Paul Posner

Associate Professor, Political Science

pposner@clarku.edu

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Dr. Posner’s current research focuses on democratization and political participation in Latin America. In particular, he is interested in the impact of economic globalization and related state reforms on social organization and collective action in Latin America. Current recent projects examine labor politics, the politics of social welfare resource distribution, the New Left and populism in Latin America, with specific focus on Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela. He teaches courses on Latin American politics, U.S. – Latin American relations, comparative environmental politics, and democratic theory.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1999
- M.A. in Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1992
- B.A. in International Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1984
Affiliated Department(s)
- Political Science Department
Scholarly and Creative Works
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- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  “Buen Vivir under Correa: The Rhetoric of Participatory Democracy, The Reality of Rentier Populism”
  
  Published in Latin American Research Review
  
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  2022
  
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  Vol. 57
  
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  Issue #2
  
  Paul Posner
- Article in Refereed Journal
  
  Reevaluating the Chavez Regime: Participatory Democracy or Rentier Populism?
  
  Published in Bulletin of Latin American Research
  
  Paul Posner