William F. S. Miles
Professor
Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
347 Meserve Hall
(617) 373-3950
(617) 373-5311 (fax)
b.miles@neu.edu
Vita
Areas of Study
Comparative Politics, Political Development, Political Culture
Selected Publications
- Zion in the Desert. American Jews in Israel's Reform Kibbutzim. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2007. Finalist for a 2007 National Jewish Book Award
- Political Islam in West Africa. State-Society Relations Transformed. Boulder & London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007
- Bridging Mental Boundaries in a Postcolonial Microcosm: Identity and Development in Vanuatu. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1998
- Imperial Burdens: Countercolonialism in Former French India. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner, 1995
- Hausaland Divided: Colonialism and Independence in Nigeria and Niger. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994
- Elections in Nigeria: A Grassroots Perspective. London: Lynne Rienner, 1988
- Elections and Ethnicity in French Martinique: A Paradox in Paradise. New York: Praeger, 1986
- "Islamism in West Africa." Africa Studies Review 47:2 (2004)
- "Third World Views of the Holocaust." Journal of Genocide Research 6:3 (2004)
- "Negritude and Judaism." Western Journal of Black Studies 21:2 (1997)
- "Political Para-theology: Rethinking Religion and Politics and Democracy." Third World Quarterly 17:3 (1996)
Selected Professional Activities
- National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Research Stipend grantee, 2007
- Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research grantee (American Philosophical Society), 2005
- Stotsky Professor of Jewish Historical and Cultural Studies, 1998-2002
- Robert D. Klein Lecturer, 2001
- Fulbright Senior Scholar Research Fellowship for Africa (Mauritius), 1996-1997
- Visiting Research Scholar, Harry S Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1994
- Visiting Scholar, Department of Economic History, University of Sydney, Australia, 1991
- Fulbright Senior Scholar Research Fellowship for the Pacific Islands, 1991
Courses 2007-2008
Fall 2007
- POL U487 Politics of Developing Nations
- POL U488 Niger-Study in Boston, Explore in Africa
Courses 2006-2007
Fall 2006
- POL U370 Religion and Politics
Courses 2005-2006
Fall 2005
- POL U155 Comparative Politics
- POL U487 Politics of Developing Nations
Spring 2006
- POL G326 Development
Courses 2004-2005
Fall 2004
- POL U155 Comparative Politics
- POL G325 Issues in Third World Development
Spring 2005
- POL U370 Religion and Politics
- POL U487 Politics of Developing Nations
