Susanna Wing
Assistant Professor of Political Science
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" is forthcoming Spring 2008. 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. For the academic year, 2007-08 she is 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: Spring 2010, Haverford
African and Africana Studies
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Political Science
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