Professor O'Meara's main field of
interest is comparative politics and development. He has been
concerned with African politics in general and specifically
with Southern African politics, particularly aspects of
opposition, conflict, and nationalism. His interests also
include political theory, and he has taught courses in this
area. His course offerings include Introduction to Political
Philosophy, Comparative and International Development,
Comparative African Politics--South Africa, Urban Politics,
and Violence in Africa. Most recent publications include:
Reform or Revolution: Political Forecast for Post-Apartheid
South Africa, (with N. Brian Winchester), in Seth, Prakash
(ed.) The South African Quagmire: In Search for a Path to
Peaceful Pluralism, ( 1987); a chapter in Revolutions of the
Late Twentieth Century, edited by Jack Goldstone
(forthcoming), and Globalization and the Challenges of a New
Century (2000); Africa (3rd edition), co-edited with Phyllis
M. Martin, (1995). Articles appear in numerous journals and
periodicals, including Current History, World View, Africana
Journal, and Encyclopedia Americana/Annual (1984 to
present).
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