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. She is author of the award-winning book, "Constructing Democracy in Transitioning Societies of Africa" that was published in paperback in 2010 as "Constructing Democracy in Africa: Mali in Transition." Her work has appeared in Polity, Democratization, Foreign Affairs, and African Affairs (forthcoming) as well as in various edited volumes. Wing has worked as a consultant for the World Bank, USAID, and Freedom House and frequently serves as an expert on women's rights for asylum cases.

Education

B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

Research

Wing has been speaking and publishing extensively on Mali since the March 2012 coup d'état. Her research interests include a project on rule of law in Africa. She is interested in legal hybridity and the ways in which interest groups organize around legal regimes. She is currently working on a book on this topic. As a member of the 2012 APSA Presidential Task Force "Democracy, Economic Security, and Social Justice in a Volatile World" Wing explored the effectiveness of the rights-based development approach in Africa. Her research and teaching interests include comparative politics, Islam and politics, development, women's rights and Africa. She has conducted field work in Mali, Niger, Benin and Nigeria.

My Links

• USIP Special Report
  Mali's Precarious Democracy and the Causes of Conflict
• African Affairs
  Briefing Mali: The Politics of a Crisis
• Foreign Affairs
  Making Sense of Mali
• Foreign Affairs
  The Coup in Mali is Only the Beginning
• NPR Interview
  Interview January 14, 2013 with WBEZ Chicago, The World View
• IPRIS Viewpoints No. 107 August 2012
  Building a Durable Peace on Mali
• NPR Interview
  Interview about Mali on NPR WBEZ Chicago, The World View, December 14, 2012
• NPR Interview
  Interview about Mali on NPR WBEZ Chicago, The World View, May 4, 2012
• BBC Interview
  Interview about Malian coup on BBC The World Today (5/1/12).
• RFI Interview
  Interview about Mali on Radio France International April 26, 2012
• BBC Interview
  Interview about Malian coup on BBC The World Today (3/23/12). Mali segment begins at 5:00 into clip
• USAID Decentralization in Africa
  Decentralization in Africa includes Mali Desk Study

Courses: Fall 2013, Haverford

Courses: Spring 2014, Haverford