Nelson Kasfir

Nelson Kasfir is Professor of Government Emeritus at Dartmouth College. He writes about African politics, democracy, parliament and development, particularly issues involving Uganda and Kenya. He edited and co- authored Civil Society and Democracy in Africa: Critical Perspectives and co-edited and co-authored Rebel Governance in Civil War. He is working on a book comparing the governance practices of two rebel groups in Uganda. He is also compiling a worldwide data set on rebel governance. Kasfir recently received a fellowship at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study in South Africa.