Assistant Professor, New Jersey City University
Dr. Juste Codjo is an Assistant Professor of Professional Security Studies and Director of the Doctoral Program in Civil Security at the New Jersey City University. A scholar-practitioner with 20+ years of international military experience, Dr. Codjo holds a Ph.D. in Security Studies from Kansas State University and a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He specializes in national and international security with a regional focus on Africa. His teaching, research, and policy interests revolve around political violence, U.S.-Africa relations, France-Africa relations, peace operations, as well as governance and stability in the developing world. Dr. Codjo previously taught security studies and political science at the American University, the University of Kentucky, and Kansas State University.
Prior to joining academia, Dr. Codjo served as an army officer for more than 20 years in the Benin Armed Forces, from which he retired at the rank of Major. He is a graduate of the German Offizierschule des Heeres and of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. While on active duty in Benin, he participated in a U.N. peacekeeping operation in 2004 that helped restore peace in Liberia. Dr. Codjo is fluent in six languages, including French and German.
Dr. Codjo is a Co-Founder and the President of Echelle-Benin, a non-profit organization aimed at empowering high school students in Benin through after-school programs in Mentorship, Career Development, Tuition Assistance, and Training in leadership and entrepreneurship. He is also the promoter of Consencracy, a consensus-based model of democracy designed to improve governance and stability in Africa.
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About Dr. Juste Codjo
Dr. Juste Codjo is an Assistant Professor of Professional Security Studies and Director of the Doctoral Program in Civil Security at the New Jersey City University. A scholar-practitioner with 20+ years of international military experience, Dr. Codjo holds a Ph.D. in Security Studies from Kansas State University and a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He specializes in national and international security with a regional focus on Africa. His teaching, research, and policy interests revolve around political violence, U.S.-Africa relations, France-Africa relations, peace operations, as well as governance and stability in the developing world. Dr. Codjo previously taught security studies and political science at the American University, the University of Kentucky, and Kansas State University.
Prior to joining academia, Dr. Codjo served as an army officer for more than 20 years in the Benin Armed Forces, from which he retired at the rank of Major. He is a graduate of the German Offizierschule des Heeres and of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. While on active duty in Benin, he participated in a U.N. peacekeeping operation in 2004 that helped restore peace in Liberia. Dr. Codjo is fluent in six languages, including French and German.
Dr. Codjo is a Co-Founder and the President of Echelle-Benin, a non-profit organization aimed at empowering high school students in Benin through after-school programs in Mentorship, Career Development, Tuition Assistance, and Training in leadership and entrepreneurship. He is also the promoter of Consencracy, a consensus-based model of democracy designed to improve governance and stability in Africa.
| September 2019 - Present | Assistant Professor, New Jersey City University ‐ Department of Professional security Studies | |
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| January 2019 - May 2019 | Adjunct Professorial Lecture, American University ‐ School of International Service | |
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| August 2018 - May 2019 | Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky ‐ Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce | |
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| August 2016 - May 2018 | Term Instructor, Kansas State University ‐ Department of Political Science | |
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| January 1995 - December 2014 | Logistics Officer & Military Science Instructor, Benin Armed Forces ‐ Army | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
International Security, Political Instability, Civil War, Strategic Studies, African Studies, Institutional Design, Governance, National Security Strategy, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Honors and Awards
- Honor International Student - Offizierschule der Bundeswehr, Dresden, Germany (2001)
- Benin National Honor High School Student - Cotonou, Benin (1994)
Courses
- SECU 280 Security Organizations & Administration
- SECU 210 Introduction to Intelligence
- SECU 150 Introduction to Security
- DIP 600-005 Peace Operations
- DIP 742 Defense State Craft
- DIP 600-001 Transnational Security Issues
- DIP 700 National Security Policy
- POLSC 812: Foundations of Security Studies
- POLSC 333: World Politics
- POLSC 110: Introduction to Political Science
- POLSC 135: Introduction to Comparative Politics
| 2012 - 2017 | Ph.D., Kansas State University ‐ Security Studies Program | |
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| 2011 - 2012 | ILE, U.S. Command and General Staff College ‐ Command and General Staff School | |
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| 2011 - 2012 | MA, Webster University ‐ College of Arts and Sciences | |
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| 2007 - 2009 | BA, Universite d'Abomey-Calavi ‐ Faculte de Droit et de Sciences Politiques | |
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| 1996 - 1998 | Associate, Universite d'Abomey-Calavi ‐ Faculte de Droit et de Sciences Politiques | |
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Contact Information
Department of Professional Security Studies
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305
justecodjo@gmail.com