Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Areas of Specialization: Comparative Politics; African Studies; International Relations
Edouard Bustin (1933-2025) authored or co-authored several books and monographs dealing with Africa, including Lunda Under Belgian Rule; The Politics of Ethnicity. He also wrote many book chapters, encyclopedia entries, journal entries and articles (mostly on Africa) which have been published in the United States, Europe and Africa. He studied and lived in five European and twelve African countries and was fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and German. Professor Bustin was a visiting professor and guest lecturer at universities in the United States, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. He also consulted and prepared reports on higher education and on democratization in Zaire for the Rockefeller Foundation and for USAID. Professor Bustin was the founder and director of the Francophone Africa Research Group (GRAF), and served as coordinator for the exchange agreement between Boston University and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques at Bordeaux. He was also affiliated with Boston University’s African Studies Center and headed the Francophone Africa Research Group (GRAF).
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