Alfred G. Nhema, convener from Sub-Saharan Africa, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Pan African Development Center. Previously he was Executive Secretary of the Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA, 2003-2007).

He has taught at Dalhousie University in Canada, Macalester College in the United States, and the University of Zimbabwe, where he was Head of the Department of Political and Administrative Studies for three and a half years, a member of the University Senate, and Vice Chairman of the University of Zimbabwe Research Board.

Nhema has sat on a number of advisory boards at the regional and international levels which include: the International Human Rights Exchange Project, University of Cape Town and Bard College, USA; Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, United Kingdom; Comparative Regional Integration Studies Programme, United Nations University, Bruges, Belgium; Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict and Development Research, University of Uppsala, Sweden; and the Centre of Specialization in Public Administration and Management (CESPAM), University of Botswana.Through these research and networking activities, Nhema has cooperated closely with researchers, academics, governmental, nongovernmental and international organizations.

He is the author of Democracy in Zimbabwe: From Liberation to Liberation (Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002); editor of The Quest for Peace in Africa: Transformation, Democracy and Public Policy (Utrecht: International Books/OSSREA, 2004); and co-editor with (Tiyambe Zeleza) of Managing and Resolving African Conflicts. Volume 1: The Causes and Costs of Conflicts and Volume 2: Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (London: James Currey Publishers, 2007). He has also written several articles and monographs on development issues.

When asked why he joined the Building Global Democracy Programme and what his aspirations for the programme were, Alfred replied:

"The theory and praxis of democracy and democratisation have continued to be central themes in the quest for a global democratic order among scholars, practitioners and various other stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels.

The interesting and genuine international endeavour by the Building Global Democracy Programme to conceptualize and proffer nuanced theoretical, practical and constructive explorations into the global democracy lexicon from a global perspective is an alluring stance that made me decide to take part in this valuable research effort.

It is my anticipation that the results of this initiative will strengthen international efforts aimed at creating a more democratic global environment."
 

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