Julián Castro-Rea - Departamento de Estudios Internacionales

CURRICULUM VITÆ
Julián Castro-Rea
Office: Department of Political Science
University of Alberta
10-21 H. M. Tory Building
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4
Canada
Telephone (780) 492-0739
Fax (780) 492-2586
E-mail: jcrea @ ualberta.ca
Home: 10029, 87 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2P1
Canada
Telephone (780) 439-6376
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1986-1991
Ph D, Political Science
Université de Montréal, Canada
Dissertation: « La démocratisation du Mexique. Diagnostic et potentiel » (Mexico's
Democratization: Diagnosis and Potential).
Defended on July 1991. Degree granted by the committee’s unanimous vote.
1984-1986
M Sc, Political Science
Université de Montréal
Thesis: « La participation politique des paysans au Pérou, 1969-1985 » (The Political
Participation of the Peasantry in Peru, 1969-1985).
Degree granted in November 1986, by the committee’s unanimous vote.
1976-1981
Licenciatura , Magna Cum Laude, Sociology (Major in Political Sociology)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Thesis: « Universidad nacional, política y marxismo » (National University, Politics, and
Marxism)
Defended in December 1983. Magna Cum Laude Degree granted by the committee’s
unanimous vote.
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WORK EXPERIENCE
July 2002 - present
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Alberta
Tenure granted at hiring.
April 2003 – present
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In Mexico, the first university degree is not Bachelor of Arts but “Licenciatura”. Its course load is between four
and five years-long, and all students must write and defend a thesis in order to obtain the degree. To some extent,
then, “Licenciatura” is equivalent to a Canadian BA Honours degree or even to a M. A.
Adjunct Professor
School of International Studies and Public Policy
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Bi-annual course and research/exchange collaborative projects.
August 2000-April 2002
Visiting Professor
Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program and Faculté Saint-Jean.
University of Alberta
Two full-time appointments, for a total of eleven courses.
Sep.-Dec. 1999
Visiting Professor
Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program
University of Alberta
Sessional lecturer, two half-course equivalents.
Courses on comparative politics (NAFTA) and the politics of developing areas (contemporary
Mexico).
1993-2000
Research Professor and Coordinator of Canadian Studies
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (Centre for Research on North America,
CISAN)
Research on Canadian federalism, Quebec, party politics and elections and foreign policy.
1992-1993
Head, Canada Desk
Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (Mexico)
Mexican Foreign Service, Department for North America.
1991-1992
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Université du Québec à Montréal
« Research Group on the Continentalization of the Canadian and Mexican Economies».
Research on Mexican trade policy and Latin American economic integration.
1991-1992
Teaching Assistant and Lecturer
Université de Montréal
Program in Latin American Studies. Course: « Latin America: Case Studies ». Coordination of
guest lecturers, student supervisor, formulation of the final examination. During two terms,
under the supervision of Professor Claude Morin.
1987-1991
Research Assistant
Université de Montréal
Project: « The Impacts of the European Communities’ Third Enlargement on Portuguese and
Spanish Industry and Employment, 1979-1992 ».
Participant at several stages of the research: design of the project, documentary research
in libraries and international organizations, creation of a statistical electronic database.
Under the direction of Professor Diane Éthier. Project funded by the Social Sciences and
Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
1992
Consultant
Centre de documentation d'Amérique latine
Lecturer in several Quebec communities to discuss the meaning and likely impacts of the
trilateral free-trade agreement with members of non-governmental organizations.
1991
Consultant
Employment and Immigration Canada
Supervisor to immigration officials on politics and human rights in Mexico.
1987
Research Assistant
Université de Montréal
Project: « The Campaign for Industrialization in Brazil, 1964-1985 », under the direction of
Professor Philippe Faucher.
1986-1989
Teaching Assistant
B A in Political Science, Université de Montréal
Course: « Analysis of Political Forces »
In charge of seminars, student advising, marking exams and research reports. During
three terms, in 1986, 1987 and 1989. Under the direction of Professor Graciela
Ducatenzeiler.
1986-1987
Teaching Assistant
M Sc in Political Science, Université de Montréal
« Seminar on Political Science, II ».
Student advising on methodological issues of thesis projects, marking of preliminary
papers. During two terms, under the direction of Professor Gérald Bernier.
1985
Research Assistant
Research Group on Latin America (GRAL), Université de Montréal
Project: « Authoritarianism and Democracy in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay
». Research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
(SSHRC) and the Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et appui à la recherche (FCAR),
Quebec; under the direction of a team of tenured professors.
In charge of the Peruvian case. Participation in the project from the research design to
the written presentation of the final results; including field research in Peru.
1982-1984
Lecturer
B A (Licenciatura) in Sociology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Course: « Workshop on Social Research I and II: Ideology and Politics of the Mexican RightWing »
Sessional appointments during six terms, from 1982 to 1984. Advising students on their
research topics and their contribution to a larger research project.
1982-1984
Research Assistant
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Project: « Ideology and Politics of Mexican Right-Wing Movements »
Participation at all stages of the research, from the formulation of hypothesis to the
writing of he research report.
1981-1984
Executive Officer
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies, Campus Acatlán.
1981
Teaching Assistant
Programme on Socio-Political Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Course: « Methodology for the Social Sciences »
Lecturer, student advising and exam marking.
1980-1981
Research Assistant
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Project: « Political Attitudes and Ideology of University Students »
Documentary research, participation in seminars to discuss the final results.
PUBLICATIONS
“Globalization and Regionalization”, chapter in Brodie, Janine and Sandra Rein, eds., Critical Concepts:
An Introduction to Politics, Scarborough: Prentice Hall Canada, 2008.
"North American First Peoples: Self-Determination or Economic Development?", chapter in Abu-Laban,
Yasmeen and François Rocher, eds., Politics in North America: Redefining Continental Relations, Peterborough:
Broadview, 2008. Co-authored with Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez.
Our North America: From Turtle Island to the Security and Prosperity Partnership, Edmonton: University
of Alberta Press, forthcoming 2008. Book editor, and author of the introduction.
“Historiografía diplomática de Canadá, 1950-2004”, chapter in Berenzon Gora, Boris and Georgina
Calderón Aragón, eds., Historia de la historiografía de América 1950-2000, Mexico City: Pan-American Institute of
Geography and History, forthcoming 2008.
“Assessing North American Politics after September 11. An Overview of Impacts on Continental Security,
Democracy, and Sovereignty” chapter in Ayres, Jeffrey and Macdonald, Laura, eds., Contentious Politics in North
America: National Protest and Transnational Collaboration under Continental Integration, Toronto: University of
Toronto Press, forthcoming 2008.
Re=Mapping the Americas: Globalization, Regionalization and the FTAA, Edmonton and St. Augustine:
University of Alberta-University of the West Indies Press, forthcoming 2009. Book editor and author of the
introduction, with Andy Knight and Hamid Ghany; also author of the chapter “The FTAA: A Tool for US
Hegemony in the Americas”.
“Plan México: el país perdería más en soberanía de lo que ganaría en seguridad” (Plan Mexico: The
Country Would Lose More in Sovereignty that It Would Gain in Security) in El Norte, August 26, 2007, p. 8
“The FTAA: A Tool for US Hegemony in the Americas” in Re=Mapping the Americas: Globalization,
Regionalization and the FTAA, conference proceedings, vol. 1. Edmonton and St. Augustine: University of AlbertaUniversity of the West Indies, 2006; pp. 69-85.
“Are US Business Priorities Driving Continental Integration” in Edmonton Journal, March 27, 2006; p.
A14,
“Time for Alberta to Assess its Role in North America” in Edmonton Journal, September 21, 2005; p. A15.
“Mexico's Pivotal Democratic Election. Candidates, Voters, and the Presidential Campaign of 2000”,
review essay of the homonym book edited by Jorge I. Domínguez and Chappell Lawson, in Canadian Journal of
Political Science, vol. 38, no. 3, September 2005; pp. 792-794.
"La Nation c'est moi: The Encounter of Québec and Aboriginal Nationalisms", in Writings in Honour of
Claude Ryan/écrits en l'honneur de Claude Ryan, edited by Kermoal, Nathalie and Claude Couture, Constitutional
Forum Constitutionnel, Vol. 13, No. 3 and Vol. 14, No. 1, Centre for Constitutional Studies, Edmonton, 2005;
pp.65-79.
"La democracia en Canadá: partidos políticos, elecciones y grupos de interés" chapter in Hristoulas,
Athanasios, Claude Denis and Duncan Wood, eds., Canadá, política y gobierno en el siglo XXI, Mexico City:
Chamber of Deputies/Miguel Angel Porrúa/ITAM, 2005. Co-authored with Nidia M. Castro.
"Canadá: de los males el menor" (Canada, the Lesser of Two Evils) in Proceso, no. 1444, Mexico City,
July 2004;
"De John A. a John A. Nunavut, los derechos indígenas y el federalismo en Canadá" (From John A. to John
A. Nunavut, Aboriginal Rights and Federalism in Canada), in Nueva Antropología, vol. 19., no. 63, October 2003;
pp. 41-69.
Las políticas exteriores de Estados Unidos, Canadá y México en el umbral del siglo XXI, Mexico City:
CISAN/UNAM, 2003. Book co-editor, and author of the chapter “El siglo XXI: ¿el siglo de Canadá?” (The 21th
Century: Canada’s Century?”; pp. 191-206. Co-editors are Remedios Gómez Arnau and Rosío Vargas Suárez.
"Quebec and the United States: Historical Links, Geopolitical Challenges" in Björk Gudsteins, Gudrun and
Jon Erik Fossum, eds., Rediscovering Canada: Culture and Politics, Reykjavík: Nordic Association for Canadian
Studies/University of Iceland, 2002; pp. 37-51.
"Is There Democracy after the Elections?", in Horizons, vol. 5, special issue, May 2002; p. 10.
“Maestría en estudios de Estados Unidos y Canadá” (Masters’ Programme in US-Canadian Studies) in Ana
Luz Ruelas and Guillermo Ibarra, eds., Diez años de investigación sobre América del Norte en Sinaloa, Culiacán:
UAS-Difocur, 2001; pp. 89-138. Co-authored with A. L. Ruelas and G. Ibarra.
“Mexico-Canada Relations: The Democratic Deficit”, in Canada Watch vol. 8, no. 6, July 2001; pp. 109,
115-117.
Las relaciones de México con Estados Unidos y Canadá: una mirada al nuevo milenio (Mexico’s Relations
with the United States and Canada: A Look into the New Millenium), Mexico City: CISAN/UNAM, 2001. Book
co–editor, with Rosío Vargas Suárez and Remedios Gómez Arnau.
“Del pacto binacional a la Unión Social. El federalismo en Canadá, ayer y hoy” (From Binational Compact
to the Social Union Framework Agreement. Federalism in Canada, Yesterday and Today), article in Guillermo
Ibarra and Ana Luz Ruelas, eds., Canadá y México en la globalización. Fronteras tensionadas en América del Norte
(Canada and Mexico in the Globalization Era. Borders under Stress in North America), Mexico City and Culiacán:
Miguel Angel Porrúa-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, 2000.
El nuevo federalismo en América del Norte (New Federalism in North America) Mexico City:
CISAN/UNAM, 2000. Book co-editor, and author of the chapter « Fœdus = pacto. El federalismo en Canadá 130
años después » (Fœdus = Pact. Federalism in Canada, 130 Years Later); pp. 111-157. Co-editor is Paz Consuelo
Márquez Padilla.
Los procesos electorales en América del Norte en 1994, (Electoral Processes in North America in 1994),
Mexico City: CISAN-UNAM, 2000. Book co-editor and co-author of the introduction, with Silvia Núñez García and
Barbara Driscoll.
“The North American Challenge: A Mexican Perspective”, article for the inaugural issue of Isuma:
Canadian Journal of Policy Research, vol. I, no. 1. Spring 2000; pp. 24-31.
“From Nootka to Nunavut. Why Canada is Important to Mexico”, article published in Voices of Mexico,
no. 50, January-March 2000; pp. 77-80. Reprinted in Naminews, Santa Fe, The North American Institute, April
2000; by request of this magazine’s editor.
Los sistemas políticos de América del norte en los noventa. Desafíos y convergencias, (Political Systems in
North America: Challenges and Convergences) Mexico City: CISAN-UNAM, 1999. Book co-editor, also author of
the chapters « Las políticas públicas en América del Norte » (Public Policy in North America) and « Epílogo »; coauthor of the preface and the chapter on “La política exterior en América del Norte: convergencia en el pragmatismo
económico” (Foreign Policy in North America: Convergence in Economic Pragmatism). Co-editors are Robert J.
Jackson and Gregory S. Mahler.
« Mexico and Canada: The Internationalization of Domestic Politics », article published in Voices of
Mexico, no. 46, January-March 1999.
« El nuevo papel de Canadá en América, :¿cruzado o comerciante? », (Canada’s New Role in the Americas:
Crusader or Merchant?) article published in Ana Luz Ruelas, ed., Realidades emergentes en América del Norte
(Emerging realities in North America), Culiacán and Mexico City: UAS-Plaza y Valdés, 1999.
« El conservadurismo político en Canadá: orígenes y manifestaciones contemporáneas » (Political
Conservatism in Canada: Origins and Contemporary Manifestations), article in Mónica Verea and Silvia Núñez,
eds., Estados Unidos y Canadá ¿signos conservadores hacia el siglo XXI? (The United States and Canada:
Conservative Trends towards the 21st Century?), Mexico City: CISAN/UNAM, 1999.
« Blitzkrieg: The 1997 Canadian Elections », in Voices of Mexico, no. 41, October-December 1997; pp.
71-79.
« The North American Trajectory. Cultural, Economic, and Political Ties among the United States, Canada
and Mexico », book review in Canadian Journal of Political Science , vol. 30, no.2, June 1997.
« Autonomy and Integration in Mexico and Canada - Lessons from the EU », Copenhague:
Handelshøjskolen i København, March 1997. (Occasional Papers, no. 27).
« Towards a Single North American Polity? The Effects of NAFTA upon Mexican and Canadian Domestic
Politics », article published in Christos Paraskevopoulos, Ricardo Grinspun and George Eaton, eds., Economic
Integration in the Americas Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1996; pp. 88-102.
« An Interview with Barbara McDougall » in Voices of Mexico, no. 36, July-September 1996; pp. 90-95.
« Canada’s Foreign Policy in the Nineties » in Voices of Mexico, no. 34, January-March 1996; pp. 99-104
« Canadá, México, TLC: mitos y realidades » in Cuadernos de posgrado, no. 10, January-June 1996; pp. 510.
“Soberanía y libre comercio: reflexiones sobre la experiencia de Canadá” in Este país, no. 50, 1995; pp. 4550.
« Canadá: la federación más descentralizada del mundo » in Revista mexicana de ciencias políticas y
sociales, vol. 40, no. 161, July-September 1995; pp. 77-87.
« Ontario: ¿réquiem del socialismo a la canadiense? » in El Financiero, June 10, 1995.
Elecciones en Canadá: cambio y continuidad, Mexico City: CISAN-UNAM, 1995. Editor of the book,
author of the introductory chapter.
« Quebec, el debate sobre la soberanía continúa » in El Financiero, Mexico City, September 13, 1994.
« Sovereignty and Free Trade: Reflections on the Canadian Experience » in Voices of Mexico, no. 27,
April-June 1994.
« Les études québécoises et canadiennes: un atout pour la pratique professionnelle à l'étranger » in Bulletin
de la Société québécoise de science politique, vol. 3, no. 1, Montréal, December 1993.
« Amérique latine: les échecs du libéral-populisme », co-authored article with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and
Philippe Faucher, in Canadian Journal of Development Studies/ Revue canadienne d'études du développement, vol.
XIV, no. 2, Ottawa, July 1993.
«Canadá, ¿aliado o adversario? Un punto de vista mexicano » (Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican
Standpoint), article published in Revista mexicana de política exterior, no. 36, Summer 1993, and in Verea Campos,
Mónica, ed., Canadá en transición, Mexico: CISAN-UNAM, 1994.
Du pessimisme chronique à l'optimisme témeraire. L'intégration latino-américaine et l'Initiative pour les
Amériques (From Chronic Pessimism to Unleashed Optimism. Latin American Integration and the Enterprise for the
Americas Initiative) Montreal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1993 (Cahiers du Groupe de recherche sur la
continentalisation des économies canadienne et mexicaine, 93-3).
« A democracia incerta » (The Uncertain Democracy), article co-authored with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and
Philippe Faucher, in Novos estudos, no. 34, São Paulo, November 1992.
« Estados Unidos y el 'Bully Trade' » in Nexos, no. 174, Mexico, June 1992.
Du protectionnisme au libre-échange. La politique commerciale du Mexique (From Protectionism to FreeTrade. Mexico's Trade Policy). Montreal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1992 (Cahiers du Groupe de recherche
sur la continentalisation des économies canadienne et mexicaine, 92-2).
« Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru » Co-authored with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe
Faucher. Article published in the proceedings of the 1989 CALACS Conference (Ottawa, 1990), and in Maxwell
Cameron, Archibald R. M. Ritter et al, eds., Latin America to the Year 2000: Reactivating Growth, Improving
Equity, Sustaining Democracy, : New York: Præger, 1992.
“La tentación populista: Argentina, Brasil, México y Perú” in Foro internacional (Mexico City), vol. XXXI,
no. 2, October-December 1990.
Les impacts économiques du troisième élargissement de la CEE: répertoire bibliographique 1979-1987; (The
Economic Impacts of the Third Enlargement of the European Economic Community: A Bibliography 1979-1987)
Montreal: Université de Montréal-Department of Political Science, 1989 (Notes de recherche, 25). Co-author, with
Diane Éthier.
« Menem y la democracia argentina » (Menem and the Argentinian Democracy) in Nexos; vol. 12, no. 138,
June 1989.
« Sentier lumineux: un enjeu pour la démocratie péruvienne » (Shining Path: The Peruvian Democracy at
Stake), article published in the series Cahiers du Groupe de recherche sur l'Amérique latine, Montreal: Université de
Montréal, 1987.
« La présidence à relais », 2 November 1987.
« L'expansionnisme... démocratique », 9 March 1987.
« L'impérialisme à travers la lentille » 26 January 1987.
« Sur le sentier de la guerre », 10 November 1986.
« La politique du P.I.R.E. », 27 October 1986.
« C'est pas le Pérou », 22 September 1986.
Six articles published in the weekly newspaper Continuum (Montreal)
« La cruzada empresarial » article published in Nexos, no. 64; Mexico City, April 1983. Co-authored with
Miguel Abruch.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“The Tail that Wags The Dog: Business Interests behind Deep Integration”, paper presented at the “Canada
and the New North America” conference, Sackville, Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University,
February 2008. Improved versions of this paper, co-authored with John McCoy, were also presented at the
International Studies Association conference, San Francisco, March 2008; and by invitation to the workshop “North
America at the Crossroads: NAFTA after 15 years”, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, April 2008.
“Why is the Right Winning in North America? Comparisons and Mutual Influences in Canada, Mexico and
the United States” paper presented to the Pan American Institute of Geography and History conference, Mexico
City, October 2007.
“In Whose Interest? States, Elites and Democratic Deficit in North America’s Deep Integration” paper
presented at the Mexican Association of Canadian Studies annual conference, Mexico City, February 2007.
“The FTAA: A Tool for US Hegemony in the Americas” Re=Mapping the Americas: Globalization,
Regionalization and the FTAA Conference, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, University of the West Indies,
October 2005.
"Canada and Mexico, Allies or Opponents? The 'Strategic Alliance' Thesis Ten Years Later", presented at
the conference "NAFTA and After: Looking Forward and Back from a Decade of Free Trade", Carleton University,
Ottawa, January 2004. A revised version of this paper was presented at the 10th Mexican Association for Canadian
Studies conference, Mazatlán, February 2004.
"Between the Sword and the Wall: North America under the National Security Strategy of the United
States", paper presented to the Annual Canadian Political Science Association Conference, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, May-June 2003.
"A North American Community? It Would Be a Good Idea!", paper presented to the 8th Consortium for
North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) conference, Calgary, October 2002.
"Ser quebequense. Orígenes y consecuencias del neonacionalismo en Quebec" (Being Québécois. Origins
and Consequences of Quebec's Neo-nationalism"), paper presented to the 1st Conference of Ethics and Political
Philosophy, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain, September 2002.
"Bringing Back Power and Interests to the Study of North America", comment by invitation to the
conference "Strengthening the North American Partnership: Scenarios for the Future", Policy Research Initiative and
Centre on North American Politics and Society, Carleton University, Ottawa, May 2002.
“Still Resisting? The US Influence over Institutional Reform in Mexico”, paper presented to the public
forum “Transition to Democracy in Mexico”, Centre on North American Politics and Society, Carleton University,
Ottawa, February 2002.
“El federalismo en Canadá: ¿un modelo para la reforma del federalismo en México?” (Federalism in
Canada: A Model for the Reform of Mexico’s Federalism?), paper presented at the Second Canada Week in Sinaloa,
Culiacán, Mexico, November 28-30, 2001.
“Visioning North America: Towards North American Studies”, invited discussant, 16th biennial conference
of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, San Antonio, November 2001.
“The Renewal of Federalism: An Axis for Future Mexico-Canada Co-operation”, invited discussant, La
Conférence de Montréal/Forum of Federations, Montreal, April 2001.
“El siglo XXI, ¿el siglo de Canadá?” (The 21st Century: Canada’s Century?), paper presented to the
international seminar “The Foreign Policies of Mexico, the United States and Canada at the Threshold of the 21st
Century”, Mexico City, CISAN, UNAM, August 2000.
“Neo-Liberalism in the Americas: Opportunities and Opposition”, invited discussant, XVIII World
Congress, International Political Science Association, Quebec City, August 2000.
“¿La democratización de las relaciones entre México y Canadá?”, paper presented by invitation to the
conference of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies-Mexico Chapter “MexicoCanada Economic Integration: A Latin American Perspective”, Mexico City, June 2000.
“Canadian Federalism: The External Perspective” and “External Trade Policy and the Canadian
Federation”, presentations as invited participant to the seminar “Canadian Federalism in the New Millennium:
Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy”, University of Toronto, May 2000.
“Los límites de la modernidad: identidad, diversidad, nación y Estado en México y en Quebec” (The Limits
of Modernity: Identity, Diversity, Nation and State in Mexico and Quebec), paper presented to the conference
“Canada, Québec and the Future of the Nation-State in North America”, Universidad de las Américas, Cholula,
March 2000.
“L´État c’est moi. La rencontre des nationalismes québécois et autochtone”, paper presented at the
conference “Fédéralisme, identités et nationalismes”, Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton,
December 1999.
“Native Peoples and Quebec: Bridging Competing Nationalisms”, paper presented at the 15th biennial
conference of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, Pittsburgh, November 1999.
“NAFTA’s Impact on Mexico: An Overview”, paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian
Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, October 1999.
“Quebec and the United States: Historical Links, Geopolitical Challenges”, paper presented at the sixth
international conference, The Nordic Association for Canadian Studies, Reykjavík, August 1999.
« Fœdus = pacto. El federalismo en Canadá 130 años después » (Fœdus = Pact. Federalism in Canada, 130
Years Later), paper presented at the international seminar “Federalism in North America”, CISAN/UNAM, Mexico
City, November 1998.
« El federalismo como pacto binacional: la experiencia de Canadá, ayer y hoy » (Federalism as Binational
Pact: Canada´s Experience, Yesterday and Today), paper presented at the international seminar “Globalization,
Regional Development and Federalism in Mexico and Canada”, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán,
October 1998.
« Quebec Studies in Mexico », paper presented at the Twentieth Anniversary Conference, Quebec Summer
Seminar, Center for the Study of Canada/State University of New York-Plattsburgh, held in Saint-Malo, France,
June 1998.
« Federalism and Economic Restructuring in North America. A Research Agenda », Co-authored paper
presented at the joint conference Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Canadian
Association for Mexican Studies, Vancouver, March 1998. Co-authors were Jean-François Côté and Ellen
Fitzpatrick.
« Canada’s New Role in the Americas: Crusader or Merchant? », paper presented at the joint conference
International Studies Association/Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales, Manzanillo, December 1997;
by invitation from the Institut québécois des hautes études internationales, Université Laval, Quebec City. In a
Spanish version, this paper was also delivered at the XIII Congress of Regional History, Universidad Autónoma de
Sinaloa, Culiacán, December 1997.
« What is Left to the Canadian Left? The Rise of Right-Wing Parties and the Demise of the Welfare State»,
paper presented at the biennial conference of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States,
Minneapolis, November 1997.
« El conservadurismo político en Canadá: orígenes y manifestaciones contemporáneas » (Political
Conservatism in Canada: Origins and Contemporary Manifestations), paper presented at the seminar “Conservatism
in North America”, Mexico City, CISAN/UNAM, November 1997.
« Elecciones en Canadá, 1997 », paper presented at the round table “Elections in Mexico and Canada”, 1st
Book Fair, Mexico City, World Trade Centre, May 1997.
« Autonomy and Integration in Mexico and Canada - Lessons from the EU », paper presented at the “EUNAFTA Workshop: Economic Integration and Inequality - Europe and America”, Handelshøjskolen i København
(Copenhague Business School), March 1997.
« Quebec’s Liberal Party: Missing Opportunities for Constitutional Reconciliation », paper presented at the
th
10 biennial conference, American Council for Quebec Studies, Quebec City, October 1996.
« Chiapas and Quebec: Regional Challenges to North American Integration », paper presented at the
international conference “Economic Integration in Transition”, Athens University of Economics and Business,
August 1996. An improved version of this paper was presented at the 2nd conference, Canadian Association for
Mexican Studies, (CAMS) “North American Integration: Challenges for Development”, Mexico City, November
1996.
Discussant of the book Le libre-échange nord américain et les services financiers, by Eric Leroux; invited
by Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, UNAM, Mexico City, July 1996.
« Federalism in Canada: Structures and Practices », invited discussant to the paper presented by Ronald L.
Watts at the conference “Contemporary Federalism, Theory and Praxis”, San Juan del Río, June 1996.
« Canadian Foreign Policy in Latin America », invited discussant to the lecture given by Kathryn
McCallion, Deputy Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade Canada, delivered at the Matías Romero Institute for Diplomatic Studies - Mexican Department for External
Relations, February 12, 1996.
« El sistema político canadiense », paper presented to the panel on Comparative Political Systems
organized by the Department of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM, May 1995.
« La política exterior de América del Norte en los años noventa » (Foreign Policy in North America in the
Nineties), paper co-authored with Remedios Gómez Arnau and Luz María Vázquez García, presented at the
Trinational Seminar « The Political Systems of North America, Today: Challenges and Convergences », CISANUNAM, May 1995.
« Towards a Single North-American Polity? The Importance of North American Comparative Political
Analysis » paper presented at the Conference « Canada-Mexico: Past, Present and Future », The University of
Calgary, November 10-13, 1994.
« Desarrollo sin democratización, versión canadiense: el régimen de Maurice Duplessis en Quebec, 19361959 ». Paper presented at the IX Meeting of North American Historians « The History of Three Nations: Mexico,
United States, Canada », Mexico Ciy, 26-29 October 1994.
« Towards a Single North American Polity? The Effects of NAFTA upon Mexican and Canadian Domestic
Politics » Paper presented at the international conference on « Economic Integration and Public Policy: NAFTA, the
European Union and Beyond », Toronto, York University, May 1994.
« Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican Standpoint ». Paper presented to the conference on « Migration,
Human Rights and Economic Integration », York University, November, 1992; and to the International Seminar
« Canadá en transición », CISEUA-UNAM, Mexico City, November, 1992.
« Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru » Co-author, with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe
Faucher. Gradually improved versions of this paper were presented at the following academic meetings: Annual
Conference of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS/ACELAC), Ottawa,
October 1989; XIVth Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Miami, December 1989; Annual
Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, September 1990, and XVIth Congress of
LASA, Washington, April 1991. In Spanish, the paper was presented at the World Congress of Sociology, Madrid,
July 1990; and at the Conference of the International Political Science Association, Buenos Aires, July 1991. I
« ¡Aquí nadie se raja! Hacia un modelo para la predicción de la participación política » (No quitting now!
Towards a Model for the Forecast of Political Participation), paper presented at the 2nd National meeting of
researchers on Electoral Processes, Mexican Council for Social Sciences (COMECSO), Chapala, June 1989.
« Sentier lumineux: un enjeu pour la démocratie péruvienne » (Shining Path: The Peruvian Democracy at
Stake), paper presented at the conference « Democracies in Latin America », Montreal, Université de Montréal,
March 1987.
« La derecha en México: lineamientos para su estudio » (The Political Right-Wing in Mexico: Some
Research Guidelines), paper presented at the 10th World Congress of Sociology, Mexico City, 1982, and at the 12th
Conference of the International Political Science Association, Rio de Janeiro, 1982. Co-author, with Miguel Abruch.
PUBLIC LECTURES AND TALKS
“Natural Resources in North America’s Deep Integration”, presentation to the public forum “Everyone's
Downstream: Tar Sands Realities and Resistance”, Edmonton, November 23-25, 2007
“Why We Fight”, film screening and discussion, within the series “Welcome to the Reel World”,
International Centre, University of Alberta, January 2007.
“Deep Integration in North America: The Stakes for Canada”, panel presentation, International Week 2007,
University of Alberta, February 2007.
“América del Norte después del 11 de septiembre de 2001. Una evaluación de los impactos sobre la
seguridad, la democracia y la soberanía (North America after September 11, 2001. An Assessment of Impacts on
Security, Democracy, and Sovereignty), Department of Pacific Studies, Universidad de Guadalajara, June 2005.
“Is Free Trade the Solution to Poverty?”, panel organized for International Week 2005, University of
Alberta, February 2005.
"Canada and Mexico, Allies or Opponents? The 'Strategic Alliance' Thesis Ten Years Later", presented at
the International Week 2004, University of Alberta, February 2004.
“Still Resisting? The US Influence over Institutional Reform in Mexico and Canada”, public seminar,
Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, February 2002.
“Transnational Social Movements”, public lecture delivered at the panel “NAFTA: Not Just a Free Trade
Agreement”, International Week 2001, University of Alberta, Edmonton, January 2001.
“El federalismo en Canadá y la cuestión de Quebec”, public lecture delivered at Universidad Autónoma de
Sinaloa, Culiacán, April 2000.
“The New North America: Conflicts and Opportunities”, talk delivered at the Political Science Speakers
Series “The New Geographies of Democratic Governance”, Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies
Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, December 1999.
« De Nutka a Nunavut: por qué Canadá es importante para México », (From Nootka to Nunavut: Why
Canada is Important for Mexico) lecture delivered at the cultural week “Canada in Veracruz”, Universidad
Veracruzana, Xalapa, March 1999. Invited by the Canadian Embassy in Mexico.
« México y Canadá: la trayectoria de una relación. La internacionalización de las políticas internas »
(Mexico and Canada: The Trajectory of a Relationship. The Internationalization of Domestic Politics), « Las
perspectivas del régimen federal en América del Norte. Canadá: la Historia, solución para el futuro » (Perspectives
of the Federal Regime in North America. Canada: History, a Solution for the Future),« Los estudios sobre Canadá en
CISAN: un balance de cinco años » (Canadian Studies at CISAN: A Five-Year Balance); three lectures delivered for
three teleconferences Mexico-Canada, in the framework of the event “Canada at UNAM”, Mexico City,
UNAM/Canadian Embassy in Mexico, May 1998.
« Canadá en el nuevo orden mundial » (Canada in the New World Order), lecture delivered by invitation,
Course for instructor retraining, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, UNAM, March 1998.
« Evaluación de las elecciones federales de 1997 en Canadá y México » (An Overview of the 1997 Federal
Elections in Mexico and Canada), discussant to the papers presented by Jon Pammett and Silvia Gómez Tagle,
October 1997. Invited by the Canadian Embassy in Mexico.
« Pensamiento y acción políticos de René Lévesque » (René Lévesque´s Political Thought and Action),
lecture delivered at the round table “Challenges to Federalism in Canada: Past, Present and Future”, Mexico-Canada
Friendship Association, April 1997.
“Canada, Mexico, the US: A Comparison of Their Political Systems”, lecture, M A in Mexican-US Studies,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, July 1997.
« La organización de un referéndum en Quebec: la experiencia de octubre de 1995 » (The Organization of a
Referendum: Quebec’s Experience on October 1995), lecturer delivered by invitation to the Partido de la Revolución
Democrática commission for political reform, Mexican Senate, June 1996.
« Quebec: cuna de La Francophonie en América » (Quebec: Craddle of the Hemispheric Francophonie),
lecture delivered at the “Month of Canadá at Plaza Loreto”, Mexico City, May 1996. Invited by the Canadian
Embassy in Mexico.
« El sistema federal en Canadá », six lectures delivered before the LVI Legislature, Mexican House of
Representatives, Continuing Education Programme on Comparative Federalism in the Americas, February-March,
1996.
« The Quebec Referendum: An Observer’s Outlook », lecture given to the Canadian Studies Program,
Center for the Study of Canada, State University of New York-Plattsburgh, November 6, 1995.
« Introducción a la política canadiense » lecture given to the students of the Master’s Programme on
Mexico-United States Studies, UNAM, May 1995
« Development without Democracy: Maurice Duplessis' Regime in Quebec, 1936-1959 », lecture delivered
to the faculty, Department of History, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, November 1994.
« Aspectos sociopolíticos de Canadá ». Series of three lectures delivered at the Universidad Autónoma de
Coahuila, Saltillo, April 1994.
« Canadá en la relación México-Estados Unidos y el Tratado de Libre Comercio », magisterial closing
lecture, Graduate course on Mexican, Canadian, and United States’ Studies, Institute for Legislative Research,
Mexican Legislature, February 1994.
« Canadá, sociedad y política », two lectures delivered to Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)'s CEO advisory
team, October 1993.
« Plus ça change... Perspectives de démocratisation politique mexicaine » (Plus ça change... Prospects for
Political Democratization in Mexico). Public lecture, organized by GRAL (Montreal, February 26, 1988).
« Mao dans les Andes: le Sentier lumineux au Pérou », public lecture, organized by GRAL (Montreal,
November 14, 1986)
THESIS SUPERVISION
Thesis supervisor to Cosanna Preston, on “The Impacts of Oil Governance on Human Security: A
Comparative Study of the Ogoni of Nigeria and the Lubicon of Canada”, BA Honours in Political Science,
University of Alberta. Concluded and accepted, April 2007.
Thesis supervisor to Alfred Neitsch, on “In Loco Regis: The Contemporary Role of the Governor General
and Lieutenant Governor in Canada”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Examination held and degree
granted in August 2006.
Project supervisor to Michael Chalk, on “Teacher and Pupil: Canadian and British Federalisms in
Comparative Perspective”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Project completed and degree granted in
September 2006.
Thesis supervisor to Elizabeth Levario Flores, on “Democratization of Canada's Foreign Policy? The
Struggle against VIH/AIDS in Africa", MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa,
Culiacán. Defended and Magna cum Laude degree obtained in May 2006.
Thesis supervisor to Nubia Zulma Flores Nieto, on “Political Elites and Corruption in Mexico”, M. A. in
Political Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree obtained in
May 2005.
Thesis supervisor to Polina Korsountseva, on “Is Federalism the Solution to Chechnya's Conflict in Russia?
A Comparative Inquiry”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Degree obtained in May 2005.
Thesis supervisor to Aisling Ryan, on “Corruption, the Rule of Law and Economic Competitiveness in
Mexico”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Degree obtained in May 2005.
Thesis supervisor to Janina Steinmetz, on “Integration and Security in North America after September 11,
2001”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Degree obtained in May 2005.
Thesis supervisor to Jordan Birenbaum on “Canada Instaurata 1867 - Imperial Perceptions of Provincial
Autonomy: Rereading the 1867 Confederation Settlement”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta.
Examined and approved, April 2004.
Thesis supervisor to Carla Pescador Aguilar on « Quebec and the 1995 Referendum: Sovereignty or
Association? », Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Magna Cum
Laude degree granted, July 2002.
Thesis supervisor to Nidia Mónica Castro López, on « Equity and the Canadian Press in the 2000 Federal
Elections », M A in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Degree granted in May
2002.
Thesis supervisor to Norma Consuelo Borrego Pérez, on « The Commission for Environmental Cooperation in North America: An Evaluation of its Performance », M. A. in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad
Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Degree granted in May 2002.
Thesis supervisor to Fabiola Rodríguez Barba, on « The Book Industry in Mexico and Canada: A
Comparative Study within the NAFTA Framework », Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México. Magna Cum Laude Degree granted in December 2001.
Thesis supervisor to Marina Molina Benítez on « Hydroelectric Industry in Quebec», Licenciatura in
International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Thesis defended and degree granted in
December 2000.
Thesis supervisor to María Engracia Cortéz Angulo, on « The Relationship between the Canadian Foreign
and Refugee Policies: The Kosovo Crisis, 1999 », M A in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de
Sinaloa, Culiacán. Thesis defended and degree granted in June 2000.
Thesis supervisor to Roberto Mendoza Fernández, on « The Development and Operation of the Mexican
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Agricultural Temporary Workers in Canada, 1974-1997 », Licenciatura in Latin American Studies, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México. Thesis defended and Magna Cum Laude degree granted in May 2000.
Thesis supervisor to Felipe Soto Anaya on « Nunavut: Changing the Map of Canada », Licenciatura in
International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Thesis defended and Magna Cum Laude
degree granted in March 2000.
Thesis supervisor to Oliver Santín Peña, on « Canada’s Role in Central America’s Peace Process »,
Licenciatura in Latin American Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Magna Cum Laude degree
granted, November 1997.
MEMBERSHIP TO DEGREE COMMITTEES
Thesis “Canada’s Second Ladies: Prime Ministers’ Wives from Margaret Trudeau to Aline Chrétien”,
submitted by Sara Daniels, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended May 2007.
Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Vandana Bhatia, Department of Political Science,
University of Alberta, April 2007.
Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Lyubov Zhyznomirska, Department of Political Science,
University of Alberta, March 2007.
Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Jurgita Kornijenko, Department of Political Science,
University of Alberta, March 2007.
Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Satish Joshi, Department of Political Science, University
of Alberta, February 2007.
Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Kevin Wipf, Department of Political Science, University
of Alberta, December 2006.
Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Edward Akuffo, Department of Political Science,
University of Alberta, December 2006.
Dissertation "Pimacesowin (To Make Your Own Way): First Nation Governance through an Autonomous
Non-Government Organization - The Experience of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services Inc. in
Northern Saskatchewan", submitted by Bonita Beatty, PhD in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended
March 2006.
Dissertation “The Possibilities of a North American Political Integration Project”, submitted by Jimena
Jiménez, PhD in Political Science, Carleton University. Defended September 2005.
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Dissertation "The Political Economy of Aboriginal Self-Determination. The Case of the Mikisew Cree First
Nation", submitted by Gabrielle A. Slowey, PhD in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended June 2003.
Final project "The Common Sense and Klein Revolutions: A Comparison of Ontario and Alberta's NeoLiberal Regimes", presented by Kelly Kristan O'Donnell, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta, August
2002.
Thesis “La representación de la mujer nicaragüense en las novelas Debió llamarse libertad y La mujer
habitada”, presented by Corisandra Leyton Blandón, M. A. in Hispanic and Latin American Studies, University of
Alberta. Defended October 2000.
Thesis “Aboriginal Peoples: Special Citizens? The Aboriginal Peoples of Mexico and Canada from a
Comparative Perspective”, presented by Isabel Altamirano Jiménez, M. A. in Political Sociology, Instituto Mora.
Defended and Magna cum Laude degree obtained in June 2000.
Field research supervisor to Marie-Josée Massicotte, dissertation on “The Transforming Potential of
Mexican Sociopolitical Movements in the Era of Economic Integration in the Americas”, Ph D in Political and
Social Thought, York University, 1998-1999.
Comprehensive doctoral examination of Elisa Dávalos López, PhD in Social Sciences, Universidad
Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City, April 1999.
Thesis « The Impact of North American Continental Integration on Canadian Federalism ». submitted by
Alexis Orozco Notholt, Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, January 1999.
Thesis on « The Separatist Movement in Quebec », submitted by Elia Sánchez Gómez, Licenciatura in
International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, December 1997..
Thesis on « The Opportunities, Advantages and Benefits of Quebec Companies to Invest in Mexico »,
submitted by Claudia Leonor Balseca Alpízar, Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, October 1996.
COURSES TAUGHT
“North America after September 11, 2001”, "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative
Perspective", and “North American Politics” as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of
Alberta, September 2007 - April 2008.
"Nation-States in the New International Political Economy: Evaluating NAFTA", "Canadian Federalism:
An International Comparative Perspective", “The Politics of Mexico” and “North American Politics” as Associate
Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2006-April 2007.
“Government and Social Problems in Canada” M. A. in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma
de Sinaloa, Culiacán, May 2006..
"Nation-States in the New International Political Economy: Evaluating NAFTA", "Canadian Federalism:
An International Comparative Perspective", “North American History and Society”, “The Politics of Mexico” and
“North American Politics” as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta,
September 2005-April 2006.
"Nation-States in the New International Political Economy: Evaluating NAFTA", "Canadian Federalism",
"Topics in Latin American Politics: Contemporary Mexico", "Topics in Comparative Politics: Canada, Mexico, the
United States", as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2002April 2003, September 2003-April 2004, September-December 2004.
“La question nationale au Canada”, “Canadian Federalism”, “Canadian Cultures”, “Canadian Styles”,
“Canadian Identities" and “Canada is not (quite) the United States”, as Visiting Professor, Department of Political
Science/Canadian Studies Program and Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, September 2001-April 2002.
“Introduction à l’étude du Canada”, “Topics in Latin American Politics”, “Topics in Comparative Politics”,
“Introduction to Canadian Studies”, and “Provincial Government and Politics”, as Visiting Professor, Department of
Political Science/Canadian Studies Program and Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, September 2000-April
2001.
“Issues in Development Studies” and “The Politics of Latin America”, as Visiting Professor, Department of
Political Science/Canadian Studies Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, September-December 1999.
“Government and Political Process in Canada”, M. A. in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma
de Sinaloa, Culiacán (modular course). Taught four times: April 1998, April 2000, May 2002 and May-June 2004
“Selected Issues on Canada”, M A in Mexican-US Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
February-May 1999.
“Contemporary Canadian Politics”, Licenciatura in Political Science and International Relations, Centro de
Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City, October-December 1998.
"History of Mexican-Canadian Relations” M A in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de
Sinaloa, Culiacán, September 1997 (intensive course).
« Amérique latine: études de cas », Program in Latin American Studies, Université de Montréal, JanuaryApril 1990 and 1991. Teaching Assistant for Professor Claude Morin, in charge of some lectures, coordination of
invited lecturers, student counseling, formulation of the final exam.
« Analyse des forces politiques », B A in Political Science, Université de Montréal, September-December
1986, 1987 and 1989. Teaching Assistant for Professor Graciela Ducatenzeiler, in charge of seminars, student
supervisory, exams and research reports.
« Séminaire en science politique, II », M Sc in Political Science, Université de Montréal, SeptemberDecember 1986 and 1987. Teaching Assistant for Professor Gérald Bernier, in charge of student supervisory on
methodology for thesis project and marking of preliminary research projects.
« Workshop on Social Research I and II: Ideology and Politics of the Mexican Right-Wing », Licenciatura
in Sociology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Sessional Instructor, supervisor to students contributing
to a larger research project on that topic. Six consecutive terms, from 1982 to 1984.
« Methodology for the Social Sciences », Programme on Socio-Political Studies, Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México, January-May 1981. Teaching Assistant to Miguel Abruch, in charge of some lectures, student
supervisory and exam marking.
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
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North American Mobility Program, Human Resources Development Canada, for the creation and operation
over four years of a network of six North American universities for student and faculty mobility. Project
title: “Beyond Borders: Regionalism, Migration and Security in North America”. Application submitted
April 2008.
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Speakers Series “Our North America: From Turtle Island to the Security and Prosperity Partnership”.
Raised $30,570.00 for guest speakers’ expenses.
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North American Mobility Program, Human Resources Development Canada, for the creation and operation
over four years of a network of eight North American universities for student and faculty mobility. Project
title: “North Americans Studying North America: A Continental Curriculum”. Amount granted:
$155,850.00 Canadian dollars.
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"Federal Principles in North American Resource Management: Energy Regulation and Environmental
Protection in Mexico", report requested through contract by the Forum of Federations, March 2002. Coauthored with Isabel Altamirano, Norma Borrego and Rosío Vargas. Total amount paid: $5 thousand
Canadian dollars.
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“Bank of Missions” grant, jointly managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Canada and the Mexican Institute for International Co-operation-Secretariat for External Relations
(Government of Mexico), September-December 1999 and May 2000. Total amount granted: $5 thousand
Canadian dollars.
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Faculty Research Award, granted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
Granted twice, in March 1995 and March 1999. Total amount granted: $8 thousand Canadian dollars ($4
thousand each time).
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Admitted into the Program of Productivity Bonuses for Full-Time Academics (PRIDE), UNAM. Level B,
1994-1997, Level C, 1997-2001. Level B means a grant equivalent to 80% of the current salary, in
monthly instalments (approx. $800 Canadian dollars per month = $28,800 Canadian dollars total amount).
Level C means a grant of 100% (approx. $1 thousand Canadian dollars per month = $36 thousand
Canadian dollars total amount).
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Member (Level I) National Research System (SNI), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Mexico,
since July 1994. The appointment was renewed for three more years, starting July 2002. Membership into
SNI at Level I translates into a monthly grant equivalent to approximately $1 thousand Canadian dollars
(total amount: $132 thousand Canadian dollars).
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Scholarship for completion of thesis awarded by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Université de Montréal,
1990. Amount: $5 thousand Canadian dollars.
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Fellowship for graduate studies given by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1986-1990. Total
amount: $70 thousand Canadian dollars, over five years.
ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC MEETINGS
Organizer, Speakers Series “Our North America: from Turtle Island to the Security and Prosperity
Partnership”, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2005 - March 2006. The series was
also a credited course, web cast as video conference to several locations throughout North America and the
Caribbean.
Organizing committee member, conference "Re=mapping the Americas: Globalisation, Regionalisation and
the FTAA", jointly organized by the University of the West Indies and the University of Alberta, held at St.
Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, October 2005.
Co-organizer, International seminars “The Foreign Policies of Mexico, Canada, and the United States at the
Threshold of the 21st Century” and “Mexico’s Relations with the United States and Canada: A Look into the New
Millennium”, Mexico City, CISAN, UNAM, August 2000. Responsible for the Canadian contents, including the
Canadian guests and program. Also acted as paper presenter.. Proceedings of both conferences have already been
published.
Co-organizer, Tri-national seminar “New Federalism in North America”, CISAN/UNAM, November 1998.
In charge of the Canadian contents, including the Canadian guests and programme. Also acted as paper presenter.
Co-organizer, International seminar “Globalization, Regional Development and Federalism in Mexico and
Canada”, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, October 1998. Also acted as paper presenter and translator.
Coordinator, Teleconferences series (five with Canada, four national) within the special programme
“Canada at UNAM”. The special program was jointly organized by several departments at UNAM and the Canadian
Embassy in Mexico, in May 1998. Also delivered three lectures.
Organizer, « Blitzkrieg: The 1997 Canadian Elections », roundtable with four Canadian specialists,
CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, October 1997. Also acted as paper presenter.
Organizer in Mexico, Second Conference, Canadian Association for Mexican Studies (CAMS) “North
American Integration: Challenges for Development”, Mexico City, November 1996. Also acted as paper presenter.
Organizer, Tri-national Conference « Contemporary Native Struggles in North America », CISAN-UNAM,
Mexico City, August 1995. Fifteen Canadian, Mexican and US Native speakers were invited. Also acted as
presenter.
Organizer, Tri-national Comparative Seminar « The Political Systems of North America, Today:
Challenges and Convergences », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, May 1995. This seminar was the result of a joint
research project co-ordinated by Julián Castro-Rea, Robert J. Jackson (Carleton University) and Gregory S. Mahler
(The University of Mississippi), in which twenty-one scholars from Canada, Mexico and the United States were
involved. Also acted as paper presenter.
Co-organizer, International Seminar « Quebec and Ontario », CISAN-UNAM/Centre for the Study of
Canada-State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Mexico City, March 1995.
Co-organizer, International Seminar « Electoral Processes in Mexico, Canada and the United States, 1994.
Evaluation and Perspectives », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, January and April 1995.
Co-organizer, Panel « The Political Parties in Mexico, Canada and the United States », CISAN-UNAM,
Mexico City, April 1994. Also acted as discussant.
Co-organizer, Bi-national Seminar « Mexico and Canada: Fifty Years of Diplomatic Relations ». Eight
speakers, including the Canadian Ambassador to Mexico and the Mexican Ambassador to Canada. CISAN-UNAM,
Mexico City, April 1994.
Organizer, International Seminar « Elections in Canada, 1993: Change and Continuity », CISAN-UNAM,
Mexico City, November 1993. Conception, organization and presentation of this seminar.
Co-organizer, International Conference « Democracies en Amérique latine », Groupe de recherche sur
l’Amérique latine (GRAL), Université de Montréal, May 1987. Also acted as paper presenter.
DISTINCTIONS
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Manuscript referee, University of Toronto Press, February- April 2008.
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Manuscript referee, International Political Science Review, June 2007.
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Manuscript referee, Politique et Sociétés Journal, Société québécoise de science politique, February - June
2006.
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Referee for research projects review, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, October
2003 - January 2004, November 2005-January 2006, November 2006 – January 2007, November 2007 –
January 2008.
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Editor, Revista Mexicana de Estudios Canadienses/Mexican Journal of Canadian Studies, journal of the
Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre Canadá/Mexican Association for Canadian Studies, 2003 - 2004.
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Founding Faculty Member, Masters’ Programme in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de
Sinaloa, Culiacán, November 2001.
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Expert referee for research projects review, Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et appui à la recherche
(FCAR), Quebec, October 2000-January 2001.
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Visiting Professor by invitation, Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Programme and Faculté
Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, September-December 1999, September 2000-May 2001 and
August 2001-April 2002.
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Member, Academic Council, Master’s Programme in US-Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de
Sinaloa, since March 1998. Invited by the President of that university.
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Candidate to Chair, Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte, for the 1997-2001 period. Selected
among the three candidates interviewed by UNAM’s President, August 1997.
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External referee, Register of Science and Technology Excellency Programs, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y
Tecnología (CONACYT), 1997 and 2000.
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Elected Representative of the Mexican universities to the Governing Committee, The College of the
Americas, Inter-American University Organization (IUO/OUI). Participant at the meetings in Mexico City,
Cholula and Ottawa, April-May 1997.
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Member of the Editorial Board of Quebec Studies, learned journal of the American Council for Quebec
Studies, from March 1996 to February 2000.
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« Genaro Estrada » Award, presented by the President of Mexico to the most salient incoming member of the
Mexican Foreign Service, March 1993.
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Best thesis of the year in Sociology, National Association of Sociologists, Mexico, 1983.
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« Gabino Barreda » Medal, awarded yearly by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México to its best
undergraduate students, 1981.
MEMBERSHIP TO LEARNED SOCIETIES
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International Studies Association, since October 2007.
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Canadian Political Science Association, since May 2003.
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Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre Canadá/Mexican Association for Canadian Studies, since 2003.
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American Council for Quebec Studies (ACQS), since 1996.
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International Council for Canadian Studies/Conseil international d’études canadiennes (ICCS/CIÉC), since
1994.
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Canadian Association for Mexican Studies, since 1994. Elected Representative in Mexico, 1994-1996;
elected Member of the Supervisory Council, 1996-1999.
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The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS), since 1995.
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Friendship Mexico-Canada (AMC), alumni association of Mexican graduates from Canadian universities.
Member since June 1995, elected President during 1997, Vice-President since 1998.
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Association for Canadian Studies (ACS/AÉC), since 1999.
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Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS/ACELAC), since 1987.
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Research Group on Latin America (GRAL), Université de Montréal, from 1985 to 1992. Member of the
Planning Committee, 1986-1988.
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Association d’économie politique (AÉP), 1987-1990.
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Mexican Council for Social Sciences (COMECSO), 1989-1990.
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Groupe d’information Québec-Mexique, 1986-1988.
LANGUAGES
Spanish: mother language.
English: fluently written and spoken.
French: fluently written and spoken.
Portuguese: good written and oral comprehension, fairly spoken.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
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Hiring committee member, Faculty Lecturer position, Department of Modern Languages and Cultural
Studies, November 2006 – April 2007
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Coordinator, Comparative Politics field, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, Sept. 2006
– May 2007.
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Fellow, Institute for United States Policy Studies, University of Alberta, since July 2006.
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Participant in the 20th Summer Seminar on Quebec, Center for the Study of Canada, State University of
New York-Plattsburgh, Saint-Malo, France, June 1998.
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Participant in the elaboration of the curriculum, Master’s Programme in US-Canadian Studies, Universidad
Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, September 1996.
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Fellow, Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria, August 1996. Participant in the session « Human Rights: An
International Legal Perspective ».
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Invited as Mexican expert on Political Science and International Relations for the Graduate Studies
Scholarship Selection Bilateral Committees of Canada (January 1996 and 1997, February 1998 and 1999),
Switzerland (October 1995), United Kingdom (October 1996), Germany (October 1996 and 1997), and
Spain (May 1995).
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International observer for the referendum on Quebec's sovereignty, by invitation of Quebec’s Chief
Electoral Officer, October 1995.
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Participant in the 17th Summer Seminar on Quebec, Center for the Study of Canada, State University of
New York-Plattsburgh, Quebec City and Montreal, June 1995.
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Participant at the Sixth Summer Seminar in US Studies for Latin American Professionals, Center for USMexican Studies, University of California, San Diego, June-July 1994. Participants are given full
scholarships, after a discriminating selection process.
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Interviewed several times in English, French and Spanish on North American, Mexican, Canadian and Latin
American political and social issues, at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada, both in
radio (especially « Dimanche magazine », CBF, and Radio Canada International, (Montreal and Edmonton)
and television (especially « Le Point », Channel 2 and CBC Newsworld), CJSR, 88.5 FM (Edmonton),
Canadian Press, Ethnic Television of Quebec (CTEQ, channel 24, Montreal), CTV Television (Edmonton),
Radio México Internacional (short wave, Mexico City), Radio Centre-Ville (CINQ-MF, 102,5, Montreal),
Radio CISM (89,3 FM, Montreal), Radio Red (1100 AM, Mexico City), Radio Fórmula (Mexico City),
Canal 11 (XEIPN, television, Mexico City), Canal 13 (XHDF, television, Mexico City), Multivisión
(television, Mexico City), Radio Educación (XEEP, 1060 AM, Mexico City) and Radio UNAM (XEUN,
860 AM, Mexico City). In printed media, interviewed by The Globe and Mail, Jueves de Excélsior, El
Financiero, Reforma, La Crónica, Milenio and Gaceta UNAM.
Edmonton, April 2008.