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Eleanor Zeff

Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations

College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Political Science
Research Areas: transitions to democracy; political development
Courses: Comparative Parliamentary Systems; Politics of Developing Areas; European Integration; Transitions to Democracy; Modern European Government and Politics; African Politics
Eleanor Zeff received her B.A. from Tufts University and her Ph.D. from the Graduate Faculty of the New School in New York City. She has several publications on the European Union and on EU policy making (Transport, Transatlantic) as well as on European politics, developing areas, and African politics. Zeff has interviewed (in French) on Canadian radio broadcasts on U.S. politics, with CNN online about EU politics, and with U.S. broadcasts about Canadian politics. She is Drake University's Coordinator for International, Post-graduate, Scholarship Opportunities and works with students applying for scholarships around the world. Zeff is also a faculty board member of The Principle Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship.