Paul Lubeck
senior fellow
Email: lubeck@cats.ucsc.edu
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Lubeck is a professor of political sociology, political economy and development studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He also serves as Director of the Global Information Internship program and the Center for Global, International, and Regional Studies at the University. During Lubeck's service in the Peace Corps he served as a cooperative agent for the Ministry of Rural Development of the Niger Republic. He has conducted extensive research specializing in fieldwork in Muslim, in such regions as Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Mexico, and Malaysia. He has a number of publishing's that cover such topics as globalization, industrializing states, African businessmen, labor, Islamic social movements and regional development strategies.
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Publications
by Paul Lubeck
Feb-05-2007 | Report
In its anxious search for energy security, the United States has embarked on a risky strategy to arm and train the militaries of oil-producing West African countries under the rationale of pursuing the Global War on Terror. Over the past 15 years, amidst widening crises in the Middle East and volatile petroleum markets, the U.S. has quietly institutionalized a West African-based oil supply strategy, closely focused on an “Oil Triangle” centered on the Gulf of Guinea. ... Read More »
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Commentary
by Paul Lubeck
Jun-16-2011 | Article
For the first time in Nigerian history a southern minority was declared the President, in the April 2011 elections. In ... Read More »
by Paul Lubeck
Jun-13-2011 | Article
For the vast majority of Nigeria’s 73 million voters, cynicism and resignation are the trademarks of Nigerian politics... Read More »
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In the Press
Paul Lubeck
Aug-17-2011 | Quotes
Looking toward Nigeria would be “natural” for the Qaeda affiliate, said Paul Lubeck, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who studies the region.... Read More »
Paul Lubeck
Feb-08-2007 | Quotes
United States based Centre for International Policy (CIP) has urged America to support Nigeria's democratic forces and encourage legislative oversight... Read More »
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