Joao Resende-Santos

João Resende-Santos is Associate Professor of International Studies at Bentley University in Waltham Massachusetts, USA. He received his PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. Prior to Bentley, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh. From 2009 to 2011, he served as Dean of the School of Business and Governance/Escola de Negócios e Governação (ENG), University of Cape Verde (UNICV).

His research areas include international relations theory, US foreign policy, development policy, political economy of Cape Verde, diaspora engagement, and Cape Verde foreign relations. Prof. Resende-Santos is also active as a policy practitioner and international consultant in the areas of economic development policy, entrepreneurship, and trade policy. He has been a consultant for the African Development Bank, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, and the Government of Cape Verde. In 2010 was a member of the National Task Force for the II Compact of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA-2) for the Government of Cabo Verde. In 2013, he was Team Leader and Lead Author of Cape Verde’s Diagnostic Trade Integration Study. His first book, Neorealism, the State, and the Modern Mass Army, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2007. He is co-author of the recently published Innovation Africa: Emerging Hubs of Excellence, which is part of a broader set of initiatives based on the Africa Innovation Summit. His most recent research appears in “Cape Verde: Rethinking Diaspora in Development Policy,” International Migration October 2015.

Education

• Harvard University - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Science and Government 1991 - 1997
• Carleton College - Bachelor's degree, Political Science 1985 - 1989

Teaching Interests

International Relations; US Foreign Policy; Comparative Politics; Latin American Politics; Brazil; US-Latin American Relations

Research Interests

International Affairs; International Security/Peace and War Studies; Public Policy; Latin American Studies; Brazilian Politics and Economy; US-Latin American Relations

Consulting/Practice Interests

International Development; Urban Planning/Infrastructure; Public Policy; Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organization; Entrepreneurship-SME Development; Higher Education in Developing Countries

Awards and Honors

• 2018, Presidential Medal of Merit, Republic of Cape Verde, President of the Republic

Publications

Journal Articles

• Resende-Santos, J. (2020). Cape Verde and the MCA Foreign Aid Program. Journal of Modern African Studies, (58) 1 1-24 (24).
• Resende-Santos, J. (2019). Cape Verde and the Risks of Tourism Specialization. Journal of Modern African Studies. forthcoming
• Resende-Santos, J. (2019). Cape Verde and the Risks of Tourism Specialization: The Tourism Option for Africa's Small States. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, (37 ) 1 148-168 (20).

Books

• Resende-Santos, J., Karuri-Sebina, G., Adesida, O., Muchie, M. (). Innovation Africa: Solving the Problems We Have. Dakar: Amalion Forthcoming.
• Resende-Santos, J., Pilgrim, A. (). Economic Growth and Democracy in Africa. Lanham, MD: Rowman Littlefield/Lexington Books Forthcoming.

Book Chapters

• David, G. C., Chand, D. R., Newell, S. M., Resende-Santos, J. (2008). Colloboration across Distributed Sites: The perils of process and promise of practice In , (Eds.) Outsourcing Global Services Knowledge, Innovation and Social Capital. UK: Palgrave
• David, G. C., Chand, D. R., Newell, S. M., Resende-Santos, J. (2008). Colloboration across Distributed Sites: The perils of process and promise of practice In , (Eds.) . UK: Palgrave