors, dictators and
democrats in Africa.” Journal of Modern African Studies,
vol. 39, no. 3 (2001): 411-36. Rpt. in Taking Sides: Clashing
Views on Controversial African Issues, ed. William G. Moseley,
Guilford, Conn.: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2007.
Professional Activities
Rapporteur, Chapter 5, “Road maps for implementation of reforms,” Making the Law Work for Everyone, Volume II: Working Group Reports (2008), pp. 275-351.
Senior Research Fellow , Harvard
University, Robert and Renée Belfer Center for Science
and International Affairs, Program on Intrastate Conflict/Interstate
Security Program, , 2004-05.
Senior Fellow, John W. McCormack Institute of
Public Affairs, Center for Democracy and Development, Senior
Fellow, 1998—present
Honors
Betty Diener Faculty Award for
Excellence in Teaching, 2003
Distinguished First-Prize Winner, Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research
Prize, 2002
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Research, 2000
Harvard Institute for International Development, Faculty Associate,
1998—2000
Harvard Institute for International Development, Visiting
Scholar, 1997—98
M.B.A. Association Annual Faculty Award, 1987
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