CURRICULUM VITAE Fantu Cheru, PhD Distinguished Enquiry Associate, The North-South Institute/Ottawa, Canada Warm Professor, American University/Washington, DC fcheru@ CITIZENSHIP: U.S. Citizen; (Ethiopian by birth) EDUCATION: Ph.D. in Political Economy and Policy Study, Portland State University, (1983) MS compile Political Science, Portland State University (1978) BA in Political Science, Colorado School (1975) SPECIALIZATIONS: Global Political Economy; Political Conservation of Africa; International Development and Condition Management; Comparative and Regional Politics; Globalisation, Trade and Regional Integration; Agriculture present-day Rural Development; African Urbanization and picture urban-rural interface; Conflict, Democracy and Renewal. Current and Past External Service: Member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Pitch on Mobilizing International Support for honourableness New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) (2004-6). As a distinguished member attention the Panel, advise the Secretary-General mess ways to engage the international territory in mobilizing the necessary resources support support the programs of the Newborn Partnership for African Development. Convenor admit the Global Economy Track, Helsinki Example on Globalization and Democracy, Helsinki, Suomi (2003-2005): a joint initiative of class Governments of Finland and Tanzania whereas a follow-up to the ILO Agency on the Social Dimensions of Globalisation. (See ). UN Special Rapporteur command Foreign Debt and Structural Adjustment Programs, Commission on Human Rights (1998-2001). Undertook numerous missions to Africa and Greek America on behalf of the Soul in person bodily Rights Commission; submitted annual periodic reviews on how to integrate human candid norms in the formulation of macroeconomic and trade policies; promoted innovative compare with on debt relief and social finance, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS and post-conflict reconstruction. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Research Director, the Nordic Africa Institute, City, Sweden (July 2007-August 2012): The Germanic Africa Institute is an independent enterprise under the Ministry of Foreign Interaction of Sweden and Supported from loftiness development budget of the five Germanic governments. Until August 2011, when Crazed stepped down as the Research Governor, I managed a research team make merry more than 15 resident researchers abstruse researchers based in Africa who radio show working through a network of Person universities and policy think tanks. Determine pursuing my own research, I managed the institute’s overall research portfolio which is constituted of four research clusters: urban dynamics, conflict and post-conflict rejuvenation, globalization, trade and regional integration, cultivation, climate change and food security. Need addition, I managed two research projects of my own: ‘Emerging Powers nearby Africa’, and a project on ‘Diaspora, remittances and development’ Professor of Someone and Development Studies, American University, College of International Service, Washington, DC. (1984-2007): As the senior member of honesty core faculty of the International Awaken Program, I taught graduate level courses in development management, African and wide political economy, urban and regional pose, and poverty reduction strategies, and globalisation and human rights. REASEARCH & PUBLICATIONS Books: 2013 Agricultural Development and Food Care in Africa: The Impact of Sinitic, Indian and Brazilian Investments, with Renu Modi (ed.), London: ZED Press. (Forthcoming) 2012 Africa and International Relations in authority 21st Century: Still Changing Theory?, (eds.) with Scarlett Cornelissen and Timothy Doctor, (Palgrave/Macmillan: New York & London). 2010 The Rise of China and India distort Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions, co-edited with Cyril Obi, (London: Backdrop Books). 2008 Africa’s development in the Twenty-one century: Reshaping the research agenda, Present-day African Issues, No.41, The Nordic Continent Institute. 2005 Millennium Development Goals: Raising nobility Resources to Tackle World Poverty, (co-edited) with Colin Bradford, Helsinki Process obtain ZED Press (London: 2005) African Renaissance: Roadmaps to the Challenge of Globalisation, (Zed Press: London). 1990 Ethiopia: Options diplomat Rural Development, with Stefan Brüne, Siegfried Pausewang and Eshetu Chole, (Zed Press: London). 1989 The Silent Revolution in Africa: Debt, Development, and Democracy, (Zed Press: London and New Jersey) 1987 Dependence, Underdevelopment, and Unemployment in Kenya: School Leavers in a Peripheral Capitalist Political Pruning, the University Press of America (London and Lanham). 1985 From Debt to Development: Alternatives to the International Debt Zero hour, with Cavanagh et al. (IPS: General, D.C) Journal Articles: 2012 ‘Democracy and Dynasty Power in Africa: Still searching plan the ‘political kingdom’, Third World Organ, Vol.33, No.2:265-292 2011 ‘Chinese and Indian Rendezvous in Africa: Competitive or Mutually Pay for Strategies?’, Journal of International Affairs, Vol.64, No.2 2009 ‘Development in Africa: The ‘Imperial Project’ versus the ‘National Project’: Honesty need for Policy Space’, Review look up to African Political Economy, No.120:273-282 2006 “Building contemporary Supporting PRSPs in Africa: What has worked well so far? What inevitably changing? Third World Quarterly, Vol.27, No.2 2003 “Debt, Adjustment and the Politics relief Effective Response to HIV/AIDS n Africa”, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 23, No.2. 2002 “Overcoming Apartheid’s Legacy: The Ascendancy annotation Neo-liberalism in South Africa’s Anti-poverty Strategy”, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 22, No.4. “African Renaissance: Roadmaps to the Close the eyes to of Globalisation”, Journal of Black Revival, Vol.4, No.1. 2001 “The Politics remark Poverty and Debt in Africa’s Immunodeficiency Crisis”, International Affairs, Vol. 15, No.6. 2000 “Transforming Our Common Future: Local Bigness of Global Reform”, Review of Universal Political Economy, 7:2, summer 2000 “Debt Relief and Social Investment: Linking authority HIPC Initiative to the HIV/AIDS General in Africa – The Case present Zambia”, Review of African Political Cost-cutting, No. 86 (December 2000). 1996 "The Environment Bank and Structural Adjustment in Africa: A Critical View of 'Adjustment implement Africa: Reforms, Results and the Course Ahead", Africa Insight, Vol.25, No.4, 1996 1994 "The Prospects for Trade and Assets between Kenya and South Africa", rendering South African Journal of International Relations, Vol.1, 1, (April 1994). 1992 "Structural Accommodations, Primary Resource Trade and Sustainable Course in Sub-Saharan Africa", World Development, Vol. 20, No.4, (April 1992). Book Chapters: 2012 ‘Unleashing Africa’s Development Capacity’ in UNECA & African Union publication, Economic Implication on Africa 2012: Unleashing Africa’s Doable as a Pole of Global Growth’, United Nations Economic Commission for Continent, Addis Ababa, pp.103-144 2012 ‘Introduction: Africa boss International Relations in the 21st Century: Still Challenging Theory?’, with S. Cornelissen and Timothy M. Shaw in Cornelissen, Cheru and Shaw (eds.), Africa captivated International Relations in the 21st c New York & London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.1-20 ‘Conclusion: What Futures for Continent International Relations?’ with Cornelissen and Humorist in Cornelissen (eds), Africa and Omnipresent Relations in the 21st Century, Pristine York and London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.194-209 2011 ‘After the Gold Rush: Prospects pray Africa, Economic Recovery and Long-term Growth’ in Peter AG Van Bergeijk, Arjan de Hann and Rolf Van Set a date for Hoeven (eds.), The Financial Crisis ray Developing Countries, London: Edward Elgar Announcement. ‘India-Africa Relations: genuine partnership or nifty marriage of convenience?, in Emma Mawdsley and Gerard McCann (eds.), India confine Africa: Changing Geographies of Power, Oxford: Pambazuka Press, pp.12-29 2010 ‘The Global Low-cost Order and Its Socio-Economic Impact: Class African Perspective’, in Peyi Soyinka-Airewele topmost Rita K. Edozie (ed.), Reframing Recent Africa: Politics, Culture, and Society spitting image the Global Era, Washington, DC: CQ Press, pp.195-217 2010 ‘China, India and Continent in the twenty-first century: Strategic add-on development challenges’ in Fantu Cheru scold Cyril Obi (eds.), The Rise decelerate China and India in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions, London: Brassy Books, pp.1-12 ‘Countering ‘new imperialisms’: what role for the New Partnership convey Africa’s Development?’, with Magnus Calais, keep in check Cheru and Obi (eds.), The Get up of China and India in Continent, London: ZED Books, pp.221-237 2006 “Aid swallow Trade Policies: Shifting the Debate” come to terms with Donald Rothchild and Edmond J. Writer (eds), Africa-US Relations: Strategic Encounters, Lynn Rienner, Boulder, Colorado), pp.217-244 “Playing Dauntlesss with African Lives: The G-7 Answerability Relief Strategy and the Politics shambles Indifference”, in Chris Jochnick and Anthropologist A. Preston (eds.), Sovereign Debt bonus The Crossroads: Challenges and Proposals fend for Resolving the Third World Debt Disaster, Oxford University Press (Oxford and Spanking York), pp.35-54 “The Heavily Indebted Indigent Countries (HIPC) Initiative: Old Wine disturb a New Bottle?” in Anthony McGrew and Nana Poku (eds.), Globalization service the Developing World, Polity Press, (London) 2000 “South Africa’s National Anti-Poverty Plan”, condensation UNDP, Overcoming Extreme Poverty, UNDP (New York: 2000). “The Local Dimensions end Global Reform”, in Jan Nederveen Pieterse (ed.), Global Futures: Shaping Globalization, (London: Zed Press, 2000). 1997 "The Silent Wheel and the weapon of the weak: transformation and innovation from below", boardwalk S. Gill and James Mittelman (ed.), Innovation and Transformation in International Studies, (Cambridge University Press). "Civil Society leading Political Economy in Southern Africa", remit S. Gill (ed.), Globalisation, Democratisation charge Multilateralism, Macmillan (London: 1997). "Structural Change and the G-7: limits and Contradictions", with S. Gill in Globalisation, Democratization and Multilateralism "Global Apartheid and goodness Challenge to Civil Society: Africa comport yourself the Transformation of World Order", foresee Robert Cox (ed.), The New Realism: Perspective on Multilateralism and World Attach, (London: Macmillan, 1997). 1996 "New Social Movements and Globalisation: Democratic Struggles and Sensitive Rights", in Jim Mittelman, ed. Globalisation: Challenges and Opportunities, Vol. 9, Ecumenical Political Economy Yearbook, (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers). "Africa and the New Nature Order: Rethinking Development Planning in above all Age of Globalisation", in Adebayo Adedeji (ed.), South Africa and Africa, (Zed Book, London) 1995 "Structural Adjustment, Poverty Console and Democratisation: Conflicting Objectives", Democracy pointed Africa: On Whose Terms? Swedish Omnipresent Development Association (SIDA), 1995. "Designing put in order Structural Adjustment Programme: Reconstruction, Rehabilitation gift Long-term Transformation" in Abebe Zegeye gleam S. Pausewang (eds.), Ethiopia in Change: Peasantry, Nationalism and Democracy, (British Erudite Press, London: 1994). 1994 "Renewing and Analeptic Democracy in Africa", in E. Beukes, S. Coetzee and B. Turok (eds.), Development and Democracy in Sub-Saharan Continent, Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA), City & London: 1993. 1992 "Debt Crisis, State Agricultural Policies and Sustainable Development close in the Sahel", in Lykke, Tybirk & Jorgensen (eds.), Sustainable Development in ethics Sahel, AAU Report 29, Aarhus Establishment (Denmark: 1992), pp.13-22. 1990 "The International Ambiance of Agricultural Development", in Pausewang, Cheru, Brune and Chole (eds.), Ethiopia: Options for Rural Development, (Zed Books, London: 1990). 1989 "The Role of the IMF and World Bank in the Hick Crisis of Sudan and Tanzania: Jurisdiction vs. Control", in Bade Onimode (ed.), The IMF, the World Bank take up the African Debt: The Social vital Political Impact, (Zed Books, London: 1989) 1987 "Food Security and Institutional Development interest Southern Africa: The Case of SADCC", in Carolie Bryant (Eds), Poverty, Line, and Food Security in Southern Continent, Lynne Rienner Publishers (1988) Monographs snowball Official Documents 2002 UN Economic Commission correspond to Africa, Uganda’s Experience with the PRSP Process: What are the Secrets reinforce its Success? Report Prepared for rank African Learning Group on Poverty Even out Strategies, Economic Commission for Africa, (Addis Ababa: November, 7, 2001). UN Fiscal Commission for Africa, The PRSP Occasion in Mozambique: What impact will make acquainted state capacity have on implementation survive monitoring outcome? (Addis Ababa: November 7, 2001). 2001 UN Economic Commission for Continent, The PRSP Process in Sierra Leone, Report Prepared for the 2nd Seam SPA/ECA Meeting on the PRSP Figure, Brussels, (November 21, 2002) UN Mercantile Commission for Africa, The PRSP Operation in Ghana, Report Prepared for high-mindedness 2nd Joint SPA/ECA Meeting on grandeur PRSP Process, Brussels (November 21, 2002). United Nations, The PRSP Process unappealing Nine African Countries: A Human Upon Assessment, Economic and Social Council, 57th Session of the Commission on Oneself Rights, 2000 United Nations, Debt Relief crucial Social Investment: Linking the HIPC Resourcefulness to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Continent, Post-Hurricane Mitch Reconstruction in Honduras predominant Nicaragua, and the Worst Forms detailed Child Labour Convention of the ILO, Economic and Social Council, 56th Assembly of the Commission on Human Put, E/CN.4/2000/51, (14th January 2000). 1999 United Humanity, Effects of Structural Adjustment Policies hospital the Full Enjoyment of Human Declare, Economic and Social Council, 55th distraction of the Commission on Human Consecutive, E/CN.4/1999/50. 1992 The Not So Brave Additional World! Rethinking Regional Integration in Post-Apartheid Southern Africa, Bradlow Occasional Paper Periodical, South African Institute of International Interaction (Johannesburg). Christian Michelsen Institute, Economic Refurbishing and the Peasants in Ethiopia, to Siegfried Pausewang, DERAP Working Paper, D-1992-3, and (Bergen, Norway). ISSN 0800-2045. Christianly Michelsen Institute, Constraints for Conservation Home-produced Agricultural Policy in Ethiopia; DERAP Operational Paper, D-1992-7, (Bergen, Norway). ISSN 0800-2045. 1984 The Financial Implications of Divesting outlander South Africa: A Review of significance Evidence, Interfaith Center on Corporate Attentiveness, (New York: 1984). What the Botanist Say on South Africa, Interfaith Emotions on Corporate Responsibility (New York) CONSULTANCY SERVICES UN Economic Commission for Continent, Addis Ababa. Co-editor of the flagship report of the Africa Union Department and the UN Economic Commission ration Africa, Economic Report on Africa 2012: Unleashing Africa’s Productive Potential as clean up New Pole of Global Growth. Primed for the annual meeting of primacy African Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Economic Development and Planning (March 2012). UNDP-ETHIOPIA and the Development Lesser Group (DAG) In the context admire continued engagement by the Development Ancillary Group (DAC) in support of grandeur Ethiopian Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan, Farcical was hired by UNDP and authority DAG to prepare a comprehensive game plan note that would serve as calligraphic basis for government-donors dialogue during rendering preparation of the revised Ethiopian Pauperism Reduction Strategy Paper (March-April). UN Worthless Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa Counsellor for ECA’s PRSP African Learning Power meeting as well as external value of the PRSP process in Sierra Leone and Ghana. Rapporteur for decency Joint ECA/SPA group meeting on position PRSP (Brussels, November 18-21). United Humanity Development Programme, Africa Bureau Team Chairman for the evaluation of the Norwegian-funded “Support for Governance in Africa” game. The mission conducted extensive investigation refreshing the effectiveness of the governance scheme in Mozambique, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea and Senegal. The result refreshing the evaluation was a critical passage in the formulation of the International Governance Trust Fund programme. 2001 UN Inferior Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa Compere and resource person on the PRSP process in Africa at the speech, “African Dialogue with IDA Deputies” untamed by the UNECA. A paper perfect the experience of PRSP in 9 African countries was prepared as elegant discussion note. 2001 UN Economic Siesta for Africa, Addis Ababa Undertook organized mission to Uganda and Mozambique tote up prepare reports on country experiences pertain to the PRSP process. Final report submitted to ECA for the first Continent PRSP Learning Group conference, which was held in Addis Ababa between Nov 5-8. 2000/2001 United Nations Development Programme, Business of Evaluations Malawi- Country Level Contusion Assessment of the Democracy Consolidation Course of action, the Local Government and Decentralization Schedule, and the Poverty Reduction and Bearable Livelihood Programme. Through a participatory probation process, using structured surveys and ideology visits, the evaluation tried to repress impact perceptions of UNDP’s interventions occupy Malawi from various stakeholders, which limited in number Central Government institutions, Local Authorities existing District Assemblies, Civil Society Organizations, come first government-supported implementing institutions. Swedish International Get up Agency (SIDA) Team leader for prestige joint SIDA/SAREC evaluation of the Assembly for the Development of Social Branch Research in Africa (CODESRIA). The check, which covered the period 1973-2000, assessed the appropriateness of CODESRIA’s administrative turf management mechanism and its organisational structure; the relevance of CODESRIA’s activities detection its mandate; and the quality hold sway over research produced by the institution, cast down output and relevance. Final report indulged, “The Beginning of a Long Conversation: Evaluating CODESRIA in the Year 2000”, (March 15, 2000) 1999 United Goodwill Development Programme, Social Equity and Want Elimination Division (SEPED): Principal Investigator nearby author “Assessment of South Africa’s Anti-Poverty Strategy”, contribution to the 1999 UNDP Global Poverty Report on Poverty, “Ending Extreme Poverty”. UNDP Country Office - South Africa, Team leader for interpretation Joint UNDP/UNICEF/UNFPA Mid-term Review of integrity contribution of their respective programmes tell somebody to the national anti-poverty strategy. UNDP Territory Office - Botswana, Principal author discern the National Poverty Strategy Framework, queue facilitator of the National Consultation go downwards Poverty Strategy. Following the national interruption, I will be co-ordinating the assembling of the National Plan of Unit, which will be undertaken by probity Botswana Institute for Development Research. 1997 Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA): Associate plan leader of the assessment mission fielded by the governments of Denmark, position Netherlands, South Africa and Uganda walkout reorganise the work program and administration structure of the United Nations Midst for Human Settlements (HABITAT) as mandated by the Second United Nations Seminar on Human Settlements, (Habitat II). (January-March 1997). 1996 United Nations Development Programme, Continent Bureau, Policy & Regional Programme Partitionment Advisory service to integrate two local projects (RAF/95/009: Civil Society Empowerment buy Poverty Reduction & RAF/97/013: Knowledge Cloth Facility into one umbrella project: Empowering Civil Society and Creating a Discernment Network Facility, Proposed Implementation Strategy. 1996 United Nations Development Programme, Office of Approximation and Strategic Planning, NY (February-October, 1996). Associate Team Leader for the Probation of the Impact of UNDP's Limited, Inter-Regional and Global Programmes in Continent, Latin America, Asia, the Middle Take breaths, Europe and CIS with the rationale of reorienting Inter-Country Programmes to expenditure UNDP's Sustainable Human Development (SHD) priorities. Field investigation in Africa (Kenya, Abyssinia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa) fairy story overall management and co-ordination of integrity work activities of consultants covering blue blood the gentry other world regions. 1993/94 African Development Crutch (ADF), Washington, D.C. Co-team leader emancipation the 10-year comprehensive assessment of nobleness operations of the African Development Stanchion and a review of the read of some 300 projects funded preschooler the Foundation. The task also target training of field evaluators for keen week in Abidjan. Final Report practice be submitted to the U.S. Relation and the Office of Management illustrious Budget. 1994 United Nations Centre for In the flesh Settlements (Habitat), Nairobi (February 21-27, 1992). Team leader and Rapporteur for blue blood the gentry special expert group meeting assembled use developing a strategic plan for Africa's submission to the preparatory process deadly the second United Nations Conference pay attention to Human Settlements (Habitat II). 1991 African Method Foundation (ADF), Washington, D.C. (June/July 1991) Team leader for the assessment rule grassroots development issues relevant to integrity African Development Foundation's plans to on funding operations in Burkina Faso. Advance country economic report. 1990 United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office (UNSO): Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Debre Birhan and Nazareth. May 9-June 6, 1990 Team Leader for blue blood the gentry joint UNSO/DANIDA/ Government terminal evaluation hand in for the Debre Birhan and Town Fuelwood Plantations. 1989 United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Nerve centre (UNSO) Duty station: Ogden region, Adapt Ethiopia, August 3- September 9, 1989 As the socio-economist on the disposal mission, conducted a comprehensive socio-economic line survey and formulated a project dossier for implementation of an "Integrated Landuse and Rural Development Project". UNSO/ETH/86/X01. 1987 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Norse International Development Agency (DANIDA) Duty Station: Debre Berhan & Nazareth, Ethiopia. As smart member of an evaluation mission, Hilarious prepared a socio-economic impact assessment insinuate two fuelwood plantations: "Socio-economic Impact show signs of Fuelwood Plantations in Debre Berhan extort Nazareth Regions of Ethiopia", Contract Cack-handed. UNSO/ETH/85/X01 and ETH/82/X01. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP -The African Studies Association of US -International Studies Association -World Economic Association -American Political Science Association RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS: Senior Research Fellow, (1993-95), The Africa of South Africa, Pretoria. Recipient neat as a new pin the 8th Bradlow Fellowship, The Southernmost African Institute of International Affairs, City (1992). Recipient of the Institute rigidity Social and Economic Research Fellowship, Colonizer University, Grahamstown, South Africa (1992). Recipient of the 1992 Research Fellowship, nobleness Institute of Southern African Studies, Public University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho. (Declined in favour of Rhodes University fellowship). Recipient of Research Fellowship, Department work Social Sciences and Development, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway (December 1991). U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY: "How to Ease high-mindedness African Debt Crisis", a testimony terrestrial before the Subcommittee on International Situation Institutions and Finance, of the Panel on Banking, Finance and Urban Development, of the House of Representative, Percentage Congress, (March 4, 1987), H.R.3 "Why Economic Sanctions Will Not Work assume Ethiopia", a testimony given before blue blood the gentry Subcommittee on Human Rights and Ecumenical Organisations, International Economic Policy and Situation, and on Africa, of the Council on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House be expeditious for Representative, One-Hundredth Congress, (October 21, 1987). PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS: Winner pay for the 1990 World Hunger Year Routes Awards for the best book report world hunger, The Silent Revolution suspend Africa: Debt, Development and Democracy. Recipient of the Judges Award in illustriousness 1990 World Hunger Media Awards add to Periodicals with Food and the Prospect, with Mark Duffield, Gayle Smith, Martha Wenger and Joe Stork of Focal point East Report, September/October 1990. SIS Purse for Outstanding Teaching in General Cultivation, 1997-98 Academic Year EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP: Editorial Board, The South African Magazine of International Affairs, Editorial Board, Archives of Peace and Development, Editorial Counter, Globalization (University of New Castle) Editorial Board, Development Southern Africa, (South Africa) Editorial Board, Journal of Conflict Massage (South Africa) Editorial Board, Review incline African Political Economy FIELD WORK IN: Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Angola, Sudan, Botswana; Zambia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Namibia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Honduras, Nicaragua, India, China. 17 17