Pearl T. Robinson
Pearl T. Robinson | |
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | July 4, 1945
Alma mater | University of California, Davis, Columbia University |
Awards | 2011 Teshome H. Gabriel Distinguished Africanist Award from the UC San Diego Research Center in African and African American Studies |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Political science |
Institutions | Tufts University |
Thesis | African traditional rulers and the modern state the linkage role of chiefs in the Republic of Niger (1975) |
Pearl T. Robinson (born 1945) is an American professor of political science at Tufts University.[1] She has written dozens of books and articles on Africa and African Americans, including co-authoring and co-editing the book, Transformation and Resiliency in Africa,[2] with her co-editor Elliott Skinner. She was president of the African Studies Association from 2007–2008,[3] and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[4] Her chapter Area Studies in Search of Africa from The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines was included in 4th edition of The African Studies Companion.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Department of Political Science: Tufts University". tufts.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ Smith, E. & Johnson, V. (1986). The International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 361-366 https://www.jstor.org/stable/219432
- ^ Funmi. "Past ASA Presidents". africanstudiesassociation.org. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ Zell, H. M. (2006). The African studies companion : a guide to information sources (4th rev. and expanded ed.). Lochcarron: Hans Zell Pub.