Christopher Day
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of African Studies
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, Northwestern University
M.A. in International Affairs, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University (SAIS)
B.A. in Political Science, College of Charleston
Research Interest
Research interests are in comparative politics with a substantive focus on peace and security, civil-military relations, wildlife conservation politics, and political thought in Africa.
Affiliations
Book review editor, African Studies Review.
Steering Committee Chair/Treasurer, Southeastern Regional Seminar in African Studies (SERSAS).
Non-resident Senior Fellow, the Enough Project.
Courses Taught
- POLI 103: World Politics
- POLI 240: Intro to Comparative Politics
- POLI 267: Model African Union
- POLI 342: Politics of Africa
- POLI 348: Politics of Protest and Revolution
- POLI 395: Global Political Thought
- AFST 101: Introduction to African Studies
Selected Publications
Rethinking Civil-Military Relations in Africa: Beyond the Coup d’État, edited with Moses Khisa (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2022)
The Fates of African Rebels: Victory, Defeat, and the Politics of Civil War (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2019)