Faculty Profile

Dr. Winsome Downie Chairperson of the Department Assistant Professor of Government

Education:

• B.A., Barnard College / Columbia University
• M.A., Columbia University
• M.Phil., Columbia University
• Ph.D., Columbia University

Research and Scholarly Interests:

The politics of developing areas, comparative political systems and institutions of Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. U.S. national politics and comparative gender, race, ethnicity and class politics, urban politics and African diaspora and migration studies.

Research and Publications:

Dr. Downie is the author of several articles on the politics of development in post-colonial Jamaica and the Caribbean and on women in politics in Jamaica, the U.S.A., the Caribbean, South Africa and other areas of Africa and the African diaspora. She has completed a book manuscript on the Politics of Independent Jamaica,  migrations African and African Diaspora Women in Politics and African Diaspora migrations.

Courses Taught/Teaching:

• GOVT 201: Introduction to Government
• GOVT 209: Comparative Politics
• GOVT 203: United States Government and Politics
• GOVT 303: The United States Congress
• GOVT 306: The United States Presidency
• GOVT 320: United States Parties, Public Opinion, Voting Behavior
• GOVT 321: Urban Government and Politics
• GOVT 322: Public Administration
• GOVT 344: Politics of the Contemporary Caribbean
• GOVT 345: Latin American Politics
• GOVT 346: Contemporary African Politics
• GOVT 412: Seminar: Women in Politics
• GOVT 426: Seminar: The Politics of Race, Ethnicity and Class in the United States
• GOVT 420: Seminar on Political Behavior and other special topics
• GOVT 430: Seminar on Canada and the (British) Commonwealth
• LLRN 121: Roots of Government
• LLRN 203: Global Origins of United States Society

Contact Information:

• Telephone: (718) 862-7292
• Office: Miguel 415
• Fax: (718) 862-8044
• e-mail: winsome.downie@manhattan.edu

Page last updated by K. Balaj on June 5, 2007