Balogun, Emmanuel

Emmanuel Balogun is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS. He is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Skidmore College in the United States and a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. During his associate research fellowship at UNU-CRIS, Emmanuel Balogun will primarily work on African and comparative regionalisms and multilateralism in close collaboration with Frank Mattheis within the Re-LAB Cluster.

Emmanuel holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Delaware, an M.A. from Western Illinois University, and a B.A. from New England College.

As a scholar-practitioner and thought-leader, Emmanuel brings his research interests of international organizations, peace & security, and global health governance to the policy world. He is the author of Region-Building in West Africa: Convergence and Agency in ECOWAS (Routledge 2022) and his current research project focuses on multilateral reform and negotiation in multilateral fora.

Previously, Emmanuel served as Policy Advisor in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs. As policy advisor, Emmanuel spearheaded the U.S. multilateral strategy toward Africa, specifically shaping U.S. relations with the African Union and other African Regional Economic Communities, the U.S. position supporting a permanent seat for the African Union on the G20, and worked extensively in facilitating the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. As Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Emmanuel is part of the Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) Working Group, where he works with leading economists and policy makers to identify characteristics of economic growth, but also find a way to promote such growth traits across all EMDEs and amplify their opportunities for profitable private investment.

Emmanuel is currently a Director with Bridging the Gap, an organization which promotes scholarly contributions to public debate and decision making on global challenges. Emmanuel is also a former International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was Principal Investigator for Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad program grant to help build education partnerships between the U.S. and Ghana. He previously taught at Georgetown University and Webster University. Emmanuel serves on the Board of Trustees at New England College, the International Advisory Board of Chatham House’s Academic Journal, International Affairs, and is a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Emmanuel regularly consults on global health, peace and security, and government-business relations in Africa. He has provided his services to various government agencies, multinational corporations and academic institutions. Emmanuel has several peer reviewed articles and has published and presented his research internationally.