swing@haverford.edu

Susanna received her B.A in International Relations and French from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, a M.A from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in African Area Studies, and a PhD from UCLA in Political Science. She is author of Governance and Intervention in Mali: Elusive Security (Routledge 2024) as well as the award-winning book, Constructing Democracy in Transitioning Societies of Africa that was published in paperback in 2010 as "Constructing Democracy in Africa: Mali in Transition." Her work has appeared in Polity, Journal of Modern African Studies, Democratization, Foreign Affairs, and African Affairs as well as in various edited volumes. Wing has worked as a consultant for the World Bank, USAID, and Freedom House and frequently serves as an expert on women's rights for asylum cases.

Mali, Benin, Coups/Military Rule, Gender, Conflict and Violence