William and Gretchen Kimball University Fellow and Professor of Political Science,
Ph.D., Stanford University

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Encina Central, 445
Phone: (650) 724-9095


Research

  • Comparative Politics (comparative democratization in developing countries, democracy and inequality, Latin American politics)
  • Political Economy of Development (relationship between natural resources, stability, equity, and human rights, especially in oil-exporting countries)
  • International Relations (resolution of civil wars, the global politics of human rights, and U.S. policy towards the developing world)
  • Research Experience: Central America, Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, Cuba, South Africa, and Spain



Affiliations



Awards

For Publications:
  • Bryce Wood Book Award for the Outstanding Book on Latin America in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, First Honorable Mention, Latin American Studies Association, September 25, 1998.
  • "Twelve Stars Prize" from the European Economic Community for multi-authored book, The Limits of Competition, 1995.
For Teaching:
  • Outstanding Departmental Advising Award in Recognition of an Exceptional and Dedicated Undergraduate Advising Program, presented to Latin American Studies by the President of the University, 1998-1999.
  • Walter J. Gores Prize for Excellence in Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching, Stanford University’s Highest University Prize, 1997.
  •  Alan Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research, 1994.
  • Stanford University Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1988-1989.
  • Radcliffe/Harvard Mentorship Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1983.
For Service:
  • Order of Rio Branco, conferred by the President and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Brazil in Recognition of Service to Latin America, 1997.
For Research:
  • Shaler Adams Foundations, 2000.
  • United States Institute for Peace Grant, April 1997-1998.
  • MacArthur Research and Writing Grant, 1997-1999.
  • Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 1997.
  • Schink Gift for Research and Activities on Human Rights and Democratization, 1994.
  • North-South Center, University of Miami, Grant for "Resolving Civil Conflicts: Lessons from El Salvador," 1993.



Professional Activities

  • Research Council, International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy, 1994-present.
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Democracy, 1999-present.
  • Editorial Board, World Policy Journal, 1987-present.



Teaching

Undergraduate Courses
  • The Global Politics of Human Rights
  • The Political Economy of Development
  • The Politics of Oil‑Exporting Nations
  • Democratization in comparative Perspective
Graduate Courses
  • Classics in Comparative Politics
  • The Political Economy of Development
  • Comparative Democratization
  • Latin America in Comparative Perspective
  • Advanced Research Seminar on Comparative Politics
International Courses
  • Workshops on democratization conducted in Chile, El Salvador, Cuba, and South Africa.
  • Graduate teaching at the Instituto Juan March, Madrid, Spain.
Teaching Awards
  • Outstanding Departmental Advising Award in Recognition of an Exceptional and Dedicated Undergraduate Advising Program, presented to Latin American Studies by the President of the University, 1998-1999.
  • Walter J. Gores Prize for Excellence in Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching, Stanford University’s Highest University Prize, 1997.
  • Alan Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research, 1994.
  • Stanford University Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1988-1989.
  • Radcliffe/Harvard Mentorship Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1983.



Publications

Books

The Paradox of Plenty: Oil Booms and Petro-States. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997: 342 pages.
  • Spanish Edition forthcoming. Awarded Bryce Woods Prize for the Outstanding Book on Latin America in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, First Honorable Mention, Latin American Studies Association, 1998..
The Limits to Competition (Co-authored with members of the Group of Lisbon of the European Commission).  Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1995: 225 pages.
  • German Edition, Luchterhand, 1997.
  • Portuguese: Limites a Competicão.  Lisboa: Publicações Europa-America, 1995, second edition 1997.
  • French (versions in French-Quebec, French-Belgium, and French-France): Limites a la Competivite.  Quebec: Boreal, 1995
  • Italian: I Limiti della Competitività.  Roma: Manifestolibri, 1995.
  • Dutch: Grenzen aan de Concurrentie.  Brussel: VUBPress, 1994.
  • Translations forthcoming in Spanish, Japanese, Swedish, Polish, Chinese and Arabic.
  • Awarded the "12 Stars Prize" from the European Economic Community. 
Journal Articles
  • “Economic Inequality and Democratic Instability,” Journal of Democracy 11, no.1 (January 2000). 
  • “Reflections on The Paradox of Plenty”, Journal of International Affairs 53, no. 1 (Fall 1999)
  • “The Impact of Oil Booms on Oil-Exporting Countries: Reflections on The Paradox of Plenty,” in Fueling the 21st Century: The New Political Economy of Energy, special edition of The Journal of International Affairs, vol. 53, no. 1 (Fall 1999).
  • "From an Iron Curtain of Coercion to a Paper Curtain of Concepts: Grounding Transitologists or Confining Students of Postcommunism?”(with Philippe Schmitter), Slavic Review 54, no.4 (Winter 1995).
  • "The Hybrid Regimes of Central America," Journal of Democracy 6, no. 3 (July 1995). 
  • Also published in Project Latin America 2000, Kellogg Institute series, Working Paper #5 (Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame, 1994)
  • "The Conceptual Travels of Transitologists and Consolidologists: How Far East Should They Attempt to Go?," (with Philippe Schmitter), Slavic Review 53, no. 1, (Spring 1994).
  • "El Salvador's Negotiated Revolution," Foreign Affairs 71, no. 2 (Spring 1992).
  • "What Democracy Is... And Is Not," (with Philippe Schmitter), Journal of Democracy (Summer 1991): 75-89. 
  • "Dilemmas of Democratization in Latin America," Comparative Politics, 23, no. 1, (October 1990): 1-23.  
  • "Petroleum and Political Pacts," Latin American Research Review (January 1987): 63-94. 
  • "After La Palma:  Christian Democracy, U.S. Policy, and the Prospects for Democratization in El Salvador," World Policy Journal (Winter, 1985): 305-330.
Book Chapters and Monographs
  • The Vicious Cycle of Inequality in Latin America,” in Susan Eva Eckstein and Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley,(eds.), The Politics of Injustice in Latin America, Berkeley: University of California Press, forthcoming.
  • “Crude Calculations: OPEC Lessons for Caspian Leaders,” in Robert Ebel and Rajan Menon, ed., Energy and Politics in Central Asia and the Caucasus. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000.
  • "Electoralism: Why Elections are not Democracy," in Richard Rose (ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Elections. Congressional Quarterly Books, 2000.
  • "Exporting Democracy: U.S. Electoral Policy in El Salvador," in Nora Hamilton et al. (eds.), Crisis in Central America: Regional Dynamics and U.S. Policy in the 1980s.  Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1988:  173-192).
  • "Imposing Consent:  Electoralism Versus Democratization in El Salvador" in Paul Drake and Eduardo Silva (eds.), Elections in Latin America.  University of California, San Diego, 1986:  9-36.