S. N. Sangmpam

S. N. Sangmpam (born c. 1954) is a professor, author and political analyst. He concentrates on comparative African and African-American politics. He currently works at Syracuse University as a professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and African American Studies in the Department of African American Studies. He is also a contributor in the field of politics for the Huffington Post.

Education & Career

He received his MA and PhD in political Science at the University of Chicago. Prior to this he also received a Master in Public and International Affairs from Ohio University. He received his M.A. in International Affairs and B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration from the National University of Zaire.

Works

Books

• Comparing Apples and Mangoes: The Overpoliticized State in Developing Countries (2007)
• Politics Rules: The False Primacy of Institutions in Developing Countries, Political Studies (2007)
• "Sociology of 'Primitive Societies', evolution and Africanism" (Book chapter), 2001 Race Odyssey, African Americans and Sociology, Bruce Hare (2002)
• Pseudocapitalism and the Overpoliticized State (1994)

Other Publications

• "American Civilization, Name Change, and African American Politics” National Political Science Review (1999)
• "Will Kabila be a Dictator? : A Position Paper" (1997)
• "The Overpoliticized State and International Politics: Nicaragua, Haiti, Cambodia and Togo", Third World Quarterly (1995)
• "Social Theory and the Challenges of Africa’s Future, Africa Today" (1995)
• "Neither Soft nor Dead: The African State is Alive and Well,” African Studies Review (1993)