Dr. Gizachew Tiruneh
Dr. Gizachew Tiruneh
Associate Professor and Director of the International Studies Program
Irby Hall, Suite #217
(501) 450-3412
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Ph.D., Political Science, Binghamton University, SUNY, 2001
M.B.A., Computer Information Systems, Baruch College, CUNY, 1993
B.A., Finance and Investments, Baruch College, CUNY, 1988
COURSES:
Introduction to International Relations
Statistical Methods for Political Analysis
Governments & Politics of Africa
Governments & Politics of the Middle East
Dynamics of Democratization
International Political Economy & Globalization
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2022. 鈥淧olitical Stability in Africa: A Cross-National Analysis,鈥� Journal of Asian and African Studies,听惫辞濒.听57 (7): pp. 1376-1400.听 .
2. Tiruneh, Gizachew with Feleke Asrat, Brooks Pearson, and Matthew Connelly, and Gizachew Tiruneh. 2022. 鈥淪patial Analysis of Climate Driver Impacts on Tanzania Migration Patterns.鈥�听In听GIS and Spatial Analysis, Jorge Rocha, Eduardo Gomes,听Ines听Boavida-Portugal, and Claudia M. Viana Jorge, eds. London: InTech Open. pp. 1-21.
3. Tiruneh, Gizachew with T. Price Dooley and Joe Howard. 2021. 鈥淲hat Determines the Political Orientations of College Students: A Comparative Study of Two Universities?鈥� Midsouth Political Science Review, vol. 21: pp. 23-55.
4. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2015. The Rise and Fall of the Solomonic Dynasty of Ethiopia: Is the Kebra Nagast a Time-Bound Document? Los Angeles: Tsehai Publishers.
5. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2014. 鈥淪ocial Revolutions: Their Causes, Types, and Phases.鈥� Sage Open, vol. 4: pp. 1-12. .
6.听 Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2014. 鈥淭he Kebra Nagast: Can Its Secrets Be Revealed?鈥� International Journal of Ethiopian Studies, vol. 8: pp. 51-72.
7. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2013. 鈥淒oes Social Background Influence Political Science Grades.鈥� Current Issues in Education, vol. 16 (2): pp.1-13.
8. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2009. 鈥�Determinants of Adult HIV/AIDS Prevalence in Africa: Do Cultural Variations Matter?鈥� Midsouth Political Science Review, vol. 10: pp. 103-124.
9. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2008.听When is Democracy Normal? The Relation to Demography, Market Economy, and Globalization. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.
10. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2008. “Can Africa Tap the Benefits of Economic Development?”听Current Politics and Economics of Africa, vol. 1 (1), pp. 47-60.
11. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2008. “Democracy,” In听International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd edition. William A. Darity, editor-in-chief. Macmillan. pp. 272-276.
12. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2008. “Political Power,” In听International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 2nd edition. William A. Darity, editor-in-chief. Macmillan. pp. 415-417.
13. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2007. “Does Attendance Enhance Political Science Grades?”听Journal of Political Science Education, vol. 3 (3): pp. 265-276.
14. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2006. “Regime Type and Economic Growth in Africa: A Cross-National Analysis,”听Social Science Journal, vol. 43 (1): pp. 3-18.
15. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2004. “Towards Normal Democracy: Theory and Prediction,”听Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, vol. 29 (4): pp. 470-489.
16. Tiruneh, Gizachew. 2004. “Democratic Development in Botswana and Tunisia,”听Journal of Contemporary African Studies, vol. 22 (1): pp. 13-28.