Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Political Science S.N. Nyeck was recently invited to join the board of directors of the Consortium for International Management, Policy and Development (CIMPAD).

Earlier this summer, Nyeck attended a conference organized by CIMPAD in Livingstone, Zambia, and offered a master course in public procurement reform in Africa to an international audience of scholars, civil servants, and members of civil organizations.

Among the attendees was the vice president of Zambia, Inonge Wina. Nyeck was elected to the board during the conference.

Nyeck's research focuses on government outsourcing, sexuality and politics.

Her book, “Sexual Diversity in Africa: Politics, Theory and Citizenship,” from McGill-Queens-University Press, 2013, recently received a positive review in the Washington Post.

In the book, contributors critically engage with current debates about sexuality and gender identity, as well as with contentious issues relating to methodology, epistemology, ethics, and pedagogy in Africa.

Drawing from Nyeck’s insight, the reviewer contends, “the backlash against Western-promoted gay rights efforts in African countries suggests some rethinking. The growing group of African scholars and scientists studying sexual diversity in Africa might be the first people to invite such a conversation.”

The review can be read at www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2015/07/10/why-im-not-calling-africa-homophobic-anymore.

Another positive review of Nyeck’s work appeared early this summer in African Affairs, the top journal in African studies.

The CIMPAD mission is to strengthen and promote public sector leadership and management in the sustainable development of communities throughout the African diaspora.