Earle Scarlett is a Jamaican born U.S. diplomat with global experience; diplomatic postings include: Cameroon, Brazil (twice), Philippines, Ex-Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Charge' d'Affaires a.i. in Ireland. Postings at the State Department include: China and Somalia Desks. As Lecturer, he was a State Department Dean Rusk Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University where he subsequently was examiner for Master’s theses in foreign affairs. In the U.S. State Department, he was Director of Training for Political Officers at the George Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Scarlett was also Advisor for International Affairs at Maxwell Air Force Base where he taught at the Air War College.

After a 30 year career in diplomacy he has taught and lectured at the following institutions: University of Bologna (2005-2010), Emory University (2004), University of Georgia, Columbia University, Georgia Technical University, and Lynn University. Before entering the Foreign Service he taught Political Science and International Relations at Loyola-Marymount University Los Angeles.

Scarlett was educated in Jamaica, US, France, and UK.

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Violence and democracy: an uneasy nexus in Jamaica (June 06, 2010)

Professor Orlando Patterson's titillating juxtaposition of emerging democracy and violence ("Jamaica's Bloody Democracy", published in the New York Times May 30) requires more analytical rigour and refinement. That's my impression after a recent visit to Jamaica, long-standing interest in developments in Trinidad and Tobago, and extensive involvement and ongoing teaching and interest in ex-Yugoslavia.
Increased violence in Jamaica may be more related to the quest of the urban impoverished to meet basic needs and for self-styled local "dons" to exploit the situation to acquire wealth -- apparently illegally -- in a depressed economy experiencing high unemployment and stark social inequality.


Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/letters/Violence-and-democracy--an-uneasy-nexus-in-Jamaica_7679989#ixzz2pZQj7M8R
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