birth_place image_size nationality field work_institutions birth_date known_for prizes article_title name alma_mater
france 150px french and american political science university of florida 1932 research burundi and darfur on ethnic conflict and genocide in rwanda , african rwanda and burundi '' , 1971 studies association melville j. herskovits award for '' rené lemarchand
 rené lemarchand ucla
rené lemarchand

rené lemarchand -lrb- born 1932 -rrb- is a french-american political scientist who is known for his research on ethnic conflict and genocide in rwanda , burundi and darfur .
publishing in both english and french , he is particularly known for his work on the concept of clientism .
he is a professor `` emeritus '' at the university of florida , and continues to write , teach internationally and consult .
since retiring he has worked for us aid -lrb- agency for international development , dept. of state -rrb- out of abidjan -lrb- côte d'ivoire -rrb- as a regional consultant for west africa in governance and democracy , and as democracy and governance advisor to usaid / ghana .
