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Visiting Scholars
Current and Recent Visiting Scholars at the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies
2009-2010
Coca-Cola World Fund Visiting Professor
Fernando Limongi
Universidad de São Paulo, Brazil
(September 2009 – May 2010)
Teaching: “The Politics of Institutional Choice,” and “Presidentalism and the Comparative Study of Legislatures”
Marcus Melo
Center for the Study of Public Policy (NEPPU)
Political Science Graduate Program
Federal University of Pernambuco,
Recife, Brazil
(September 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009)
Teaching: “Comparative Political Economy of Latin America”
Research interests: Controlling governments in Latin America: a comparative analysis of Tribunales de Cuentas and Contralorias. Institutions and governance; constitutional politics; Political economy of reforms (the politics of social security, taxation and budgeting); regulation; comparative federalism, social policy.
Program in Agrarian Studies Fellow
Ponciano del Pino Huaman
Ph.D. in 2008 in Latin American History from the University of Wisconsin and currently a research affiliate at the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos. While at Yale, he will revise several chapters of a book-length manuscript for publication.
Visiting Fellow
Angela Maria Alonso
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Letras e Ciências Humanas
(September 2009 – May 2010)
Research interest: A study of Brazilian abolition within the context of parliamentary positions and negotiations
Lecturer
John Sullivan
Professor of Nahua Language and Culture
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Director, Zacatecas Institute for Teaching and Research in Ethnology (IDEZ)
Teaching Beginning Nahuatl Language Course through Distance Learning
Research Affiliate
Lidia Santos
Adjunct Professor, Brazilian and Latin American Literature,
The Graduate Center / The City University of New York
Research interest: Brazilian and Latin American Literature
World Fellows
Claudia Lopez (Colombia)
Political Researcher, New Rainbow Corporation and Civil Society Electoral Mission
Columnist, Semana.com
Lopez is a respected journalist and political analyst notable for bringing to light government corruption and politicians’ ties to paramilitary groups.
Maria Machado (Venezuela)
Co-Founder & Chairman, SUMATE
Machado devotes herself to defending democratic institutions and civil liberties through SUMATE, the nation’s leading watchdog for electoral transparency.
Fox International Fellows
To Colegio de Mexico:
Matthew Blomerth, International Relations, Masters Candidate
A House Divided: Exploring Mexico's Energy Policy Debate
Andrew Konove, History, PhD Candidate
Making Change: Money, Consumption, and Economic Development in Mexico
To Univ of Sao Paolo:
Eileen Zelek, Latin American Studies, 2009
Brazil-China Relations: Development during Post-Cold War Period and a Glimpse into the Future
From Colegio de Mexico:
Pablo Sandoval, History, PhD Candidate
School Teachers, Maoism and Radical Traditions: Politics and Culture in the School Teachers Union of Peru (1972-1992)
From Univ of Sao Paolo:
Gabriela Moraes, International Law, Masters Candidate
Deforestation in the Amazon Forest and the Role of the International Community
