Professor of Sociology & Political Science

Director, Center for Latin American Studies

 

When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won.  There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall.  Think of it―always.

-Mahatma Gandhi



Current Courses

Data Analysis for Social Scientists

Latin America from a Global Perspective

Comparative Political Economy: Emerging Market Countries

Courses Recently Taught

Global Inequality

India's Political Economy

Sociology Senior Seminar

Politics, Economy & Society


 

Selected Recent Publications

"Democracy and Equity in Chile," World Focus 350, February (2009): 82-86.

"The Obama Phenomenon: What to Make of It?" Foreign Affairs Journal - April-June, 2009, pp. 29-37.

"Understanding Cultural Diversity: Reflections from the Americas," pp. 312-330, In Cultural Diversity, Governance, and Policy, Edited by D. Gopal and Alan Mayne (Delhi: Shipra Publications, 2009).

 

Imtiaz Hussain, Satya Pattnayak, and Anil Hira, North American Homeland Security: Back to Bilateralism? (Praeger, 2008).



Favorite Links

ICDS - San Jose, Costa Rica

UCV - Valparaiso, Chile

International Sociological Association

Latin American Studies Association

American Sociological Association

International Studies Association