Dr. Robert Compton
FACULTY
Qualification
Ph.D. Political Science, State University of New York, Binghamton, U.S.
M.P.A. Policy Analysis, State University of New York, Binghamton, U.S.
M.A. Political Science, Bowling Green State University, US
B.A. International Studies, Bowie State University, US
Teaching and Scholarly Interests:
Political Development in Asia and Africa; International Political Economy; Comparative Regionalism; and Politics of the Global South
Dr. Robert Compton, a professor at the State University of New York, College at Oneonta, since 2001 focuses on political development and political economy. He has published several books and articles in the areas of political economy and political development, African politics, Asian politics, and comparative regionalism. He teaches courses in International Political Economy; the Model United Nations; Politics of Nation Building; Asian Politics; and Race, Gender, Class and Culture.
In 2008, he was a Fulbright Scholar to the University of Zimbabwe. He has also provided consulting services with SUNY projects involving US AID funded parliamentary strengthening projects in Zimbabwe and Uganda. in addition to labor-management issues and practices that fit within the theme of the courses taught. If you Google my name along with “political science”, you will see my books, articles, speeches, and activities. You will find me reasonable, flexible, knowledgeable, but serious about learning.
PUBLICATIONS:
Books
Dynamics of Community Formation: Developing Identity and Notions of Home, eds. Compton, Robert, Ho Hon Leung, and Yaser Robles, (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2018).
Imagining Globalization, eds. Leung, Ho Hon, Matthew Hendley, Robert Compton, and Brian Haley, (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2009).
Transforming East Asian Domestic and International Politics: The Impact Economy and Globalization, editor (Ashgate, 2002).
East Asian Democratization: Impact of Globalization, Culture, and Economy (Praeger, 2000).
Journal Articles
“Comparative Regional Integration in SADC and ASEAN: Democracy and Governance Issues in Historical and Socio-Economic Context,” in Regions and Cohesion, vol. 3, #1, Spring 2013, pp. 5-31.
“Gendering the Impact of Zimbabwe’s 2008 Economic Collapse: Tales of Reality on the Ground,” in Praxis: Journal of Gender and Cultural Critique, vol.23, #2, Fall 2011.
“Land Reform Policies and Politics, Past and Present: Impact on Political Development in South Africa and Zimbabwe,” The Journal of African Policy Studies, vol. 10: no.1, 2004, pp.55-74.
Chapters in Books
“Home Formation and the Use of Violence in Zimbabwe,” in Home, Community, and Identity, eds. Compton, Robert, Ho Hon Leung, and Yaser Robles, (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2018), pp. 187-210.
“Globalization and Changing State Legitimacy in South Africa and Japan,” in Imagining Globalization, eds. Leung, Ho Hon, Mathew Hendley, Robert Compton, and Brian Haley, (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2009), pp.185-208.
“Dynamics of HIV/AIDS in China and India: Assessing Governmental Response,” in HIV/AIDS and the Threat to National and International Security, ed. Robert Ostergard, (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2007), pp. 223-40.
Review Essays
“The Shadows of Colonialism and Liberation: Political Development Implications for Hegemonic and Opposition Parties,” in Canadian Journal of African Studies, 2018, vol. 52, (3): 371-8.
“Is there a link? Japan’s Internal Cohesion and External Conflict with Neighbors,” in Regions and Cohesion, vol. 7, #3, Winter 2017, 111-20.
“Review of Dwors door Afrika [Straight Through Africa]” produced by Bram Vermeulen, Praxis: Journal of Gender and Cultural Critique, vol. 25, 2015, #1-2, pp. 113-8.
“Hegemony, Leadership, and Integration in South Africa,” in Regions and Cohesion, vol. 4, #1, Spring 2014, 110-6.