Marina ottaway biography

  • Before she joined the Wilson Center, she spent 14 years at the Carnegie Endowment, where she helped start up the Middle East Program.
  • Marina S. Ottaway teaches and researches at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. Her research interests include the politics of development, with particular reference to Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East.
  • Expert Bio. Marina Ottaway is a Middle East Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and a long-time analyst of political transformations in Africa, the Balkans.

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    Ottaway, Marina (Seassaro)

    OTTAWAY, Marina (Seassaro). American (born Italy), b. 1943. Genres:International relations/Current affairs, Politics/Government. Career: Georgetown University, Washington, DC, instructor in sociology, 1972-73; American University, Cairo, Egypt, instructor in sociology, 1973-74, assistant professor of sociology to associate professor of political science, 1981-85; University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, assistant professor of sociology, 1974-77; University of Zambia, Lusaka, assistant professor of social development, 1977-79; Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, adjunct professor, 1980-81, 1985-89, 1992, 1997-; George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, adjunct professor of political science, 1985-86; American University, Washington, DC, associate professor of international service, 1986-89; Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, non- resident research associate, 1990-92; University of the Witwatersrand, visiti

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    Africa's New Leaders: Democracy or State Reconstruction? (Trade Paperback)

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    This work's starting assumption is that democracy is always desirable, but may not always be possible in the short and medium run. The road to democracy thus may not initially be democratic. In this perspective, the author examines the experience of a small number of African countries which under the guidance of energetic new leaders have turned the corner away from conflict and economic disintegration and are now pursuing economic and political reform and assertive foreign policies that have ma...

    This work's starting assumption is that democracy is always desirable, but may not always be possible in the short and medium run. The road to democracy thus may not initially be democratic. In this perspective, the author examines the experience of a small number of African countries which under the guidance of energetic new leaders have turned the corner away from conflict and economic dis

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    Marina Ottaway

    Professional Affiliation

    Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

    Expert Bio

    Marina Ottaway is a Middle East Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and a long-time analyst of political transformations in Africa, the Balkans, and the Middle East. She is working on a project at the Wilson Center about the countries of the Arab Spring and Iraq. Ottaway joined the Wilson Center after 14 years at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, during which she played a central role in launching the Middle East Program. Prior to that, she carried out research in Africa and in the Middle East for many years and taught at Georgetown University, the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, the American University in Cairo, the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, the University of Zambia, and Addis Ababa University. Her extensive research experience is reflected in her public

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