Ngonidzashe Munemo

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Professor of Political Science, Chair of Global Studies

[email protected]
413-597-4252
Stetson Hall Rm 510

Education

B.A. Bard College (2000)
M.A. Columbia University, Political Science (2001)
Ph.D. Columbia University, Political Science (2008)

Courses

PSCI 243 / AFR 256

Politics of Africa (not offered 2020/20)

PSCI 249 / GBST 249

From Beetroot to Zero Grazing: Comparative Response to AIDS in Africa (not offered 2020/20)

PSCI 341

Modern Midas? Resource Abundance and Development (not offered 2020/20)

PSCI 350 T

Comparative Political Economy (not offered 2020/20)

Current Committees

  • Committee on Admission and Financial Aid (CAFA)
  • Global Studies, Chair
  • Public Health

About

Prof. Munemo has a Ph.D. from Colombia and a B.A. from Bard.   He  specializes in comparative politics, with a focus on contemporary African politics.  His current book project,Incumbency and Relief in Africa, examines what happens when drought induces a crisis in provisioning.  Specifically, the book explains why some African governments adopt drought relief policies that are heavily reliant on free food aid, while other governments opt for labor-based relief to protect citizens from dearth.  The book develops a political framework that sheds light on the distinctive micro-political imperatives that lead some incumbents to choose food aid over labor-based relief.