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Home page  Experts Joel D. Barkan
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Joel D. BarkanSenior Associate (Non-resident), Africa Program |
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Africa
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Africa Program
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Associated Research Focus: Africa, democratization and governance in Africa, civil society, corruption, international aid |
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202-966-5449
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Joel Barkan is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Iowa and senior associate at CSIS. A specialist on issues of democratization and governance across Anglophone Africa, he served as the first regional democracy and governance adviser for eastern and southern Africa at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), from 1992 to 1994. Since then, he has straddled the worlds of academe and policy by consulting extensively for USAID, the UN Development Program, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, and the World Bank. Dr. Barkan has been a visiting fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace (1997–1998), the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2001–2002), the University of Cape Town (2004, 2005, and 2007), and the National Endowment for Democracy (2000 and 2005–2006). He has written extensively on democratization and governance, including articles in Foreign Affairs, American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Democracy, and World Politics. He received his A.B. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. in political science and African studies from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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CSIS Publications by Joel D. Barkan
Breaking the Stalemate in Kenya 01/08/2008
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Joel D. Barkan In the News
Joel Barkan, a CSIS senior associate, was quoted by the Washington Post, "U.S. Policy in Africa Faulted on Priorities." 02/21/2008
Joel Barkan, a CSIS senior associate, was quoted by CNN.com, "Bush, First Lady Promote Low-Tech Health Solution in Africa." 02/19/2008
Joel Barkan, a senior associate with the CSIS Africa Program, was quoted by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Feingold Arranges Meeting on U.S. Efforts in Kenya." 02/09/2008
Joel Barkan, a senior associate with the CSIS Africa Program, appeared on National Public Radio's Tell Me More, "'Ethnic Cleansing' the Best Phrase for Kenyan Violence?" 01/31/2008
Joel Barkan, a senior associate with the CSIS Africa Program, had his commentary "Kenya in Crisis" quoted by Reuters, "Kenya Violence Reveals Deep Social, Ethnic Rifts." 01/10/2008
Joel Barkan, a senior associate with the CSIS Africa Program, was quoted by the Guardian, "The Other Obama-Kennedy Connection." 01/10/2008
Joel Barkan, a CSIS senior associate, was interviewed on PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, "Hundreds Dead as Election Riots Flare in Kenya." 12/31/2007
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Testimony by Joel D. Barkan
Hearing on the Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Flawed Democracy in Kenya 02/07/2008
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