PETER H. KOEHN
PUBLICATION LIST
Books and Monographs
The Transnationally Partnered University: Insights from Research and Sustainable Development Collaborations in Africa. Palgrave
Macmillan’s International and Development Education Series (2014). Lead author with Milton O. Obamba.
Transnational Competence: Empowering Professional Curricula for Horizon-Rising Challenges.Boulder: Paradigm Publishers.
2010. 217 pp. With James N. Rosenau.
Zhongmei Guanxi Zhongde Huaren (Chinese Americans in U.S.-China Relations). Beijing: XinhuaPublishing House,
2004. 310 pp. Co-edited with Xiao-huang Yin.
The Expanding Roles of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China Relations: Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific
Interactions. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2002. 311 pp. Co-edited with Xiao-huang Yin.
Organizational Communication in Refugee-camp Situations. New Issues in Refugee Research Working Paper No. 71.
Geneva: United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), December 2002. With Phyllis Bo-yuen Ngai. 35 pp.
Making Aid Work: Innovative Approaches for Africa at the Turn of the Century. Lanham, Md: University Press of America,
1999. 212 pp. Co-edited with Olatunde J.B. Ojo.
The Outlook for U.S. - China Relations Following the 1997-1998 Summits: Chinese and American Perspectives on
Security, Trade, and Cultural Exchange. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1999. 403 pp. Co-edited with
Joseph Y.S. Cheng.
1997-1998 Fenghui Hou Zhongmei Guanxi Zhi Fazhan. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1999. 368 pp.
Co-edited with Joseph Y.S. Cheng.
Final Report of the International Symposium "Refugees and Development Assistance: Training for Voluntary Repatriation."
Missoula: Office of International Programs, The University of Montana, April 1994. 96 pp. Compiler,contributor, and editor.
Refugees from Revolution: U.S. Policy and Third-World Migration. Boulder: Westview Press, 1991. 463 pp. Reviewed in
the June 1993 issue of the American Political Science Review.
Public Policy and Administration in Africa: Lessons from Nigeria. Boulder: Westview Press, 1990. 376 pp.
Resettled Refugees and Asylum Applicants: Implications of the Case of Migrants from Ethiopia for United States Policy.
Monograph No. 2. Arlington, Va: Center for Ethiopian Studies, 1987. 95 pp. With Girma Negash.
Cases in Post Reform Nigerian Administration. Zaria: Department of Local Government Studies, Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, 1982. 100pp. Edited work with E.A.O. Oyeyipo and Lucille Joye.
Local Autonomy and Inter-governmental Relations in Nigeria; The Case of the Northern States in the Immediate Post Local Government Reform Period (1976-79). Zaria: Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, 1982. 79 pp.
With A.Y. Aliyu.
Ethiopian Provincial and Municipal Government: Imperial Patterns and Post-Revolution Changes. Monograph No. 9. East Lansing: Michigan State University, African Studies Center, 1980. 317 pp. With John M. Cohen.
Report on the Establishment of a Unified System of Administration for the Federal Capital Territory. Zaria: Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, 1979. 184 pp. With A.Y. Aliyu, et al.
Afocha: A Link Between Community and Administration in Harar, Ethiopia. Foreign and Comparative Studies, African Series XXXI. Syracuse: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, 1978. 120 pp. With Sidney
R. Waldron.
Montana Local Government Review: An Analysis and Summary. Missoula: Bureau of Government Research, University of
Montana, 1977. 152 pp. With James J. Lopach.
Conduct of Local Government Review in Missoula, Montana: Dynamics of a City-County Consolidation Proposal. Missoula:
Bureau of Government Research, University of Montana, 1976. 92 pp. With Jan Konigsberg.
Profile of Montana Local Government Study Commissioners. Missoula: Bureau of Government Research, University of Montana, 1976. 67 pp. With James J. Lopach.
Lake County, Montana: Growth of a Small Government. Missoula: Bureau of Government Research, University of Montana,
1975. 84 pp. With Lauren S. McKinsey.
Chapters in Edited Books
“Post-dependent Rural Development: Engaging and Assessing Subjective Wellbeing.” In Reflections on Development in
Ethiopia: New Trends,Sustainability and Challenges, edited by Dessalegn Rahmato, Meheret Ayenew, Asnake Kefale, and
Birgit Habermann. Addis Ababa: Forum for Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University, 2014. Pp. 199-218. WithJeffrey
Bookwalter.
"Managing Refugee-assistance Crises in the Twenty-first Century: The Intercultural-communication Factor." In Handbook of
Crisis and Emergency Management, edited by Ali Farazmand. Second edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2014. With
Phyllis Bo-yuen Ngai. Pp. 287-316.
"Meeting Diversity in the Midst of Adversity: An Intercultural-communication Training Program for Refugee-assistance
Crisis Management." In Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management, edited by Ali Farazmand. Second edition. Boca
Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2014. With Phyllis Bo-yuen Ngai. Pp. 13-33.
“Immigrants and Health.” In American Immigration: An Encyclopedia of Political, Social, and Cultural Change, Volume 2, edited
by James Ciment and John Radzilowski. Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe, 2014. Pp. 499-502.
“Mental Health and Migration.” In The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration, edited by Immanuel Ness. Oxford: Blackwell
Publishing, 2013.DOI: 10.1002/9781444351071.wbeghm362
“Transnational Research and Development Partnerships in Higher Education: Global Perspectives.” InThe Sage Handbook of
International Higher Education, edited by Darla K. Deardorff, Hans de Wit, John D. Heyl, and Tony Adams. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage
(2012). Co-authored with Milton O.Obamba. Pp. 359-378.
“Immigrant Transnationals and U.S. Foreign Relations.” In A Companion to American Immigration, 2nd edition, edited by Reed
Ueda. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2011. Co-authored with Xiao-huang Yin. Pp. 77-105.
“Globalization, Decentralization, and Public Entrepreneurship: Reorienting Bureaucracy in the People’s Republic of China.”
In Bureaucracy and Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand. Boca Raton: CRC Press,2009. Pp. 409-432.
“Global Health and Human Rights: Challenges for Public-health Administrators in an Era of Interdependence and Mobility.” In
Handbook of Globalization,Governance, and Public Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand and Jack Pinkowski. Boca
Raton: CRC Press, 2007. Pp. 1045-1073.
“Global Climatic Stabilization: Challenges for Public Administration in China and the United States.” In Handbook of
Globalization,Governance, and Public Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand and Jack Pinkowski. Boca Raton: CRC
Press, 2007. Pp. 1089-1135.
“Immigrant Transnationals and U.S. Foreign Relations.” In A Companion to American Immigration, edited by Reed
Ueda. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2006. Co-authored with Xiao-huang Yin. Pp. 77-105.
“Improving Transnational Health-care Encounters and Outcomes: The Challenge of Enhanced Transnational Competence for
Migrants and Health Professionals.” In Proceedings of the Hospitals in a Culturally Diverse Europe Conference on Quality-
assured Health Care and Health Promotion for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities, Amsterdam, 9-11 December 2004.
(2005)
“Preparing Transnationally Competent Physicians for Migrant-friendly Health Care: New Directions in U.S. Medical Education.”
In Proceedings of the Hospitals in a Culturally Diverse Europe Conference on Quality-assured Health Care and Health
Promotion for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities, Amsterdam, 9-11 December 2004. Co-authored with Herbert Swick.
(2005)
“Organizational Communication and Globally Displaced Perimeter Populations: A Neglected Challenge for Intercultural-
communication Training.” In International and Multicultural Organizational Communication, edited by George Cheney and
George Barnett. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2005. Co-authored with Phyllis B. Ngai. Pp. 225-267.
“One Country, Two Systems: Political Reunification and Bureaucratic Transformation in Hong Kong.” In Comparative
Bureaucratic Systems, edited by Krishna K. Tummala. Oxford: Lexington Books, 2003; 2005 (paperback ed.). Pp. 313-336.
“Chinese American Transnationalism and U.S.-China Relations: Presence and Promise for the Trans-Pacific Century.” In
The Expanding Roles of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China Relations: Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific
Interactions, edited by Peter H. Koehn and Xiao-huang Yin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 2002. With Xiao-huang Yin. Pp. xi-xl.
“The Role of Cross-nationally Competent Chinese+Americans in Environmental-interdependence Challenges: Potential and
Prospects.” In The Expanding Roles of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China Relations: Transnational Networks and Trans-
Pacific Interactions, edited by Peter H. Koehn and Xiao-huang Yin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 2002. Pp. 235-283.
“Transnationalism, Diversity, and the Future of U.S.-China Relations.” InThe Expanding Roles of Chinese Americans in
U.S.-China Relations: Transnational Networks and Trans-Pacific Interactions, edited by Peter H. Koehn and Xiao-huang
Yin. Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, 2002. With Xiao-huang Yin. Pp. 284-290.
“Reformist Orientations among Middle Managers in China: The Case of Shanghai.” In Administrative Reform in Developing
Countries, edited by Ali Farazamand. Westport: Praeger, 2002. Pp. 105-121.
“Cross-national Competence and U.S.-Asia Interdependence: The Explosion of Trans-Pacific Civil-society Networks.” In
Tigers’ Roar: Asia’s Recovery and Its Impact on the Global Economy, edited by Julian Weiss. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe.
2001. Pp. 227-235.
"Decentralization and Development Administration in Nigeria." In Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand. Revised edition. New York:Marcel Dekker, 2001. With Olatunde Ojo. Pp. 501-520.
"Revolution and Public Service in the Third World." In Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001. Revised chapter. Pp. 1057-1068.
"Managing Refugee-assistance Crises in the Twenty-first Century: The Intercultural-communication Factor." In Handbook of
Crisis and Emergency Management, edited by Ali Farazmand. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2001. With Phyllis Bo-yuen
Ngai. Pp. 737-765.
"Preparing for Diversity in the Midst of Adversity: An Intercultural-communication Training Program for Refugee-assistance
Crisis Management." In Handbook of Crisis and Emergency Management, edited by Ali Farazmand. New York: Marcel
Dekker, 2001. With Phyllis Bo-yuen Ngai. Pp. 23-37.
“Introduction: Making Aid Work in the New Millennium.” In Making Aid Work: Innovative Approaches for Africa at the Turn of
the Century, edited by Peter Koehn and Olatunde J.B. Ojo. Lanham: University Press of America, 1999. With Olatunde
J.B. Ojo. Pp. 1-14.
“Operationalizing the Development-Fund Model: Suggestions for Managing Channeled Aid.” In Making Aid Work: Innovative
Approaches for Africa at the Turn of the Century, edited by Peter Koehn and Olatunde J.B. Ojo. Lanham: University Press
of America, 1999. Pp. 37-64.
"The Outlook for U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century: Regional Security, Trade and Information, and Cultural Exchange."
In The Outlook for U.S. - China Relations Following the 1997-1998 Summits: Chinese and American Perspectives on
Security, Trade, and Cultural Exchange, edited by Peter Koehn and Joseph Y.S. Cheng. Hong Kong: Chinese University
Press, 1999. Pp. 1-26. With Joseph Y.S. Cheng.
"Greasing the Grassroots: The Role of Nongovernmental Linkages in the Looming Confrontation over Global Petroleum
Reserves." In The Outlook for U.S. - China Relations Following the 1997-1998 Summits: Chinese and American
Perspectives on Security, Trade, and Cultural Exchange, edited by Peter Koehn and Joseph Y.S. Cheng. Hong Kong:
Chinese University Press, 1999. Pp. 351-390.
"NGOs and GONGOs: Opportunities for Development Management in Africa in the 21st Century." In Subsaharan Africa in the
1990s: Challenges to Democracy and Development, edited by Rukhsana A. Siddiqui. Westport: Greenwood/Praeger,
1997. Pp. 109-128. With Olatunde J.B. Ojo.
“Repatriation of African Exiles: The Decision to Return.” In Cambridge Survey of World Migration, edited by Robin Cohen. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Pp. 347-352.
"Decentralization for Sustainable Development." In Development Management in Africa: Toward Dynamism, Empowerment,
and Entrepreneurship, edited by Sadiq Rasheed and David Luke. Boulder: Westview Press, 1995. Pp. 71-81.
"Refugee Settlement and Repatriation in Africa: Development Prospects and Constraints." In African Refugees: Development
Aid and Repatriation, edited by Howard Adelman and John Sorenson. Boulder: Westview Press, 1994. Pp. 97-116.
"Fulbright Lectureship in Nigeria, 1979-1980: An On-Site Award." In The Fulbright Experience in Benin [sic], ed. by Frank A. Salamone. Studies in Third World Societies No. 53. Williamsburg: College of William and Mary, March 1994. Pp. 85-92.
"Development Administration in Nigeria: Inclinations and Results." In Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1990. Pp. 239-254.
"Revolution and Public Service in the Third World." In Handbook of Comparative and Development Public Administration, edited by Ali Farazmand. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1990. Pp. 745-754.
"Persistent Problems and Political Issues in U.S. Immigration Law and Policy." In Refugee Law and Policy: International and
U.S. Responses, edited by Ved P. Nanda. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1989. Pp. 67-87.
"The 1974 Ethiopian Revolution and Its Aftermath; Implications for Refugee Outcomes." In Ethiopian Refugees in the United States, edited by Tsehaye Teferra. Arlington: Ethiopian Community Development Council, 1984. Pp. 13-19.
"The Evolution of Public Bureaucracy in Nigeria." In Administrative Systems Abroad, ed. by Krishna K. Tummala. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1982. Pp. 188-228.
"African Approaches to Environmental Stress: A Focus on Ethiopia and Nigeria." In International Dimensions of the Environmental Crisis, ed. by Richard N. Barrett. Boulder: Westview Press, 1982. Pp. 253-298.
"The Involvement of Local Government in Social, Political, and Economic Development in the Northern States: 1976-79." In
The Role of Local Government in Social, Political and Economic Development in Nigeria 1976-79, ed. by A.Y. Aliyu.
Zaria: Institute of Administration, A.B.U., 1982. With A.Y. Aliyu and R.A. Hay. Pp. 9-38.
"Attitudes of Local Government Administrators in the Northern States Toward Rural and Community Development." In The Role of Local Government in Social, Political and Economic Development in Nigeria 1976-79, ed. by A.Y. Aliyu. Zaria:
Institute of Administration, A.B.U., 1982. With Richard Hay and Effie Koehn. Pp. 237-266.
"Forecast for Political Change in Ethiopia: An Urban Perspective." In Analyzing African Political Change: Applications of a
New Multidimensional Framework, ed. by James R. Scarritt. Boulder: Westview Press, 1980. Pp. 74-106.
"Collective Bargaining in Higher Education." In Simple Simulations II: A Collection of Simulations/Games for Political Scientists, ed. by Charles Walcott. Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association, 1980. With Dennis J. O'Donnell and Robert E. Eagle. Pp. 43-58.
"African Nation." In Simple Simulations II: A Collection of Simulations/Games for Political Scientists. Edited by Charles Walcott. Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association, 1980. With Robert E. Eagle. Pp. 111-114.
"Urbanization and Urban Development Planning in Ethiopia." In Development of Urban Systems in Africa, ed. by Robert A.
Obudho and S.S. El-Shakhs. New York: Praeger, 1979. With Eftychia Koehn. Pp. 215-241.
"Montana Voter Review of Local Government: Implications for Policy and Research." In U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, National Conference on Nonmetropolitan Community Services Research. U.S.
Senate Committee Print, 95th Congress, 1st Session. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1977. With Lauren S.
McKinsey. Pp. 149-156.
"Urban Origins and Consequences of National and Local Political Transformation in Ethiopia." In The City in Comparative Perspective: Cross-National Research and New Directions in Theory. Edited by John Walton and Louis H. Masotti. New
York: John Wiley and Sons for Sage Publications, 1976. Pp. 155-178.
"How Much Will the United States Do to Help Feed the World's Poor?" Proceedings of the Third Public Affairs Forum.Bozeman: Montana State University, Cooperative Extension Service, 1975. Pp. 96-112.
"Edir as a Vehicle for Urban Development in Addis Ababa." Proceedings of the First United States Conference on Ethiopian Studies, 1973. Edited by Harold G. Marcus. East Lansing: African Studies Center, Michigan State University,
1975. With Eftychia Koehn. Pp. 399-426.
"Municipal Administration in Addis Ababa: Performance, Resource Mobilization, and Structural Coordination." In Studies in
Ethiopian Government and Administration. Compiled by Asmelash Beyene. Addis Ababa: Haile Sellassie I University,
1974. Pp. 160-230.
Articles in Refereed Journals
“Beyond Outputs: Pathways to Symmetrical Evaluations of University Sustainable-Development Partnerships.”Development Studies Research (forthcoming). With Juha I Uitto.
“Developments in Transnational Research Linkages:Evidence from U.S. Higher-education Activity.” Journal of New Approaches in
Educational Research3, No. 2 (2014):52-58. DOI:10.7821/naer.3.2.59-66.
“Evaluating Sustainability Education:Lessons from International Development Experience.” Higher Education67, No. 5 (2014):621-635.
With Juha I. Uitto.DOI 10.1007/s10734-013-9669-x
“China and Africa: Prospects for Symmetry in South-South Transnational Higher Education Partnerships Devoted
to Sustainable Development.” Journal of China and the World 3 (2013):47-63. (in Chinese)
“Donor-Supported Transnational Higher-Education Initiatives for Development and Research:A Framework for Analysis and a Call for
Increased Transparency.“ Higher Education Policy26 (2013):349-372. doi:10.1057/hep.2013.5.
“Transnational Higher Education and Sustainable Development:Current Initiatives and Future Prospects.” Policy Futures in Education
10, No. 3 (2012):274-282.
“Transnationalism and Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Education: The Minor in Global Public Health.”The Montana Professor22, No. 2
(2012):26-27.
“Turbulence and Bifurcation in North-South Higher-Education Partnerships for Research and Sustainable Development.” Public
Organization Review12, No. 4 (2012):331-355. doi:10.1007/s11115-012-0176-9
“Donors and Higher Education Partners: A Critical Assessment of U.S. and Canadian Support for Transnational Research and
Sustainable Development.” Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education 42, No. 3 (May 2012):485-507.
DOI:10.1080/03057925.2011.640138
“Transforming the Boundaries of Health Care: Insights from Somali Migrants.” Medical Anthropology 30, No. 5 (2011):1-27. Co-authored
with Marja Tiilikainen. DOI 1080/01459740.2011.577.288
“The Transnational Competence Race.” The Montana Professor 21, No. 2 (2011):18-20.
“Indigenous Education for Critical Democracy: Teacher Approaches and Learning Outcomes in a K-5 Indian-Education-for-All Program,”
Equity and Excellence in Education44, No. 2 (2011):249-269. Co-authored with Phyllis B. Ngai.
“Enhancing International Research and Development-Project Activity on University Campuses:Insights from U.S. Senior International
Officers.” Journal of Studies in International Education15, No. 4 (September 2011):332-350. Co-authored with Darla K. Deardorff and
Kerry D. Bolognese. DOI 10.1177/1028315310365540.
“Climate Policy and Action `Underneath’ Kyoto and Copenhagen: China and the USA.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews (WIREs): Climate
Change1 (March/April 2010):405-417. Invited focus article. Flagship journal in the WIREs (R.R. Hawkins award) series.
“Indigenous Studies and Intercultural Education: The Impact of a Place-based Primary-school Program.” Intercultural Education21, No.
6 (December 2010):595-604. Co-authored with Phyllis B. Ngai.
“Implementing Montana’s Indian-Education-for All Initiative in a K-5 Public School: Implications for Classroom Teaching, Education
Policy, and Native Communities.” Journal of American Indian Education 49, Nos.1 & 2 (2010):44-62. Co-authored with Phyllis B. Ngai.
“Enhancing Higher Education’s Engagement in International Development: Africa-U.S. Partnerships,” Journal of the World Universities
Forum1, 6(2008):127-140. Co-authored with Montague Demment and Anne-Claire Hervy.
“Underneath Kyoto: Emerging Subnational Government Initiatives and Incipient Issue-bundling Opportunities in China and the United
States.” Global Environmental Politics8, No. 1 (February 2008):53-77.
“Back to the Future: Bicycles, Human Health, and GHG Emissions in China.” China Environment Series 9 (2007):123-126.
“Peaceful and Sustainable Development? Middle-management Entrepreneurship and Transnational Competence in China.” East Asia:
An International Quarterly 24, No. 3 (2007):251-263.
“Migration and Transnational Health Care: Connecting Finland and Somaliland.” Siirtolaisuus – Migration 34, No. 1 (2007):2-9.
Co-authored with Marja Tiilikainen.
“Citizenship Education for an Age of Population Mobility and Glocally Interconnected Destinies.” Finnish Journal of Ethnicity and
Migration 1, No. 1 (December 2006):26-33. Co-authored with Phyllis B. Ngai. Inaugural issue.
“Fitting a Vital Linkage Piece into the Multidimensional Emissions-reduction Puzzle: Nongovernmental Pathways to Consumption
Changes in the PRC and the USA.”Climatic Change 77 (2006):377-413.
“Medical Education for a Changing World: Moving Beyond Cultural Competence into Transnational Competence.” Academic Medicine
81, No. 6 (June 2006): 548-556. Co-authored with Herbert Swick. Commentary by Joseph R. Betancourt (pp. 499-501).
“Health-care Outcomes in Ethnoculturally Discordant Medical Encounters: The Role of Physician Transnational Competence in
Consultations with Asylum Seekers.” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 8, No. 2 (April 2006):137-147.
“The Mental-health Needs of Political-asylum Seekers and Resident Foreign Nationals in Finland: Patient Perspectives and