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Suffolk University Boston
Government Department

GENERAL INFORMATION
I am Associate Dean on the College of Arts and Sciences at Suffolk University. My Address at SU is: Beacon Hill, 41 Temple ST, 1st Floor, Boston, MA 02114. My office is located in the Dean's Office, Donahue Building. My Phone Number is: (617) 573-8570.
In addition, I am the Director of the Suffolk University Madrid Campus. My Phone Number in Madrid is 34-91-5335935. My Address at S.U.M.C. is: Calle de la Viña 3, 28003, Madrid.
I am also Associate Profesor in the Government Department at Suffolk University in Boston. I teach Courses in Comparative Politics, Latin American and European Politics, and International Relations. The Government Department has a web site with information about our faculty, courses, graduate and undergraduate programs, and lots of links to political and international relations sites. If you want to learn more about our department you can check our home page: SU Government Department
I am co-teaching one course this Fall with professor Dominguez: GVT 310 Global Political Economy. I will have office hours on Fridays between 10am-12pm and by appointment. Please call or e-mail me.
Born in Spain, I hold a Law Degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, and a Ph.D. in Political Science, as well as Masters degrees in both International Relations and Business Administration, from Boston University. If you would like some information about my background, education, and professional experience you can check my Resume. I have done extensive research on European and Spanish politics, comparative political economy, and international relations. You can also see an outline of my undergoing research agenda Research Agenda
I am an affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) at Harvard University, where I am also co-chair of the Iberian Study Group. Please check The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies' web page for the calendar of events.
I am a member of the editorial boards of the journals South European Society & Politics and Foreign Policy, Edición Española (FP)
I have been selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. For information about this program please review the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program's web page.
I am co-editor of the Newsletter of Iberian Politics, The Newstter of the Iberian Study Group of the American Political Science Association. We have published two newsletters:
- First issue of the of the Newsletter of Iberian Politics
- Second issue of the of the Newsletter of Iberian Politics This issue includes my article: The Spanish Economy After 21 years of EU Membership.
BOOKS
Portugal in the 21st Century: Politics, Society and Economics (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, January 2010. Forthcoming).
The year 2009 marks the 35th year anniversary of the Carnation Revolution of 1974, which re-established democracy in the country, and the 23rd anniversary of the accession of Portugal to the European Community (now European Union). This book seeks to reflect on how far Portugal has come since 1974, in order to better understand where it is headed at the dawn of the twenty-first century. A primary goal of this book is to examine the impact of the combined processes of democratization and European integration on Portugal from an economic, social, institutional, and cultural standpoint. The book will offer an up-to-date assessment of political and economic issues in Portugal.
Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Remaking the Spanish Economy for the New Century (New York: Palgrave, May 2008).
In this book I examine the impact of institutions on macro and micro economic behavior in Spain. I analyze how institutional settings hinder or facilitate firm-level adjustment to international competition and why they may determine the success or failure of business strategies (see Hall and Soskice 2001). I address questions such as: Is globalization forcing non 'coordinated market economies,' such as Spain, to converge on an Anglo-American model? How do national institutional differences condition economic policies and performance? The book builds on the hypotheses generated by the literature on 'varieties of capitalism' to analyze the challenge of developing and sustaining coordination while adjusting for economic change in Spain. It shows that actors' preferences and policy outcomes are constrained by the differences in the quality and configuration of institutional frameworks, political deals, and the existing economic structure. A central conclusion is that the relative power and the particular interests of the state have been centrals factors in promoting distinctive patterns of coordination in Spain.
Portugal, Espanha e a Integração Europeia: Um Balanço (Lisbon: Instituto de Ciencias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, June 2005).
Spain and Portugal in the European Union: The First Fifteen Years was published by Frank Cass in 2003 (co-edited with Paul C. Manuel). It has also been published as a special volume of the journal South European Society & Politics (Vol. 8, No. 1-2, 2003). This book examines the impact of European Union integration on Spain and Portugal after 15 years. It is an outgrow of a conference that I helped organize at The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University in November of 2001 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Portugal and Spain accession to the European Union. You can now see the cover of the book and buy it. You can read a review published in the Spanish newspaper El País (January 25, 2004).
'A New Century of Corporatism?' Corporatism in Southern Europe: Spain and Portugal in Comparative Perspective was published by Greenwood Publishing/Praeger in May of 2002. This book examines how national-level social bargaining was established in Portugal and Spain during the last two decades, despite unpropitious institutional and structural conditions. It focuses on domestic responses to, and policy consequences of the European integration process, as well as the threat raised by the globalization of markets and the intensification of international competition. I was selected by the Suffolk University Faculty Development Committee in the Summer of 2000 as one of the recipients of the College's Summer Stipend Award to work on this project. I also received a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture. You can now see the cover of the book and buy it. You can read a review published in the Spanish newspaper El País (September 22, 2002).
From Social Democracy to Neoliberalism: The Consequences of Party Hegemony in Spain, 1982-1996 was published by St. Martin's Press in February 2000. In this book I examine the collapse of social concertaion in Spain in the 1980s and the economic consequences. You can now see the cover of the book and buy it.
You can also read the Introduction.
Book Chapters
"Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico," in Various Authors, Economic Integration - Global Experiences. (Pune, India: Icfai University Press, 2009). Forthcoming.
"The Europeanization of Portuguese Interest Groups? Trade Unions and Employers' Associations," in Antonio Costa-Pinto, editor. The Europeanization of Portuguese Democracy.(New York: Palgrave, 2009).Forthcomoning.
"The Euro and Economic Reforms: The Case of Spain" in Joaquín Roy and Pedro Gomis-Porqueras, editors. The Euro and the Dollar in a Globalized Economy. (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2007). You can see the cover of the book
"Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Mission Accomplished?" in Eleanor E. Zeff, Ellen B. Pirro, eds. The European Union and the Member States: Cooperation, Coordination, and Compromise. (New York: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006).
"The Challenges of EU Integration: Iberian Lessons for Eastern Europe." In Joaquín Roy and Roberto Domínguez, eds., Towards the Completion of Europe: Analysis and Perspectives of the New European Union Enlargement (Miami: Jean Monnet EU Chair, University of Miami, 2006).
"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU" in João Carlos Espada, Ed. Actas Do II Congresso Da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política. (Lisbon: Editorial Bizâncio, 2006).
"The Transformation of the Spanish Economy and FDI in Latin America. Towards A New Theoretical Framework", in Felix Martin and Pablo Toral, eds., Latin America's Quest for Globalization: The Role of Spanish Firms. (Burlington: Ashgate, 2005). You can see the book.
"Entre Libre Comercio y Objetivos Sociales: La Integración Regional en la Península Ibérica y México" [Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico], in Joaquín Roy, Alejandro Chanona Burguete, and Roberto Domínguez Rivera, eds., La Unión Europea y el TLCAN: Integración Regional Comparada y Relaciones Mutuas [The EU and NAFTA: Comparative Regional Integration and Mutual Relations], (Mexico City: UNAM and Plaza y Valdes Editores, 2004).You can see the cover of the book
Ph.D. Dissertation
My dissertation title was Social Democracy and the Collapse of Concertation in Spain. You can check my dissertation's abstract and the bibliography
JOURNAL ARTICLES
"Reforms Betrayed? Zapatero and Continuities in Economic Policies," in South European Society & Politics. (Forthcoming 2010).
"After the Fiesta: The Spanish Economy Meets the Global Financial Crisis," in South European Society & Politics. South European Atlas Special Issue: Southern Europe and the Financial Earthquake: Coping with the First Phase of the International Crisis. Vol. 14, No.1 March 2009, pp. 19-34.
"The Politics of Adjustment and Coordination at the Regional Level: The Basque Country," in the journal Mediterranean Quarterly Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 2009,
"Lessons from the Integration of Spain and Portugal to the European Union," in PS: Political Science and Politics. American Political Science Association. Vol. XL, No.3, October 2007.
"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Business and the Politics of Cooperation" has been published in the European Journal of Industrial Relations Vol. 13, No.1, Spring 2007.
"Globalization and Higher Education," in the journal Parallax. Volume 5, No. 1 (Fall 2006).
"Beyond Confrontation: The Resurgence of Social Bargaining in Spain in the 1990s" in Comparative Political Studies; Vol. 40, No.8, October 2006.
"Portugal, Espanha e a União Europeia" has been published in the Portuguese journal Relações Internacionais from the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais. No.9, 2006.
"Portuguese Migration: Redefined Boundaries and Uneasy Transformations" has been published in the journal Mediterranean Quarterly Vol. 16, No. 4, Fall 2005.
"Bush Will not Change" ('Bush no Cambiará'). Interview with Harvard University professor Stanley Hoffmann in the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). No. 6, December/January 2005.You can also check the Interview with profesor Hoffmann
"From Contention to Social Bargaining: Labor Unions and Democratic Consolidation in Spain," has been published in the journal Democratization in Vol. 12, No.1, February 2005.
"Y Si Gana Kerry..." ('And If Kerry Wins...'). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). No. 5, October/November 2004.
"From Authoritarianism to the European Union: The Europeanization of Portugal" has been published in the journal Mediterranean Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 3, 2004.
"Los Retos de la Ampliación de la Unión Europea para España," was published in Perspectivas Exteriores 2004: Los Intereses de España en el Mundo edited by FRIDE and POLITICA EXTERIOR the Spanish edition of the journal FOREIGN AFFAIRS in January 2004.
"The 2004 Enlargement: Iberian Lessons for Post-Communist Europe;" has been published in the journal South European Society & Politics. Summer/Autumn 2003, (Vol. 8, No. 1-2, 2003).
"Some Lessons from the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal and Spain to the European Union" (with Paul C. Manuel) has been published in the journal South European Society & Politics. Summer/Autumn 2003, (Vol. 8, No. 1-2, 2003).
"'A New Century of Corporatism?' Corporatism in Spain and Portugal" was published in West European Politics. July 2002, (Vol. 25, No. 3).
"Neocorporatism and Economic Reform in Mexico and Spain in the 1980s," has been published in South Eastern Latin Americanist (The Latin Amwericanist) (SELA). Summer/Fall 2002, (Vol. XLVI, No. 1-2).
South European Society & Politics published "The Collapse of Social Concertation and the Failure of Socialists Economic Policies in Spain." Summer 2001, (Volume 6, No.1).
Análise Social (The Journal of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon) published "Ainda o Século do Corporativismo? Espanha e Portugal Comparados." June 2001, (Vol. XXXVI, No. 158-159).
I have published the following book reviews in academic journals:
- "La Formula del éxito" (The Secret of Success). Book Review of: Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success (New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2008). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Espa–ola), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). April/May 2009.
- Mercedes Cabrera and Fernando del Rey, The Power of Entrepreneurs: Politics and Economics in Contemporary Spain. (NY: Berhghan Books 2007). In the journal South European Society & Politics. Forthcoming 2008.
- La Racionalidad a Prueba. Book review of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decision by Dan Ariely. NY: Harper Collins Publisher, 2008. Published in El País. Sunday April 6 2008, p.4-Negocios.
- "El Dilema Democracia-Seguridad" [The Democracy vs. Security Dilemma]. Book Review of: James Risen: State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration (New York: Free Press, 2006). In the Spanish journal Política Exterior [Foreign Policy] (Política Exterior). September/October 2006, No. 113.
- "La Otra Crisis de Bush" (Bush's Other Crisis). Book Review of: Krugman, Paul, The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003); Rubin, Robert E. and Jacob Weisberg, In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington (New York: Random House, 2003); Stiglitz, Joseph, The Roaring Nineties (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003); Suskind, Ron, The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). April/May 2004.
- "El Fracaso de las Buenas Intenciones" (The Failure of Good Intentions). Book Review of: Prestowitz, Clyde, Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions (New York: Basic Books, 2003). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). February/March 2004.
- Piattoni, Simona, Clientelism, Interests, and Democratic Representation (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001). In Perspectives on Politics. March 2003, (Vol 1, No. 1).
- Lane, Jan-Erik and Svante Ersson, Government and the Economy: A Global Perspective (NY: Continuum, 2002). In New Political Science. June 2003, (Vol. 25, No. 3).
- Snyder, Richard, Politics after Neoliberalism: Reregulation in Mexico. (NY: Cambridge University Press, 2001). In Democratization . Summer 2002,(Vol. 9, No. 1).
- Berins Collier, Ruth, Paths Toward Democracy: the Working Class and Elites in Western Europe and South America (NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999). In New Political Science. March 2002, (Vol. 24, No. 1).
- Ontiveros, Emilio, La Economía en la Red: Nueva Economía, Nuevas Finanzas (Madrid: Taurus, 2000). In Anàlisis Financiero Internacional. Tercer Trimestre 2001, No. 105.
THINK-TANK PUBLICATIONS
"The European Union and Economic Reforms: The Case of Spain"has been published by the Spanish think-tank
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos, in June 2006.
2009
- A Vueltas con el Dólar Published in Cinco Días. Weekend Saturday October 31 and Sunday November 1, 2009, p.8.
- Irlanda Aprueba el Tratado de Lisboa Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday October 6, 2009, p.14.
- La Victoria de Angela Merkel Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday September 29, 2009, p.14.
- Europa y la Recesión Published in Cinco Días. Friday September 11, 2009, p.14.
- Obama y la Reforma del Sistema Sanitario Published in Cinco Días. Saturday and Sunday August 8-9, 2009, p.6.
- Entre la Gran Depresión y la Gran Recesión Published in Cinco Días. Thursday July 30, 2009, p.14.
- Déficits, Intereses y Riesgos para la Recuperación Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday June 16, 2009, p.21.
- El Futuro del Capitalismo Published in Cinco Días. Friday May 22, 2009, p.16.
- Las Razones de ésta Situación Económica Published in Cinco Días. Saturday/Sunday April 18-19, 2009, p.7.
- Elecciones en la India Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 6, 2009, p.12.
- Las Respuestas a la Crisis Global Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday February 24, 2009, p.16.
- Bienvenido, Presidente Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday January 20, 2009, p.13.
2008
- Obama y el reto de los Cien Días Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 29, 2008, p.12.
- Equipo de Rivales Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 1, 2008, p.16.
- ¿Quién Ganará en EE.UU.? Published in Cinco Días. Thursday October 20, 2008, p.16.
- La Crisis y los Modelos de Capitalismo. Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 29, 2008, p.16.
- Obanomics. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday September 3, 2008, p.10.
- ¿Crisis del Multilateralismo?. Published in Cinco Días. Friday August 8, 2008, p.16.
- Las Lecciones de Portugal. Published in Cinco Días. Lunes 14 de Julio 2008, p.16.
- Derrota del Tratado de Lisboa en las Urnas. Published in Cinco Días. Fin de Semana 14 y 15 de Junio 2008, p.10.
- Subasta de Promesas Electorales en EEUU. Published in Cinco Días. Monday May 19, 2008, p.16.
- La Victoria de Il Cavalieri. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday April 16, 2008, p.19.
- Elecciones en Italia: Sí Podemos. Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 7, 2008, p.15.
- Elecciones de EEUU Bajo La Recesión. Published in Cinco Días. Monday February 25, 2008, p.16.
- ¿Habrá Recesión en EEUU?. Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 28, 2008, p. 17.
- Los Retos para el Nuevo Ejercicio. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday January 2, 2008, p. 14.
2007
- Prisioneros del Petróleo. Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 3, 2007, p. 18.
- Nueva Etapa en el FMI. Published in Cinco Días. Monday November 1, 2007, p. 15.
- La Reina Cristina. Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 22, 2007, p. 14.
- La Sucesión en el FMI. Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 10, 2007, p. 18.
- A la Espera en Cuba. Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday August 14, 2007, p. 10.
- La Credibilidad del FMI Está en Juego. Published in Cinco Días. Monday July 16, 2007, p. 18.
- Qué Cabe Esperar de Brown. Published in Cinco Días. Monday June 17, 2007, p. 18.
- El Legado de Blair. Published in Cinco Días. Monday May 21, 2007, p. 18.
- Sarkozy: ¿Apuesta por el Cambio?. Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday May 7, 2007, p. 19.
- Francia, Entre el Refugio y la Ruptura. Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday April 24, 2007, p. 21.
- Wolfowitz Debe de Irse. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday April 18, 2007, p.21.
- Italia, el Enfermo de Europa. Published in Cinco Días. Monday March 26, 2007, p.20.
- Elecciones en Francia: ¿El Final de un Régimen?. Published in Cinco Días. Monday March 5, 2007, p.18.
- !Aló, Presidente!. Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 29, 2007, p. 18.
- Perspectivas Económicas del Nuevo Año. Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 2, 2007, p. 12.
2006
- Qué Esperar de los Demócratas en EEUU. Published in Cinco Días. Thursday November 30, 2006, p.21.
- Sègoléne Royal y los Socialistas Franceses. Published in Cinco Días. Monday November 6, 2006, p.16.
- La Fuerza del Boom Hispano en EE UU: Una Gran Oportunidad para Las Empresas.. Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 23, 2006, p.25.
- Elecciones en EEUU. Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 9, 2006, p. 16.
- EL FMI en Busqueda de la Legitimidad. Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 18, 2006, p.10.
- ¿El Final del Modelo Sueco?. Published in Cinco Días. Monday September 11, 2006, p.14.
- Brasil: Orden y Progreso. Published in Cinco Días. Monday August 21, 2006, p.10.
- Europa y las Reformas. Published in Cinco Días. Monday July 17, 2006, p.16.
- Mucho Está en Juego. Published in Cinco Días. Monday June 19, 2006, p.18.
- El Síndrome de las Nacionalizaciones. Published in Cinco Días. Monday May 22, 2006, p. 18.
- El Pacto y el Modelo de Crecimiento. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday May 10, 2006, p. 23.
- Adiós al Gigante Galbraith. Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday May 2, 2006, p. 16.
- Inmigración en EEUU. Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 24, 2006, p. 20.
- Las Lecciones de Francia. Published in Cinco Días. Monday April 10, 2006, p. 15.
- El Desequilibrio Exterior y la Falta de Productividad. Published in Cinco Días. Friday March 17, 2006, p. 23.
- Hacia Dónde Va Europa. Published in Cinco Días. Monday February 27, 2006, p. 22.
- El Nuevo 'Chairman'. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday February 1, 2006, p. 21.
- Perspectivas para el Nuevo Año. Published in Cinco Días. Monday January 2, 2006, p. 14.
2005
- Apatía en Hong Kong. Published in Cinco Días. Monday December 12, 2005, p. 16.
- La Despedida del Maestro. Published in Cinco Días. Monday November 14, 2005, p.18.
- 'Es geht mir gut' (estoy bien). Published in Cinco Días. Monday October 17, 2005, p.11.
- ¿El Final de Un Modelo?. Published in Cinco Días. Saturday September 17, 2005, p.11.
- La Lacra de la Corrupción en Latinoamérica. Published in Cinco Días. Monday August 22, 2005, p.22.
- La Hija de Pastor que Puede Reconstruir Alemania. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday July 27, 2005, p.17.
- La Burbuja Inmobiliaria Global. Published in Cinco Días. Monday June 27, 2005, p.17.
- Reformar el Banco Mundial. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday June 1, 2005, p.18.
- Francia y la Constitución para Europa. Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday May 3, 2005, p.13.
- Un Halcón en el Banco Mundial. Published in Cinco Días. Friday April 1, 2005, p.21.
- Apuesta por la Moderación Salarial y la Competitividad. Published in Cinco Días. Saturday/Sunday, March 5-6, 2005, p.11.
- El Estado de la Economía de EEUU. Published in Cinco Días. Monday, February 7, 2005, p.17.
2004
- Lo que Cabe Esperar de la Victoria Republicana. Published in Cinco Días. Thursday, November 4, 2004, p.40.
- La Suerte Está Echada. Published in Cinco Días. Tuesday, November 2, 2004, p.17.
- El Programa de un Conservador Compasivo. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, p.21.
- ¿El Regreso del Rubinomics?. Published in Cinco Días. Monday, October 11, 2004, p.15.
- Krugman, El Radical Circunstancial. Published in Cinco Días. Saturday, June 26, 2004, p.12.
- El Riesgo Político y el Precio del Crudo. Published in Cinco Días. Saturday, June 11, 2004, p.12.
- ¿Temores Justificados?. Published in Cinco Días. Friday, May 21, 2004, p.21.
- Un Paso de la UE en la OMC. Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, May 12, 2004, p.21.
- Dilemas para el Director del FMI . Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, May 5, 2004, p.21.
- Los Retos para España de la Ampliación de la UE . Published in Cinco Días. Wednesday, April 18, 2004, p. 18.
- ¿La Última Fobia Económica?. Published in Cinco Días. Monday, March 8, 2004, p. 17.
- ¿El Retorno del Vudú Económico'?. Published in Cinco Días. Monday, February 16, 2004, p.13.
INTERVIEWS
- Industrial relations in Portugal [Part 1] and Industrial relations in Portugal [Part 2]. Published by Diário de Notícias.Sunday July 16, 2006.
- Spanish Foreing Policy in Latin America. Published by Inter-American Dialogue: Latin America Advisor. Wednesday, June 28 2006.
WORKING PAPERS
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published "The Politics of Adjustment and Coordination at the Regional Level: The Basque Country" as part of the Center for European Studies Working Paper Series, #171 (2009).
The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, has published Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism: Lessons for Latin America as part of its European Union Miami Analysis (EUMA) series (October 2008).
The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, has published The Euro and Economic Reforms: The case of Spain as part of its European Union Miami Analysis (EUMA) series (Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2006).
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published "Still Two Models of Capitalism? Economic Adjustment in Spain" as part of the CES Working Paper Series, (No. 122, April 2005).
Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociología (CIES-ISCTE) has published "Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico" as part of the CIES e-WORKING PAPER (N° 4/2005).
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published "Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU after Sixteen Years" as part of its Program on Central and Eastern Europe Working Paper Series, (No. 57, December 2003).
The Miami European Union Center has published: "Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico" as part of the its Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series, (Vol. 3, No. 9, October 2003).
The Miami European Union Center has published: "Joining the Club: Reflections from the Iberian Integration in Light of the New Enlargement to Eastern Europe" as part of its Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series. (Vol. 2, No. 5, March 2003).
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published "Reconsidering Economic Relations and Political Citizenship in the New Iberia of the New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal and Spain to the European Union" (with Paul C. Manuel) as part of the CES Working Paper Series (No. 94, December 2002).
The Miami European Union Center has published "The Experience of Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons for Latin America" as part of its Working Paper Series (Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2002).
The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published "Still the Century of Corporatism? Corporatism in Southern Europe. Spain and Portugal in Comparative Perspective" as part of the CES Working Paper Series, (No. 75, January 2001).
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
In the Fall/Winter of 2009 I presented:
"Spain's response to the global crises: Lessons for the EU." The European Union and the Financial Crisis. Europa Institute Conference and Special Transatlantic Seminar Series event. St. CeciliaÕs Hall, Edinburgh, UK. Friday, 4 December, 2009.
"Portugal in the EU after 25 Years: Challenges and Opportunities.Ó Ambassadorial Seminar on Portugal. U.S. Department of State. Washington DC, Friday November 13, 2009.
"The Enduring Legacies of the Democratic Transition: Zapatero and the Challenges of Economic Reforms," at the American Political Science Association 2009 Annual Meeting, Toronto, September 2-6, 2009.
In the Spring/Summer of 2009 I presented:
"Consecuencias de la Crisis: Keynes o el Proteccionismo" at the summer school Taller 2009- Obama. El Poder Internacional del Cambio. Organized by La Escuela de Periodismo UAM-El País Madrid. July 20, 2009.
"National Responses to Globalization: Lessons for Latin America" at the 2009 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. June 11-14, 2009.
"Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism," and "Spain's Membership in the EU: Lessons for Latin America" at the University of Miami. Organized by The Jean Monnet Chair and the European Union Center of Excellence, with the cooperation of the Spain-Florida Foundation and the International Views Foundation (IVF). Monday April 13, 2009.
I also presented "The Global Economic Crisis and the Future of Capitalism," at the International Views Foundation (IVF). Miami, Sunday April 12, 2009.
I organized two roundtables at Suffolk University: "Lincoln's Legacy" with Dr. Bob Allison, James Carroll, and Dean Kenneth Greenberg on April 7th, 2009; and "President Obama's First 100 Days" with Dr. Rachael Cobb, Dr. Teri Fair, Dr. Nina Hunteman, and Dr.Benjamin Powell on April 23, 2009.
In the Fall/Winter of 2008-09 I presented:
"Spain and the European Context," for US Government Officials. [Organized by Booz Allen and Hamilton]. Arlington, January 12, 2009.
"Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism for Latin America," at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, New York, February 15-18 2009.
"Challenges for the new Union for the Mediterranean," at New York University. Organized by the Catalan Center and the IEM. New York, September 22, 2008.
"Portugal and Spain in the EU: The Paradox of Economic Divergence," at the American Political Science Association 2008 Annual Meeting, Boston, August 28-30, 2008.
In the Spring/Summer of 2008 I presented:
"Varieties of Capitalism for Latin America," at the Universidad de Salamanca. June 2nd, 2008.
I participated in the conference "The Nordic Model: Solutions for Continental Europe¹s Problems?" that took place at the The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies on May 9-10, 2008. You can check the conference's Website.
"Globalization and Latin America: National Responses," at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 29, 2008.
"The 2008 Election in Spain: An Election that is Better to Lose?" at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University. March 19, 2008.
"The 2008 Election in Spain: Challenges for the New Government," at Georgetown University. March 14, 2008.
"The 2008 Presidential Elections in the US: Expect the Unexpected," at the Colegio Mayor Universitario San Pablo. Madrid, March 10, 2008.
"The Euro and the Challenge of Economics Reforms," presented at the IV Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon, March 8-9, 2008.
In the Fall of 2007 I presented:
"Financial Integration and Economic Reforms. What Can Emerging Countries Learn from the Case of Spain?," at the American Political Science Association 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 1-4, 2007.
In the Winter/Spring of 2007 I presented:
As part of Suffolk University's Centennial Celebration, I organized with the Government Department a conference "Transatlantic Relationship at the Dawn of the New Millenium" on March 5, 2007. You can see the conference program and the webcast.

"The EU and Economic Reforms" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2-6, 2007.
"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2-6, 2007.
In the Fall of 2006 I presented the following papers:
"Globalization and Higher Education," Suffolk University Center for Teaching Excellence. December 5th, 2006.
"Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons;" at the Short Course Putting Spain and Portugal into the Political Science Syllabus, which I helped organize. 102 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia, August 30, 2006.
I presented "Systems of Government" in Prof. Dushku GVT 110: Introduction to American Democracy on September 13, 2006. You can check the transparencies that I prepared for the presentation
In the Spring and Summer of 2006 I presented the following papers:
Summer School 2006 programme "The Europeanization of the Portuguese Political System," organized by the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais - Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Obidos, June 25-June 30, 2006. I presented "The Europeanization of Portuguese Interest Groups."
"The Euro and Economic Reforms: The Case of Spain" at the Conference on the Euro and the Dollar. Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, April 25th, 2006.
"Varieties of Capitalism In Spain" was presented at the III Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon, March 30-31 2005.
"Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the EU after 20 Years" at the Conference 20th Anniversary of the Accession of Spain and Portugal to Europe Organized by the Prince of Asturias Chair, BMW Center for German and European Studies. Georgetown University, March 17th, 2006.
In the Winter of 2005 I participated in the following conference and roundtable:
"France: Profound Malaise and Crisis of Identity" held at Suffolk University on November 30, 2005. You can see the roundtable program.
"The U.S. and Mexico: Are We Still Connected?" held in the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, November 18, 2005. I presented: Beyond Free Trade? Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico. You can see the conference program.
In the Fall of 2005 I participated in the following conference and seminar:
U.S. Department of State Seminar on Portugal for Ambassador-designate Alfred Hoffman, Washington DC, October 3rd, 2005. I presented: Portugal in the European Union: Consequences, Challenges and Lessons.
"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Business and the Politics of Coordination," at the 101th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Washington DC, September 1-4, 2005. You can check the transparencies that I prepared for the presentation,and the paper
In the Summer of 2005 I participated in the following conferences:
Summer School 2005 program "European Union-The Challenges of Europeanization," organized by the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais - Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon, June 27-July 1, 2005. I presented "Portugal and Spain in The European Union." You can see the conference program.
Conference "Spain" for Ambassador-Designate Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. organized by the US State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Washington DC, May 23rd, 2005. I presented "Spain in the European Union Lessons and Challenges." You can see the conference program.
In the Winter and Spring of 2005 I presented the following papers and participated in the following conferences
"The Challenges of EU Integration: Iberian Lessons for Eastern Europe," at the Symposium on EU Enlargement. Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, April 22nd.
I organized and participated in the roundtable: "A Brave New World: Global Challenges after the March 11th Terrorist Attack in Madrid" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, March 2-6, 2005.
On February 17th I presented "The Challenges for Higher Education in the New Millenium" at the Seminar on Pedagogy: Programa Platón. Organized by Laspau/Harvard University, for the Fundación Universitaria San Pablo-CEU. You can check the slides of my presentation.
With the occasion of the referendum on the European Constitution that took place in Spain on February 20th, 2005, the Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University organized on February 4th a roundtable via videoconference Cambridge-Madrid with participants from both sides of the Atlantic: Prof. David Kennedy, Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School, and Director of the European Law Research Center; Prof. Daniela Caruso, Associate Professor of Law at Boston University, Sebastián Royo, Associate Profesor of Government at Suffolk University; Prof. Charles Maier, Professor of History at Harvard University; Prof. Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, from the UCM; Prof. Fernando Vallespín from the UNAM and President of the CIS; Prof. Jesús de Miguel from the Universidad de Barcelona; and Prof. Pedro Tenorio from the UNED. The digitalized video of the videoconference is available at ftp://taller:multimedia@14796.4.30
In the Fall of 2004 I presented the following papers:
"Still Two Models of Capitalism? Economic Adjustment in Iberia," at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Chicago. September 2-5, 2004. You can check the transparencies that I prepared for the presentation,and the paper
"From Contention to Coordination," at the 2004 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Las Vegas, NV. October 6-10, 2004.
In the spring of 2004 I was invited to participate in five conferences:.
I was invited to give the Jean Monnet Lecture at the V Complutense International Seminar on European Economy, Organized by The European Economy Group at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid on May 10, 2004. I presented: Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the European Union. You can check the transparencies of my presentation. You can also see the conference program.
The Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona invited me to participate in the Seminar Dialogo Social y Relaciones Laborales organized by the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, on May 14, 2004. I presented: La Concertación Social Desde un Punto de Vista Comparado: Lecciones del Caso Español. You can check the transparencies of my presentation. You can also see the program.
I presented Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the European Union, on May 13, 2004 at the Facultad de Economía of the Universidad de Valencia.
I prepared "Portugal and Spain in the European Union after 17 Years: Iberian Lessons for Post-Communist Europe" for the the 2004 Conference of Europeanists organized by The Council of European Studies in Chicago. I could not present this paper. You can check the transparencies that I prepared for the presentation,and the paper
I presented "Between Economic Integration and Social Goals: Lessons from the Regional integration of the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico" at The 45th Annual International Studies Association Convention in Montreal on March 18 2004. You can check the transparencies of my presentation,and the paper
"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU" was presented at the II Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon (January 19-20, 2004). You can see the slides of my presentation.
"Bargaining for Democracy: Labor Unions and Democratic Consolidation in Spain," was presented at the 99th Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) (August 28th-30th, 2003), in which I organized a panel on Legacies of Democratic Transitions. You can check the transparencies of my presentation,and the paper
In the spring of 2003 I presented papers in three conferences:.
"Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico," at the 2nd Annual Symposium on Regional Integration: The European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Comparative Regional Integration and Mutual Relations. Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, March 31st-April 1st. You can check the transparencies of my presentation,and the paper
"Lessons from the Iberian Integration into the EU after Sixteen Years," at the European Union Studies Association (EUSA) 8th International Conference, March 27-29, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee. You can check the transparencies of my presentation,and the paper
"Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico," at the 2003 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Dallas, Texas, March 27-29. You can check the transparencies of my presentation,and the paper
I was invited to participate in the conference The European Union and the Americas II: Conference on Spanish Investment in Latin America organized by the Miami European Union Center. Florida International University and the University of Miami; and FIU Latin American and Caribean Center, on November 18-19, 2002 at the Omni Colonnade Hotel in Coral Gables. You can check the transparencies of my presentation.
I presented "Iberian Labor and Democratic Consolidation" at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) on August 31st, 2002. I organized the panel: "The Challenges of Democratic Consolidation: Rethinking Iberian Democracy Twenty-five years after the Transitions." You can check the transparencies of my presentation, and the paper
"The Experience of Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons for Latin America" was presented at the Symposium: The European Union: A Polity in Transformation, and a Model for the Americas in Transition, organized by the Miami European Union Center, at the University of Miami, on April 3-6, 2002. Please check The Miami EU Center's web page for information. You can check the transparencies of my presentation, and the paper
I presented a paper about "Corporatism in Iberia" at the 13th International Conference of Europeanists organized by Columbia University's Council of European Studies in Chicago on March 2002. You can check the transparencies of my presentation, and the paper
In September 2001 I presented a paper at the 2001 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) in Washington DC, titled: "Neocorporatism and Economic Reform in Mexico and Spain in the 1980s." In this paper I examine the impact of neocorporatist social pacts on adjustment policies in both countries in the 1980s.
At the 2001 Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association I presented: "Reconceptualizing Citizenship in the New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of Spain and Portugal's Accesion to the European Union" analyzing the impact of EU membership on Spain and Portugal with professor Paul C. Manuel from Saint Anselm College.
In the spring of 2001 I was invited to give presentations by two institutions: The Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain and San Francisco State University. You can check the transparencies that I have used for these presentations:
Instituto de Empresa
SFSU
I presented a paper about my second book, at the 12th International Conference of Europeanists organized by Columbia University's Council of European Studies in Chicago on March-April 2000. Please check The Council for European Studies' web page for conference papers. You can check my paper's abstract, the transparencies of my presentation, and the paper
As part of the Hispanic Heritage Month I gave a presentation at Suffolk University in the Fall of 1999 titled "Spain after Franco." You can check the transparencies that I used for the presentation.
In the spring of 1999, I traveled to Mexico with a Suffolk University graduate student (Margaret Doherty-Lopez). We traveled as part of a Delegation organized by the Mexico Solidarity Network Mexico Solidarity Network Website. We interviewed leaders of the independent unions, and the new rulers of the Federal Distict in Mexico City. We also traveled to Chiapas where we met with representatives of NGOs, human rights groups, political parties, and spent time with indigenous communities.
In March 31st, 1999 I gave a presentation for the CAS Seminar Series at Suffolk University titled: "Globalization and Domestic Policies." You can check the transparencies that I used for the presentation and the tables and graphs.
CONFERENCES AND PANEL ORGANIZER
Panel organizer: Challenges for Portugal in the New Century. 2008 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA). Boston, August 28-31, 2008.
Panel organizer: "The Next Great Globalization? Foreign Finance and Development." 2007 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, (APSA). Chicago, September 1-4 2007.
"Transatlantic Relationship at the Dawn of the New Millennium" Suffolk University March 5, 2007. You can see the conference program and the webcast.
Short Course co-organizer: Putting Spain and Portugal into the Political Science Syllabus, at the 102 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia, August 30, 2006.
Panel organizer: "Manufacturing Miracles: Economic Policies in Europe and Latin America" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 22-25, 2006. I could not attend.
Panel organizer "Manufacturing Miracles" at the 2006 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). San Juan Puerto Rico, March 15-18, 2006. I could not attend.
Panel organizer: "Varieties of Capitalism in Iberia and Latin America." 101th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Washington DC. September 1-4, 2005.
Roundtable organizer: "A Brave New World: Global Challenges after the March 11th Terrorist Attack in Madrid" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, March 2-6, 2005.
Panel organizer: "Institutions and Policy Change in Industrialized States: The Futures of Capitalism." 100th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Chicago. September 2-5, 2004.
In July of 2004, I organized the Seminar on Pedagogy: Programa Platón. It was taught and took place at the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University. This workshop was organized by Laspau/Harvard University, for the Fundación Universitaria San Pablo-CEU.
Panel organizer: "Pacted Transitions and Democratic Consolidation: The Legacies of Transitions." 99th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia. August 29-31, 2003.
Panel organizer: "The Challenges of Democratic Consolidation: Rethinking Iberian Democracy Twenty-five years after the Transitions." 98th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Boston, MA. August 26-September 1, 2002.
In November of 2001 I organized a conference at The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies with the Iberian Study Group and the Portuguese Study Group to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Spain and Portugal's accession to the European Union. The title of the conference was: "From Isolation to Integration: 15 Years of Spanish and Portuguese Membership in Europe." You can find the program and information about the Iberian conference in the conference's web page. The conference took place on November 2nd and 3rd of 2001. You can also read the grant proposal and the program of the conference. I raised $55,000 for this project from the following institutions that co-sponsored the conference:The Tinker Foundation; The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College;The Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University;The Gulbenkian Foundation; The Cultural Office of the Spanish Embassy in the United States; The Camoes Institute; The EU Center at Harvard University; The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies; The Spanish Consulate in Boston, the Portuguese Consulate in Boston and Suffolk University. A volume with a selection of the conference papers has been published as a special issue of the journal South European Society & Politics (Vol. 8, 2003) and by Frank Cass.
In the Fall of 1998, I organized the Workshop: Environmental Economics in Latin America. It took place at the The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. This workshop was sponsored by Laspau/Harvard University, the Ford Foundation, and Fulbright/USIA, and co-hosted by The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. I chaired and coordinated it.
This workshop explored recent developments in valuation of environment assets, the policy forces behind units of carbon absorption being traded as commodities, advances in understanding of economic effects of environmental investments. A number of advancements in this field merit new understandings that we discussed in this seminar. The specific objectives of the workshop were to:
1. Understand carbon markets and the sale of environmental services on the world market.
2. Gain experience in valuation of environmental assets.
3. Explore environmental benefit/cost analysis as a fundamental aspect of decision-making.
4. Examine policy tools including the economics of trade and environment and issues of sustainable tourism.
The Environmental Economics Workshop Website can be found at: Workshop Website
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY COURSES
I am teaching a course in the Fall semester of 2009 with Professor Roberto Dominguez.
GOVT 310: Global Political Economy
.I taught a course in the Spring semester of 2009.
GOVT 483/683: Politics of Europe
.I taught 3 courses in the Fall of 2004:
GOVT 281: Theory and Approaches to Comparative Politics
GOVT 462/662: Approaches to the Study of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
I taught 3 courses in the Spring of 2004:
GOVT 281: Theory and Approaches to Comparative Politics
GOVT 463: International Law and Organization
GOVT 763: International Political Economy
I taught three courses in the Fall of 2003:
GOVT 482/682: The Politics of European Integration
GOVT 481/681: Topics in Comparative Politics: South American Politics
GOVT 486/686: The Political Economy of Latin America
I taught 3 courses in the Fall of 2002:
GOVT 462/662: Approaches to the Study of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
GOVT 393/693 Politics of Mexico and Latin America
GOVT 483/683: Politics of Europe
.I have taught 2 courses in the Summer of 2002:
Summer I: GOVT 344/644: The Internet & Politics
Summer II: Topics in Comparative Politics
I have also taught the following courses:
GOVT 765: Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
GOVT 387/687 Caribbean and Central American Politics
If you have any questions or would like to get in touch with me you can send e-mail to
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