Pearl T. Robinson

Pearl T. Robinson
Born (1945-07-04) July 4, 1945 (age 79)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Davis, Columbia University
Awards2011 Teshome H. Gabriel Distinguished Africanist Award from the UC San Diego Research Center in African and African American Studies
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsTufts University
Thesis African traditional rulers and the modern state the linkage role of chiefs in the Republic of Niger  (1975)

Pearl T. Robinson (born 1945) is an American professor of political science at Tufts University.[1] She has written dozens of books and articles on Africa and African Americans, including co-authoring and co-editing the book, Transformation and Resiliency in Africa,[2] with her co-editor Elliott Skinner. She was president of the African Studies Association from 2007–2008,[3] and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[4] Her chapter Area Studies in Search of Africa from The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines was included in 4th edition of The African Studies Companion.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Department of Political Science: Tufts University". tufts.edu. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ Smith, Earl; Johnson, Vernon (1986). "Review of Transformation and Resiliency in Africa". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 19 (2): 361–366. doi:10.2307/219432. ISSN 0361-7882.
  3. ^ Funmi. "Past ASA Presidents". africanstudiesassociation.org. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  5. ^ Zell, H. M. (2006). The African studies companion : a guide to information sources (4th rev. and expanded ed.). Lochcarron: Hans Zell Pub.


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