Dr. Alice J. Kang is joint appointed to the Department of Political Science and the Institute for Ethnic Studies (African and African American Studies Program). She is a scholar of comparative politics and women, gender, and politics with a world regional focus on Africa. Dr. Kang teaches courses on African politics, democracy and citizenship, and women and politics. She received her B.A. from Brown University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Upcoming Courses
Spring 2024: Conflict and Development in Africa (POLS 375), Core Seminar in Comparative Politics (POLS 879)
Books
- Reimagining the Judiciary: Women’s Representation on High Courts Worldwide. Co-authored with Maria Escobar-Lemmon, Valerie Hoekstra, and Miki Kittilson. Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Bargaining for Women's Rights: Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy. University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
Journal Article Highlights
- Dieng, Rama Salla, Toni Haastrup, and Alice J. Kang. FirstView. "Centering Feminists and Feminism in Protests in Africa." Politics & Gender. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743923X22000769
- Kroeger, Alex, and Alice J. Kang. FirstView. "The Appointment of Women to Authoritarian Cabinets in Africa." Government and Opposition. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2022.32
- Kim, Nam Kyu, and Alice J. Kang. 2022. "External Threat Environments and Individual Bias against Female Leaders." Political Science Research & Methods. https://doi.org/10.1017/psrm.2020.54
- Escobar-Lemmon, Valerie Hoekstra, Alice J. Kang, and Miki Kittilson. 2021. "Breaking the Judicial Glass Ceiling: The Appointment of Women to High Courts Worldwide." Journal of Politics. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/710017
- Kang, Alice J., and Susanna D. Wing. 2021. "Litigating Socio-Economic and Women's Rights in Benin's Constitutional Court." African Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/adaa031
- Kang, Alice J., Miki Kittilson, Valerie Hoekstra, and Maria Escobar-Lemmon. 2020. "Diverse and Inclusive High Courts: A Global and Intersectional Perspective." Politics, Groups, & Identities. https://doi.org/10.1080/21565503.2020.1782948