Faculty

Ricardo René Larémont

Professor of Political Science and Sociology

Office: LN G524
Office hours as posted or by appointment.
Phone: ext. 7-4809
Email: laremont@binghamton.edu

Ricardo René Larémont is Professor of Political Science and Sociology at SUNY Binghamton and a Carnegie Corporation Scholar on Islam. He has served on the faculty of SUNY Binghamton since 1997. He obtained his Ph.D from Yale University, his J.D. from New York University School of Law, and his B.A cum laude from New YorkUniversity School of Arts and Science. His principal books include: Revolution, Revolt,and Reform in North Africa; Islam and the Politics of Resistance in Algeria, 1783-1992 ;Islamic Law and Politics in Northern Nigeria; Borders, Nationalism, and the AfricanState; and, The Causes of War and the Consequences of Peacekeeping in Africa. His research focuses upon political Islam, Islamic law, conflict resolution, democratization, and civil/military relations, usually in the region of North Africa and the Sahel.

Recent Courses:

Intro to Political Sociology
Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies
Political Islam
Political Violence

Selected Publications:

Larémont, Ricardo René. Islamic Law and Politics in Northern Nigeria. Africa World Press, 2011.
Larémont, Ricardo René, editor. Borders, Nationalism, and the African State. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2005.
Larémont, Ricardo René, editor. The Causes of War and the Consequences of Peacekeeping in Africa. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2002.
Larémont, Ricardo René. Islam and the Politics of Resistance in Algeria, 1783-1992. Africa World Press, 2000.
Larémont, Ricardo René. "Islamic Law, Muslim-Christian Relations, and the Transition to Democracy in Nigeria's Fourth Republic." The Journal of the Middle East and Africa. Vol. 1, No. 1 (2010): 25:42.
Larémont, Ricardo René and Rez Aslan. "Legal Cultures in Muslim Societies: Rights in Conflict in Nigeria and Iran." NYU Review of Law and Security, Issue 10 (2008): 118-123.
Larémont, Ricardo René. "The United States in Africa: Addressing the Combustible Mix of Islam and Oil." The Daily Star (Cairo), January 30, 2007; The Daily Star (Beirut, January 23, 2007.
Larémont, Ricardo René and Hrach Gregorian. "Political Islam in West Africa and the Sahel." Military Review, Vol. LXXVI (January-February 2006): 27-36.
"Borders, States, and Nationalism." In Borders, Nationalism, and the African State: Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone. Edited by Ricardo Rene Laremont. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2005.
"Ethnicity and National Identity in Sierra Leone." (With Jimmy Kandeh and Rachel Cremona.) In Borders, Nationalism, and the African State: Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone. Edited by Ricardo Rene Laremont. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2005.
"Ethnic Grievance or Material Greed?" (With Robert L. Ostergard.) In Borders, Nationalism, and the African State: Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone. Edited by Ricardo Rene Laremont. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2005.
"Conclusion." In Borders, Nationalism, and the African State: Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sierra Leone. Edited by Ricardo Rene Laremont. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2005.