John Harbeson
Profile
John Harbeson is currently Professor of Political Science Emeritus as well as a professorial lecturer for the . He is a current member of the .
Previously, he was a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the and a Visiting Fellow of the . While on leave from his academic positions, he twice served in the , most recently as Regional Democracy and Governance Advisor for Eastern and Southern Africa. Harbeson received grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the American Council of Learned Societies. He has taught at the Universities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Nairobi, and Kenya. He chairs the editorial board for the Lynne Rienner series on Challenge and Change in Contemporary African Politics. Combining the study of politics with its practice, he was twice elected to the Board of Trustees (city council) of Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
Education
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, 1970.
Research Interests
Professor Harbeson's research has centered on the comparative study of political change and the political economy of development in less developed countries, with a concentration on sub-Saharan Africa.
Publications