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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
Courses
POL S 235 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
Examines the concepts and approaches used to compare political issues across countries and regions. Not to be taken by students with credit in POL S 230 or 240. Prerequisite: POL S 101 or consent of Department.
POL S 445 - Topics in Globalization and Governance
A variable content course, which may be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite: One of POL S 235, 261 (or 230, 240, or 260) or Department consent.