Dr. Gretchen Bauer
Professor and Chair
Political Science and International Relations
344 Smith Hall
Phone: (302) 831-2355
gbauer@udel.edu
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Gretchen Bauer, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994) joined the Department in 1994. She specializes in African Politics and Women and Politics. She currently teaches classes in African Politics and African Women in Politics. Her current research focuses on women's participation in politics in Sub-Saharan Africa; during summer 2011 she undertook research on women chiefs in Botswana. Professor Bauer serves as Chair of the Department.
Recent Publications:
'Update on the Women's Movement in Botswana: Have Women Stopped Talking?' African Studies Review 54(2): 23-46, 2011.
Politics in Southern Africa: Transition and Transformation, second edition, with Scott D. Taylor. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011.
Women in Executive Power: A global overview, with Manon Tremblay, eds. London: Routledge, 2011.
'"Cows Will Lead the Herd into a Precipice": Where are the Women MPs in Botswana?' Botswana Notes and Records. No. 42: 56-70, 2010.
