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Curriculum Vitae

Guillermo Trejo

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309 Perkins Library, Box 90204
Durham, NC 27708
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Education

PhDThe University of Chicago, Chicago, IL2004
M.A.Columbia University, New York, NY1994
B.A.(Honors)School of Political and Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City1992
B.A.Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City1991
Areas of Experience

I specialize in comparative politics (social conflict, religion, ethnicity and democratization) and Latin American politics and society. My primary research analyzes the impact of religious competition and multi-party politics on the dynamics of social protest, rebellion and inter-communal violence among ethnic minorities in Mexico. I am also working on state repression and human rights violations of political dissidents and religious minorities during the Mexican transition to democracy. My work combines quantitative methods with analytic process-tracing and case studies.

Professional Experience / Employment History

Duke University
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, September 2005 - present
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. (CIDE)
Founder and Director of the Diploma on Modern Political Analysis, Division of Political Studies, 1999-2000 and 2003-2004
Research Professor of Political Science, Division of Political Studies, August 1997-August 2005
Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE)
Political Consultant, 1998-1999
Assessment of the organization of federal elections in indigenous areas in Mexico
Centro de Investigación para el Desarrollo A.C. (CIDAC)
Research Associate, 1991-1992
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Top 5% score of student evaluations for undergraduate instructors at Duke, Trinity College, Fall 2009
Research Grant, Trent Foundation, 2010
Travel Grant, Duke Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, November, 2009
Research Grant, Trent Foundation, 2009
Mancur Olson Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in the Field of Political Economy, Political Economy Section, APSA, August, 2006
Honorary Mention, Gabriel Almond Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in Comparative Politics, APSA, August 2005
Ford Foundation scholarship for graduate studies, 1992-1993
Fulbright grant for graduate studies, 1992-1995
Publications (listed separately)

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