Kalu Ndukwe Kalu


Kalu Ndukwe Kalu is a Nigerian-born American political scientist specializing in comparative institutional development, national security policy, and organizational systems. He is currently a Distinguished Research Professor of Political Science and National Security Policy at Auburn University Montgomery.; and Docent Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland

Background and professional life

Kalu earned his B.Sc. in International Environmental Studies/Environmental Science from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, with a second major in Philosophy in 1980; MBA from Atlanta University in 1982; and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Texas Tech University in 1994. He did post-doctoral studies in political science at Yale University, and post-doctoral graduate coursework at the Yale School of Medicine. He has taught at several institutions including the University of Connecticut, Storrs/Waterbury; and the University of Tampere, Finland as a Fulbright Scholar & Visiting professor, 2013–2014. Over the years, he has coordinated at Auburn University Montgomery the General Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series: College Program – an outreach program of the U. S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. His research emphasis is in the areas of institutional development and organizational change, citizenship and administrative theory, IT-leadership interface, technology and culture, complex adaptive systems, national security and intelligence policy, and health care politics and policies.

Books

  • "State Power, Autarchy and Political Conquest in Nigerian Federalism" Published: 2008
  • "Citizenship: A Reality far From Ideal" Published: 2009
  • "Technology, Culture, and Public Policy: Critical Lessons from Finland" Published:2016
  • "Citizenship: Identity, Institutions, and the Postmodern Challenge" Published: 2016
  • "Political Culture, Change, and Security Policy in Nigeria", published.