E. IKE UDOGU

           

Office Address:

Department of Political Science & Criminal Justice

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC 28608-2107

Office Phone # (828) 262-6346

Fax: (828) 262-2947

E-Mail Address: udoguei@appstate.edu

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.: Political Science (with concentration in International and Comparative Politics) Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois.

 

M.A.: Political Science, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois.

 

B.A.: Political Science, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.

 

DISSERTATION

Ph.D.: South West Africa People's Organization of Namibia as a Non-state Actor in the Namibian Issue.

 

THESIS

M.A.:  The Problems of African Unity and the Awakening of Regional Cooperation.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2004-

            Professor, Dept. of Political Science & Criminal Justice, Appalachian State

            University, Boone, North Carolina. I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in:

            World Politics, Comparative Politics, African Politics, Politics of the Developing

            Nations, Human Rights, Ethnic/Minority Politics'

1985-2003

Professor of Political Science, Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

E. Ike Udogu (ed.), Nigeria in the 21^st Century: Strategies for Political Stability and Peaceful

Coexistence (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2005)

 

E. Ike Udogu (ed.), The Issue of Political Ethnicity in Africa (Aldershot, Brookfield, Singapore and Sydney: Ashgate Publishers, 2001)

 

E. Ike Udogu, An African Portrait: A Sociological and Political Fiction (Florence, SC: Francis Marion University Printing Press, 1999)

E. Ike Udogu (ed.), Democracy and Democratization in Africa: Toward the 21st Century (Leiden, Koln and Boston: E. J. Brill Publishers, 1997).

 

E. Ike Udogu, Nigeria and the Politics of Survival as a Nation-state (Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1997)

 

E. Ike Udogu, Minority Politics in Rural America: Theory, Practice and Case Studies from a Southern State (forthcoming 2006)

 

E. Ike Udogu, Africa in the New Millennium:  Social, Political and Economic Development Discourse (Forthcoming 2006)

 

  

SELECTED BOOK CHAPTERS

 

2005

Pita O. Agbese and E. Ike Udogu (2005), 'Taming of the Shrew: Civil-Military Politics in the

      Fourth Republic,' in E. Ike Udogu (ed.), Nigeria in the Twenty-First Century: Strategies for

      Political Stability and Peaceful Coexistence (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2005).

 

E. Ike Udogu (2005), 'Building a Sustainable Democracy and Political Stability in the New

      Millennium,' in E. Ike Udogu (ed.) Nigeria in the Twenty-First Century: Strategies for

      Political Stability and Peaceful Coexistence (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2005).

 

E. Ike Udogu (2005), 'Elections: 2003 Political Contest and Lessons for the Future,' in E.

      Ike Udogu (ed.), Nigeria in the Twenty-First Century: Strategies for Political Stability

      and Peaceful Coexistence (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 205).

 

 2004

E. Ike Udogu, 'Human Rights and Minorities: A Theoretical Discourse,' in Paul Tiyambe

Zeleza and Philip M. McConnaughay (eds.), Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Development in Africa (Philadelphia, PA:  University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004)

 

E. Ike Udogu, 'Africa and the Search for Political Stability in the New Century,' in A. B.

             Zack-Williams and Ola Uduku (eds.), Africa Beyond the Postcolonial: Reading in

             Culture, Politics and Sociology (Aldershot, Brookfield, Singapore and Sidney: Ashgate

             Publishers, 2004).

 

E. Ike Udogu, 'The Struggle for Stability in Nigeria's Contemporary Politics (1990-1999)

 and Lessons for the Fourth Republic,' in John M. Mbaku and S. C. Saxena (eds.), Africa

 at the Crossroads: Between Regionalism and Globalization (Westport, CT: Greenwood

Publishing Group, Inc., 2004).

 

2002

E. Ike Udogu, 'Liberal Democracy and Federalism in Contemporary Politics' in Toyin Falola

 (ed.), Nigeria in the 20^th Century (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Publishers, 2002)

 

E. Ike Udogu, 'Economic Community of West African States: From Economic Union to a

            Peacekeeping Mission? In Thomas D. Boston (ed.), Leading Issues in Black Political

            Economy (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2002)

 

2001

E. Ike Udogu, 'Africa and Political Stability in the 21st Century,' in S. C. Saxena (ed.),

Africa Beyond 2000 (New Delhi: Kalinga Publications, 2001).

 

E. Ike Udogu, 'Ethnicity and Theory in African Politics,' in E. Ike Udogu (ed.), The Issue of

 Political Ethnicity in Africa (Aldershot, Burlington, Singapore, Sydney: Ashgate

 Publishers, 2001)

 

1999

E. Ike Udogu, 'Ethnicity and Democratization in sub-Saharan Africa,' in John M. Mbaku

            (ed.), Preparing Africa for the Twenty-first Century: Strategies for Peaceful Co-existence

 and Sustainable Development (Aldershot, Brookfield, Singapore and Sydney: Ashgate     Publishing Limited, 1999).

 

1997

E. Ike Udogu, 'The Issues of Development and Environment in Africa: An Overview,' in Rukhsana A. Siddiqui (ed.), Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s:

 

 

E. Ike Udogu, 'Incomplete Metamorphic Democracy as a Conceptual Framework in the

 Analysis of African Politics: An Exploratory Investigation,' in E. Ike Udogu (ed.),

Democracy and Democratization in Africa: Toward the 21^st Century (Leiden, New York,

 Koln: E. J. Brill, 1997).

 

 

SELECTED BOOK REVIEWS

 

2005

Ed Cairns and Micheal D. Roe (eds.), The Role of Memory in Ethnic Conflict, Journal of Third World Studies, XXII, No. 1, pp. 330-334. Book reviewed with Carl McMahan.

 

 Jimmy Kandeh, Coups from Below: Armed Subalterns and State Power in West Africa, Review

 of African Political Economy, Nos. 104/5, Vol. 32, pp. 489-493. Book reviewed with Autumn Scarbrough.

2004

John M. Mbaku and Julius O. Ihonvbere (eds.), The Transition to Democratic Governance in

Africa: The Continuing Struggle, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. XXI, No. 2, pp. 216-220.

 

Rotimi T. Suberu, Federalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nigeria, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. XXI, No. 1, pp. 296-300.

Amy Chua, World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability, African and Asian Studies, Vol. 3, No. 3-4, pp. 323-329. Book reviewed with Caroline R. Linderman.

 

2002

Edward Lama Wonkeryor, Ella Forbes, James S. Guseh, George K. Kieh, Jr. (eds.), American

Democracy in Africa in the Twenty-First Century; George K. Kieh, Jr., Ida Mukenge

 (eds.), Zones of Conflict in Africa: Theories and Cases, African and Asian Studies, Vol.

 1, No. 3, pp. 231-236.

 

Joao M. Cabrita, Mozambique: The Tortuous Road to Democracy, Terrorism and Political

 Violence, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 147-148.

 

Kelechi A. Kalu, Economic Development and Nigerian Foreign Policy and Ufot B. Inamete,

Foreign Policy Decision-Making in Nigeria, African Studies Review, Vol. 45, No.3, pp.143-145

2001

Toyin Falola, The History of Nigeria, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol.18, No. 2, pp. 274-276.           

 

2000

Paris Yeros, Ethnicity and Nationalism in Africa: Constructivist Reflections and Contemporary Politics in Africa, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 382-383.

 

Jean-German Gross, Democratization in Late Twentieth Century Africa: Coping with

Uncertainty, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. XVII, No. 1, pp. 238-241.

George B. N. Ayittey, Africa in Chaos, International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Vol.

XL. No. 4, pp. 478-480.  

 

Toyin Falola, Development Planning and Decolonization in Nigeria, Journal of Third World

Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 240-243.

1998

Michael Willis, The Islamist Challenge in Algeria: A Political History, Journal of Political Science, Vol. XXVI, pp. 103-106.      

 

John M. Mbaku, Institutions and Reform in Africa: The Public Choice Perspective, The Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 99-102.

 

Julius O. Ihonvbere, The Politics of Adjustment and Democracy, Journal of African Policy

Studies, Vol. 2, No.1, pp.107-111  

 

Senyo B-S K. Adjibolosoo, The Human Factor in Developing Africa, Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. 13, No.2, pp. 247-253.   

 

1990

John A. Wiseman, Democracy in Black Africa: Survival and Revival, Africa Today, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 45-47.                                                                                            

 

SELECTED ARTICLES

 

2004

'African Development and the Immigration of Its Intelligentsia: An Overview.' Irinkerindo: A Journal of African Migration, Issue 3, September 2004. http://www.africamigration.com/

           

 'Reviving Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria's Current Politics: A Concise Analysis,' Africa Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 69-88

 

2003

'National Constitutions and Human Rights Issues in Africa,' African and Asian Studies,

Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 101-123

 

2001

'Human Rights and Minorities in Africa: A Theoretical and Conceptual Overview,' Journal of Third World Studies, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, pp. 87-104

2000

'Political Leadership and Governance in Democratic Nigeria,' Africa Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 109-131

'An Examination of Minority Groups and Human Rights Issues in Europe and Africa,' Journal of Political Science, Vol. 28, pp. 21-43  

 

1999

  'Economic Community of West African States: From an Economic Union to a Peace-keeping Mission?' The Review of Black Political Economy, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 55-74

 

 'The Issue of Ethnicity and Democratization in Africa: Toward the Millennium,' Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 29, No. 6, pp. 790-808

 

 'Prospects and Challenges in Post-apartheid South Africa: Toward the Next Millennium,' Journal of Developing Societies, Vol. XV, fasc. 2, pp. 220-234

 

 'Ethnicity, the State and the Issue of Nation-building in Nigeria's Forthcoming Republic,' Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies, Vol.18, No. 4, pp. 5-22

 

1997

  'Military Politics and Constitutional Discourse: Towards Nigeria's Forthcoming Republic,' Makerere Political Science Review, Vol. 1, pp. 1-22

 

1996

  'Introduction,' Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. XXXI, Nos. 1-2, pp. 1-4

 

'Incomplete Metamorphic Democracy as a Conceptual Framework in the Analysis of African Politics: An Exploratory Investigation,' Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. XXXI, Nos. 1-2, pp. 5-20

1995

'The Military, Civil Society and the Issue of Democratic Governance: Toward Nigeria's Fourth Republic,' Journal of Developing Societies, Vol. XI, fasc. 2, pp. 206-220

 

1994

'The Allurement of Ethnonationalism in Nigerian Politics: The Contemporary Debate,' Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. XXIX, Nos. 3-4, pp. 159-171

 

'Democracy, the Two-party System and the Transition Imbroglio in the March toward Nigeria's Third Republic 1985-1992,' Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives, Vol. 13, No. 1&2, pp. 205-220

 

'Nigeria: The Quest for Economic Revitalization,' IN DEPTH: A Journal for Values and Public Policy, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 91-107

 

1992

  'In Search of Political Stability and Survival: Toward Nigeria's Third Republic,' Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives, Vol. XI, No. 2&3, pp. 5-28

 

1990

  'National Integration Attempts in Nigerian Politics 1979-1984,' Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism, Vol. XVII, No. 1-2, pp. 157-175

                                                                                                                           

COMMENTARY 

 

'The Changes that are taking place in Eastern Europe are momentous but dangerous,' Time Magazine, Vol. 134, No. 22 (November 27, 1989), p. 6.

 

PROCEEDINGS/COMPENDIUMS/CD ROMS

 

2001

  'Minorities and Human Rights Issues in Europe and Africa,' CD Rom of the Proceeding of the 6^th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas (ISSEI), University of Haifa, Israel, Spring 2001.

 

1998

'Ethnicity and Democratization in sub-Saharan Africa,' collected papers of the International Conference on Africa and Globalization: Towards the Millennium, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England, Vol.1 (1998).

 

 

1996

  'Nigerian Military and Constitutional Engineering: The Abacha Administration and the Impending Fourth Republic,' collected papers compiled by the Secretariat, African Studies Association Press, Emory University, paper (No. 105). See ASA Annual Meeting Papers Collection (1993-1996 CD-ROM).

 

1995

 'The Allurement of Ethnonationalism in Nigerian Politics: The Contemporary Debate,' Proceedings: Association of Third World Studies (Winter 1995), pp. 328-337.

 

1994

'Democracy, the Two-party system and the Transition Imbroglio in the March Toward Nigeria's Third Republic 1985-1992,' collected papers compiled by the Secretariat, African Studies Association, Emory University, paper (No. 60). See ASA News, Vol. XXVII, No. 3 (July/September 1994), p. 15.

 

1993

'The Issues of Development and Environment in Africa,' collected papers compiled by the Secretariat, African Studies Association, Emory University, paper (No. 115). See ASA News, Vol. XXV, No. 2 (April-June, 1993), p. 18.

 

1992

  'In Search of Political Stability: Toward Nigeria's Third Republic,' collected papers compiled by the Secretariat, African Studies Association, Emory University, paper (No. 108). See ASA News, Vol. XXV, No. 2 (April-June, 1992), p. 25.

JOURNAL EDITED

 

1996

Guest Editor, Democracy and Democratization in Africa: Toward the 21st Century, Journal

of Asian and African Studies, Vol. XXXI, Nos. 1-2   (June 1996). E. J. Brill published it as a

 book in 1997.

 

 

SELECT NUMBER OF PRESENTED PAPERS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

 

2005:      'From the Past to the Present in Africa: Prospects for Development in the 21^st Century,'

               23^rd Annual Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies, Santo Domingo,

               Dominican Republic, November 20-22, 2005

 

               Round Table Discussion on articles in the journal, World Dialogue-Africa: Rethinking

               Pan-Africanism in the Search for Social Progress

 

2004:    'Strategies for Consolidating African Democracy in the 21^st Century: Some Prescriptions,'

               2^nd International Conference on European and International Political & Economic

  Affairs Athens, Greece, May 27-29, 2004

 

Discussant, 'Theory and Practice of World Politics,' 33^rd Annual Meeting of the North

Carolina Political Science Association, Western Carolina University, March 26-27, 2004

 

             'Africa and the Democratic Project,' 22^nd Annual Meeting of the Association of Third

             World Studies, Macon, Georgia, October 7-9, 2004

 

             'Sustaining the Transition to Democracy in the 21^st Century,' 47^th Annual Meeting of the

              African Studies Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11-14, 2004

 

2003:   'Managing Ethnic Diversity and the National Question in Contemporary African Politics:

             A Concise Analysis,' World Forum on Information Society (WFIS) conference, Geneva,

            Switzerland (December 8-12, 2003). Also, I attended the World Summit on Information

            Society (WSIS) conference on December 10, 2003 on strategies for tackling the problems

            of the North/South 'Digital Divide.' The UN sponsored the meeting.

 

2002:    Chair & Discussant, 'International Relations,' The 36^th Annual Meeting of the South

Carolina Political Science Association held at Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina February 9, 2002   

 

Chair & Discussant, 'Indigenous Technology & Development,' The 4^th European Social Science History Conference, Nederlands Congress Centrum, The Hague, the Netherlands February 27- March 3, 2002

 

'The Issues of Democracy and Good Governance in Africa in the New Millennium,' The 4^th European Social Science History Conference, Nederlands Congress Centrum, The Hague, the Netherlands February 27- March 3, 2002

 

'Liberal Democracy and Federalism in Nigeria's Contemporary Politics: An Overview,' Nigeria in the 20^th Century Conference, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas March 29-31, 2002

 

'The National Question in Africa,' The State in Africa Conference, sponsored by the African and African-American Studies Program at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan April 12-13, 2002

 

'The Issues of Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria in the New Millennium,' International Conference on the Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria sponsored by the Government of Edo State, the Ford Foundation and the National Integration Group, August 2-3. 2002. This meeting was held at the Cultural Center, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.

 

'National Constitutions and Human Rights Issues in Africa,' The 20^th International Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, National University of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan December 28-31, 2002

 

Chair and Discussant, Human Rights and Refugee Issues in Africa,' The 20^th International Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, National University of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan December 28-31, 2002

 

2001:    Discussant, Indigenous Structures and Governance in Africa,' The 19^th International

Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, Savannah, Georgia October 11- 13, 2001

 

2000:   'Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts in Africa,' International Conference on Government Policies, Constitutions and Ethnic Relations in Africa, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia February 24-26, 2000

 

'Africa and the Search for Political Stability in the New Millennium,' International Conference on AFRICA 2000, University of Liverpool, England August

 

1999:   'Leadership Theory and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria's Fourth Republic,' The 17th International Conference of the Association of Third World

 

'Human Rights and Minorities in Africa: A Theoretical and Conceptual Overview,' The 26th Annual Symposium, Center for African Studies and College of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign July 8-10, 1999

 

1998:   'Ethnicity and Democratization in sub-Saharan Africa,' Africa Studies Association of the United Kingdom, University of Central Lancashire, Preston,

 

'Minorities and Human Rights Issues in Europe and Africa: A Theoretical and Conceptual Overview,' International Society for the Study of European Ideas,

 

'The Future of Democracy in Nigerian Politics,' The 16th International Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina October 8-10, 1998

 

1997:   'Economic Community of West African States: From an Economic Union to a Peace-Keeping Mission?' The15th International Conference of the

 

'Prospects and Challenges in Post-apartheid South Africa: Round-table discussion,' at the above conference.

 

1996:   'Military Politics and Constitutional Discourse: Toward Nigeria's Forthcoming Republic,' The 39th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, San

 

'Preparing Africa for the Twenty-First Century,' The 14th International Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, Troy State University, Montgomery, Alabama October 3-5, 1996

 

'Incomplete Metamorphic Democracy as a Conceptual Framework in the Analysis of African Politics,' South Carolina Political Science Association Annual Meeting, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina February 24, 1996

 

1995

'Ethnic Demands Vs State Reaction: The Issue of Nation-building in Nigeria's Forthcoming Republic,' The 13th International Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, Jacksonville, Florida October 12-14, 1995

 

1994:   'The Allurement of Ethnonationalism in Nigerian Politics: The Contemporary Debate,' The 12th International Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia October 8-10, 1994

 

1993:   'Democracy and the Transition Imbroglio in the March toward Nigeria's Third Republic   1985-1992,' African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Boston,

 

'The Issue of Development and the Environment,' Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona February

 

 1992:  'European Political Integration: Fact or Fallacy,' International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Center for International Studies, Aalborg University,

 

'The Issues of Development and the Environment in Africa,' African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington November 20-23, 1992

 

1991:   'In Search of Political Stability: Toward Nigeria's Third Republic,' The 10th International Conference of the Association of Third World Studies, Temple

 

The above paper was presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, St. Louis, Missouri November 23-26, 1991

 

1990:   'Nationalism and Political Integration: Toward 1992,' International Society of the Study of European Ideas, The Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven,

 

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

 

2005:   Elected Vice President and President-Elect, Association of Third World Studies, Inc.

 

2004:   Received the President's 2004 Distinguish Leadership and Service Award, Association of Third World Studies, Inc.

 

2002:  Received a Bronze Regal Artwork from the Government of Edo State, Nigeria. This was in conjunction with a paper, titled 'The Issues of Democracy and Good Governance in Nigeria in the new Millennium: An Overview,' that I presented at an International conference on the 'Challenges of Democratic Consolidation' held at the cultural center, Benin City, Edo State, on August 2-3, 2002.

 

            Member, advisory board, Irinkerindo: A Journal of African Migration.

 

2001:   Received the 2000-2001 Award for Excellence in Research, Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina.

 

            Topp's African-Centered Award. This award was presented at the 19^th Annual Meeting of the Association  of Third World Studies Conference held in

 

            Africa Excellence in Scholarship Award. It was presented for Outstanding Contributions

            to Scholarship on Ethnic Relations, Minority Rights and Peaceful Coexistence in Africa

            (October 11, 2001)

 

2000:   Distinguished Leadership, Scholarship and Service Award as Director of Research and Publication of the African Studies and Research Forum.

 

            The 2000 Excellence in Authorship Award for Distinguished Scholarship

 

Received the 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21^st Century (1^st edition) award, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England

 

1997:   Director of Research and Publication, African Studies and Research Forum (ASRF)

 

1995:   Decree of Merit for outstanding contribution to Political Science, Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge, England (24th edition)

 

1994:   Marquis Who's Who in American Education 1994-1995 (4th edition)

Marquis Who's Who in America 1994-1995 (48th edition)

 1993:   Minority Positive Image Award (as a black role model in education and the community)

 

1992:   Editorial Consultant, Collegiate Press, San Diego, California. My name and University are listed (on p. xxi) in the 4th edition of the book, The New World of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science, written by Neal Riemer and Douglas W. Simon

 

1991:   A certificate of award from the Senate of the State of South Carolina for Community

            Service

 

1986:   Inductee: Appalachian State University Athletic Hall of Fame