Jaimie Bleck
Rank
Regular Faculty - Assistant ProfessorField(s)
Comparative Politics
Education
2011 PhD, Government, Cornell University
MA, Government, Cornell University
BA, Political Science (Honors) and BA, International Studies (Honors), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Biography
Jaimie Bleck is a Ford Family Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. She specializes in African politics with a focus on democratization, education, and citizenship. Her article, "Parties and Issues in Francophone West Africa: Towards a Theory of Non-mobilizatio" with Nicolas van de Walle, appeared in Democratization. Another article with van de Walle, "Valence Issues in African Elections: Navigating Uncertainty and the Weight of the Past," is forthcoming in CPS. Her current research in Mali is funded by grants from the Spencer Foundation, NSF, and USAID. She received a BA in Political Science at the University of Chicago and a PhD in Government from Cornell University. She has consulted for Freedom House, Winrock International, CARE, and the World Bank. Before attending graduate school, she worked on the Ambassadors Girls Scholarship Program in Central and Southern Africa.
Office Hours
Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 and Thursdays 11-12Contact Information
Office: 403 Decio
Phone: 574-631-5069
Fax: 574-631-4405
Email: jbleck@nd.edu
Mailing Address
Department of Political Science
217 O'Shaughnessy Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46545
