MARIELA SZWARCBERG Department of Political Science Reed College 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd Portland OR 97202 [email protected] http://people.reed.edu/~mariela EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D. Political Science University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Dissertation: “Making Local Democracy: Political Machines, Clientelism, and Social Networks in Argentina” Committee: Susan C. Stokes (Chair), John Padgett, Luis Fernando Medina, and Ernesto Calvo 2004 M.A. Political Science University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Qualifying fields: Comparative Politics and Methodology 2000 B.A. Political Science and Government Summa cum laude Torcuato Di Tella University, Buenos Aires, Argentina ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2012- Assistant Professor Reed College, Portland, OR Department of Political Science 2010-2012 Post-doctoral Lecturer University of Chicago, Chicago, IL The Center for Latin American Studies 2009-2010 Visiting Fellow University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies 2008-2009 Pre-doctoral Fellow Yale University, New Haven, CT Yale Program on Democracy 2006 Visiting Scholar Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Lima, Peru 1 PUBLICATIONS Book 2015 “Mobilizing Poor Voters: Machine Politics, Party Rallies, and Social Networks in Argentina.” Cambridge University Press. Articles 2015 “Política y Pobreza: Estudiando el clientelismo desde una perspectiva multimetodológica” Política y Gobierno, Vol. XXII, No. 2, 2015 2014 “Political Parties and Rallies in Latin America.” Party Politics. Volume 20, Issue 3: 456-466 (2014). 2013 “The Microfoundations of Political Clientelism: Lessons from the Argentine Case.” Latin American Research Review. Volume 48, Number 2: 32-54. “Building a Following: Local Candidates’ Political Careers and Clientelism in Argentine Municipalities.” Latin American Politics and Society. Volume 55, Issue 2: 1-18. 2012 “Uncertainty, Political Clientelism, and Voter Turnout in Latin America: Why Parties Conduct Rallies in Argentina.” Comparative Politics. Volume 45, Number 1, October: 88-106. “Revisiting Clientelism: A Network Analysis of Problem-Solving Networks in Argentina.” Social Networks. Volume 34. Issue 2: 230-240. “Actos Partidarios y Clientelismo Político en América Latina.” Nueva Sociedad. No 240. Julio-Agosto. 2011 “Empowering Poor Women: The Unexpected Effects of a Welfare Program in Argentina.” Women's Policy Journal of Harvard. Volume 8: 13-21. “The Microfoundations of Political Clientelism: Lessons from the Argentine Case.” Working Paper #377. Kellogg Institute of International Studies. 2010 “Clientelismo en Democracia: Lecciones del Caso Argentino.” Nueva Sociedad: 225. January/February. 2002 “Feeding Loyalties: An Analysis of the Case of the Manzaneras.” Working Paper. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. 2 Book Reviews 2015 “Institutions Count: Their Role and Significance in Latin American Development” by Alejandro Portes and Lori D. Smith in Contemporary Sociology. Forthcoming. 2013 “Clientelism in Everyday Latin American Politics” by Tina Hilgers in Latin American Politics and Society. Volume 55, Issue 4: 185-188. Book Chapters 2001 “Las Fuentes Institucionales del Gobierno Dividido en Argentina: Sesgo Mayoritario, Partidario, y Competencial Electoral en las Legislaturas Provinciales Argentinas” in El Federalismo Electoral Argentino. Calvo, Ernesto and Juan Manuel Abal Medina, eds. EUDEBA. (with Ernesto Calvo et al.) Work in Progress “Clientelism on the Ground: Lessons from the Argentine Case” (Under review) “Stealing for the Party: Brokers and Competitive Distribution in Argentina” (with Eddie Camp) (Under review) “Las señales del compromiso: Movilización política, manifestaciones públicas de apoyo y actos partidarios en la Argentina” (Under review) AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2015 Maure L. Goldschmidt Memorial Research Fellowship Reed College, 2015-2016 2015 Bernard Goldhammer Grant for Research on Economic and Natural Resources. Reed College, Summer 2015. 2014 Alta S. Corbett Grant for Research in Political Science. Reed College, Summer 2014. 2013 Alta S. Corbett Research Grant for Research in Political Science. Reed College, Summer 2013. 2012 Conference grant from the Human Rights Program, the Franke Institute for the Humanities, the Norman Wait Harris Memorial Fund of the Center for International Studies, and the Center for Latin American Studies. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 3 2007-2008 Social Sciences Dissertation Fellowship The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 2006-2007 Grodzins Prize Lectureship The University of Chicago Department of Political Science 2005-2006 International Dissertation Research Fellowship Social Science Research Council, New York, NY 2004-2005 Student Mentor, Council for Minority Issues University of Chicago Graduate Student Representative on search committee for faculty positions in Comparative Politics University of Chicago 2003-2004 Summer Field Research Grant Tinker Foundation and the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Chicago Field Research Grant 2002-2004 Fulbright Scholar Fulbright Commission in Argentina 2000-2002 Junior Researcher Project of Political Reform Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina National Institute of Public Administration, Argentina Research Assistant Project: “Democracy, Inequality and the State in the XXIst Century” Financed by IBRC (Canada) & CPS (South Africa) 1999 Project: Working Teenagers Financed by UNICEF-Argentina TEACHING EXPERIENCE Reed College Undergraduate Seminars: “Understanding Populism: Power, Politics, and Democratization” (Fall 2012), “Mobilizing Poor Voters: Machine Politics, Clientelism, Patronage, and Vote Buying” (Fall 2013, 2014), “Politics, Resistance, and Grassroots Movements in Developing Countries” (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014), “Politics, Violence, and Human Rights in Latin America” (Spring 2014, 2015) Undergraduate Course: “Introduction to Comparative Politics” (Spring 2013, 2014, 2015) 4 University of Chicago Graduate Seminars: “Machine Politics in Comparative Perspective” (Fall 2010 and 2011), “Latin American and Caribbean Studies MA Seminar” (Fall and Winter 2010, 2011) Undergraduate Seminars: “Political Participation” (Winter 2012), “Human Rights in Latin America” (Spring 2011 and 2012), “Political Parties and Democracy” (Winter 2011), “Machine Politics in Latin America” (2007) Teaching Assistant: “Comparative Politics: Latin America” (2005), “Insurgency and Democratization in Latin America” (2003, 2004, 2005) Chicago Public Schools Seminar to Chicago Public School Teachers as Scholars (The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL) “Revolutions, Insurgency, and Democratization in Latin America” (February 15 and 16, 2011) “From the Mexican Revolution to the Zapatistas” (February 16 and 23, 2012) Odyssey Project, Illinois Humanities Council Volunteer: College-level courses for low-income Spanish-speaking students offered in Pilsen (2007) University of Notre Dame Undergraduate Seminar: “Clientelism and Machine Politics in Comparative Perspective” (2009) Torcuato Di Tella University, Buenos Aires Undergraduate Seminar: Teaching Assistant: “Comparative Economic Systems” (2000) INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2015 Invited talk: “Políticas sociales y desigualdad de género: perspectivas históricocomparadas desde el Cono Sur.” 12 Congreso Nacional de Ciencia Política. Invited by Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Político. Mendoza, Argentina, August 13, 2015. 2014 Discussant to the book: “Politics Meet Policies: The Emergence of Programmatic Political Parties” II Congreso Internacional de Estudios Electorales. Invited by IDEA. Lima, Peru. November 28, 2014 “Political Behavior in Comparative Perspective” CIDE, Mexico City, September 11, 2014 5 “La Tragedia del Clientelismo Político: Redes Sociales e Incentivos Perversos en Argentina” Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 19, 2014 2012 “Uncertainty, Political Clientelism, and Voter Turnout in Latin America: Why Parties Conduct Rallies in Argentina.” University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT. November 7, 2012 “Uncertainty, Political Clientelism, and Voter Turnout in Latin America: Why Parties Conduct Rallies in Argentina.” Reed College. Portland, OR. May 30, 2012 2011 “Introduction: Party Brokers and Machine Politics in Latin America.” Comparative Politics Workshop. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Urbana Champaign, IL. October 10, 2011 “Uncertainty, Political Clientelism, and Voter Turnout in Latin America: Why Parties Conduct Rallies in Argentina.” Comparative Politics Workshop. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL. January 16, 2011 2010 “Machine Politics in Latin America: Clientelism, Mobilization, and Social Networks.” Institute for the Quality of Government. University of Gothenburg. Sweden. September 21, 2010 “The Political Effects of Campaign Rallies: Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Argentina,” Kellogg Institute. University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN. June 2010 “Who Monitors? Clientelism and Democratic Representation in Argentine Municipalities.” Conference on Redistribution, Public Goods, and Political Market Failures. Yale University, New Haven, CT. April 9-10, 2010 2009 “Empowering Poor Women: The Unexpected Effects of a Welfare Program in Argentina.” Ethnography Conference. Stony Brook University. New York, NYC. May 1, 2009 “Incentivos perversos: Estrategias de movilización electoral en Argentina” CIDE, División de Estudios Políticos, Mexico City, Mexico. January 19, 2009 “Perverse Incentives: Strategies of Electoral Mobilization in Argentina” Juan March, CEACS, Madrid, Spain. January 27, 2009 “Strategies of Electoral Mobilization in Argentina.” University of Houston. Houston, TX. April 28, 2009. 6 2008 “Counting Heads and Votes: Authoritarian and Democratic Strategies of Electoral Mobilization in Argentina.” Yale Comparative Politics Workshop. New Haven, CT. April 2, 2008 2006 “Democracia Local: Maquinarias Políticas, Clientelismo y Redes Sociales en Argentina.” Universidad Nacional General Sarmiento. Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 23, 2006 “Punteros Perversos: Clientelismo y Redes Sociales en Argentina.” Universidad de San Andres. Buenos Aires, Argentina. November 13, 2006 “Maquinarias Políticas en América Latina: Lecciones del Caso Argentino.” Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Buenos Aires, Argentina. October 26, 2006 “Maquinarias Políticas en Argentina: Buenos Aires y Córdoba en Perspectiva Comparada.” Centro de Estudios Políticos y Sociales. Córdoba, Argentina. May 4, 2006 “Maquinarias Políticas en América Latina.” Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. Lima, Peru. March 29, 2006 PRESENTATIONS 2015 Making Commitment Visible: Identification and Visibility at Party Rallies. American Political Science Association, San Francisco, August 29, 2015 Distributive Politics and Network Analysis. Annual Political Networks Workshops & Conference. Portland, OR, June 17-20, 2015 Signaling Commitment: Clientelism and Political Networks in Argentina. Latin American Studies Association. San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 27-30, 2015 2014 Making Commitment Visible: Identification and Visibility at Party Rallies. American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 29, 2014 The Role of Brokers and Informal Actors in Local Clientelism (with Eddie Camp). American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 28, 2014 “The Tragedy of Political Clientelism: Social Networks and Perverse Incentives in Argentina.” Latin American Studies Association, Chicago, IL, May 22, 2014 2013 “The Logic of Perverse Incentives: Explaining the Persistence of Machine Politics in Argentina.” American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, August 31, 2013 7 “Moral Hazard and Asymmetric Information in Clientelistic Linkages.” American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, August 31, 2013 “The Logic of Perverse Incentives: Choosing Clientelism to Mobilize Voters.” Latin American Studies Association, Washington, DC, May 31, 2013 “Making Commitment Visible: “. Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles, CA, March 28, 2013 2012 “Party Brokers: Machine Politics, Clientelism and Social Networks in Latin America.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 14, 2012 “Competitive Clientelism: The Political Effects of Intra-Party Competition” (with Eddie Camp). Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12, 2012 2011 “The Microfoundations of Clientelism: Lessons from the Argentine Case.” American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, September 2, 2011 “Machine Politics in Comparative Perspective: Argentina, Mexico, and Peru.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, March 31, 2011 “Competitive Clientelism” (with Eddie Camp). Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2, 2011 2010 “Uncertainty, Political Clientelism, and Voter Turnout in Latin America: Why Parties Conduct Rallies in Argentina.” American Political Science Association, Washington DC, September 3, 2010 “Uncertainty and Political Clientelism: The Political Effects of Campaign Rallies.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 23, 2010 2009 “Strategies of Electoral Mobilization in Comparative Perspective. Lessons from the Argentine Case.” Latin American Studies Association, Río de Janeiro, Brazil. June 11, 2009 2008 “Coercive and Persuasive Strategies of Electoral Mobilization: Lessons from the Argentine Case.” American Political Science Association, Boston, MA, August 31, 2008 “Counting Heads and Votes: Authoritarian and Democratic Strategies of Electoral Mobilization in Argentina.” Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 5, 2008 2007 “Strategies of Electoral Mobilization in Comparative Perspective: Lessons from the Argentine Case.” Latin American Studies Association, Montréal, Canada. September 5-8, 2007 “Making Local Democracy. Clientelism and Municipal Elections in Argentina (1995-2005).” Comparative Politics Workshop. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL, May 14, 2007 8 2003 2001 2000 “Bringing the Stones Back In: Illegal Protests in New Democracies.” Latin American History Workshop. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL, 2003 “Feeding Loyalties: Political Clientelism in Argentina.” Comparative Politics Workshop. University of Chicago. Chicago, IL, November 12, 2003 “Alimentando Lealtades. Un Análisis del Fenómeno del Clientelismo Político. El Caso de las Manzaneras.” National Congress of Political Science organized by the Argentine Society of Political Analysis. Río Cuarto, Córdoba. Argentina, November 16, 2001 “The Political Reform in Argentina.” Lecture at the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP). Buenos Aires, Argentina. October 2000 ADDITIONAL TRAINING 2015 Annual Political Networks Workshop Reed College and Portland State University, OR 2008 Networks in Political Science Harvard University, MA 2007 Institute for Qualitative and Multi-Method Research Arizona State University, AZ SSRC-ACLS International Dissertation Research Fellowship Workshop Montréal, Quebec, Canada 2003 Fulbright Commission. Seminar: Global Issues – Global Challenges Washington, D.C. SERVICE Reviewer American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, World Politics, Comparative Politics, Perspectives on Politics, Latin American Politics and Society, Latin American Research Review, Social Networks, Contemporary Sociology, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, Argentina, América Latina Hoy Reed College Faculty Committees 2014-2015 Orientation 2013-2015 Computer Policy Committee, Reed College, 2013, 2014, 2015 2012-2013 International and Comparative Policy Studies Program, Reed College 9 2012-2015 Library Liaison. Political Science Department. Reed College, 2012, 2013, 2014 Faculty Search Committees 2015 Visiting Position in American Politics, Department of Political Science 2015 Visiting Position in Environmental Politics, Department of Political Science 2014 Visiting Position in Latin American History, Department of History Administrative Positions Public Policy Lecture Series Director, Fall Semester 2014 University of Notre Dame 2009 Visiting Fellows Search Committee, University of Notre Dame, 2009 University of Chicago 2010 Graduate Admissions Committee, University of Chicago’s Program for Latin American Studies, 2010 2004 Faculty Search Committee, University of Chicago, Graduate student representative, 2004 Council for Minority Issues, University of Chicago, Student mentor, 2004-2005 OUTREACH 2015 Paideia Class: Lectured about the role of trust, crime, criminal organizations, illegal institutions, immigration, friendship, gender, and love in “The Godfather Trilogy.” Reed College. January 22, 2014 2014 Organizer of the Public Policy Lecture Series. “Latin American Politics: A Perspective from Mexico.” Invited speakers: Dr. Eduardo Medina-Mora (Ambassador of Mexico to the United States), Prof. Javier Osorio, and Alma Guillermoprieto (MacArthur Fellow). Reed College. Fall-Winter 2014 2014 Organizer and participant of a staged reading of Guillermo Calderon's play Villa. Reed College. April 22, 2014 2013 Invited speaker for “The Past in the Present: Young Chileans and the Legacy of Pinochet,” organized by Boom Arts at the White Box at the University of Oregon. September 15, 2013 2012 Conference co-organizer. Human Rights in Latin America at the University of Chicago. April 6, 2012 2011 Briefing Series organizer for the University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies. Argentina Now: Rethinking Peronism in the Light of the Upcoming Election. April 21, 2011 10 Invited speaker for Inside the Hidden City: Photographs from Ciudad Oculta, organized by the Human Rights Programs at the University of Chicago. April 7, 2011 2010 Interview for Radio Educativa "Convivencia" of the Escuela de Eduación Media N°7 Roberto Arlt de Tortuguitas. Buenos Aires, Argentina. June 27, 2010 2005 Interview for local newspaper La Hoja. Buenos Aires, Argentina. October 28, 2005 SKILLS Languages: Fluent Spanish and English, Intermediate Portuguese, Basic Hebrew Computer: STATA and LaTeX Photography: Photography Fundamentals, New Center of Photography Portland Oregon. Mountaineering: Mazamas Basic Mountaineering Education Program (BCEP) Portland, Oregon. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP American Political Science Association, Latin American Political Science Association, Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Político STUDENTS ADVICED Reed College Senior Theses: Political Science: Eli Rau (2015), Tess Lallemant (2014), Grahame Watt (2014) Daniel Sellers (2013), International and Comparative Policy Studies: Archit Guha (2014), Renata Barreto (2013) Junior Qualifying Exams: Political Science: Sita Goetschius (2014), Marisa Hazell (2014), Jordan Jackson (2014), Eli Rau (2014), Andrew Choi (2012) University of Chicago Graduate Students: Daniela Alzuru (MA, Latin American and Caribeann Studies, 2012), Kathryn Taylor (MA, Committee on International Relations, 2011) Undergraduate Students: Jonathan Rodrigues (Honor student in Political Science, 2011) 11