PHOTOS

PRESENTATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES:

"Multilateralizing Muslim democracies:the European Union role," Paper, International Studies Assoaciation, annual convention, San Francisco, March 2008.

 “Fox, Lula, and Washington Consensus adjustments:distance pays, proximity hurts,” Paper, Latin American Studies Association, biennial convention, Montreal, September 2007.

“A fifth democratic wave? Observations from Muslim countries,” Poster, American Political Science Association, annual convention, Chicago, August 2007.  

“Democracy promotion and the EU-US formulas:photo opportunities or potential rivalries?” Paper, European Union Studies Association, biennial conference, Montreal, May 2007.

“Latin America, West Europe, and the United States in between:competition, gravitation or insulation?” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, Chicago, March 2007.

“A fifth democratic wave? Observations from Muslim countries,” Paper, International Political Science Association, 20^th World Congress, Fukuoka, Japan, July 2006.

“9/11 and its implications for Asia’s Muslim minorities,” Paper, presented, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2006.

“The rise of fundamentalism and its implications,” Presentation, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs, Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 2006.

“Deep-end or shallow? Historical stooping & transatlantic approaches against jihadism,” Paper, European Union Studies Association--Canada (EUSA-Can), Victoria, Canada,  May 2006.

“Once bitten, twice shy? Leftist resurgence amidst democratization,” International Studies Association, annual convention, San Diego, CA., March 2006.

“Knocking on Mexico’s door:Central America’s unholy development trinity,” Paper, Asociación  de México de Estudios Internacionales (AMEI), annual convention, acapulco, Mexico, October 2005.

“Unarranged marriage:trade, development, and 21st Century agreements,” Paper , Asociación de México de Estudios Internacionales (AMEI), annual convention, acapulco, Mexico, October 2005.

“Mexican emigration, Canadian immigration, and a regional interpretation,” First Global International Studies Conference, World International Studies Committee, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey, August, 2005.

“Afghanistan, Iraq, and eternal vigilance:pricey democratization,” Paper, First Global International Studies Conference, World International Studies Committee, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey, August, 2005.

“Battlefield or sphere of influence? Latin America in transatlantic trade skirmishes,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2005.

“Refugees, conflict, and resolution:not quite heaven, but hopefully not Hades,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2005.

“Dustbin democracy? Central America’s unholy development trinity,” Latin American Studies Association, annual convention, Paper Las Vegas, NV, October 2004.

“Birds of a different feather? Europe, the US, and interpreting Islam,” Center for European Studies, Vanderbilt University/German Historical Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, September 2004.

“Security pulls, societal pushes, strategy dilemmas:British & Canadian responses to the Bush Doctrine,” Paper, Transatlantic Divide Conference, University of Victoria, Canada, June 2004.

“Swallowed Indians and digestive dysfunctions:neoliberal impacts across Central America,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, Montreal, March 2004.

“A Middle East identity crisis? State transformation in postwar Afghanistan and Iraq,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, Montreal, March 2004.

“North American sun rising in the south? Canada, Mexico, & immigration effects,” Munk Centre, University of Toronto, March 2004.

“Rise and fall of G21: CAFTA, FTAA, and Cancún effects,”  Seminar on From Doha to Cancún:Lessons for the South from the WTO Negotiations, sponsored by Centro de Investigacion Sobre América del Norte (CISAN) of Universidad Nacional Autónoma  de México (UNAM) and Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Mexico City, November 2003.

“Emperor in new clothes? US, CAFTA, and thereafter,”  Paper, Asociación de México de Estudios Internacionales (AMEI), Huatulco, Mexico, October 2003.

“Shaking the world? Recent elections and their implications,” Paper, International Political Science Association, Durban, South Africa, July 2003.

“Rendezvous with destiny? Negotiations, IR theories, and Afghanistan,” Paper, International Studies Association/Central and East European International Studies Association, Budapest, June 2003.

“Balancing a different world:Britain betwixt America and Europe,” European Union Studies Association , biennial conference, Nashville, Tennessee, March 2003.

“Back to the security future? 9/11 and the fate of regional economic integration,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, Portland, Oregon, February 2003.

“America, Europe, and the Britain in between:disconnected priorities and paradigms,” Poster, International Studies Association, annual convention, Portland, Oregon, February 2003.

“Everlasting imprint? Rules versus force in indigenous development,” Paper, Mexican Association of Canadian Studies (AMEC), Monterrey, Mexico, February 2003; and also Indian Association of Canadian Studies, annual convention, Mysore, India, January 2003.

“From economic to security integration::theoretical implications for Mexico-US relations” Paper, Mexican Association of International Studies, annual convention, Chetumal, QR, Mexico, September 2002.

“Corporatism & confucianism, democracy & liberalism: work ethic as a constraint,”  Paper, Latin American Studies Association, Washington, DC, September 2001.

“Unrepresented communities:a case study of Mexico-US border-crossers,” American Political Science Association, annual convention, sponsored by Committee on Viable Constitutionalism (COVICO), San Francisco, August 2001.

“Still biting the dust? Latin indígena and transnationalism,”  Paper, The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies Summer Institute, York University, Toronto, July 2001.

“A tiger by the tail or bull by the horns forever? Private capital flows and a different IMF discipline,” Paper, Convention of International Studies, Hong Kong, July 2001.

“Bending or blending culture? Globalizing the countryside across Latin America,” Paper Convention of International Studies, Hong Kong, July 2001.

“Morgue, museum, or mainstream society: Latin indigenous groups and exit options under democracy,” International Sociocybernetics Association, annual convention, Léon, Mexico, June 2001.

“Tail of two trading blocs:Mexico, Turkey, and the politics of inclusion,” Paper, Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section of International Studies Association, 2^nd Millennium Series Conference, Heidelburg, Germany, July 2001.

“Similar features or different stripes? Mexico, Turkey, and the limits of regional integration," Paper, European Community Studies Association, International Conference, Madison, WI, May 31-June 2, 2001.

“Catching the flu from the Soviet cough? Cuba and North Korea after the Cold War,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, Chicago, February 2001.

“Parochial globalism? The rock of liberalism, the hard place of democratization, and the Mexico in between,”  Paper presented in workshop on Democracy and Globalization, International Studies Association, annual convention, Chicago, February 2001.

“Things fall apart--II:” Poster invitation, International Studies Association, annual convention, Chicago, February 2001.

“Genocide and the role of power politics:a case study, comparative observations, theoretical insights,” Paper, Conference on A Century of Killing: Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the 20^th Century, University of  South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, October 2000.

“Mexico's foreign policy options and external constraints,” Paper, Mexican International Studies Association (AMEI), Monterrey, Mexico, October 2000.

“Streamlining the politics, sociology, and culture of democracy:comparative insights from Latin America,” Paper, Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section of International Studies Association, 2^nd Millennium Series Conference, Washington, DC, August 2000.

“Globalization in the Middle East: a clash of cultures or culture of clashes, ” Paper Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section of International Studies Association, 2^nd Millennium Series Conference, Washington, DC, August 2000.

“Power versus law in theoretical perspective:comparing U.N. Chapter VII military intervention,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, March 2000, Los Angeles.

“Fragmegration, glocalization, and chaord: Mexico’s post-Cold War trilemma,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, March 2000, Los Angeles. With Galia Rosemberg.

“Import substitution, export-led growth, and globalization:Latin and East Asian observations,” Paper, Latin American Association for the Studies of Asia and Africa, October 1999, Zacatecas, Mexico.

“Divided we stand, united we fall? The United Nations, collective security, and the Cold War context,” Paper, American Political Science Association, annual convention, September 1999, Atlanta.

“Waning waves and cultural shocks: A case study of democracy in transition,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, April 1999, Washington, DC.

“Westphalia in Europe as West-failure abroad? A comparative inquiry into the fate of the nation-state in Africa, Asia, and Latin America,”  Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, March 1998, Minneapolis.

“Multilateralism from regionalism? Comparing West European and North American experiences,” Paper, Mexican International Studies Association/International Studies Association, joint convention, December 1997, Manzanillo, Mexico.

“Settling disputes and supranationalism:a comparative study of trade and investment under N.A.F.T.A.,”  Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, March 1997, Toronto. Coauthor: A. Borja.

“Trade, investment and public support:a comparative study of French policy in two industrial sectors,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, April 1996, San Diego. Coauthored with Mark Aspinwall. Panel chair.

“Environmentalism, free trade, and regionalism in theoretical perspective:an unholy developmental trinity?” Paper, Midwest Political Science Association, annual convention, April 1996, Chicago.

“Old wine in new bottle? The Summit of the Americas in theoretical perspective,” Paper,  Western Political Science Association, annual convention, March 1996, San Francisco.

“A cross-cultural-national study of American and Mexican attitudes toward Proposition 187,” Paper, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, 7th international conference, April 1995, Washington, D.C. Co-authored with Yueh-Ting Lee.

“National laws, N.A.F.T.A. panels, and multilateral provisions:two-way traffic in North American dispute settlement,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, February 1995, Chicago.Panel chair.

“Farm integration, dispute settlement, and multilateral principles:a case study of North America,” Paper,International Studies Association, Northeast, annual convention, November 1994, Providence, R.I. Panel chair.

“Domestic pushes,global pulls, and regionalism:a case study of A.S.E.A.N.,”  Paper, American Sociological Association, annual convention, August 1994, Los Angeles. Roundtable.

“France, Germany, and farm integration:a case study of conflicting interests and changing leadership,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, March 1994, Washington, D.C. Panel chair.

“France, Germany, and leadership:a case study of Community farm integration,” Paper, Northeast PoliticalScience Association, annual convention, November 1993, Newark, N.J.

“U.S. trade policy and global competition:a case study of A.S.E.A.N.,”  Paper, Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast/International Studies Association-West, October 1993, Monterey, California.

“Domestic interests, Community directives, and the integrative imperative:a comparative study of farm sectors in France and Germany,”  Paper, European Community Studies Association, May 1993, Washington, D.C.

“Disputes and settlements in bilateral N. American farm trade: implications for integration,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, March 1993, Acapulco, Mexico.

“The United States, N.A.F.T.A., and mixed messages,”  Paper, Northeast Political Science Association, annual convention, November 1992, Providence, R.I. Panel chair.

“The United States, Japan, and A.S.E.A.N. in a competitive global market,” Paper, International Studies Association-Northeast, annual convention, November 1992, Providence, R.I.

“Agricultural inputs and trade outcomes:an alternate explanation of the rise and decline of the G.A.T.T.,” Paper, International Studies Association, annual convention, April 1992, Atlanta, Georgia.

“Domestic priorities and European imperatives:a comparative study of French and German agriculture,”  Paper, Western Political Science Association, annual convention, March 1992, San Francisco, California.

“Domestic priorities and European imperatives:a comparative study of French and German agriculture,” Paper, Mid-west Political Science Association, annual convention, April 1992, Chicago, Illinois.

“Balancing national and regional interests:a comparative study of France and Germany in the European Community,” Paper, Northeast Political Science Association, annual convention, November 1991, Philadelphia, PA.

“The United States, G.A.T.T., and the Uruguay Round:past dilemmas and future implications,”  Paper,International Studies Association, Northeast, annual convention, November 1991, Philadelphia.

“George Bush, superpower rivalry, and the 1990s;” Paper, & discussant, “Trade conflicts among industrialized countries,” April 1990, International Studies Association, annual convention, Washington, D.C.

“Protectionist voting, structural liberalism, and tariff outcomes,” Paper, American Political Science Association, annual convention, 1989, Atlanta, Georgia.