Joao Resende-Santos

Joao Resende-Santos

  • Associate Professor, Global Studies
  • International Researcher and Faculty Mentor, Smart City Foundation
  • Invited International Researcher, University of Lusofona LusoGlobe Research Center
  • Affiliated Faculty, Institute of Cape Verdean Studies
  • Ph.D. Harvard University

Teaching Interests

International Relations; US Foreign Policy; Comparative Politics; US-Latin American Relations; the Cold War; African politics and international affairs

Research Interests

International Affairs; International Security/Peace and War Studies; US-Latin American Relations; US foreign policy; Cabo Verde

Consulting/Practice Interests

International Development; Urban Planning/Infrastructure; Public Policy; Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organization; Entrepreneurship-SME Development; Higher Education in Developing Countries

Bio

Teaches courses in International Relations, including US foreign policy, international security, and international relations for the Honors Program. Areas of current research and publications include: international relations theory, US foreign policy during the Cold War, the Global Cold War in Africa, political economy and foreign relations of Cabo Verde, and migrant transnationalism. Most recent publications include: Co-editor, Economic Growth and Democracy in Post-Colonial Africa: Cabo Verde, Small States and the World Economy (Lexington Books, 2022); “How Migrant Remittances Respond to Homeland Crisis: The Case of Cabo Verde and Its Migrants,” Journal of Contemporary African Studies (June 2024); and “US Policy and Portuguese Africa During the Nixon Years,” Cold War History forthcoming. He is currently working on a book on Cabo Verde's postcolonial foreign relations based on multinational archival materials. His first book was Neorealism, States and the Modern Mass Army (Cambridge University Press, 2007). He was a US Fulbright Scholar Program Fellow in 2024.

Professional Memberships

  • African Studies Association 2022-01-01 - Present

    • Awards and Honors

  • Fellow, US Fulbright Scholar Program
  • Presidential Medal of Merit, Republic of Cape Verde, President of the Republic

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Resende-Santos, J. (2024). How migrant remittances respond to homeland crises: the case of Cabo Verde and its emigrants. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, (42) 3 (Link)
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2022). Education and Development in Africa - Case of Cape Verde. RLE - Revista Lusófona de Educação Special Issue
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2021). EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: RETHINKING HIGHER EDUCATION IN CABO VERDE. Revista Lusofona de Educacao, (54) 54 (Link)
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2020). Cape Verde and the MCA Foreign Aid Program. Journal of Modern African Studies, (58) 1 1-24 (24).
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2019). Cape Verde and the Risks of Tourism Specialization: The Tourism Option for Africa's Small States. Journal of Contemporary African Studies, (37) 1 148-168 (20).
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2016). Cape Verde: Rethinking Diaspora in Development Policy. International Migration, (54) 2 (Link)
  • David, G., Chand, D., Newell, S., Resende-Santos, J. (2008). Integrated collaboration across distributed sites: The perils of process and the promise of practice. Journal of Information Technology, (23) 1 (Link)
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2002). The origins of security cooperation in the Southern Cone. Latin American Politics and Society, (44) 4 (Link)

    • Books

  • Resende-Santos, J., Karuri-Sebina, G., Adesida, O., Muchie, M. (2023). Innovation Africa: Solving the Problems We Have Dakar: Amalion (Forthcoming)
  • Resende-Santos, J., Pilgrim, A. (2022). Economic Growth and Democracy in Africa Lanham, MD: Rowman Littlefield/Lexington Books
  • Resende-Santos, J., Fernandes Pilgrim, A. (2022). Economic Growth and Democracy in Post-Colonial Africa: Cabo Verde, Small States, and the World Economy Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Link)
  • Adesida, O., Karuri-Sebina, G., Resende-Santos, J. (2016). INNOVATION AFRICA: Emerging Hubs of Excellence London: Emerald (Link)
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2007). Neorealism, States, and the Modern Mass Army NY: Cambridge University Press (Link)
  • Resende-Santos, J. (). Foreign Policy Strategies of Small States (title TBD) n/a (In Progress)

    • Book Chapters

  • Fernandes Pilgrim, A., Resende-Santos, J. (2022). Introduction: Economic Growth and Democracy in Post-Colonial Africa: Cabo Verde, Small States, and the World Economy . Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. (Link)
  • Resende-Santos, J. (2016). Electronic Government in Cabo Verde: The Prospects and Limits of Innovation in Small Island Developing States Innovation Africa: Emerging Hubs of Excellence. London: Emerald (Link)
  • Adesida, O., Karuri-Sebina, G., Resende-Santos, J. (2016). Introduction Innovation Africa. (Link)
  • David, G. C., Chand, D. R., Newell, S. M., Resende-Santos, J. (2008). Colloboration across Distributed Sites: The perils of process and promise of practice Outsourcing Global Services Knowledge, Innovation and Social Capital. UK: Palgrave (Link)
  • David, G. C., Chand, D. R., Newell, S. M., Resende-Santos, J. (2008). Colloboration across Distributed Sites: The perils of process and promise of practice . UK: Palgrave
  • Resende-Santos, J., Oilgrim, A. Cape Verde's Political Economy and Growth Performance Economic Growth and Democracy in Post-Colonial Africa. Boston MA: Lexington Books

    • Conference Proceedings

  • Resende-Santos, J. (2017). “IV World Forum of Local Economic Development - Final Report” Government of Cabo Verde Praia

    • Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blogs, Podcasts

  • Resende-Santos, J. 2018. "The Meaning of SOFA for Cape Verde"

    • Other Scholarly Work

  • Adesida, O., Resende-Santos, J. (2021). Cabo Verde's Innovation Ecosystem - A Strategic Assessment. United Nations - United Nations Development Program .

    • Presentations

  • Resende-Santos, J. (2017). “Security, Democracy and Integration in West Africa” Presented at the University of Cabo Verde Seminar on African Regional Integration Praia, Cabo Verde
  • David, G. C., Newell, S. M., Chand, D. R., Resende-Santos, J. (2007). “Collaboration across distributed sites: applying World-systems theory to globally-integrated work” Presented at the Information Systems Workshop Val d'Isere, France

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Member for Lecture search committee 1/1/22 - 5/31/22
  • Committee Member for Global Studies Department 1/1/22 - 3/31/22
  • Committee Member for GLS Department Anti-Racism Task Force 9/1/20 - 5/31/22
  • Committee Member for GLS Department Search Committee 9/1/19 - 5/1/20
  • Committee Member for Global Studies Department 9/1/19 - 12/31/19
  • Committee Member for Global Studies Department 9/20/16 - Present
  • Course Coordinator for Global Studies Department 9/1/15 - Present
  • Course Coordinator for Global Studies Department 9/1/12 - Present
  • Course Coordinator for Global Studies Department 1/1/12 - Present
  • Mentor (Student) for Global Studies Department 1/1/12 - Present
  • Course Coordinator for Department of Global Studies 9/1/11 - Present
  • Mentor (Student) for Global Studies Department 9/1/11 - Present

    • Service: Public

  • academic advisor; local contact, facilitator, faculty mentor for MIT-Africa Cape Verde Program 1/1/23 - Present
  • Member for Smart City Foundation, Cape Verde 1/1/22 - Present

    • Service: Professional

  • Editorial Review Board Member for Africa Innovation Summit 1/1/24 - Present
  • Committee Member for Diaspora Mundi 5/1/23 - Present
  • Committee Member for World Bank External Advisory Committee - Cape Verde Country Economic Memorandum 9/1/21 - Present
  • Country Specialist for Varieties of Democracy Project 1/1/13 - Present

    • Service: Ph.D. Advising

  • Independent Study Advisor 2023/01 - 2023/02

    • Service: University

  • Student Organization Advisor for Tri Alpha Alpha Alpha Alpha First Gen Honors Society 9/1/22 - Present
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Bentley University 9/1/21 - 5/1/22
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Bentley University First Year Seminar 9/1/20 - 5/1/21
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Bentley University First Year Seminar 9/1/19 - 11/30/19
  • Committee Member for Learning and Teaching Council, Bentley University 9/1/18 - Present
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Bentley Business Bowl 2/25/17 - 2/25/17
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Bentley University Racial Justice Program 9/1/14 - Present
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Cape Verdean Students Association 10/1/12 - Present
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Bentley Model United Nations Organization 9/1/01 - Present