Latin America Experts
professor at the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico
EducationPh.D., International Relations, the University of Southern CaliforniaExpertisecomparative political economy, Latin America, Mexico, and foreign policy
Professor of Political Science, Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Steigenga is a professor of political science and chair of the social sciences and humanities at the Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1996. He is the author/editor of five books and numerous other publications on topics ranging from social movements in Latin America to immigrati...
President of the Foreign Relations and National Defense Committees of the Brazilian Senate
Senior Scholar
Dr. Joseph S. Tulchin served as Director of the Latin American Program from 1989 through 2005. His areas of expertise are U.S. foreign policy, inter-American relations, contemporary Latin America, strategic planning, and social science research methodology. Dr. Tulchin was previously Professor of History and Director of International Programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, whe...
Senior Scholar
Dr. Joseph S. Tulchin was selected as Director of the Wilson Center's Latin American Program in 1989. His areas of expertise are U.S. foreign policy, inter-American relations, contemporary Latin America, strategic planning, and social science research methodology. Dr. Tulchin was previously Professor of History and Director of International Programs at the University of North Carolina at Chape...
Associate Professor, Brooklyn College- City University of New York
My interest in police reform began when I worked in 1990 with a grassroots human rights group formed to combat police abuse in the shantytowns of Caracas, Venezuela. Beyond the challenge of responding to specific killings was to understand why impunity and violence were thriving in one of the world's wealthiest and most stable democracies. This contradiction indicated a potential time bomb in the...