Robert Dowd, C.S.C.

Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science

Degrees

B.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Research Profile

Dowd has recently completed his doctorate in comparative politics. His specialty is in African politics with special attention to East Africa. He has published articles in UCLA's Journal of African Studies, Ufahamu. Currently he is working on a book manuscript entitled Faith in Democracy: Christianity, Islam and Political Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa.