Ann Marie Bissessar is Professor of Political Science, at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She serves as the Dean of the faculty of Social Sciences (2015-present). Dr. Bissessar has also served as a member of the Integrity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (2010-2013). She is the author/editor of eighteen books and approximately seventy articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her areas of interest include governance issues, reform, anti-corruption measures, and ethnic and racial studies.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Persistence of Ethnic Communities.- Chapter 3: Fiji: A Fractured Society.- Chapter 4: Race and Politics in Guyana.- Chapter 5: Suriname.- Chapter 6: Trinidad and Tobago.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Ann Marie Bissessar is Professor of Political Science, at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She serves as the Dean of the faculty of Social Sciences (2015-present). Dr. Bissessar has also served as a member of the Integrity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (2010-2013). She is the author/editor of eighteen books and approximately seventy articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her areas of interest include governance issues, reform, anti-corruption measures, and ethnic and racial studies.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Persistence of Ethnic Communities.- Chapter 3: Fiji: A Fractured Society.- Chapter 4: Race and Politics in Guyana.- Chapter 5: Suriname.- Chapter 6: Trinidad and Tobago.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.

Ann Marie Bissessar is Professor of Political Science, at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. She serves as the Dean of the faculty of Social Sciences (2015-present). Dr. Bissessar has also served as a member of the Integrity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago (2010-2013). She is the author/editor of eighteen books and approximately seventy articles in peer-reviewed journals. Her areas of interest include governance issues, reform, anti-corruption measures, and ethnic and racial studies.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Persistence of Ethnic Communities.- Chapter 3: Fiji: A Fractured Society.- Chapter 4: Race and Politics in Guyana.- Chapter 5: Suriname.- Chapter 6: Trinidad and Tobago.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.