John James Quinn (UCLA, PhD) is a Professor of Political Science at Truman State University where he writes about issues concerning African development and democratization using the lenses of international relations, comparative politics, and international political economy. His African experiences include being a Peace Corp Volunteer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) as well as a being a visiting professor at the University of Ghana-Legon. His primary research interest links majority state ownership of significant economic sectors in Africa to subsequent political, economic, and social outcomes. He has also written on the diffusion of the Rwandan genocide and Mobutu's ouster, the determinates of French ODA to Africa (during and after Cold War), the links between democracy and development in Africa, causes of corruption cross nationally, African foreign policies, and the types of political parties that emerged in Africa following the recent multiparty elections. He is author of prior two books: The Road oft Traveled: Development Polices and Majority State Ownership of Industry in Africa and Global Geopolitical Power and African Political and Economic Institutions.