Susanna Wing

Biography

Susanna received her B.A in International Relations and French from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, a M.A from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in African Area Studies, and a PhD from UCLA in Political Science. Her book, "Constructing Democracy in Transitioning Societies in Africa" received the 2009 Best Book Award from the African Politics Conference Group. Her research and teaching interests include comparative politics, development, women's rights and Africa. She has conducted field work in Mali, Niger, Benin and Nigeria. Her current project is on legal pluralism and democracy in francophone Africa. In 2007-08 she was on leave and a visiting researcher at the Centre d'etudes des mondes africains in Paris, France. Before coming to Haverford, Susanna taught at UCLA. She was awarded a Chateaubriand Post-doctoral Fellowship and conducted research at the Centre d'étude d'afrique noir (CEAN) at the University of Bordeaux. She has worked as a consultant for USAID and the World Bank.

Education

B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

M.A. (African Area Studies), M.A. (Political Science), and Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Courses: Fall 2009, Haverford

Courses: Spring 2010, Haverford