Peter M. Lewis

Biography

Peter M. Lewis is the Warren Weinstein Associate Professor of African Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Lewis, who served as SAIS associate dean for academic and faculty affairs from 2015 to 2018, has directed the school’s Africa Studies programme since joining Johns Hopkins SAIS in 2006. Lewis’ research and teaching focus on economic reform and political transition in developing countries, with particular emphasis on governance and development in sub-Saharan Africa. He has written extensively on economic adjustment, democratisation, and civil society in Africa. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the editorial board of the Journal of Democracy.