Zachariah Mampilly

Zachariah Mampilly

Professor

Marxe School of Public and International Affairs

Department: Public Affairs

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: zachariah.mampilly@baruch.cuny.edu

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Zachariah Mampilly is the Marxe Endowed Chair of International Affairs at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, CUNY and a member of the doctoral faculty in the Department of Political Science at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is the Co-Founder of the Program on African Social Research. Previously, he was Professor of Political Science and Director of the Africana Studies Program at Vassar College. In 2012/2013, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is the author of Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War  (Cornell U. Press 2011) and with Adam Branch, Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change (African Arguments, Zed Press 2015).  He is the co-editor of Rebel Governance in Civil Wars  (Cambridge U. Press 2015) with Ana Arjona and Nelson Kasfir; and Peacemaking: From Practice to Theory (Praeger 2011) with Andrea Bartoli and Susan Allen Nan. His writing has also appeared in Foreign Affairs, Jacobin, The Hindu, Africa's a Country, N+1, Dissent, Al Jazeera, The Washington Post¿ and elsewhere. He has held fellowships with the Institute for Advanced Study (New Jersey), the Open Society Foundation, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Fulbright Program. 

Education

Ph.D., Department of Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles California

M.A., Department of Political Science, Columbia University New York

Advanced Swahili FLAS Fellow, Michigan State University Michigan

B.A., African Studies and International Relations,, Tufts University Massachusetts

Public Policy International Affairs Fellow, WWS, Princeton University New Jersey

Study Abroad, University of Dar es Salaam

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Fall 2023PAF9156Emrg Prep Resp & Rec
Fall 2023PAF9434Political Violence
Spring 2023PAF9490International Affairs Capstone
Spring 2023PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Fall 2022PAF9434Political Violence
Fall 2022PAF9156Emrg Prep Resp & Rec
Fall 2022PAF9156Emrg Prep Resp & Rec
Spring 2022PAF9490International Affairs Capstone
Fall 2021PAF9156Emrg Prep Resp & Rec
Spring 2021PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Spring 2021PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Fall 2020PAF9156Emrg Prep Resp & Rec
Spring 2020PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF
Spring 2020PAF9199Selected Topics In PAF

Books

Mampilly, Z. C., & Branch, A. (2015). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. African Arguments / Zed Press.

Mampilly, Z. C., Arjona, A., & Kasfir, N. (2015). Rebel Governance in Civil Wars. 2015. Cambridge University Press.

Mampilly, Z. C., Bartoli, A., & Allen Nan, S. (2011). Peacemaking: From Practice to Theory. Praeger Security International.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life During War. Cornell University Press.

Journal Articles

(2022). The Du Bois Doctrine: Race and the American Century. Foreign Affairs,

Mampilly, Z. C., & Stewart, M. (2020). Explaining Variation in Rebel Political Institutions. Journal of Conflict Resolution,

Mampilly, Z. C., & Gowrinathan, N. (2019). Resistance and Repression under the Rule of Rebels: Women, Clergy and Civilian Agency in LTTE Governed Sri Lanka. Journal of Comparative Politics,

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018). Shifts in global power and UN peacekeeping performance: India’s rise and its impact on civilian protection in Africa. African Affairs,

Mampilly, Z. C. (2009). A Marriage of Inconvenience: Tsunami Aid and the Unraveling of the LTTE’s and GoSL’s Complex Dependency. Civil Wars, 11(3). 302-320.

Mampilly, Z. C., & Gowrinathan, N. (2009). Aid and Access in Sri Lanka. Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, 43.

Mampilly, Z. C., & Branch, A. (2005). Winning the War, but Losing the Peace: SPLA Local Governance and the Task Ahead. Journal of Modern African Studies, 43(1).

Mampilly, Z. C. (2004). . African Renaissance, 1(2).

Mampilly, Z. C. (2004). Parcellized Sovereignty: Understanding the Politics of Conflict in Africa. Ufahamu, 30(1).

Mampilly, Z., & Danton, J. A Tax Like Any Other? Rebel Taxation on Narcotics. International Politics,

Mampilly, Z., & Thakur, S. "Rebel Taxation as Extortion or a Technology of Governance? Telling the Difference in India’s Northeast.". International Studies Quarterly,

Book Chapters

Mampilly, Z. C. (2021). Between the Moral and Market Economy: Taxation and Governance by Rebel Groups. In Fassin, D., & Pinaud, C. (Eds.), War Economies

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016). Peacekeeping and the Arab World: India’s Rise and its Impact on UN Missions in Sudan. Makdisi, Kareem and Vijay Prashad. Land of the Blue Helmets: The UN in the Arab World University of California Press..

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015). Insurgent governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Krieger, H. (Ed.), Inducing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law: Lessons from the African Great Lakes Region London: Cambridge University Press.

(2015). Performing the Nation-State: Rebel Groups and Symbolic Sovereignty. In Mampilly, Z. C., Arjona, A., & Kasfir, N. (Eds.), Rebel Governance

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014). Indian Peacekeeping and the Performance of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.”. In Wyss, M., & Tardy, T. (Eds.), Peacekeeping in Africa: The Evolving Security Architecture New York: Routledge.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013). India’s African Sojourn. In Murithi, T. (Ed.), A Handbook of Africa’s International Relations New York: Routledge.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011). A commentary on Séverine Autesserre's The Trouble with the Congo. (pp. 101-107). African Security Review.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011). The Nexus of Militarization and Corruption in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka. In Zaum, D., & Cheng, C. (Eds.), In Selling the Peace: Post-conflict Peacebuilding and Corruption New York: Routledge.

Media Contributions

Mampilly, Z., & Cader, F. (2022). The Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/23/srilanka-protests-wickremesinghe-rajapaksa/

"Sri Lanka's Multiple Crises Just Came to a Head." Analysis of the political protests and leadership transition in Sri Lanka

(2021). United Nations University WIDER.

(2020). Dissent Magazine.

Presentations

Mampilly, Z. (2024, August 16). On the military's role in Popular Movements. Silent Warrior. Germany: United States Department of Defense.

Mampilly, Z. (2024, November 16). America in Africa: Genuine Partners or Neocolonialism?. Roundtable on US Africa Policy. : The Resistance Bureau.

Mampilly, Z. (2024, November 16). Social Movements and the Global Order. Columbia University: Columbia University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2021, February 4). A Tax Like Any Other? Rebel Taxes on Drug Production and War Time Economic Order. Comparative Politics Workshop. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2021, May 26). Youth involvement in African social movements. Africa Division. Washington DC via Zoom: International Republican Institute.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2021, February 12). Rural Radicalism in Africa. Rural Radicalism. New York: Social Science Research Council.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2020, November 18). . Roundtable on Covid and Democracy. Los Angeles: Health Begins.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2020, December 16). African Knowledge Production. Open Society Board Meeting. New York: Open Society Foundation.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2020, January 20). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. African Politics Seminar series. Cambridge, UK: University of Cambridge.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2020, January 23). Taxation and governance by armed groups. Seminar on Political Violence. Oxford, UK: Oxford University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2019, September 20). Reflections on Rebel Governance. Conference on Rebel Organizations. Copenhagen: Danish Institutes for International Studies.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2019, November 20). Social Movements and Pan-Africanism, Past and Future. : Harvard University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2019, December 16). African protests today. African Politics. Cape Town, South Africa: University of the Western Cape.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : University of Michigan.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : Georgetown University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : American University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Tufts University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018, December 31). Radical Rebel Diplomacy. Santa Barbara: University of California.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2017, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : University of Virginia.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2017, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Colby College.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2017, February 28). Fieldwork in Conflict Zones. : Harvard University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2017, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2017, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : International Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Notre Dame.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : African Grantmakers’ Affinity Group.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Civilian Resistance to Rebel Rule: Oppositional Agency and the Tamil Tigers. : International Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : Leiden University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : West Point.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : Institute of Advanced Studies.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Civilian Resistance to Rebel Rule: Oppositional Agency and the Tamil Tigers. : CUNY Graduate Center CP workshop.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Social Science Research Council.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Leiden University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : University of Cambridge.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : Central European University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, December 31). Social Movements and the Black Intellectual Tradition. : Tufts University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, December 31). Project on Middle Eastern Political Science (POMEPS). Workshop on Syria. : George Washington University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : International Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, June 30). Geneva Call and PEIC. Education and Armed Non-State Actor Workshop.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, May 31). Subnational Governance and Conflict Workshop. : University of Sussex.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Claremont College.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Central European University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015, September 30). Democracy in Africa. Blouin Creative Leadership Summit.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : African Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014, December 31). Global Power Shifts and UN Peacekeeping Missions: How India’s Rise Affects Peacekeeping Performance in Africa. : University of Toronto.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014, December 31). Global Power Shifts and UN Peacekeeping Missions: How India’s Rise Affects Peacekeeping Performance in Africa. : University of California, Los Angeles.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : Columbia University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014, December 31). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups. : University of Toronto.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Roundtable at Yale University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, March 31). . Subnational Research. : Brown University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, November 30). Rebel Governance and the Syrian Opposition. : George Washington University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : University of Utrecht.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, December 31). Global Power Shifts and UN Peacekeeping Missions: How India’s Rise Affects Peacekeeping Performance in Africa. : CUIPS/Columbia University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, December 31). Global Power Shifts and UN Peacekeeping Missions: How India’s Rise Affects Peacekeeping Performance in Africa. : Economic and Social Research Foundation, Tanzania.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : Soka Gakkai University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013, December 31). Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change. : SUNY-Newburgh.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2012, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : Pomona College.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2012, December 31). Global Power Shifts and UN Peacekeeping Missions: How India’s Rise Affects Peacekeeping Performance in Africa. : International Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2012, December 31). Global Power Shifts and UN Peacekeeping Missions: How India’s Rise Affects Peacekeeping Performance in Africa. : ETH Zurich.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2012, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : Arizona State University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2012, March 31). “Africa at a Crossroads: On Violent and Non- Violent Revolutions. : University of Southern California.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011, April 30). Democracy, Discontent and Dissent in Africa Today. : Fordham University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011, February 28). Building a New Sudan. : Georgetown University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : Columbia University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011, June 30). Health Care Provision by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army. : United States Department of State.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. Hansen Lecture Series. : San Diego State University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. : Northwestern.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010, February 28). Violent Discontent: Sri Lanka’s Post- Conflict Confusion. EPIIC Symposium. : Tufts University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010, April 30). The Future of the Refugee Camp: New Paradigms and Policies. : Rockefeller Foundation.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010, November 30). Militarization and Counterinsurgency in Sri Lanka. : Yale University Law School.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010, December 31). Performing the Nation-State: Rebel Groups and Symbolic Sovereignty. Workshop on Rebel Governance. : Dartmouth College.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2009, December 31). Performing the Nation-State: Rebel Groups and Symbolic Sovereignty. Conference on Rebel Governance. : Yale.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2009, December 31). Performing the Nation-State: Rebel Groups and Symbolic Sovereignty. : American Political Science Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2009, November 30). How can former rebels be included in democratic processes. : Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Government of Canada.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2008, December 31). Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. Order, Conflict and Violence. : Yale.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2008, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. : International Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2008, October 31). Security, Governance and Political Economy: Constraints and Opportunities in Southern Sudan: Background and Key Findings. : World Bank.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2008, February 28). Roundtable on the Congo War. : Yale University.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2007, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. Nuffield Grad Seminar. : Oxford.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2007, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. : American Political Science Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2007, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. : African Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2006, March 31). onflict in Africa: an Overview” and “The War in the Democratic Republic of Congo. : University of California, Los Angeles African Studies Center.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2006, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. : Western Political Science Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2006, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. Working Group in African Political Economy. : University of California, Los Angeles.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2004, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. : African Studies Association.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2004, December 31). Stationary Bandits: Understanding Rebel Governance. : Sudan Studies Association.

Other Scholarly Works

Mampilly, Z. (2022). Africa Holds Up a Mirror to India. Africa is a Country.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2019). Taxation and Governance by Armed Groups.

In Progress.

Mampilly, Z. C., & Kaplan, M. (2019). Radical Rebel Diplomacy.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018). Two Trips to Juba: Youth Activism and the Politics of Violence in South Sudan. Africa is a Country.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2018). Senegal's Rappers Continue to ‘Cry From the Heart’ for a More Just Society. The Conversation.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2017). South Sudan not facing ‘genocide’, but violence is constant. Al Jazeera.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2016). The Price of Peacekeeping: On India’s Involvement in Sudan. The Hindu.

Mampilly, Z. C., & Kasfir, N. (2016). ISIS and Rebel Governance.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015). Decolonizing the United States: Lessons from Africa. Ufahamu.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2015). The People’s Protest: Sudan from the Margins. N+1.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014). Burkina Faso’s uprising part of an ongoing wave of African protests. The Monkey Cage/Washington Post.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2014). Accursed by Man, Not God: The Fight for Tanzania's Gas Lands. Warscapes.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013). Rebel Governance and the Syrian War. 22

Mampilly, Z. C. (2013). 6(2),

Mampilly, Z. C. (2012). Decision-making and Governance Performance in the Republic of South Sudan.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011). Rebels with a Cause: A History of Rebel Governance, From the US Civil War to Libya.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2011). Witnessing the Birth of a Nation in Southern Sudan. TheRoot.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010). Sudan’s Elections and the Prospects for Peace. TheRoot.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2010). Behind Uganda’s World Cup Terror Blasts. TheRoot.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2009). What the U.S. can do for Congo. TheRoot.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2009). M.I.A.’s Latest Hit: Save Sri Lanka. TheRoot.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2009). How can Former Rebels, Women, and Minorities be included in Democratic Processes?.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2008). Organizing for Obama. SAMAR Magazine 28.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2008). Sudan on the Rebound? TheRoot.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2007).

Mampilly, Z. C. (2007). The Labeling of Genocide: Who Wins? Inthefray.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2005). The Pitfalls of Desi Consciousness. Shabhash Version. 2.0.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2005). Uganda’s Hidden War. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2005). Engaging Rebels in Tsunami Reconstruction Efforts. Tamilnet.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2004). When Will the Congo Find Peace? Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2004). Everybody Wants a Piece of Sudan. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2002). Kith and Kinship: A Memorial for Philippe Wamba. Inthefray.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2002). Gentrification and Resistance in Gullah Country. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2001). Black Like Me: On Being Post- South Asian. Inthefray.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2001). Beyond the Black Panthers: An Interview with Kathleen Cleaver. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). New Exhibit Highlights Kenyan Asians. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). Reviving the South Movement. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). Foes or Allies: African American/ South Asian Relations. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). Indian Ocean Trade Association Helps Link Africa, Asia. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). The Afro/Gypsy Connection. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). “East Africa Reborn. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). The Queen of Sheba’s Nigerian Roots. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). The African Diaspora of the Indian Subcontinent. Africana.com.

Mampilly, Z. C. (2000). Ivory Coast: New Vision or Same Old Story. Africana.com.

TitleFunding Agency SponsorStart DateEnd DateAwarded DateTotal FundingStatus
Program on African Social Research: Strengthening research and writing capacity of early career African social scientistsCarnegie Corporation10/01/202209/30/202506/14/2022750000Funded - In Progress
For the pilot Project on African Social ResearchCarnegie Corporation10/01/202009/30/202211/13/2020200000Funded - In Progress
Honor / AwardOrganization SponsorDate ReceivedDescription
MemberInstitute for Advanced Study, New Jersey2021Appointed a Member of the 2021-2022 class at the Institute for Advanced Study, New Jersey
FellowOpen Society Foundation, New York2019
Leonard and Sophie Davis Genocide Prevention FellowUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Simon-Skjodt Center for the 2018 – 2019 Prevention of Genocide2018
Fulbright Research / Teaching Award, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania2012
Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowship, Washington D.C. declined2012
Scholarly Residency at the Bellagio Center, ItalyRockefeller Foundation2009
Department of Political Science, UCLA, Dissertation Fellow2006
UCLA International Institute, Associate Global Fellow2006
Department of Political Science, UCLA, Mentored Teaching Fellow2005
UC Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation, Dissertation Year Fellow2005
UCLA International Institute, Alice Belkin Scholarship2005
Swahili Foreign Language Area Studies Fellow, UCLA2001

College

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Baruch College Strategic Planning CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Black Studies ColloquiumCommittee MemberPresent
Baruch Faculty SenateCommittee MemberPresent
Curriculum CommitteeCommittee Member6/15/2023
Search Committee for Assistant ProfessorCommittee Chair3/15/2023

University

Committee NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Graduate Center Diversity, Equity and Inclusion TaskforceCommittee Member8/15/20227/1/2022

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
African AffairsEditorial Advisory Board Member1/1/2017Present
Program on African Social ResearchProgram CoordinatorNew YorkUnited States10/1/2020PresentInternational
International SecurityEditor, Associate EditorMassachusettsUnited States9/1/20208/31/2022
African Politics Conference GroupChairperson1/1/201912/31/2020
Chris Day (College of Charleston), Morgan Kaplan (Harvard University), Marc Lynch (George Washington University), Romain Malejacq (Northwestern University), Lisa Mueller (Macalester College), Reo Matsuzaki (Trinity College), Dipali Mukhophadyay (Columbia University), Jillian Schwedler (Hunter College), Nick Smith (CCNY), Anoop Sarbahi (University of Minnesota), Megan Stewart (American University), Ora Szekely (Clark University)Book Manuscript Workshops12/31/2018
Carnegie Corporation, Peacebuilding in Africa InitiativeExternal Reviewer12/31/2018
Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, World Politics, African Affairs, Comparative Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, Security Studies, Third World Quarterly, Conflict Management and Peace Sciences, Terrorism and Political Violence, Journal of East African Studies, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Journal of Legal PluralismReviewer 12/31/2018
African AffairsStephen Ellis Best Article Prize Committee12/31/2018
American Political Science AssociationGiovanni Sartori Prize Committee12/31/2018
Department of Political Science, Hunter CollegeExternal Reviewer12/31/2017
African Studies Association Annual MeetingSection Chair, Policy, Politics, and International Relations12/31/2017
Africana Studies Program, Tufts UniversityExternal Reviewer12/31/2016
African Politics Conference Group, Best Article Award CommitteeChairperson12/31/2015
Ufahamu - A Journal of African StudiesCo-Editor-in-Chief1/1/200312/31/2006
Coordinator, Yatra Collective, Los Angeles, CA1/1/200212/31/2006
University of California, Los AngelesCo-President, Political Science Graduate Students Association1/1/200312/31/2004
University of California, Los AngelesStudent Representative, Admission’s Committee, Political Science1/1/200212/31/2003
Inthefray.comCommentary Editor1/1/200112/31/2003