2001:
“Social
Theory and Globalization: The Rise of a Transnational State,” Theory and
Society Vol. 30, No. 2:157-200, published together with “Response to
MacMichael, Block, and Goldfrank”:223-236.
2000 “Neo-Liberalism,
the Global Elite, and the Guatemalan Transition: A Critical Macrosocial
Analysis,” Journal of
Inter-American Studies and World Affairs (vo. 42, No. 4:89-107).
2000 “Toward
a Global Ruling Class?: Globalization and the Transnational Capitalist Class,” Science
and Society, Vol. 64, No. 1, Spring:11-54.
1999 “Latin
America in the Age of Inequality: Confronting the New ‘Utopia’,” International
Studies Review, Vol 1, Issue 3, Fall 1999:41-67.
1999 "The
Fin de Siecle Debate: Globalization as Epochal Shift", co-authored with Roger
Burbach, Science and Society, Spring 1999, 63, No. 1:10-39.41-67.
1998/99 “Latin
America and Global Capitalism,” Race and Class 40 (No. 2/3):111-131.
1998 "Beyond
Nation-State Paradigms: Globalization, Sociology, and the Challenge of
Transnational Studies," Sociological Forum 13 (No. 4):561-594..
1998 "(Mal)development
in Central America: Globalization and Social Change," Development and
Change 29:467-497.
1997 "Global
Capitalism and the Oromo Liberation Struggle: Theoretical Notes on U.S. Policy
Towards the Ethiopian Empire," Journal of Oromo Studies 4 (No. 1,
2):1-46
1997 "A
Case Study of Globalization Processes in the Third World: A Transnational
Agenda in Nicaragua," Global Society 11 (No 1):61-91.
1996 "Globalization,
the world system, and 'democracy promotion' in U.S. foreign policy," Theory
and Society 25 (No. 5):615-665.
1996 "Globalisation:
Nine Theses of Our Epoch, Race and Class, 38 (No. 2):13-31.
1996 "Transnational
Politics and Global Social Order: A Reassessment of the Chilean Transition in
Light of U.S. Intervention," Journal of Political and Military
Sociology, 24 (No. 2):1-30.
1995 "Pushing
Polyarchy: The U.S.-Cuba Case and the Third World," Third World Quarterly:
Journal of Emerging Areas 16
(No. 4):631-647.
1993 "The
Global Economy and the Latino Populations In The United States: A World System
Approach," Critical Sociology 19 (No. 2):29-60.
1988 "A
Critique of the Antidemocratic Tendency Argument: The Case of Mass
Organizations and Popular Participation in Nicaragua" (with Kent
Norsworthy), Latin American Perspectives 15 (No. 1):134-141.
1985 "Elections
and U.S. Intervention in Nicaragua" (with Kent Norsworthy), Latin
American Perspectives 12 (No. 2):83-110.
Chapters in Books
2008 “Aqui
Estamos y No Nos Vamos: Global
Capitalism and the Struggle for Immigrant Rights,” in Francsico Vazquez and
Rodolfo D. Torres, Latino/a Though:
Culture, Politics, and Society (2nd Edition), Lanham: Rowman and
Littlefield.
2008 “Globalization
and the Struggle for Immigrant Rights in the United States,” in Globalizations
(2nd Edition), Eitzen and Baca Zinn (eds.), Belmont: Wadsworth.
2007 “Globalization,
Imperialism, and Resistance,” in Lars Lindstrom, Mats Warn, and Bjorn Beckman
(eds), Globalization, Imperialism, and
Resistance. Stockholm:
Stockholm University Press.
2007 “A
Global Perspective on Social Activism and Democracy in South Africa,” in Lars
Lindstrom, Mats Warn, and Bjorn Beckman (eds), Globalization, Imperialism, and Resistance. Stockholm: Stockholm University Press.
2007 “Para
Estudos Criticos Sobre a Globalizacao: Intelectuais Organicos e a Luta por
Justica Global< in Marco Aurelio Machado de Oliveira, Sobre Humanidades. Campo Grande: Editora UMFS
2007 “Transformative
Possibilities in Latin America,” Socialist Review, London: Merlin Press.
2007 “Promoting
Polyarchy in Latin America: The Oxymoron of ‘Market Democracy’,”, in Eric
Hershberg and Fred Rosen, eds., Turning the Tide? Latin America After Neoliberalism. New York: The New Press, 2006.
2007 “Theories
of Globalization,” in George Ritzer (ed.), Blackwell Companion to
Globalization. London:
Blackwell.
2006 “Gramsci
and Globalization: From Nation-State to Transnational Hegemony,” in Morton and
Beiler (eds), London/New York: Routledge, Reprint of article published in Critical Review of International
Social and Political Philosophy.
2006 “Critical
Globalization Studies,” in Judith Blau and Kery Iyail Smith (eds.), The
Public Sociologies Reader.
Landham, MD: Rowman and Littlefeld
2005 “Introduction:
Towards a Critical Globalization Studies: Continued Debates, New Directions,
Neglected Topics,” co-authored with Richard Appelbaum, in Appelbaum and
Robinson, Critical Globalization Studies, New York/London: Routledge.
2005 “What
is a Critical Globalization Studies?,” in Appelbaum and Robinson, Critical
Globalization Studies, New York/London: Routledge.
2004 “America
Latina en el Proceso de la Globalizacion,” in Daniel Dessein and
Esteban Pino Coviello
(eds.), Siete Desafios del Siglo XXII, Buenos Aires: Editorial
Sudamericana.
2004 “"Global
Capitalism and the Oromo Liberation Struggle: Theoretical Notes on U.S. Policy
Towards the Ethiopian Empire," reprint of article appearing
in Journal of Oromo Studies 4 (No. 1, 2):1-46, in Asafa Jalata (ed.), State
Crisis, Globalisation and National Movements in North-East Africa, Routledge.
2004 “From
State Hegemonies to Transnational Hegemony: A Global Capitalism Approach,” in
Thomas Ehrlich Reifer (ed.), Globalization, Hegemony and Power: Antisystemic
Movements and the Global System.
Paradigm Press..
2004 “Latin
America in the Empire of Global Capital,” in Gilberto Gonzales et. al. (eds.), Labor
Versus Imperialism: Race, Gender, and Migration, New York:Routledge.
2004 “Latin
America in the Age of Inequality: Confronting the New ‘Utopia’,” reprint
of article appearing in International
Studies Review, Vol 1, Issue 3, Fall 1999:41-67, in Takashi Inoguchi (ed.),
Gendai Kokusai Seijigaku Riron (Readings in International Relations
Theories), Tokyo: Toyo Shorin Publisher.
2003 “Beyond
Nation-State Paradigms: Globalization, Sociology, and the Challenge of
Transnational Studies,” reprint of article appearing in Sociological
Forum 13, 1998 (No. 4):561-594, in Roland Robertson and Kathleen White
(eds.), Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology, Vol. 2: The
Nation-State and International Relations, London: Routledge, pp. 189-221.
2003 The
Transnational Capitalist Class and the Transnational State,” in Wilma A.
Dunaway (ed.), in Emerging Issues in the 21st Century World
System, Vol. II: New Theoretical
Directions for the 21st Century World-System. Westport: Praeger.
2002 “Capitalist
Globalization and the Transnationalization of the the State,” in Rupert and
Smith (eds), Historical Materialism and Globalization. London: Routledge.
2002 "Latin
America in an Age of Inequality: Confronting the New 'Utopia," in Craig
Murphy (ed.), Inequality in an Age of Globalization: Securing a Liberal
World Order. New York:
MacMillan (expanded version of article published in 1999 in International
Studies Review).
2001 “Neo-Liberalism,
the Global Elite, and the Guatemalan Transition: A Critical Macrosocial
Analysis,” in Chase-Dunn, Jonas, and Amaro (eds.), Globalization on the
Ground: Post-Bellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
(modified version of article appearing in Journal of Inter-American and
World Affairs, Winter 2000).
2001 “”The
Epochal Shift” and “Epochal Clashes: Third Worldization and the New Hegemon,”
co-authored with Roger Burbach, in Burbach, Globalization and Postmodern
Politics: From Zapatistas to High Tech Robber Barons. London: Pluto.
2000 “Promoting
Capitalist Polyarchy: The Case of Latin America,” in Inoguchi, Ikenberry, and
Cox (eds.), American Democracy Promotion: Impulses, Strategies, and Impacts. New York: Oxford University Press.
1997 "Nicaragua
and the World," in Thomas W. Walker (ed), Nicaragua Without Illusions:
Regime Transition and Other Change in the 1990s. Wilmington:
Scholarly Resources.
1997 Transnational
Social Control in the Age of Globalization: The U.S. and Regime Transition in
Chile," in David Skidmore (ed), Contested Social Orders and
International Politics.
Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press
1995 "El
rol de la democracia en la politica exterior norteamericana y el caso de
Cuba," in Haroldo Dilla (ed.) La democracia en Cuba y el diferendo con
los Estados Unidos. Habana: Ediciones CEA.
Other Analytical and Scholarly Essays
(The following is a partial listing)
2008 “Nubarrones
sobre la Humanidad: El Sistema Global y las Elecciones Norteamericanas,” Politica
Exterior y Soberania, June:16-19
2008 “Democracy
and Development in the Global South,” Contexts, 7(1):74-77.
2008 “Debating
Strategy in the Immigrant Rights Movement” and “Immigrant Labor in the Global Economy,”
two essays in quarterly magazine, Justice
Rising, 3(4):1-3.
2007 “El
Capitalismo Global, Segun el Sociologo William Robinson: ‘Los Estados Hoy
Responden Mas a Las Existencias del Capital que a las Demandas Populares’,” interview
published in Cronicon electronic news and analysis website (edited in Bogota,
Colombia), 19 August, at www.cronicon.net/paginas/edicanter/ediciones
16/nota1.htm.
2007 “Transnational
Capitalism: An Interview with William Robinson,” Greek daily newspaper
Eleftherotypia, August 8, also translated back to English and posted on Znet,
www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=12582.
2007 “De
Bush a Bush: Crisis Global y Politica Exterior de los Estados Unidos hacia
America Latina,” Politica Exterior y Soberania, 2(1), Jan.-March:65-69.
2007 “Why
the Immigrant Rights Struggle Compels Us to Reconceptualize both Latin American
and Latino/a Studies,” LASA Forum,
2007 “Globalization
and the Struggle for Immigrant Rights in the United States,” Znet on-line essay, posted March 10, available at
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=30&ItemID=12308
2007 “In
the Name of Democracy: U.S. Electoral Intervention in the Americas,” NACLA Report on the Americas, scheduled
for 2007.
2007 “Marxism,”
entry, Encyclopedia of Globalization. New York: Grolier Academic. Scheduled for 2006.
2007 “Transnationality,”
entry, Encylopedia of Globalization. New York: Grolier Academic. Scheduled for 2005
2006 “Latin
America: State Power and the Challenge to Global Capital: An Interview with
William Robinson,” Upping the Ante,
No. 3, Fall:59-75. Also: reprinted
in Focus on Trade, No. 125, Nov.
2006 “Inmigrantes
en Estados Unidos: ‘Vamos a Dar Un Golpe a la Extrema Derecha y al Imperio,” American Latina en Movimiento, No. 413,
October:27-31.
2006 “El
Nuevo Intervencionismo Politico de EEUU en America Latina: Promoviendo la
Poliarquia,” America Latina en Movimiento,
No. 404-405, February: 12-16. An
English version of this article was posted on 17 Februery at website of Latin
America Information Agency (ALAI), http://alainet.org/active/10626&lang=en.
2004 “The
New Right and the End of National Liberation,” NACLA Report on the Americas, XXXVII, No. 6, May/June
2004:15-20.
2004 “The
Crisis of Global Capitalism and the Folly of Conventional Thinking on It,” From
the Left, Vol 25, No.1, pp. 1, 11-12.
2003 “Nubarrones
sobre America Latina,” Memoria: Revista Mensual de Political y Cultura,
No. 171, May 2003:34-37.
2003 “Storm
Clouds over Latin America,” Third World Resurgence, No. 149-150,
Jan-Feb. 2003:26-28, revised/reprinted version of article appearing earlier in Smysl
Magazines
2002 “Storm
Clouds over Latin America,” 'Smysl' Magazine (Moscow), Guest Commentary,
Primer Issue, Vol. 1, November.
Reprinted in “Focus on Trade,” Bangkok, No. 84, January 2003.
2001 “La
Globalizacion Capitalista y la
Transnacionalizacion del Estado,” Espacios, No. 13/Enero/Junio:4-23.
2001 “Intervention,”
entry, The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World, Oxford University
Press.
2001 “Fissures
in the Globalist Ruling Bloc: The Politics of Globalization From Above and
Below” (with Jerry Harris), cy.Rev, No. 7, Spring 2001.
2000 “The
Hegemony of a Paradigm: The Transnational Elite Agenda of Free Markets and
Democracy,” NACLA Report on the Americas (Vol. 34, No. 3:42-48).
1998 "Centroamerica
ante la Globalizacion y la Responsabilidad de los Intelectuales
Organicos," Alternativas 5(No. 9/1998):31-56.
1997 "Maldesarrollo
en America Central," Pensamiento Propio 1 (No. 5):33-67.
1997 "Un
Caso de Estudio sobre los Procesos Globalizadores en el Tercer Mundo: Los
Procesos Transnacionales en Nicaragua," Pensamiento Propio 1 (No.
3):193-228.
1993 "Has
Neo-Liberalism Produced a Success Story in Chile? A Critique of the 'Economic Miracle'," Chronicle of
Latin American Economic Affairs, Latin American Institute, University of
New Mexico, July.
1992
"The
Sao Paulo Forum: Is There a New Latin American Left" (Review of the
Month), Monthly Review 44 (No. 7/December):1-13.
1992 "Demilitarization
in Central America: Beginning of a New Era?", Central America Report,
Latin American Institute, University of New Mexico.
1990 "Nicaragua:
The Making of a Democratic Opposition," NACLA Report on the Americas,
XXII (No. 5/Feb. 1990):7-11
1985 "Nicaragua:
The Strategy of Counterrevolution," Monthly Review 37 (No.
7/December):11-25
1985 "Centroamerica:
Se Profundiza la Crisis del Comercio Regional," Pensamiento Propio
(CRIES) 3 (No. 23/May): 18-21.
1985 "Regular
las Leyes del Mercado," Panorama (Mexico City/May 1985):23-27
1985 "La
Contra: Corrupcion y Grietas," Pensamiento Propio (CRIES) 3 (No. 25/August):62-67.
Books Translated
1992 A Peasant Tragedy
(Spanish to English Translation).
Managua: Center for International Studies (Central American University).
Reports
and Monographs
1996 "Un
Aporte al Debate Sobre La Globalization; Nueve Tesis Sobre Nuestra Epoca,"
Cuardernos de Investigacion, Center for International Studies, Central
American University, Managua, April 1996.
1995 Guest
Preface, in "A Report on U.S. Electoral Assistance to Haiti," Voices for
Haiti (coalition of 75 U.S. development and human rights NGOs), June 1995.
1991 "Managing
the Aftershocks: A Second Track Diplomatic Dialogue on Nicaragua," Policy
Report on Conference on Nicaragua, sponsored by the Kellog Foundation and
hosted by the Program in International Conflict Resolution of the Armand Hammer
United World College, Montezuma, New Mexico.
1988 "Special
Report: The 'Chileanization' of the Nicaraguan Counterrevolution," Central
America Information Bulletin 5 (No. 6/February).
1987 "In
the Wake of Contragate," CENSA'S Strategic Report, Center for the
Study of the Americas, No. 9, June.
1986 "Inside
the Nicaraguan War," CENSA'S Strategic Report, Center for the Study
of the Americas, No. 7, May.
Book Reviews
Forthcoming Andreas Bieler, Werner
Bonefeld, Peter Burnham and Adam David Morton, Global Restructuring, State,
Capital and Labour: Contesting Neo-Gramscian Perspectives, for Capital and Class
2007 Juan
Pablo Perez Sainz and Katharine E. Andrade-Eekhoff, Communities in Globalization:
The Invisible Mayan Nahual, for Journal
of Latin American Studies, 39:192-194.
2006 Review
of Deborah J. Yashar, Contesting Citizenship in Latin America: The Rise of
Indigenous Movements and the Postliberal Challenge, for American Journal of Sociology, 111(6).
2003 Review
of Berch Berberoglu (ed.), Labor and Capital in the Age of Globalization,
for Contemporary Sociology. 32(6):707-709.
2002 Review
of Vicente Navarro (ed.), The
Political Economy of Social Inequalities: Consequences for Health and Quality
of Life, for Contemporary Sociology.31(6):685-687.
2002 Review
of John Mangan, Workers Without Traditional Employment: An International
Study of Non-Standard Work, for Contemporary Sociology,
31(2):148-149.
2001 Review
of Martin Shaw, Theory of the Global State: Globality as an Unfinished
Revolution, for American Political Science Review, 95(4):1045-1047
2001 Review
of Giovanni Arrighi and Beverly J. Silver, Chaos and Governance in the
Modern World System, for Journal of World-System Research., Vol.
VII, No. 1, Spring 2001.
2001 Review
of Alex Callinicos, Social Theory: An Historical Introducion, for The
Global Site, University of Sussex (www.theglobalsiste.ac.uk)
2000 Review
of William M. Leogrande, Our Own Backyard: The United States in Central
America, 1977-1992, for American Political Science Review, Vol. 94,
No. 4:991-992
1997 Review
of Gearoid O'Tuathail, Critical Geopolitics, for Ecumene: A Journal
of Environment - Culture - Meaning, Vol. 4, No. 4:486-488.
Courses Taught, 1994 - 2006
Soc. 504. Sociological Foundations of Political
Economy
Soc. 442. Comparative Poverty and Development
Soc. 695. Advanced Topics in Political Economy:
Globalization: Contours of 21st Century World Society
Soc.
448/548. International Development
and the World System
Soc.
351. Sociological Theory
(undergraduate)
Soc.
552. Sociological Theory
(graduate)
Soc. 342. Power and Society
Soc. 340. Class Analysis
Soc.
221. Rich and Poor Nations
Soc. 451. Population and Environment
Soc.
213. Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Soc. 313. Social Control
Soc. 101/1. Introduction to Sociology
Soc. 212. Causes of Crime and Delinquency
Soc.
501. Perspectives in Sociology
Soc.
265GS. Global Political Economy
Soc.
265SG. Sociology of Globalization
(graduate)
Soc.
130LA. Development and Social
Change in Latin America.
Soc.
1222GI. Global Inequalities
Soc.
130GR. Globalization and
Resistance
Soc.
130SW. Sociology of the Southwest
Soc.
130sg, Sociology of Globalization (undergraduate)
Research
1990
- 1997 Research
Associate, Center for International Studies, Central American University,
Managua, Nicaragua.
1990
- 1993 Analyst and
Researcher, Latin American Data Base LADB), Latin American Institute,
University of New Mexico. Responsibilities included preparing bi-weekly
analysis and occasional monographs of Central and South American and Caribbean
developments and underlying political, social and economic trends
1985
- 1987 Researcher,
Writer-Editor, Pensamiento Propio, a monthly academic journal of the Coordinadora
Regional de Investigaciones Economicas y Sociales (CRIES-Regional
Coordinating Board for Economic and Social Research), a Central American and
Caribbean regional research center, Managua branch (loosely affiliated with the
Central American University).
Research Funding
2007 Recipient
of Research Grant, Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research,
University of California-Santa Barbara
2005 Recipient
of Research Grant, Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research,
University of California-Santa Barbara
2005 Recipient
of Research Grant, Faculty Senate, University of California-Santa Barbara
2003 Recipient
of Research Grant, Faculty Senate, University of California-Santa Barbara.
2002 Recipient
of Faculty Career Development Award, University of California-Santa Barbara.
2002 Recipient
of Research Grant, Faculty Senate, University of California-Santa Barbara.
1999 Recipient
of Research Mini-Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, New Mexico State
University.
1998 Recipient
of Professional Development Award, Graduate School, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
1992 Recipient
of Latin America Research Grant, Latin American Institute, University of New
Mexico, Albuquerque.
Professional
Service and Positions
2008+ Member
of Board of Associate Editors, Journal of
World Systems Research.
2008+ Member
of International Advisory Board, Hemispheres: A Journal of the Global South.
2007+ Member
of Editorial Board, Journal of Critical Studies on Business and Society.
2007 Organizer,
Presidential Plenary, “The Immigrants Rights Struggle in the United States:
Voices from the Frontline,” and “Central America: Global Capitalism and
Resistance,” Latin American Studies Association, 27th International
Congress, Montreal, 5-8 September.
2006 Organizer,
two sessions on Sociology of Globalization, American Sociological Association, Annual
Congress, August 11-14, Montreal.
2006+ Associated
Faculty Member, Doctoral Program in Development Studies, Autonomous University
of Zacatecas, Mexico.
2005+ Member
of Editorial Board, Nature and Culture.
2005+ Member
of International Advisory Committee, “In the Name of Democracy: Towards a
Global Political Intervention Monitor,” En Camino (International NGO, see
http://inthenameofdemocracy.org/).
2004+ Member
of Advisory Board, Government and International Affairs Program, Virginia Tech University
2004+ Member
of Faculty/Advisory Board, and Visiting Professor, Instituto de Estudios
Globales, Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004+ Member
of International Editorial Board, Globalizations (refereed
interdisciplinary journal).
2004+ Member
of Editorial Board, AcontraCorriente:A Journal of Social History and
Literature in Latin America (http://www.ncsu.edu/project/acontracorriente),
North Carolina State University.
2003+ Participating
Editor, Latin American Perspectives.
2003+ Board
of Advisory Editors, Palgrave-Macmillan, Handbook of International Political
Economy
2003+ Member
of International Advisory Board, The Global Site, University of Sussex, Brighton,
UK.
2002-3 Co-organizer
and co-host, international conference, “Towards a Critical Globalization
Studies: Continued Debates, Neglected Topics, New Directions,” University of
California at Santa Barbara, May 1-4, 2003, co-sponsored by UCSB, Global
Studies Association, and Institute for the Study of World Systems.
2002+ Council
Member and West Coast Representative, Global Studies Association, North
American Chapter.
2002 Council
Member, Political Economy of the World System section, American Sociological
Association.
2001 Co-organizer,
Session on “Class Formation in the Modern World System,” American Sociological
Association, 96th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, August 18-21.
1998 Organizer,
Session on "Global Democracy", American Sociological Association,
93rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 21-25.
Co-Organizer, Political Economy of
the World-Systems Section of the American Sociological Association, Roundtable
Session, 93rd Annual Meeting, San Francisco, August 21-25.
Articles Reviewed for Refereed Journals and Other Review
Work
1997: The
Sociological Quarterly
Global Society
Journal of Oromo Studies
1998: Global
Society
Sociological
Forum
Science and
Society
McGraw-Hill
(review of text)
Journal
of Oromo Studies (two reviews)
1999:
International
Sociology
Global
Governance
Sociological
Forum (two articles reviewed)
National
Science Foundation (review of two different research proposal)
Social
Problems (two articles reviewed)
St.
Martins Press (book manuscript reviewed)
Worth
Publishers (text manuscript reviewed)
Critical
Sociology
International
Politics
2001: American
Sociological Review
Sociological
Forum
Critical
Sociology (two)
Latin
American Perspectives (two)
Worth
Publishers (text manuscript reviewed)
University
of Minnesota Press (book manuscript reviewed)
National
Science Foundation (review of research proposal)
Review
of International Studies
Theory
and Society
Kumarian
Press (book manuscript reviewed)
Political
Power and Social Theory
2002 Social
Science Research Council (reviewer for International Disseration Award
Fellowship)
International
Journal of Peace Studies
New
Political Economy
Routledge
Press (two manuscript proposals reviewed)
SUNY-Press
(book manuscript reviewed)
American
Journal of Sociology
Theory
and Society
2004 Left
History
2006 Latin
American Perspectives (two reviews)
Globalisations
Theory
and Society
Science
and Society
Sociological
Quarterly
Polity
Press (book proposal review)
Bulletin
of Latin American Research
2007 Bulletin
of Latin American Research
Ashgate
Publishing Co. (book manuscript review)
Latin
American Perspectives (two reviews)
Routledge
Press (book proposal review)
Blackwell
Publishers (book proposal review)
Globalizations
Science
and Society
Other Professional
Experience
Professional
Consulting
1989 - 1990 Consultant, Government
of Nicaraguan (Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry). Analyst on U.S. Policy, electoral affairs.
1980 Analyst,
American Committee on Africa (New York). Researched and prepared reports on
Southern African affairs and U.S. policy towards Africa.
Professional
Journalism
1987 - 1990 Washington Bureau
Chief, and U.S. Representative for Agencia Nueva Nicaragua (ANN), a
Nicaragua-based international news agency. Responsibilities included running the Washington bureau,
covering Congress, the executive branch, the Organization of American States and the diplomatic
community in Washington. Daily
dispatches for the ANN Spanish
language wire service, as well as
weekly analyses and special services.
From 12/87 to 12/88, Editor, English-language edition: Central
America Information Bulletin, a weekly ANN publication of news and analysis.
1982 - 1987 Agencia
Nueva Nicaragua, central offices, Managua. Position varied over the
years, and included:
Staff Editor for both Spanish and English language services,
Managing Editor in both Spanish and English of the Central America Information
Bulletin. 1987
Roving ANN Central America correspondent, with special
assignments in Honduras and Guatemala.
Covered events throughout Central America.
ANN War Correspondent, Nicaraguan war fronts and Nicaraguan
Atlantic Coast. Specialized
coverage of the Atlantic Coast, including prolonged stays in that region of
Nicaragua. 1985
Coordinator, Economic Team, ANN, Managing Editor.
Responsibilities included planning and coordinating out of the Managua offices
ANN's coverage of the Central American economies, and editing the Boletin
Economico Centroamericano.
1984-1985
Staff Reporter.
Responsibilities included covering press conferences and any other news
in the Nicaragua capital.
1980 - Free
Lance Journalism (see below).
Other
1983 - Free
Lance Translator/Interpreter.
Numerous free lance assignments as translator and interpreter
(consecutive), Spanish-English and English-Spanish.
1978 High
School Teacher (Social Studies), Machacos, Kenya.
Honors and Awards
2004+ Selected
for inclusion as biographee in Who’s Who in Social Science Higher Education.
2004+ Selected
for inclusion as biographee in 2000 Outstanding Academics of the 21st
Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge University.
2003+ Selected
for inclusion as biographee in America’s Registry of Outstanding
Professionals.
2003+ Selected
for inclusion as biographee in Who’s Who in the World (Marquis),
starting with 21st Edition (2003).
2000+ Selected
for inclusion as biographee in Who’s Who in America (Marquis), starting
with 55th Edition (2001).
2000+ Selected
for inclusion in Directory of American Scholars, starting with 10th
Edition.
1999 Promoting
Polyarchy was a finalist for the 1999 Distinguished Publication Award of the
American Sociological Association.
1999 Globe
of the Month Recipient, The Center for International Programs, New Mexico State
University. Award in recognition
of outstanding efforts in the promotion of international understanding,
cooperation, involvement and development.
1997 Promoting
Polyarchy won the 1997 PEWS (Political Economy of the World System section
of the American Sociological Association) Award for Distinguished Scholarship.
1995 Inductee,
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
1987 David
and Goliath won the Outstanding Book Award, Gustavus Myers Center for the
Study of Human Rights in the United States, University of Arkansas, for books
published in 1987 on the subject of intolerance in the United States.
Invited Public
Presentations, Interviews, and Conference Presentations
(The following is a
partial listing)
2008 “El
Proceso Electoral Norteamericano: 15 Puntos de Analsis y Debate,” presentation
and panel discussion, Mesa de Reflexion Sobre Relaciones Internacionales y
Politica Exterior Estadounidense,” Instituto de Altos Estudios Diplomaticos,
Caracas, Venezuela, 17-19 June.
2008 “The
Follies of ‘New Imperialism’ Theories,” keynote presentation, Global Studies
Association, annual conference, New York City, 7 June.
2008 “Democracy
and Global Crisis,” invited speaker, “Democracy Dinner,” Center for the Study
of Democracy, University of California-Irvine, April 10.
2008 “Labor
and the Global System,” public lecture sponsored by the Labor Studies Program,
University of California-Irvine, April 9.
2008 Three
weeks of public lectures, workshops, and other engagements in Colombia. March 3-7, Medellin, “La Globalizacion,
Procesos Sociales, y Medio Ambiente: El Caso de Colombia,” 20 hour intensive workshop
for 100 staff and board members of Penca
de Sabila, a Colombian national Non-Governmental Organization addressing
environmental and social issues.
March 10-14, Bogota, “El Capitalismo Global y America Latina: Colombia
en la Mira,” 20 hour public lecture series, Universidad Central de Colombia,
sponsored by departments of Economics and International Relations. March 15-16, talks given at invitation
of indigenous groups and social organizations, Popayan (March 15) and Silvia
(March 16), province of El Cauca, western Colombia.
2008 “Crisis
Global y America Latina: El Salvador en la Mira,” university-wide lecture,
University of El Salvador, San Salvador, 21 february.
2008 “El
Salvador y la Crisis del Capitalismo Global,” university-wide and public lecture,
sponsored by Department of Economy, Central American University, San Salvador,
and Frederick Ebert Foundation, Germany, 19 February.
2008: Seminar/lecture
series, “Capitalismo Global y America Latina: Crisis y Desafios”, Universidad
Centroamericana “Jose Simeon Cañas,”, San Salvador, 18-22 February.
2008: Invited
lecture, “The Crisis of Global Capitalism: Can Humanity Survive It,”
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 23 January.
2008: Centennial
Lecture Series, “Trends in Global Capitalism,” University of the Philippines,
Manila, 8-18 January. Two weeks of
public, university-wide lectures as visiting professor on occasion of the 100th
anniversary of the University of the Philippines, jointly sponsored by the
Department of Sociology and Focus on the Global South.
2008: One
dozen public lectures and talks given during 3-week stay in the Philippines,
Jan. 4-28, at numerous academic, NGO and public venues, including (among
others) guest lectures at Miriam University, Ateneo de Manila University, Center
for Democratic Projects, Transform Asia Institute.
2007 Invited
to give opening lecture for screening of documentary “Assaulted Dream”, about
immigrants from Central America in Mexico, UCSB Multicultural Center, Nov. 7.
2007 Interviewed
by Univision, Canifornia Central Coast local Spanish television language
station, on recent immigrant legislation in United States, Nov. 6, Santa
Barbara.
2007 Panel
presentation and discussion, “Empire and Dissent: Latin America and the New
World Order,” Latin American Studies Association, 27th International
Congress, Montreal, 5-8 September.
2007 “Lucha
Indigena Colombiana,” speech to indigenous assembly of the Regional Indigenous
Council of Colombia, El Cauca, Colombia, 29 August.
2007 “La
Mundializacion de las Luchas de Resistencia: Crisis y Futuras Alternativas,”
keynote speech to 6th Annual Congress of the Cooperativa Financiera
(CONFIAR), Medellin, Colombia, 24 August.
2007 “Democracia
e Imperio: la Estrategia Norteamericana hacia Colombia,” workshop given at the
party headquarters of the Polo Democratico Alternativo, Bogota, Colombia, 23
August.
2007 “Democracia
e Intervencion en las Americas: Colombia en la Mira,” public lecture,
Universidad Central de Colombia, Bogota, 22 August.
2007 “Global
Labor Pools and Immigrant Rights,” presentation and panel discussion,
conference on “Labor, Immigration, and Globalization,” University of California
at Riverside, 12 May.
2007 “Conmemorando
el Quinto Aniversario del Golpe en Venezuela: El Significado de la Revolucion
Bolivariana,” keynote speech, public meeting to commemorate 5th anniversary of
coup d’etat in Venezuela, Los Angeles Workers Center/Cine Latinoamericano Roque
Dalton, 1 Abril.
2007 “Sistema
Global, Crisis Global, y Politica Exterior Norteamericana,” two-week course,
Instituto de Altos Estudios Diplomaticos Pedro Gual (Institute for Superior
Diplomatic Studies Pedro Gual), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela,
Caracas, Feb. 5-15.
2007 “De
Bush a Bush: Globalization, Crisis, y la Political Exterior de Estados Unidos
hacia America Latina,” public address, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Venezuela, Caracas, 7 Feb.
2007 “Globalization
and the Struggle for Immigrant Rights,” keynote address, Immigrant Rights
Conference, March 25 Coalition, Los Angeles, Loyola Law School, Feb. 3.
2007 “Whither
Global Capitalism? The Rise and
the Coming Demise of Neo-Liberalism,” Lecture, The Humanities Center, Carnegie
Mellon University, 25 January.
2007 Interviewed
by WBAI (New York) on IMF policies towards Latin America, 13 January.
2006 Media
activity, 26 October:: 1)
interviewed by O Globo, Brazilian daily newspaper, on Nicaraguan
electoral process; 2) interviewed
by Univision, Spanish-language television station, on U.S. government
immigration policy.
2006 “The
Immigrant Rights Struggle: Ten Points for Analysis and Discussion,” public
presentation in forum “Immigration: Where are we Going? Local and National Updates,” Alliance
for Immigrant Rights/Casa de la Raza, Santa Barbara, October 9.
2006 Multiple
professional activities in Costa Rica, September 5-26: 1) One week intensive course (15 hours,
11-15 Sept.) for Masters Program in Political Science, University of Costa Rica
(San Jose), titled “Globalizacion en Centroamerica: Crisis y Transformacion”;
2) Public Lecture, 11 Sept, University of Costa Rica, titled “America Latin y
Sociedad Global” 3) One week intensive course (15 hours, 18-22 Sept.), Masters
Program in International Relations, National University of Costa Rica
(Heredia), titled “America Latina y Crisis Global: Perspectivas y Desafios para
Centroamerica”; 4) Radio Interview (21 Sept), “Radio Nacional”, Costa Rican
public radio station; 5) presentation and intensive roundtable discussion,
workshop on “Entre la Acumulacion y la Resistencia: Bosquejando las Nuevas
Geografias de Centroamerica,” 23-24 September, organized by PRISMA/Central
American University-San Salvador campus and sponsored by Ford Foundation.
2006 Multiple
participation in 2006 annual congress of the American Sociological Association,
11-14 August, Montreal, including:
“Beyond the Theory of Imperialism: Global Capitalism and the
Transnational State, paper presentation and panel discussion; “The Chimera of
Democracy and Socioeconomic Development under Neo-Liberal Global Capitalism,”
paper presentation and panel discussion; organizer of two panels on Sociology
of Globalization.
2006 Keynote
Speech, “Globalization, Imperialism, and Resistance: Concepts for the 21st
Century?,” conference on “Globalization, Imperialism, and Resistance,”
University of Stockholm, Sweden, 12-13 May.
2006 Interviewed
by FM Radio KCVX, San Luis Obispo, on immigrant rights and related themes, May
9.
2006 Interviewed
on “The Paul Berenson Show,” News Radio 990 KTMS, Santa Barbara, on immigrant
rights. May 6.
2006 Interviewed
four times during May 1 live from Los Angeles by Radio Payumat and Radio
Indimedia Colombia, Putumayo and Bogota, Colombia, May 1.
2006 Interviewed
by Radio Nacional de España on theme
of immigrant protests in the United States. May 1.
2006 Interviewed
by Santa Barbara studios of UNIVISION
Spanish-language television on theme of immigrant rights in the United
States. April 27.
2006 “Crisis
and Transformation in the Global System,” invited presentation and discussion,
workshop “Finance, Industry and Power: The Capitalist Corporation in the 21st
Century,” York University, Toronto, 11 April.
2006 “Democracy,
Polyarchy, and U.S. Policy Towards Latin America,” Keynote address by
invitation, conference “In the Name of Democracy: U.S. Electoral Intervention
in the Americas,” Yale University, April 7-8.
2006 “Globalizacion
y Transnacionalismo: Problemas Tendencias, y Perspectivas en la Politica
Exterior Norteamericana Hacia America Latina,” paper presentation and panel
discussion, Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Congress, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, 15-18 March.
2006 Interviewed
(on U.S.-Latin America relations) by 93.3 CFMU FM, in Toronto, “Unusual
Sources,” weekly program. February
14.
2006 “Los
Desafios Latinoamericanos Frente a La Crisis del Capitalismo Global,” Lecture,
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencas Sociales (FLACSO), sede Ecuador, Quito,
February 2.
2006 “La
Crisis de la Globalizacion y la Coyuntura Latinoamericana, 2006,” invited
lecture, Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar, Quito, Ecuador, February 1.
2006 “Politica
Exterior Norteamerica Hacia America Latina, Analisis de Coyuntura,” Lecture and
discussion by special invitation, “Mesa de Reflexion Sobre Relaciones
Internacionlaes y Politica Exterior,” Institute for Higher Diplomatic Studies
(Institution de Altos Estudios Diplomaticos ‘Pedro Gual’), Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Caracas, Venezuela, January 28.
2006 Participation
(presentations and panel discussions) in multiple panels, World Social Forum,
Caracas, Venezuela. January 24,
panel on “The Struggle for Social Justice in Haiti”. January 27, panel on “Meeting of Sociologists of the
Americas: Sociologos Sin Fronteras”.
January 28, panel on “In the Name of Democracy: Political Intervention
in the 2006 Latin America Electoral Cycle.”
2005 “Toward
New Social Cartographies in Development and Trade Studies,” plenary
presentation and discussion, conference on “NAFTA and Beyond: Alternative
Disciplinary Perspectives in the Study of Global Trade and Development,” Princeton
University, December 2-3.
2005 “Crisis
in the Global System,” university-wide invited lecture, Texas A&M, November
11.
2005 “Globalization
and Global Crisis,” university-wide invited lecture, Bucknell Univeristy,
November 1.
2005 “Reigning
in on Corporate Power: The NAFTA, the CAFTA, and the Corporate Agenda,” public
lecture, Falkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Library, Main Branch, 26 July.
2005 Interviewed
by on-line news and analysis journal, Venezuelanalysis: Venezuela Views,
News, and Analysis. Interview
posted at http://www.venezuelanalysis.com
in June 2005.
2005 “Altering
the Course of Globalization,” public lecture, “Forum and Town Hall Meeting: The
Impact of Corporate Globalization,” Falkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public
Library, Main Branch, June 9.
2005 Interviewed
by Newsday on U.S. involvement in Venezuela. Interview published in May 1 issue and available from n
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wovene034241232may01,0,4533593.story?coll=ny-worldnews-headlines.
2005 “The
Crisis of Global Capitalism and the Folly of Conventional Thinking on It”,
paper presentation and discussion, 29th Conference of the Political
Economy of the World System (PEWS) Section of the American Sociological Association, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, April 14-17.
2005 “Marxism,
the Crisis of Global Capitalism, and the Folly of Conventional Marxist Thinking
on it,” and “Public Sociologies and Critical Globalization Studies: Six
Theses,” two panel presentations and discussions, International Studies
Association, Annual Congress, March 1-5, Honolulu.
2005 “The
Global System and Resistance and Transformation in Latin America,” presentation
and discussion, conference on “Homelands, Borders and Trade In Latin America:
Freedom, Violence, And Exchange After 9-11”, Center For Iberian And Latin
American Studies (CILAS), University of California-San Diego, Feb. 24-25.
2005 “The
Crisis of Global Capitalism: 21st Century Challenges,”
university-wide invited lecture, University of California, Riverside, January
19.
2004 Interviewed
by The NewStandard on Iraqi elections and U.S. involvement. Interview published on Dec. 13 in
article titled “Controversial U.S. Groups Operate Behind Scenes in Iraq Vote,”
available from
http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=1311.
2004 “Latin
America and the Crisis of Global Capitalism: Challenges, Opportunities,
Hazards,” first Annual Lecture, Society for Lati n American Studies, London,
October 29.
2004 “Neo-Liberalism
and Global Crisis: Opportunities, Challenges, and Hazards,” keynote address,
conference, “Neo-Liberalism: Historical Perspectives and Critical
Possibilities,” Princeton University, 15 October.
2004 “Critical
Reflections on Global Society,” keynote address, Illinois Sociological
Association, Annual Congress, Chicago, 14 October.
2004 “Latin
America in the Global System: Crisis and Change,” paper presentation and panel
discussion, and Discussant for panel on “Latin America in the Changing
International Political Economy,” Latin American Studies Association, Congress,
Las Vegas, 6-9 October.
2004 “Nuevas
Modalidades de Intervencion Norteamericana en el Marco de la Globalizacion: La
‘Promocion de la Democracia’ y el Caso de Venezuela,” presentation and audience
discussion, Conference on “Como Nos Ven?
Venezuela en La Academia Anglo-Sajona,” Facultad de Economia y Ciencias
Sociales, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 5 August.
2004 “Los
Desafios del Siglo XXI: Globalizacion y Crisis,” Public Lecture, sponsored by
Facultad de Ciencias Economicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 5 July.
2004 “Debate
sobre Globalizacion y Coyuntura Mundial,” Public Lecture, sponsored by
Postgraduate Program, Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 3 July.
2004 “Capitalismo
Global y Crisis Global: Respuestas Teoricas y Politicas,” public lecture
sponsored by the Facultad de Ciencias Sociales and the Programa de Estudios
Sobre Democracia y Transformacion Global, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San
Marcos, Lima, Peru, 9 June.
2004 Visiting
Professor, Instituto de Asuntos Publicos, Universidad de Chile, May/June,
lecture series on “Las Relaciones Internacionales y las Teorias de la
Globalizacion,” Santiago, Chile.
2004 “Perspectives
on Recent U.S. Foreign Policy and Democracy,” radio interview on KZYX and KZYZ,
Medocino County, California, Feb. 7.
2003 The
Contribution of Latino Immigrants to the California Economy, Television
Interview, UNIVISION Spanish language television network, Dec. 10.
2003 “Gramsci
and Globalization: From Nation-State to Transnational Hegemony,” paper
presented by invitation and plenary discussion, workshop on “Images of Gramsci:
Connections and Contentions in Political Theory and International Relations,
Oct. 24-25, University of Nottingham, UK.
2003 Lecture
by invitation, Moscow Linguistic Institute, “Globalization: The Latest State of
Capitalism, From Lenin to Bush,” Moscow, Oct. 20.
2003 Presentation
and discussion, “Social Activism and Democracy in South Africa: A Global
Perspective,” IDASA (Institute for Democracy in South Africa), conference on
“Social Activism and Socio-Economic Rights: Deepening Democracy in South
Africa,” Cape Town, Aug. 11-13.
2003 Multiple
participation and presentations in plenaries and panels, conference on
“Towards Critical
Globalization Studies: Continued Debates, New Directions, and Neglected
Topics”, UCSB/Global Studies Association, May 1-4.
2003 “Global
Capitalism, Global Crisis,” university-wide lecture, by invitation, Agnes Scott
College, Decatur, Georgia, March 19.
2003 “Latin
America in the Empire of Global Capital,” paper presentation and plenary
discussion, conference on “Labor, Race and Empire,” University of
California-Irvine, UCI Labor Studies Program, March 6-7, 2003.
2003 Public
lecture and panel discussion, “The Collapse of Neo-Liberalism and
Political-Economic Crisis in Latin America,” “South America Forum,” University
of California at Santa Barbara,
public forum organized by Honor y Orgullo Latinoamericano student forum.
2002 Week-long
series of lectures on globalization, world political economy, transnational
processes in Latin America, and U.S. foreign policy, University of Havana,
Cuba, November 3-7. Lecture series
included paper presentation, “La Crisis Global y la Politica Exterior
Norteamericana hacia American Latinoamerica, and panel discussion, conference
on “Hemispheric Relations After September 11,” November 4, Center for the Study
of the United States and Center for the Study of the Americas.
2002 “Globalization
and Resistance: Views from Above and Views From Below,” Center for Historical
and Social Change, Historical Perspectives Lecture Series, University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay, invited speech, October 7.
2002 “The
Crisis of Global Capitalism: How it Looks from Latin America,” paper
presentation and panel discussion, annual international economics conference,
Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, September 9-11.
2002 “Remapping
Development in Light of Globalization: From a Territorial to a Social
Cartography,” and “Global Capitalism and Transnational Capitalist Hegemony,”
papers presented and panel discussion, American Sociological Association annual
conference, August 16-19, Chicago.
2002 "In
the Aftermath of War and Pacification:
Globalization and Social Change in 21st Century Central America,"
public lecture sponsored by Latin American and Iberian Studies program,
University of California-Santa Barbara.
2002 “The
Ongoing Debate on Transnational Class and State Formation,” paper presentation
and panel discussion, Global Studies Association conference, Chicago, May
10-12.
2002 “Global
Capitalism and Transnational Hegemony,” paper presentation and panel discussion,
and discussant on panel on globalization and resistance, Political Economy of
the World-System, annual conference, Riverside, May 2-4.
2002 Multiple
participation in 43rd Annual Convention of the International Studies
Association, New Orleans, March 24-27: 1) “Globalization and Development Theory in the
Neo-Liberal Age,” paper presentation and panel discussion; 2) panel
participant, “Roundtable on Historicising Globalization: The Question of the
Political”; 3) discussant, panel
on “The World System, Historical Materialism, and Gramsci: Revisiting the
Agency-Structure Problematique”;
4) discussant, panel on “Globalization and the Politics of Protest.”
2002 “The
Crisis of Global Capitalism: How it Looks from Latin America,” paper presented
and session discussion, “Seminar on the Global Crisis,” Transnational
Institute, February 17-18.
Amsterdam
2001 Panelist/participant
in seminar, “Rethinking Central American Modernization in the Age of
Globalization,” Social Science Research Council, New York, October 28.
2001 “The
Debate on Globalization, the Transnational Capitalist Class, and the Rise of a
Transnational State,” paper presentation and panel discussion, American
Sociological Association, 96th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, August
18-21.
2001 “Transnational
State Formation,” paper presentation and panel discussion, special meeting of
the International Studies Association (US) and international studies
associations from Hong Kong, Japan, and other countries, Hong Kong, July 23-25.
2001 “Globalizacion
y Desigualdades Mundiales,” three-week seminar taught to graduate students,
Masters Program in International Relations, Central American University,
Managua, Nicaragua, June 23-July 15.
2001 “Globalization
and Development,” presentation and discussion, conference on “Latin American
Sociology and the Sociology of Latin America,” Center for Latin American
Studies, University of Florida-Gainesville, April 19-21.
2001 “Promoting
Polyarchy: Changing Modes of Social Control in Latin America,” presentation by
special invitation and panel discussion, conference on “The United States and
Latin America after the Cold War/Estados Unidos y America Latina Despues de la
Guerra Fria,” Center for Intercultural Dialogue on Development and NACLA,
Cuernavaca, Mexico, April 6-8.
2001 “The
Global Economy and 21st Century Politics and Social Struggles,”
guest lecture by special invitation, “Forum on the Future of Politics:
Globalization,” Northern Arizona University, March 28.
2001 “Alternative
Futures in Global Society,” presentation, International Roundtable of Unions, Social Movements, and NGOs,
Bangkok, Thailand, March 11-13, co-sponsored by Focus on the Global South and the Friedrich-Ebert -Stiftung
Foundation.
2001 “Maldevelopment:
Globalization and Social Change in Central America,” presentation, Center for
Latin American Studies 2001 Colloquia Series, New Mexico State University,
February 28.
2001 “Transnational
Processes and Changing Social Hierarchies in the World System: A Central
American Case Study,” and “Globalization as a Macro-Structural-Historical
Framework of Analysis: The Case of Central America,” papers presented and panel
discussion, International Studies Association, 42nd Annual Convention, Chicago,
February 21 and 22. Discussant,
panel on “Global Capital - global Labour? New Challenges and Strategies of
Internationalism and Global Solidarity,” February 22.
2000 “Globalization
and Resistance: Views from Above and Views From Below,” guest lecture by
special invitation of Croft Institute for International Studies, University of
Mississippi, Oxford (Miss.), November 16
2000 “The
Emerging Global Society,” guest lecture by special invitation, delivered at
Metropolitan State College, Denver, November 2.
2000 “Social
Theory and Globalization: The Rise of a Transnational State,” paper presented
and panel discussion, American Sociological Association, 95th Annual
Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 13.
2000 “Defining
National Interests in the Age of ‘Stateless” Capital,” keynote address,
conference on “Globalization and U.S. Foreign Policy,” American Friends Service
Committee, Cambridge, Mass., May 6.
2000 “Global
Democracy” and “Analysis of a Transnational State Apparatus,” papers presented
and panel discussion (two panels),
International Studies Association, 41st Annual Convention,
Los Angeles, March 14 and 15.
2000 “Sociologia
de las Desigualdades Globales,” two-week intensive post-graduate seminar
taught, as visiting professor, Central American University, Managua,
Nicaragua. February 26-March 3.
1999 “Central
America and Global Capitalism: Regional Lessons for the Sociology of
Development,” paper presented and panel discussion, American Sociological
Association, 94th Annual Meeting, Chicago, August 7; “ and discussant
for session on “Cross-Cultural/Comparative Sociology: Comparative Studies
Encounter a Global Economy,” August 10.
1999 “Twenty
Years Later: Reflections on the Nicaraguan Revolution,” Radio Interview, KGNY,
Boulder Couny Public Radio, 19 July.
1999 “La
Globalizacion y Su Incidencia en la Sociedad Centroamericana y la
Gobernabilidad,” Keynote Address, conference on “Globalizacion, Gobernabilidad,
y Desarrollo,” Iberoamerican University for Science and Technology/Konrad
Adenauer Foundation, Managua, Nicaragua, May 6.
1999 “Globalizacion
y la Transformacion de Centroamerica,” lecture given by invitation of Facultad
Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Guatemala branch, Guatemala
City, May 3.
1999 “Globalization
and the Rise of a Transnational State,” lecture, Institute of Public Policy, De
Montfort University, Leicester, England, April 14.
1999 “Capitalist
Globalization and the Transnationalization of the State,” paper presented and
panel discussion, Transatlantic Workshop on Globalization and Historical
Materialism, University of Warwick, England, April 15-17.
1999 “Globalization
and Development,” lecture, Center for Migration and Development, Princeton
University, March 11.
1999 “The
Nigerian Elections in International Perspective,” radio interview, Pacifica
News Service, February 23.
1998 “Global
Capitalism and the U.S. Promotion of Polyarchy in Latin America,” and “Central
America in the Global System,” papers presented and panel discussion, Latin
American Studies Association, (LASA) Congress, Chicago, Sept. 23-26.
1998 "Neo-Liberalism,
The Global Elite, and the Guatemalan Transition: A Critical Macrostructural
Analysis," paper presented (in Spanish) and panel discussion, conference
on "Guatemalan Develoopment and Democratization: Proactive Responses to
Globalization," sponsored by National Science Foundation, UNICEP and UNDP
(United Nations), Universidad del Valle (Guatemala), and Johns Hopkins
University (US), Guatemala City, March 26-28.
1998 "La
globalization, el nuevo model de desarrollo en Centroamerica y sus
perspectivas," keynote address, conference on "La Globalizacion y los
Factores de Riesgo en Nicaragua," sponsored by Fundacion Millennium and
Superior Council of Private Enterprise (Nicaragua), Managua, Nicaragua, March
23.
1998 "La
economia global y los procesos transnacionales en Centroamerica," talk
given by invitation of the
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Costa Rican chapter), San Jose,
24 March.
1997 "Latin
America and the United States: The Challenge of the Twenty-First Century,"
university-Wide and public lecture, University of Tennessee, College of Arts
and Sciences, Knoxville, November 24.
1997 "Beyond
Nation-State Paradigms: Globalization, Sociology, and the Challenge of
Transnational Studies," paper presented and panel discussion, American
Sociological Association (ASA) 92nd Annual Meeting, Toronto, August 9-13.
1997 "Centroamerica
ante la Globalizacion y las Responsabilidades de los Intelectuales," university-wide
address, Central American University, Managua, Nicaragua, June 26.
1997 "Globalizacion
y el Sistem Internacional," 20 hour intensive seminar as visiting
professor, Master Degree in International Relations Program, Central American
University, Managua, Nicaragua, 16-29 June.
1997 "Transnational
Processes in Central America: A Study on Globalization and Social Change,"
paper presented and panel discussion, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, April 17-19.
1997 "The
Ogoni, the Environment, and Transnational Corporations," lecture and panel
discussion, Amnesty International, Tennessee Chapter, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, March 17.
1996 "Sistema
Contemporaneo Internacional", one-month intensive seminar as visiting
professor, Masters Degree in International Relations Program, Central American
University, Managua, Nicaragua.
1995 "Democracy
in the New World Order," one-half hour radio presentation, "The Gary
Null Show: Natural Living," WBAI, New York, 26 October.
1995 "Nicaragua
and the World, 1960s-1990s," paper presented and panel discussion, Latin
American Studies Association (LASA) conference, September 28-30, Washington,
D.C.
1995 "Incorporating
Latin American Studies into High School Curriculum," workshops organized
and lectures for a two seek seminar on Latin America in high school
curriculums, "Resources for Teaching About the Americas," sponsored
jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the Latin American Institute,
University of New Mexico, May 30-June 17.
1994 "Fuerzas
Armadas, Democracia en America Latina, y Politica Exterior Norteamericana"
Invited by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to present lecture and
paper, International Conference on "Estado, Sociedad, Fuerzas Armadas y
Derechos Humanos," January 13-14, Managua, Nicaragua.
1994 "Central
America: Which Way After the Cold War?," lecture for the Central America
Peace Alliance, and Channel 27 (local public television), Albuquerque, New
Mexico, February 10.
1993 "The
National Endowment for Democracy in Latin America: Promoting Polyarchy and
Preempting Social Justice," Keynote Speech and paper, Conference on the
National Endowment for Democracy and U.S. Policy in Latin America, University
of Ohio, Athens, September 30.
1993 "Latin
America and the Clinton Administration," lectures at University of
Minnesota at Minneapolis, and University of Iowa at Ames, invited by local
peace groups, July 17-20
1993 "Cuba
and the Clinton Administration," lecture, Latin American Institute,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 30 April.
1993 "U.S.-Cuban
Relations and the New World Order," two weeks of public lectures in
Havana, Cuba, on U.S.-Cuban relations and the New World Order. Invited by the University of Havana and
the Centro de Estudios sobre America, January.
1990 "The
Communications Media in Central America," lecture, Latin American
Institute, University of New Mexico, October.
1990 Participant
in "Frontline," CNN, panel discussion on results of Nicaraguan
elections, Washington, D.C., February.
1987-90 Regular
Guest Speaker, Close Up Foundation,
Washington, D.C., Lectured on U.S.-Central American relations.
1989 Panelist,
"Nicaraguan Dialogue", five days of sessions on conflict resolution
in Central America, sponsored by the U.S. Institute for Peace, the Trinity
Forum and the Latin American Institute of the University of New Mexico,
February and April.
1989 "Anti-Americanism
or Anti-Interventionism," speech, Latin American Seminar, College of
William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, July.
1988 "Beyond
the Cold War in the Caribbean Basin," Lecture and paper presented,
Biannual Conference of National Alliance of Third World Journalists,"
Atlanta, April.
1987 "An
Alternative U.S. Policy for Central America," guest lecture, Conference of
the Association of Social Anthropologists, Washington, D.C., September.
1984 National
Speaking tour in the United States as representative of Agencia Nueva
Nicaragua international news service, invited by universities, educational
and public advocacy groups to lecture on the November 1984 Nicaraguan
elections. Spoke at some 30
university and 10 public forums in 15 states of the United States, September
and October 1984.
Numerous
Journalist Reports in the Following Outlets (1980-1996)
(partial
listing of news publications and media outlets in which articles and
commentaries have appeared)
Baltimore Sun (Baltimore)
Barricada (Nicaragua)
British
Broadcasting Corporation (London)
Business
and Society (New York)
Covert
Action Quarterly (Washington, D.C.)
Crossroads (Oakland)
El Nacional (Mexico)
El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua)
El Pais (Spain)
El Periodista (Argentina)
El Proceso (Mexico)
Excelsior
(Mexico)
Insight
(Washington, D.C.)
In
these Times (Chicago)
La Juventud (Uruguay)
La Prensa (Nicaragua)
Latinamerica Press (Lima)
Multinational Monitor (Washington. D.C.)
Noticiero Latino (Los Angeles radio news reports)
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA)
Orlando Spectator (Orlando, Fla.)
Pacific News Service (subscriber news service, San
Francisco)
Radio Primerisima (Nicaraguan radio talk show)
San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco)
'Smysl'
Magazine (Moscow)
Soberania (Nicaragua)
Southern Africa Magazine (New York)
The
Guardian (London)
The
Guardian (New York)
Uno mas Uno (Mexico)
Professional Memberships
American
Sociological Association
Latin
American Studies Association.
International
Studies Association.
Global
Studies Association.
Sociologists
Without Borders
Union
of Nicaraguan Journalists (past member and officer 1984-1990)
Language
Skills
* Spoken
and Written Fluency in Spanish
* Translation/Interpreting
Spanish-English,
English-Spanish
* Working
Knowledge (spoken and written) of Portuguese
Last
Updated: June24, 2008.
