Sabella Abidde
Dr. Abidde is a Member of the Board of Directors and a Lifetime Member of the Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS). He is also a Lifetime Member of the Association of Global South Studies (AGSS); the African Studies and Research Forum (ASRF); and the American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS). He was a 2023 Taiwan Fellow, a 2024 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow, and a Visiting Professor at the Lagos State University, Nigeria. He is currently a Professor of Political Science and a member of the Graduate Faculty at Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama.
He is the editor of two Book Series: African Governance, Development, and Leadership (Lexington Books) and the Africa-East Asia International Relations (Springer). Dr. Abidde holds a BA in International Relations and an MSc in Educational Administration from Saint Cloud State University Minnesota; an MA in Political Science from Mankato State University Minnesota; and a PhD in African Studies, World Affairs, and Public Policy and Development Studies from Howard University.
His research and publication interests straddle Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean; Africa-China-Taiwan Relations; and issues and phenomena in the developing world. Although a generalist in the broader African studies, his specific countries of interest are Ghana, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria.
Recent publications:
Veney, C. R., & Abidde, S. O. (Eds.). (2024). China and Taiwan in Latin America and the Caribbean: History, power rivalry, and regional implications. Palgrave Macmillan.
Abidde, S. O., Hall, M. R., & da Cruz, J. de A. (Eds.). (2023). Xenophobia and nativism in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Routledge.
Abidde, S. O., & Kumah-Abiwu, F. (Eds.). (2023). The political impact of African military leaders: Soldiers as intellectuals, nationalists, Pan-Africanists, and statesmen. Springer.
Abidde, S. O. (2023). Palestine, Taiwan, and Western Sahara: Statehood, sovereignty, and the international system. Lexington Books.
Kumah-Abiwu, F., & Abidde, S. O. (Eds.). (2022). Jerry John Rawlings: Leadership and legacy: A Pan-African perspective. Springer.