Peter Uvin

Peter Uvin
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Belgium
EducationGhent University
University of Geneva/Graduate Institute of International Studies
OccupationPolitical scientist
EmployerClaremont McKenna College

Peter Uvin (born 1962)[1] is a Belgian-born American political scientist. He is a professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College. He was the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty. He resigned that position on 28 August 2020. He is the author of four books, including Aiding Violence: The Development Enterprise in Rwanda, which won the Herskovits Prize of the African Studies Association in 1999.[2]

  1. ^ Birth year from Library of Congress catalog entry, retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Kuntz, Patricia S. (January–March 2000). "Book Awards". Africana Libraries Newsletter. 101.