Resume

• 2014.

  Professor

  Teaching core courses in the International Studies Program as well as bringing the results of field research into the classroom particularly on democratization

  governance

  ethnicity

  decentralization and public policy in developing countries. I have been active in research in developing countries from 1970 to the present. I have been active in bringing research to the publication stage having c-authored two books

  two monographs and 28 refereed articles in international journals. The last two articles feature overviews of democracy unraveled in Kenya and the 2010 national elections in the Solomon Islands. Currently working on draft overview of devolution in Kenya entitled

  \"Devolution in Kenya: Derailment or Implementation?\"

  in which I draw on a range of key variables surrounding decentralization/devolution from years of work on decentralization in Melanesia and apply these to the evolving situation in Kenya. Retired from the University of Saskatchewan on June 30th

  University of Saskatchewan

  Swahili

  English

  Nomination for Teaching Excellence Award

  University of Saskatchewan Students Union

  Master Teacher Award

  University of Saskatchewan

  Teaching Excellence Award

  University of Saskatchewan Students' Union

  Teaching Excellence Award

  College of Arts & Science University of Saskatchewan

• 1968

  Ph.D.

  Doctoral Dissertation - \"The Politics and Administration of Agricultural Development in Kenya: The Kenya Tea Development Authority\".

  Political Economy

  University of Toronto

  Ph.D.

  Specializations - Comparative Politics (Developing Countries

  East Africa) and Internationa Relations.

  Political Economy

  University of Toronto

• Povertyalleviation

  Government

  Social Media

  Public Speaking

  Teaching

  Public Policy

  Research

  Qualitative Research

  Proposal Writing

  Nonprofits

  Non-profits

  Politics

  Higher Education

  Leadership

  Policy Analysis

  Policy

  International Relations

  Strategic Planning

  Program Evaluation

  Presidential Succession in Kenya: the transition from Moi to Kibaki

  An analysis of the strategic maneuvers by both the soon to retire President Daniel arap Moi and the opposition to ensure capturing power in the 2002 general elections in Kenya. The election campaign and the actual vote are featured as well.

  Presidential Succession in Kenya: the transition from Moi to Kibaki

  An analysis of the place of ethnic identity and ethnic coalition-building in Kenya. The place of ethnic titans in politics is examined drawing on parallels between the political class in Kenya and the behaviour of political elites in Solomon Islands whereby party ties

  coalition arrangements and personal loyalty are abandoned quickly if the interests of ethnic communities lie elsewhere.

  Beyond Democratic Consolidation in Kenya: ethnicity

  leadership and 'unbounded politics'

  no one.

  An intensive analysis of the democratic experiment in Kenya leading up to and including the 2007 national elections and their aftermath which led to a near 'failed state' condition in Kenya. The opposition claimed that the election of its leader Raila Odinga to the presidency had been 'stolen' and he called for mass protests. The protests turned to direct attacks on the ethnic community of the incumbent president

  the Kikuyu of Kenya. Then the Kikuyu retaliated in kind

  hence ethnic targeting.

  Democracy Unraveled in Kenya

  No one.

  The analysis examines the official rhetoric espoused by the then Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) with the field reality of an African country - Kenya. From field work

  the poor and the marginalized are excluded from the majority or development projects. Indeed

  they lack voice completely. This is the trigger for forming Developing Country Consultants which among other things proposes a virtual assembly to allow individuals with cell phones the opportunity to acquire voice in matters that affect their lives intimately such as development initiatives in their home areas.

  Canadian Development Assistance

  My article examines the rise of a new political arena in Kenya with devolution focusing on the critical new post of Governor in the country's 47 counties and the scramble among Kenya's political class to capture power in this new arena in the upcoming 2017 elections.

  \"The 2017 election in Kenya: reimagining the past or introducing the future?\"

  An analysis of the political environment in Kenya leading up to and through the 1997 national elections under the Moi presidency. The article highlights how incumbency matters in maintaining the existing regime and how a divided opposition can be victimised by fostering the selective use of ethnic clashes.

  The Political Evolution of Kenya: the 1997 elections and succession politics

  Devolution in Kenya: Derailed or on track? Commonwealth & Comparative Politics

  Volume 53 Issue 4 (October 2015)

  457-474.\n\nAn early evaluation of the devolution experiment in Kenya which has seen the introduction of a new level of government creating 47 Counties across the country corresponding to the original Districts existing in 1969. Devolution has been a long struggle involving civil society organisations

  the political opposition

  church leaders

  union members

  teachers and ordinary wananchi [or common people] who sought a reduction of the overwhelming and distant power of the central government. In this article

  the elements of this political revolution in governance in Kenya has been captured.

  Devolution in Kenya: Derailed or on track?

  A conceptual framework - unbounded politics - is offered to understand the nature of political competition

  party alignments and coalition-building in Solomon Islands. This pattern of political behaviour has persisted in the 2010 and 2014 national elections and their aftermath in the creation of a ruling coalition and the election of a prime minister.

  'Unbounded Politics' in the Solomon Islands: Leadership and Party Alignments

  An analysis of the politics of ethnic clashes in Kenya drawing on the experience in Kenya just before and after the 1992 and the 1997 general elections. Given the demarcation of African areas during colonial rule into specific geographic areas for each major ethnic community

  then post-independence communities are highly sensitive to any intrusion by 'the other'. Ethnically-based politicians use this sensitivity to strike fear into their home communities to ensure block ethnic voting in their favour. The same holds true even today - June 2016 - as leaders seek to mobilise their communities in preparation for the 2017 general elections.

  Ethnic Clashes in Kenya and the Politics of the 'Ethnic Enclave': the ruling party

  the opposition and the post-Moi succession

  No one.

  The democratic model in the Solomon Islands

  a Melanesian country in the South-West Pacific has been kept alive since independence in 1978. However

  political parties are not strongly institutionalized and lack long continuity. Instead

  party alignments are very fluid whereby aspiring politicians will shift allegiances rapidly if it favors their and their islands' influence at the national level. Hence we have an 'unbounded politics' model of competition. The 2010 elections are the case study.

  'Unbounded Politics' and the Democratic Model in Solomon Islands

  Jeffrey

  Steeves

  Developing Country Consultants

  University of Saskatchewan

  I am drawing on internet technology to promote a new approach to monitoring and evaluation and to the empowerment of individuals in developing countries particularly those at the grassroots. By combining Active Board software and our experience in field research on development over a diverse range of countries

  individuals or groups can log on to a website managed by Developing Country Consultants (DCC) to participate in presenting their views and interests.This allows for the monitoring of development projects/programmes by Developing Country Consultants as they evolve. Monitoring and evaluation no longer needs to be just a mid-term or end point assessment process. The marginalised

  intended beneficiaries

  administrators and other stakeholders can log in and post their opinions and views on different topics

  and on current projects/programmes that are linked up to the site. Instead of hoping people will stand up and express their opinions and dissent in meetings or in focus groups

  our website allows everyone to have a voice without fear

  humiliation

  or targeting. If the goal of a project/programme is poverty alleviation or gender equality or youth empowerment

  then very quickly we can discover the faults

  weaknesses and resistance that is occurring on the ground. For officials

  this process gives them the potential to move quickly to revise project/programme operations for greater effectiveness and inclusion. For local elites who seek to capture the benefits of development for themselves and their clients

  their maneuvers can be exposed thus improving transparency in governance at the national

  regional and local levels. The time has come to give real meaning to empowerment and voice for those who still remain on the outside in development and economic growth. Developing Country Consultants can provide this real meaning.

  Developing Country Consultants