Guest speaker Levar Smith will present “Anxieties of Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and Zimbabwe” as part of the Political Science and Public Service’s “Sweet Research” series.
Levar is currently an assistant professor in Morehouse College’s Department of Political Science. His research interests include state development, international political economy and democratization in Sub-Saharan African.
A 2002 graduate of Morehouse College, he also has a master’s of science degree from the Sam Nunn School at Georgia Institute of Technology and a master’s of arts in political science from Miami University. He will graduate with his doctorate in December from Miami University. Before his career in academia, Levar worked in banking and with CARE International and the Council of Foreign Relations.
