Julián Castro-Rea, PhD

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept

Contact

Professor, Faculty of Arts - Political Science Dept
Email
jcrea@ualberta.ca

Email
julian.castro-rea@ualberta.ca

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Conservatism and the right North American (Canada Mexico US) and Latin American politics international politics.


About

Degrees:

  • BA Honours (Licenciatura), Sociology (Specialization in Political Sociology, Magna Cum Laude), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • M Sc, Political Science, Université de Montréal
  • Ph D, Political Science, Université de Montréal

Research

Broad area of research: conservatism and the right, North American (Canada, Mexico, US) and Latin American politics, international politics. 

Within that broad area, I have recently focused on the following specific topics: 

  • Conservatism and the political right (ideologies, movements, strategies, impacts on public policy),
  • Canadian politics (institutional and socioeconomic dynamics, Canadian history, provincial politics—especially Quebec and Alberta—and Canadian security policy) 
  • Federalism, 
  • Regionalism (region-making in the Americas, for economic and political purposes), 
  • Nationalism. 

Dozens of contributions published in either one of the four official languages of the Americas (English, French, Spanish or Portuguese).

Supervisor for MA or PhD students; drawing from thirty-plus year experience with methodology, empirical research and comparative politics. 


Teaching

Teaching areas:

  • North American Politics (Canada, Mexico, United States)
  • Latin American Politics
  • Policy Innovations in Latin America
  • Conservatism and Right-Wing Politics
  • Nationalism
  • Comparative Politics, Theory and Methodology
  • Canadian Federalism