A.  Refereed Monograph/United Nations

 Zaire After Mobutu: A Case of Humanitarian Emergency (Helsinki: Research for Action  # 32 United Nations University/World Institute for Development Economics Research, March 1997), 96 pages.

    B.  Articles in Refereed Journals

 "The Relationship between the Liberal Ethos and Quality of Life: A Comparative Analysis of Pooled Time Series Data," Comparative Political Studies, vol. 33, No. 8, October 2000, 1049-1078.

 “The Massacre of Refugees in Congo: A Case of UN Peacekeeping Failure and International Law,” The Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 38, No. 2, June 2000, pp. 163-202.

 “Explaining the Rise and Fall of Military Regimes: Civil-Military Relations in the Congo," Armed Forces & Society, vol 26 (2), 1999, pp. 275-299.

 “Political Cleavages in a Democratizing Society: The Case of the Congo (formerly Zaire,” Comparative Political Studies vol. 32 (2), 1999, pp. 185-228.

 “Confronting Leaders at the Apex of the State: The Growth of the Unofficial Economy in  Congo”  African Studies Review vol. 41 (1), 1998, pp. 99-138.

 "Rebels vs. Democrats in Power: A Rejoinder,” International Journal on World Peace, vol. 15 (2), 1998, pp. 10-16.

 "Rebels vs. Democrats in Power: How to Establish Regional Security Cooperation in Central Africa," International Journal on World Peace, vol. 15 (1), 1998, pp. 51-83.

 "The Disposition to Secede:  An Analysis of the Soviet Case," Comparative Political Studies, vol. 27 (4), 1995, pp. 493-536, (co-author: Vicki Hesli).

 "Implementation of Stabilization Programs in an Authoritarian Setting, Zaire 1970-1980,"  Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 21 (1), 1987, pp. 175-200.

    C.  Book Chapters

 “Development of African Administration: Pre-Colonial Times and Since,” forthcoming in
 Krishna Tummala, ed.  Development of Public Administration.  Paris: UNESCO, 2001.

 “Congo (Zaire): Corruption, Disintegration, and State Failure” chapter 9 of Vol. 2, Weak  States and Vulnerable Economies: Humanitarian Emergencies in Third World, E. Wayne Nafziger, Francis Stewart, and Raimo Vayrynen (eds.), London and New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

 "A Social Dilemma in a Less Developed Country: The Massacre of African Elephant in Zaire," pp.137-160 in Proceedings of the Conference on Common Property Resource Management,  Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1986

    D.  Contribution to Encyclopedia:

 “Smuggling,” in Encyclopedia of Tourism.  London: Routledge 2000.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 Comparative Studies
  - - State-Society Interactions: Underground Economy and State Policies
  - - Africa (Humanitarian Emergencies and Conflict management)
  - - Africa (Informal Economy, Military Spending, and Development)
  - - Democratization, Civil-Military Relations, and Political Stability
  - - Political Economy

 International Relations
  - - International Political Economy
 

 Research Methods
  - - Qualitative Data Analysis and Time Series Analysis

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

 Chair/Discussant, “Foreign Aid and Investment,” Panel F-3, the 7th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association-Midwest and the Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International Studies Association 27-28 October 2000, St. Louis, Missouri   “Downturns and Diversions: Testing the Scapegoat Theory of Military Force, 1950-1996” (co-author Jeffrey Pickering), paper presented et the 7th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association-Midwest and the Foreign Policy Analysis Section of the International Studies Association 27-28 October 2000, St. Louis, Missouri

 Chair/Discussant, “Political Issues in the Next Millennium” Political Panel of the Mid-America Alliance for African Studies Conference, 28-29 September 2000, Manhattan, Kansas.

 Chair/Discussant, “Investment and Aid in Emerging Markets,” Panel 5-C and “New Directions in Electoral Research in Transitional Democracies: Developing Countries,” Panel 3-J, the 58th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 27-30 April 2000, Chicago, Illinois

  Chair/Discussant, “Africa and the Democratic Wave,” Economics Panel of the Mid-America Alliance for African Studies Conference, 23-25 September 1999, Lawrence, Kansas.

 Chair/Discussant, “Comparative Politics, Democracy, Power, and Finance,” Panel 2-3, the 57th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 15-17 April 1999, Chicago, Illinois

  “State disintegration, poverty and humanitarian emergency in the Congo,” paper presented at the Development Studies Association Inaugural Study Group on the Theme ‘The New Poverty Strategies: What have they achieved? What have we learned? University of Reading, Reading --England, 9-10 April 1999

 Chair/Discussant, “Pan African Responses to the Congo Crisis: Consequences of War,” The 4th North American Conference on the Congo, Daytona Beach, Florida 18-20 March 1999.

 “Health care policy in the Congo: Political instability and state failure,” paper presented at the 4th North American Conference on the Congo, Daytona Beach, Florida 18-20 March 1999.

 "Security Dilemma in Central Africa: How To Build a Lasting Peace," paper presented at the Third North American Conference on Congo/Regional Security in Africa, Murfreesboro, TN, 9-11 April 1998

 Chair/Discussant: "Party Development in Post-communist Societies,"  Panel 3-6, the 55th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 10-12 April 1997, Chicago, Illinois

 Panel Chair: "Capital Accumulation, Industrial Development, and the Role of the Informal Sector in Stimulating Economic Growth," the 39th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, 23-26 November 1996, San Francisco, USA

 "The Unofficial Economy and Capital Accumulation: A Cross-sectional Time Series Analysis,"  paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, 23-26 November 1996, San Francisco, USA

 "Zaire after Mobutu: A Potential Case of Humanitarian Emergency," paper presented at  United Nations University/ World Institute for Development Economics Research-Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford Meeting on 'The Political Economy of Humanitarian Emergencies,' 6-8 October 1996, Helsinki, Finland

 Panel Chair: "Democratization in Africa: Historical Perspectives in Zaire," Annual Meeting of All North American Conference on Zaire, 5-7 April 1996, Lexington, KY.

 "Cash Crops vs. Food Crops: The Plight of African Peasants,"  paper presented at the 38th  Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, 3-6 November 1995, Orlando, FL

 "The End of Revolution and the Beginning of Revolution: Silent Revolution from Below in Third World Countries," paper presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL, 23-26 February 1995

 "Making Choices or Just Being Wise: The Analysis of Qualitative Dependent Variables," (with Charles Tien), paper presented at the 53rd Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, 5-8 April 1995, Chicago, Illinois

 "Commerce and Coalition: A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment," paper presented at  the 51st Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 18-21 April 1993,  Chicago, Illinois

 "The Impact of Smuggling on Rural Development in Northeastern Zaire," paper presented at the 13th  Annual Third World Conference, 9-11 April 1987, Chicago, Illinois

 "Implementation of Stabilization Programs in an Authoritarian Setting, Zaire 1970-1980," paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, 29 October - 2 November 1986, Madison, Wisconsin

 "A Social Dilemma in a Less Developed Country: The Massacre of the African Elephant  in Zaire," paper presented at the Conference on Common Property Resource Management, 21-26 April 1985, Washington, DC