Dr.
John James
Quinn
Truman State University
Department of Political Science
660-785-4578 (office)
660-785-4337 (fax)
jquinn@truman.edu
RELEVANT ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor.
Truman State University.
Department
of Political Science. Spring
2001 to Present. African Politics/
Comparative
Politics/ Research Methodology/ International Political Economy
/ Capstone Senior Seminar/
Introduction to Political Science/ Introduction to International Relations
Visiting Professor. University
of Ghana-Legon. Accra, Ghana.
Department
of Political Science. Political Thought in
Africa: African
Political Thought and the Diaspora. Fall, 2001.
Assistant Professor. Truman State
University. Department of
Political Science. African
Politics/ Research Methodology/
Comparative Politics/ International Political Economy / Intro to Political
Science/ Capstone Senior Seminar. Fall 1996 to
Spring 2001.
Lecturer. University of
California, Los Angeles. Department of Political
Science. "The Political
Economy of African
Development." Spring Quarter
1996.
Lecturer. University of
California, Los Angeles. Department
of Political Science. "Ideology,
Development, and Mining in
Southern Africa." Spring
Quarter 1995.
Ideology and Development, Public Policy, and Constitutional Law."
Fall 1990 - Spring - 1993.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University
of California, Los Angeles
March 1995.
Political Science.
C. Phil.
University of California, Los Angeles
June 1992.
Political Science.
M.A.
University of California, Los Angeles
December 1990
Political
Science: Comparative
Politics/
International
Relations/ Quantitative
Methods
B.A.
St. Vincent College.
May 1983.
English/Education – Honors.
B.A.
St. Vincent College.
August 1981.
History – Honors.
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Books:
The
Road oft Traveled: Development Policies and Majority State Ownership of
Industry in Africa.
Articles,
Book Chapters, and Review Essays:
"The Effects of Majority State Ownership of Significant Economic Sectors on
Corruption: A Cross-Regional Comparison" In
International Interactions.
Volume 34, Issue 1 ( 2008): 81-128.
“A Survey of Capstone Courses in Political Science” With John
Ishiyama, Paul Parker, and Candice Young.
Academic Exchange Quarterly.
11, 4 (Winter 2007): 3820-7z
"Plus ça change, . . . : The Allocation of French ODA to Africa During and
After the Cold War.” With David
Simon.
International Interactions 32, 3 (July/ September 2006): 295-318.
“Phoenix from the Ashes: The Formerly Dominant Parties In New Democracies in
Africa” With John Ishiyama.
Party
Politics 12, 3 (June 2006): 317 - 333.
"Diffusion and Escalation in
the Great Lakes Region: The Rwandan Genocide, the Rebellion in Zaire, and
Mobutu’s Overthrow"
in Ethnic
Conflict and International Politics: Explaining Diffusion and Escalation. Steven E. Lobell and Philip
Mauceri,
eds.. Palgrave, 2004: 111-132.
“Democracy and Development in Africa,” in African
Economic Development, Emmanuel Nnadozie Ed., Academic
Press,
July 2003: 231-258.
“W(h)ither the African State (System)?” International
Politics 38, 3 (September 2001): 437-446.
“Economic Accountability: Are Constraints on Economic Decision Making a
Blessing or a Curse?”
Scandinavian Journal of Development Alternatives and Area Studies 19,
4 (December 2000): 131-169.
Link to PDF
version of paper
Link to
downloadable Acrobat for PDF files
“The Managerial Bourgeoisie: Capital
Accumulation, Development and Democracy,” Chapter in Postimperialism and World
Politics, Richard L. Sklar and David
Becker eds.,
Westport, CT: Praeger,
1999: 219-252.
"The Impact of State Ownership of Resources on Economic and Political
Development in Sub-Saharan Africa."
Ufahamu
Vol. XXI, No 1and 2 (Winter/Spring 1993): 60-79.
Democracy and Elections in Africa by Staffan I. Lindberg.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Review for Taiwan Journal of Democracy. 2, 2 (December 2006):
183-188.
“Forward.”
in The Development of Free Trade in the 1990s and The New Rhetoric of
Protectionism. By Seymour
Patterson. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2006: i – v.
Multi-party Elections in Africa by Michael Cowen and Liisa Laakso, editors. New York: Palgrave, 2002. Review for African Studies Review. 48, 2 (2005): 193-195.
The international politics
of East Africa by Robert
Pinkney. New York: Manchester University Press, 2001.
Review for International Politics.
Volume 40, 3 (September 2003).
States and Power in Africa: Comparative Lessons in Authority and Control
by Jeffrey Herbst. Princeton University Press, 2000.
Comparative Political Studies 34, 2 (March 2001): 219-221.
Available Conference Papers
The Mineral Resource Curse in Africa: What Role Does Majority State
Ownership Play?"
2008.
Democratization in sub-Saharan Africa."
Paper
presented at the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) conference
"Reducing Poverty and Inequality: How
can Africa be included?” St. Catherine's College, Oxford. March 19 -21, 2006.
CSAE conference, "Growth, Poverty Reduction, and Human Development in
Africa" St. Catherine's College,
Oxford University, March 21-22, 2004.
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DISSERTATION
"State-ownership of Productive Resources and its Economic Consequences in
Sub-Saharan Africa." Department
of Political
Science, UCLA. Directed by
Michael F. Lofchie, Richard L.
Sklar, and William H.
Worger.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
African in the Cold War and Post Cold War Period.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
Interim McNair Research Coordinator May 2004 through
August 2005. Oversee both Pre-SRI and SRI student research
projects, taught methodology section, handled
logistical/ administrative problems, editor for annual review.
Coordinator for Missouri Abroad: Ghana
Program. August - December 2001.
Supervised eight Missouri students on campus of
University of Ghana-Legon.
Interim
McNair Research Coordinator. McNair
Program. May 6 - July 30, 1999.
Oversaw both Pre-SRI and SRI student research
projects, taught methodology section, handled
logistical/ administrative problems.
Project
Coordinator for seminar "African Development Reconsidered."
Hosted by James S. Coleman African
Studies Center,
UCLA and the World Bank. April 1994 through June 1994.
Booked flights, made itineraries, taped sessions, and
coordinated nearly all aspects of
conference.
Research Assistant for Barbara Geddes.
Research on African political regimes. Political Science, UCLA. June to August
1995.
Research Assistant on UCLA/USDA Database Project headed by Michael F. Lofchie.
African Studies Center, UCLA. June 1988 to
September 1990.
Composition, grammar, and conversation at all levels.
Regional
Representative for Haut-Zaire, Peace Corps,
Zaire. Supervised 26 volunteers and four employees,
ran regional office,
made site checks and reports to capital.
August 1985 to August 1986.
Peace
Corps, Zaire: High School English Teacher. Grades 9-12.
École Secondaire de Wamba (1983-86).
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AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Nominated for Outstanding
Research Mentor Award. Truman State University. Spring 2008.
Nominated for Educator of the Year, Truman State University. Spring 2007
Nominated, Faculty of the Year Award. National Society of Collegiate
Scholars (NSCS). Spring 2006.
Nominated for the Walker and Doris Allen Fellowship for Faculty Excellence.
Fall 2006
Nominated for Educator of the Year, Spring 2006.
Nominated for the Walker and Doris Allen
Fellowship for Faculty Excellence. Fall 2005.
Nominated for the Walker and Doris Allen
Fellowship for Faculty Excellence. Fall 2003.
Awarded Tenure, Truman State University, April 2002.
Promoted to Associate Professor, Truman State University, June 2001.
Recipient
of Summer 1997 Faculty Research Grant. Truman State University.
UCLA
Political Science Department Co-nominee for American Political Science
Association Dissertation of the Year Award:
Comparative Politics.
Academic year 1994/95.
UCLA
Political Science Department Nominee for Luckman Distinguished TA Award.
Academic year 1993/94.
Graham
Fellowship, UCLA. 1992/93 and 1993/94.
Teaching
Associate / Assistant Fellowship, 1990/91, 1991/92 and 1992/93. UCLA.
Title
VI Language Scholarship Recipient, 1988/89 and 1989/90.
Intermediate and Advanced Swahili. UCLA.
CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATES
Instructor's
Credential: Basic Education. California
Community Colleges. July
1987.
Teaching
Credential: State of California. Social
Studies/English. K-12 and Adult Classes.
January 1987.
Professional
Certificate: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Social Studies /English. Grades 7-12.
May 1983.
Peer
Counseling Certificate: Peace Corps Regional Representative Training.
August 1985.
Land
Rover Maintenance Certificate: Peace Corps Regional Representative Training.
August 1985.
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LANGUAGES
French:
read, write, and speak fluently.
Swahili:
read, write, and speak quite competently
Spanish:
basic skills in reading and speaking.
Lingala: basic skills in speaking.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American
Political Science Association, 1991 to present.
African
Studies Association, 1991 to present.
Association
of American University Professors, 1997 to present.
Pi
Sigma Alpha, 1997 to present.
REFERENCES
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Available
on request