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Jean-Germain Gros | |
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| Born | May 6, 1964 [1] |
| Awards | University of Missouri-St. Louis Chancellors Award for Excellent Teaching in 2006 [2] |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
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| Discipline | Political science |
Jean-Germain Gros (born May 6,1964) is a professor in political science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Gros received his B.A in economics and sociology in 1985 from SUNY-Binghamton and his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California-Berkeley.
Gros joined the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1994,holding a teaching appointment in political science and the public administration program. In 2004,Gros was the director of Missouri-Africa Program and visiting professor of political science at the University of Ghana-Legon. [3]
Gros specializes in the subfields of comparative politics,African and Caribbean politics,with a focus on Haiti,and public policy administration,with a focus on global health care policy.
Gros' research focuses on failed states.
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