ALEM HAILU, Ph.D. African Studies Department The Center for ...

ALEM HAILU, Ph.D.
African Studies Department
The Center for Northeast-African
Howard University
Studies and Development
Room 420 P.O. Box 65112
2225 Georgia Avenue NW Washington Square
Washington, DC 20059 Washington, DC 20035-5112
I. EDUCATION
(202) 238-2316
(703) 979-6767
alemhailu@att.net
621 S. Walter Reed Drive
Arlington, VA 22204-2219
Ph.D. in Social Sciences, August 1986
Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University, Syracuse New York.
Masters of Social Science, August 1981
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
Masters of Public Administration May 1979
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
Bachelor of Arts, Department of Public Affairs and Sociology, May 1973
Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
II. EXPERIENCE-SEPTEMBER 1998 TO PRESENT:
Howard University, Department of African Studies
Teaching, Research, Project Coordination
The Center for Northeast-African Studies and Development
Researcher/Consultant
Responsibilities:
Teaching —Advanced Public Policy & Development, Non-Traditional Approaches to
World Politics, Science, Technology and African Development, National Government of
the United States, Theory in African Studies, International Law, African Language and
Culture, African Political Thought, African World: Introduction to Contemporary Africa,

Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Africa, Senior Colloquium, Foundation to African
Studies, Development Policy and Administration.
Project studies on public policy formulation, implementation and evaluation.
Research/ Project Coordination in areas relating to comparative systems of governance,
political economy, international development, war, violence and terrorism.
Country/Regional/International studies.
Research on democratization, governance and development in Africa.
Consultant work on conflicts, conflict prevention and resolution.
Studies on globalization and its effects on socioeconomic and political changes in nations
in transition.
Conference organization in collaboration with other academic, governmental and nongovernmental
institutions.
Multicultural Affairs and International Programs at Marshall University
Huntington, WV. January 1997-December 1998: Lecturer/Visiting Scholar
Lecture areas and activities:
Lecture series in comparative studies/development in various programs and departments.
Research on vital national and international issues - Diversity, Civil Rights,
Globalization, Multi-Culturalism and Socio-Political Change.
University wide lectures, seminars and conferences.
Marshall University Research Center (West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center)
Huntington, WV. January 1997 to 1999: Project Director/Planner
Duties:
Directing and working on various research projects, evaluation, and policy studies.
Conducting research on various Economic and Sociopolitical Issues.
Designing survey materials and assisting in the preparation of grant proposals.
Following up project research cycle - compilation, evaluation and interpretation.
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African Studies and Research Center, Howard University
Washington D.C. September 1995 to January 1997: Teaching/Researcher /
Development Planner
Duties and Responsibilities:
Teaching African Studies courses, assisting students in research and project development.
In charge of Outreach center which served as the focal point for public education and
research on Africa and various international themes.
Undertook research on African historical and contemporary issues.
Assisted students, scholars and international specialists in collaborative research and
information on Africa.
Fostered efforts to promote public awareness and commitment to addressing African
issues.
Organized conferences that involved the high level participation of scholars, diplomats
and public officials.
West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center at Marshall University
Huntington, WV. January 1992 to December 1996: Consultant / Researcher.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Research in a wide range of areas both in broad field information and secondary material
settings.
Prepared grant proposals on social, public safety and legal policies.
Compiled and organized background studies for proposed public policy issues.
Interpreted primary data and assembled information on Academic/ Public Service
Partnership Initiatives.
Conducted planning and development research and feasibility surveys on the processing
of implementing various programs.
The Center for Northeast African Studies and Development
Washington D.C. January 1987 to December 1996: Executive Director
Duties and Responsibilities:
Directed a nonprofit organization that served as the center for research, public education
and dialogue on wide ranging political and socioeconomic issues of peace, democracy,
governance as well as development in Third World countries.
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Collaborated on projects with academic, government and international institutions.
Fostered coordination and collaboration between scholars. Africanists and community
leaders to encourage public debate and discourse on public policy issues.
Identified and gained support for the mobilization of resources for development.
Published and edited journals, magazines, periodicals as well as occasional papers on
inter-disciplinary and contemporary themes relating to African/African-American
concerns.
Organized conferences, symposia, seminars and public meetings.
Worked on various initiatives on international diplomatic and non-governmental efforts
to address African policy and developmental issues.
III. PUBLICATIONS
“Political Violence and U. S. Foreign Policy in the Horn of Africa: Causes, Effects,
Prospects”, International Journal of Ethiopian Studies, Winter/Spring 2007: 1-27.
A Study of Knowledge and Attitudes of Business Owners Toward Community Policing
in the City of Charleston. Co-authored with Berhie, Girmay. Marshall University Office
of Research and Economic Development, West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center,
Huntington, West Virginia, 2001.
A Study of Knowledge and Attitudes of City Residents, Public Housing Residents,
Business Owners and Police Officers Toward Community Policing in the City of
Charleston. Co-authored with Berhie, Girmay. Marshall University Office of Research
and Economic Development, West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center, Huntington, West
Virginia, 2001
A Study of Knowledge and Attitudes of City Residents Toward Community Policing in
the City of Charleston. Co-authored with Berhie, Girmay. Marshall University Office of
Research and Economic Development, West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center,
Huntington, West Virginia, 2001.
A Study of Knowledge and Attitudes of Police Officers Toward Community Policing in
the City of Charleston. Co-authored with Berhie, Girmay. Marshall University Office of
Research and Economic Development, West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center,
Huntington, West Virginia, 2001.
The Moral and Visionary Impact of the Civil Rights Movement on America and the
World. Multicultural Affairs and International Program, Marshall University, 1999.
Book – Africa’s Galloping Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Approaches And Responses to
the Early Warning Systems. Washington, DC: The Center for Northeast-African Studies
and Development, 1999.
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“The Contradictory Dynamics of Globalization,” Proceedings of the 24 th Annual Third
World Conference, Chicago, Illinois. The Third World Foundation, 1999.
Study of Community Perception on Curfew in Charleston. Huntington, WV, Marshall
University Research Center, Spring, 1999.
An Exploratory study to measure the Availability and Use of Guns in West Virginia
Domestic Violence. (co-authored with Berhie, Girmay). Huntington, WV, Marshall
University Research Center, Spring 1999.
The Impact of Community Policing on Low Income Residents in the city of Charleston.
(Co-authored with Berhie, Girmay). Huntington, WV, Marshall University Research
Center, Fall, 1998.
“Beyond the Just Causes of War: The Socio-Political Roots of the Conflicts in Ethiopia,”
The Journal of Northeast African Studies, Spring 1993: 54-69.
“Foundations of U.S. Nationhood: Lessons for Ethiopia,” Imbylta. Vol.2, No.3 & 4,
1992: 42-45.
Crisis in Northeast Africa: An Agenda for Action. Washington D.C, The Center for
Northeast African Studies and Development, September 1992.
A Case of Bad Governance: The Agricultural Crisis is Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,
Center for Dialogue on Humanitarian Peace and Development, January 1992.
“The Dying of Nations: Parallels Between Lebanon and Nations in Northeast Africa,”
The Journal of Northeast African Studies, Spring 1991: 46-70.
Science, Ideology and Democracy: Learning to Sort Out Ideas and Belief Systems for
Conflict Resolution in Northeast Africa. Washington D.C, The Center for Northeast
African Studies and Development, December 1990.
“Conflicts in the Horn of Africa: Old Lessons for Contemporary Problems,” Facing the
Enemy: Conflict Resolution Rooted in the Horn of Africa. Waterloo, Ontario, Institute of
Peace and Conflict Studies, April 1988:7-24.
“Redrawing National and Regional Boundaries: Examining the Issues Behind the New
Reorganization in Ethiopia.” Proceedings of the 3 rd International Conference, City
College of New York, Center for the Study of the Horn of Africa, Spring, 1988: 67-80.
Rural Development in African Countries: A Selected Bibliography with Special
Reference to Mali and Kenya. Vance Bibliographies, Monticello, Illinois, February 1982.
Development in Thailand: A Bibliography with Emphasis on Local Public
Administration and Government Finance. Local Revenue Administration Project,
Syracuse University, April 1981.
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IV. PAPERS PRESENTED
African Studies Association, 50 th Annual Meeting; The Complementary Realities of
Political Violence, Malgovernance and Totalitarian Ideologies: Understanding the
Causes, Dynamics and consequences of Low Politics in Africa; “Separating the Rhetorics
and Realities of Conflict, Terrorism and Development in Africa: The Perils/Promises of
High and Low Politics”, October 20, 2007.
TSEHAI Conferences 2007, Dallas, Texas; Balancing Tradition and Modernity:
Triumphs and Missteps in the Quest for Change and Continuity; “Political Continuity and
Change in Comparative Perspective: Challenges and Responses in Negotiating
Transformation”, July 2-5, 2007.
Conference on Political Conflict War and Terrorism in the 21 st Century, Howard
University, Africa as the Weakest Link in the Global Chain of Violence and Terrorism,
April 4-6, 2007.
Africa Research Forum, The Promises and Perils of Global Integration, December 10,
2006.
African Studies Association, 48 th Annual Meeting; War, Collective Violence and
Terrorism as Viruses to the African Body/Politic: Symptoms, Root Causes and Cures;
“Acting Before the Deluge: U.S. Policy and the Challenges of War, Collective Violence
and Terrorism in the Horn of Africa”, November 19, 2005.
African Studies Association, 47 th Annual Meeting; The Politicization of Ethnicity,
Religion Identity: Africa’s Retrogression and Descent into Endless Conflicts;
“You’ve Come the Wrong Way Baby!: Ethiopia’s Elites’ Politics of Identity and the
Road to Social Dissolution”, November 13, 2004.
Howard University/ Ethiopian Community, Conference—A Tale of Two Nations:
Commemorating the Centennial of Ethiopian-United States Relations; A Century of
Official Relations: The United States-Ethiopian Ties in Historical Perspective;
“Ethiopian-United States Ties Across the Atlantic: Interests, Perceptions, Realities”,
March 25-27, 2004
African Studies Association, 46 th Annual Meeting; The Development, Death and
Resurrection of the State in Africa; “What Went Wrong with the State in Africa?”,
November 1, 2003.
Howard University/ European Commission, Trans-Atlantic Conference on Race and
Xenophobia, Race, Xenophobia and Violence in Global Perspective: Myths, Realities.
October 14, 2002.
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Howard University, Conference on The Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization,
Globalization—Past, Present, Future: Promises, Perils. April 10, 2001.
Harvard University, The 2001 Harvard Colloquium on International Affairs, Addressing
The Challenges of Conflict, Democracy and Governance in Africa: The Role of the US in
Assisting Africa’s Quest for Stability and Development. May 3-5, 2001.
The Ralph Bunch International Center, The Economic Dimensions of the Ethiopian-
Eritrean War, April 10, 1999.
The Ralph Bunch International Center, War, Destruction and the Human Crisis in Africa,
Regional and International Responses, December 10, 1998.
The Forum for Global Studies, 3 rd April 1998, Chicago, Illinois, Governance,
Sovereignty and International Relations: Reconciling Competing Goals and Principles in
an Integrating World.
Education Conference, 10 th December 1998, Marshall University Research Center,
Huntington, WV. Restructuring in the Worlds of Work, Community and Nation: Higher
Education and the Public / Private Partnership Model.
The Ethiopian Development Conference, 16 th May 1997, Washington D.C, The
Challenges and Opportunities of Development on the Eve of the 20 th Century.
African Studies, 22 nd October 1996, Howard University, Washington D.C, Africa’s post
cold war Realities: Crises, Opportunities, Challenges.
The Ralph Bunch International Center, 2 nd December 1996, Washington D.C, The
International Response to the Crisis in the Great Lakes Region.
International Conflict Studies Center, 12 th September 1996, Washington D.C, The
Dissolution of the state and civil society in the aftermath of the bi-polar world.
The Ralph Bunch International Center, 17 th June 1996, Washington D.C., Global
Transformations and National Forces of change and conflicts.
U.S Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus Forum, September 1991, Crisis in Somalia:
An International Tragedy.
Forum on National and Ethnic Conflicts, July 1991, Washington D.C, Nationalism,
Fundamentalism and Political Radicalism: Examining the Elements of War and Peace in
Socio-Political Conflicts.
Ethiopian Community Development Council, December 1988, Arlington, Virginia,
Nationalism and the African Crisis.
Bicentennial Conference, Historical Society, July 1987, Washington D.C, History of U.S
Nationalism as a Lesson for the Present.
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Development Studies Association, July 1987, Washington D.C, Agricultural Policies and
the Food Crisis in African Countries: Some Lessons from Zambia.
V. RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
The Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization at the Dawn of the Millennium
(Anticipated date of publication: Spring, 2008).
Ethiopia’s Lessons in the Rise and Fall of Nations: Examining the Political and
Sociocultural Antecedents of Decline (Research completion date: Spring, 2008).
Terrorism, War and Civil Conflicts in Comparative Perspective: The Political and
Socioeconomic Roots of Modern Violence (Research completion date: (Summer, 2008).
VI. GRANTS AND RESEARCH
West Virginia Statistical Analysis Center (WVSCA), Marshall University Research and
Economic Development Center. (Researcher, Grant Funded $ 750,000 through BJS).
The Impact of Charleston, WV’s Community Oriented Policing Programs on City
Residents, Business Owners, Low-Income Housing Residents and Police Personnel.
(Researcher, Grant Funded $ 110,000).
Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC), Crime Related Analysis and Data
Clearinghouse (Outreach), Evaluation Community Policing Programs, Evaluation
Community Outreach Partnership Center Projects. (Researcher, Grant Funded $1,013,186
for 1996-1998).
Stop Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Eight Regional Team Evaluations.
(Researcher, Grant Funded $ 67,736 through Criminal Justice and Highway Safety
(CJHS) July 1996-July 1997).
Narcotic Arrest Survey for the West Virginia Criminal Justice and Highway Safety
Office (CJHS) (Researcher, Grant Funded $ 9,765.00 - 1993).
VII. GUEST SPEAKER AT FORUMS
Ethiopian Community Council, Looking Back and Ahead: Politics, Culture and
Development in Ethiopia, February 20, 2007.
African Association for Democracy, Democratization, Ethnicity and Conflicts in the Post
Cold-War Era, October 15, 2006.
African Development forum, Institutions, Values and Social Capital as Major Factors in
Development, June 15, 2005.
George Washington University, Democracy & Economic Development in Africa, June
30, 2001.
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George Washington University, Democracy and Sustainable Development in Africa,
September 26, 2001.
The 2001 Harvard Colloquium on International Affairs. A New American Foreign
Policy? Global Voices, Challenges and Opportunities. May 3-5, 2001, Harvard
University.
Ralph Bunch International Center, Ethiopian-Eritrean War, May 18, 1999.
Ethiopian-Eritrean Conflict Conference, 20 th April 1999, Washington, DC.
Education Conference, 9 th April 1998, Charleston, WV. Institutional Response to “One
America in the 21 st Century”: Addressing the goals of harmony in a multicultural world.
International Symposium, World Research Group, Washington D.C 15 th February 1998,
An Integrating World, the Territorial State and International Relations.
Global Issues Forum, 13 th November 1997, Huntington, WV. Globalization and
Sociopolitical Change.
Center for African Development, 20 th August 1997, Washington D.C, Political culture,
Governance and Development Lessons from the Contrasting Experiences of Asia and
Africa.
Third World Political Association, 17 th June 1997, Democratization in Comparative
Perspective.
Metro Development Association, February 1998, Washington D.C, The Socioeconomic
Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Can the declining trends be reversed? February 1988.
African Studies Group, Syracuse University, March 1986, Resource Mobilization in
Developing Countries with special reference to Sudan and the Arab Republic of Yemen.
African Studies Group, Syracuse University, June 1985, Nationalism vs. Multi-national
Nationalism in Africa: Compatible Ideals or Viable Alternatives?
Urban Studies Association, Syracuse University, April 1982, Government Policies and
World Urbanization Trends.
VIII. PUBLIC LECTURES/INTERVIEWS
African Affairs, Television Documentary Series:
Ghana and Nigeria. June 4, 2007
Somalia and Angola. September 11, 2006
Nigeria and Cameroon. July 1, 2006
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Uganda and the Congo. March15, 2006.
Liberia and The Democratic Republic of Congo. January 28, 2006
South Africa. April 12, 2005
Cote d’Ivoire. October 15, 2005
The Sudan and Nigeria. August 23, 2004.
Nigeria and Togo. June 5, 2004.
Somalia and Sudan. September 4, 2003
The Republic of Congo and Sudan. May 17, 2003.
Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. February 22, 2003.
The U. S. and Africa. June 5, 2002.
The Middle East and its Effects on Africa. June 5, 2002.
Angola: History, Politics and Civil Wars. April 10, 2002.
Zimbabwe and its Political Problems of Transitions. June 22, 2001.
Rwanda’s Tragedy in Global Context. September 5, 2001.
Sudan/Egypt: Historical and Contemporary Issues. April 25, 2001.
Zimbabwe & The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Post Colonial Governance March
18, 2001.
Nigeria—Sharia, Ethnicity, and Democracy. December 15, 2000.
Ivory Coast: Democratic Transitions. July 21, 2000.
Sierra Leone: National and Regional Conflicts. April 10, 2000.
Ethiopia/Eritrea: War and Peace. March 13, 1999.
Voice of America Interviews:
Satellite TV
Sub-Saharan and North African Relations, February 6, 2007.
Radio
War and Conflict in Somalia. February 5, 2007
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Violence in Ethiopia. January 20, 2007.
Water Rights in the Horn. November 20, 2006.
Terrorism in the Horn of Africa. July 5, 2006.
Political Conflict in Somalia. July 3, 2006.
Somalia and Nigeria. May 5, 2005.
Agra-politics of the Nile Valley. January 16, 2005
U.S. Elections and African Politics. September 12, 2004
The Nile and Regional Sociopolitical Development. July 12, 2004
Ethiopia-United States Diplomatic Relations. January, 18, 2004.
The Sudan. August 26, 2003.
The Congo. March, 2003
Howard University TV
Migrants and Religion in America
Documentary Movies
The Migration of Beauty
Nile Valley Civilizations
Radio Interviews:
Pacifica
July 13, 2003, Sept. 21, 2003, October 1, 2003
WOL
September 23, 2003
WAMU
March 22, 2004
IX. WORKSHOPS
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CONDUCTED
African Regional Orientation Course, ITA International, Old Dominion University,
Virginia Beach Higher Education Center. Presented Djibouti: A Country Study (Aug.
16) and The Horn of Africa: The Geopolitics of Security and Stability, (Aug.17).
August 13-17, 2007.
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED
Howard University, College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Workshop.
Developed a syllabus for one new Spring 2008 FRSM 100 Interdisciplinary Class
Approaches: Conflict, Political Violence and Terrorism. June 11-15, 2007 to present.
Program on International Affairs (IAP), an interdisciplinary workshop for proposing
themes and new courses of interest to Howard University arts and sciences students.
Produced three complete course syllabi: International Development in Theory and
Practice; Globalization and Governance, Internal Conflicts and Regional Security.
Summer and Fall, 2002.
ATTENDED
Howard University, How to Find – And Win – Federal, Foundation and Corporate
Grants, September 20, 2007.
Party organization, electoral politics and development.
The management of ethnicity, electoral politics and transitions to modernity.
Conflict prevention/resolution.
The Third World response to the “Washington Consensus”.
Human rights, civil society and international organizations.
Various computer classes.
X. SEMINARS
Government and politics in transitional eras/conditions.
Democratization, deregulation and administrative reforms in developing nations.
Ethnicity, economic restructuring and political violence in the post cold war era.
Political economy of separatism, federalism and regional order-building.
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XI. ACADEMIC-POLITICAL COMMUNITY WORK
Organized conferences on Africa and the Millennial Goals, War and Terrorism,
Elections.
Board Member, African Affairs.
Assist in organizing the Ethiopian-U.S. centennial anniversary at Howard University.
Served as member of the local organizing committee for the 45 th annual meeting of the
African Studies Association in Washington, D.C.
Research, public education and discourse in the Ethiopian Research Council.
Member and official duties in the African Research Forum.
Membership and participation in the Comcast Cable television System.
National and local elections work.
Community activities to resolve social/communal conflicts.
Formed grassroots organizations that attempted to bridge cultural gaps between rival
community groups through mediation and public discussion.
Undertook research on the underlying causes of armed conflicts with the aim of assisting
in finding practical solutions to the problems faced by civilian populations and
communities caught in the crossfire of war.
Organized conference meetings, public forums and symposia that tackled the challenges
of political change, democracy and social transformation.
XII. HONORS
Visiting Professor, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 1997-1998.
Shell Research Fellow, 1985.
Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, Sussex, England, 1984.
XIII. PUBLIC SERVICE
Poll worker national and local elections.
Guest Lecturer, Prince George’s County schools.
Expert Witness on political situation in Ethiopia, Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti,
attorneys at law.
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WAMU membership drives participant, 2000 to present.
African community service.
Participation in advocacy organizations on famine relief, population displacement and
Africa grassroots projects.
XIV. REFERENCES
Girmay Berhie, Ph.D.
Director/Professor
Office of Research and Economic Development
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 25755-6100
(304) 696-2718 (Office)
Berhie@Marshall.edu
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