Curriculum Vitae of Karen Remmer

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Karen Remmer

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401 Perkins Library, Box 90204
Durham, NC 27708

(919) 660-4309 (office)

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Education

PhD	University of Chicago	1974
M.A.	University of Chicago	1968
Additional Training	London School of Economics and Political Science and Harvard University, 1967	1968
B.A	Wellesley College	1966

Areas of Research: Latin America, Democratization,Economic Development, Military Governance

Areas of Interest: Comparative politics
Comparative Political Economy
Latin American Politics
Comparative Democratic Development
Authoritarian Politics

Professional Experience / Employment History

University of New Mexico: Professor, Department of Political Science, 1974-2001

Lewis and Clark College: Professor, Department of Political Science, 1973-1974

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions: Field Research Awards, Mellon Foundation, 1985, 1988
Cited as "outstanding teacher", 1984
Research Allocation Committee Awards, 1975, 1981, 1988
Title IV Fellowship, N.D.E.A., 1967-1970

Recent Grant Support

Local Governance and Democratic Accountability, RTI International, 2008/09-2009/05.
Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science: Political Competition and the Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment, National Science Foundation, 0720041, 2007/08-2008/08.
Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science: Political Competition and Public Good Provision in Multi-Tier Systems, National Science Foundation, 0720294, 2007/07-2008/08.
Doctoral Dissertation Research in Political Science: The Political Economy of Mexican-US Migration, NSF, SES 0617583, 2006/08-2007/07.

Selected Recent Invited Talks: "Does Foreign Aid Cause Big Government?", University of Montreal, March 11, 2003; "The Impact of Globalization: The Argentine and Brazilian Experiences", Keynote speaker for Conference on Globalization, Hampden-Syndney College, October 2002; "Subnational Economic Voting: The Argentine Experience", Texas A&M University, April 2002; The Subnational Politics of Economic Adjustment, Department of Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles, January 21, 1999; "Democratization of Post-Authoritarian Latin America", Department of Politics, Princeton University, April 1, 1992; "The Economic Impact of Elections in Latin America", Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina, January 13, 1992; "The Political Economy of Elections", Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, March 16, 1992; "The Political Economy of Latin American Elections", Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, April 1, 1992

Doctoral Theses Directed: Christina Schatzman, (2005); Mary Bellman, (2003); Francois Gelineau, (2002); Erik Wibbels, (2000); Caroline Beer, (2000); Kevin Morrison, (2007)

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