University of Toronto Department of Political Science

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Robert Matthews Professor Emeritus
Area Group(s)	International Relations Comparative Politics Development Studies
Office Location Phone Number E-mail Address	SS 3120 416-946-0184 matthews2@sympatico.ca
Background Interested in foreign policies of the developing states (Africa in particular); in civil wars in Africa; in Canadian relations with the Third World; and in human rights in foreign policy. Former Editor of International Journal. Most recent publications include two co-authored and co-edited books with Taisier Ali: Civil Wars in Africa; Roots and Resolution and Durable Peace; Challenges for Peacebuilding in Africa. Education B.A., University of Toronto M.I.A., Columbia University Ph.D., Columbia University Research Interests Foreign Policies of the Developing States: esp. Africa Civil Wars in Africa Canadian Relations with the Third World Human Rights in Foreign Policy Selected Publications Books Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews, eds. (2004) Durable Peace: Challenges for Peacebuilding in Africa. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Taisier M. Ali and Robert O. Matthews, eds. (1999) Civil Wars in Africa: Roots and Resolution. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press.

Robert Matthews