Pierre Englebert

American political scientist

Pierre Englebert is an American political scientist who specializes in the politics of Francophone Africa and Central Africa.^[1]^[2]^[3] He is the H. Russell Smith Professor of International Relations and Professor of Politics at Pomona College in Claremont, California.^[4] He previously worked at the World Bank in West Africa.^[1] Underlining much of Englebert's work are his arguments on how externally granted (de jury) sovereignty is used as a resource by African elites, who then redistribute state positions through patron-client relationships. This is an extension of the existing "neopatrimonialism" theory of African politics.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Zhang, Jinze (April 2, 2022). "Interview – Pierre Englebert". E-International Relations. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ Bierschenk, Thomas (2010). "Review of Africa: Unity, Sovereignty, and Sorrow". Africa Spectrum. 45 (3): 161–165. JSTOR 41336271.
^ Enstad, Craig (2003). "Review of State Legitimacy and Development in Africa". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 36 (1): 160–162. doi:10.2307/3559337. ISSN 0361-7882.
^ "Pierre Englebert". Pomona College. Retrieved May 15, 2021.