Christian ukaegbu
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Distinguished Senior Lecturer Areas of Interest: Development and Change, Political Economy, Organizations, African Studies
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Christian Ukaegbu obtained his bachelors degree in Sociology/Anthropology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and his masters and Ph.D. in Sociology at Northwestern University. He also obtained the Certificate of African Studies from Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies.
Christian served on the academic staff of the University of Nigeria from 1983-1994 where he rose to the rank of Senior Lecturer. He was a Senior Fulbright Research Fellow at the University of California Berkeley in 1991 and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wyoming in 1995. He later joined the faculty of the University of Wyoming full-time and rose to the rank of Professor. He was a Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology & International Studies at Saratov State University, Russia, where he taught Global Terrorism and African Societies; and at the Academy of International Economic Affairs, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, where he taught Globalization, Cities and Economic Change.
Christian served in several administrative capacities at the University of Wyoming including Director of African American Studies, Director of International Studies and Professor and Head of Sociology. He joined Northwestern University as a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in 2008. Christian’s teaching experience and interests include Social Change, Race & Ethnicity, International Development, African Societies, African Diaspora, Political Economy, Comparative International Crime & Justice, Formal Organizations, Urban Sociology and Global Terrorism among others.
Christian’s research focuses on economic development in Africa with Nigeria as his case country. He has researched and published in Science and technology human capital, ethnicity and politics, indigenous entrepreneurship and enterprise management, public policy and human development. He is currently working on the intersection of politics, entrepreneurship, neo-liberalism and industrial development in Nigeria and Africa.
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| Courses Taught |
| 309-0 Political Sociology |
| 376-0 Special Topics: African Studies: Past and Present |
1810 Chicago Ave. Room 228
Evanston, IL 60208-1330
Phone: (847) 467-0917
Fax: (847) 491-9907
Office Hours: (Fall 09)
MW 3:30 pm-4:30 pm, and by appointment.
