Héctor M. Martínez-Ramírez Department of Political Science University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras PO Box 23345 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3345 Phone: 787-764-0000, Ext. 87450 e-mail: [email protected]
Education and Academic degrees Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Michigan, October 2000 Diploma for the Master of Arts in Political Science, University of Michigan, April 1995 Bachelor of Arts, Major in Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, June 1991
Teaching and Research Fields Comparative Politics, Political Economy and Development, Political Theory, Religion and Politics
Courses Taught Principles and Problems of Political Science Classical Political Theory Modern Political Theory Contemporary Political Theory Introduction to Comparative Politics Latin American Politics Comparative Seminar on Religion and Politics Seminar on Contemporary Social Revolutions Theory of Socio-political Research
Professional Appointments July 2004 – present Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
August 2008 – August 2015 Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
August 2004 - July 2008 Academic Advisor, Program of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
August 2000 – June 2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
January 1999 – July 2000 Marketing and Loan Officer, RG Mortgage Corp., San Juan, Puerto Rico
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August 1995 - December 1999 Part-time Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
January - August 1995 Assistant for the Latin America and the Caribbean Studies Program (LACS) and LACS/ICPSR Summer Program, International Institute, University of Michigan
June - August 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 “Support Services Staff Member”, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program, University of Michigan
Other Teaching Experience January 1993 - April 1995 Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, Professors Edward L. Gibson and Daniel H. Levine
Student Mentoring Academic Advisor, Program of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Thesis Advisor and thesis committee member for students of the Honors Program, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Research advisor for students of the Undergraduate Research Initiatives program, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Research advisor on politics, government and economics for students of the Program of Geography, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Research advisor for students of the McNair Program (1996-2004), University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
Professional Development July 13 – 27, 2015 Undergraduate research and curriculum enhancement, research at universities of the Washington DC area sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Initiatives program, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
June 8 -12, 2015 2015 Network Summer Faculty Enrichment Program in “Voices of Contemporary Islam”, Faculty Resource Network, New York University
June 9 -13, 2014 2014 Network Summer Faculty Enrichment Program in “The Middle East and the Arab Spring”, Faculty Resource Network, New York University
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January 13 - 17, 2014 2014 Network Winter Faculty Enrichment Program in “Democracy and its Critics”, Faculty Resource Network, New York University, American College of Greece, Athens, Greece
April 9 – 13, 2013 American Association of Geographers 2013 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
September 1 – 4, 2005 American Political Science Association 2005 Annual Meeting, Washington DC
Publications Cámara Fuertes, Luis, Héctor M. Martínez Ramírez. “Poder, democracia e información”, in Luis Cámara Fuertes, editor, Política y elecciones en Puerto Rico, Publicaciones Puertorriqueñas, 2013.
Colón Morera, José J., Héctor M. Martínez Ramírez. “Corrupción gubernamental y estrategias efectivas: la función del liderato gerencial en Puerto Rico,” “Proyecto sobre el mal uso de los recursos en el gobierno”, Project sponsored by the Office of the Comptroller, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 2010. http://economia.uprrp.edu/ArticulosFinales.html
Cámara Fuertes, Luis, José J. Colón Morera, Héctor M. Martínez Ramírez. “The Death Penalty in Puerto Rico,” CENTRO Journal 18, No.2 (Fall 2006): 146-165.
“Pentecostal Expansion and Political Activism in Puerto Rico,” Caribbean Studies 33, No. 1 (January - June 2005): 113-147.
“Perder mucho o ganar poco: el dilema de los kurdos,” Diálogo, March 2003.
“48 horas: El golpe de estado en Venezuela y el regreso de Hugo Chávez,” Diálogo, May 2002.
“Venezuela: Del modelo democrático a la institucionalización de la incertidumbre,” Diálogo, April 2002.
“Sociedad civil y partidos políticos en Puerto Rico: ¿coexistencia pacífica o ámbitos en conflicto?” in Robert W. Anderson, editor, Política electoral en Puerto Rico, Editorial Plaza Mayor, 1998.
Presentations October 27, 2015 “Civil Society: Its Scopes and Limitations”, lecture (in Spanish) at the First Congress of Political Science and Society, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
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September 11, 2015 “Relatos de viaje” (e investigación), Undergraduate Research Initiatives program, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
May 29, 2015 Moderator and discussant for the panel “Exclusion, Human Rights and Social Mobilizaton in Puerto Rico” (in Spanish), XXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico
May 28, 2015 “Governmental Ideological Orientation and Social Expenditure”, paper presented at the XXIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 22, 2015 “Transparency and Public Governance” Forum (in Spanish), Universidad del Este, Carolina, Puerto Rico
October 24, 2014 “Governmental Ideological Orientation and Social Indicators: Cases from Latin America”, paper presented at the Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference VII, Fort Worth, Texas
April 18, 2012 “Governmental Corruption and Managerial Leadership,” paper (in Spanish) presented at the “Misappropriation of Public Funds” Forum, Department of Economics, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
June 16, 2008 “Implications of Recent Developments on Status Politics,” lecture for students and professors from The City University of New York, University of the Sacred Heart, San Juan, Puerto Rico
July 11, 2007 “Puerto Rico: From a Showcase of Political, Economic, and Social Development to a Stalemate,” lecture for teachers from the City of New York Department of Education, Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 3, 2007 “Puerto Rico: From a Showcase of Political, Economic, and Social Development to a Stalemate,” lecture for The Serrano Scholars and Honors Students from Hostos Community College, The City University of New York, Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 19, 2007 “Puerto Rico: From a Showcase of Political, Economic, and Social Development to a Stalemate,” lecture for the Puerto Rico Cultural Awareness Program for Lehigh Valley
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Physicians, Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, University of Puerto Rico
March 16, 2006 “Religious Political Activism and the 2004 Election in Puerto Rico,” paper presented at the XXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico
October 25, 2005 “The Oil Crisis and Venezuela’s Foreign Policy” Forum, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
July 5, 2005 “The 2004 General Election, Political Parties and Political Status in Puerto Rico,” lecture for students and professors from The City University of New York, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
October 26, 2004 “Religion and Religious Groups in the 2004 Elections in the United States,” “The 2004 Elections in the United States” Forum, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
July 9, 2004 “The Issue of Puerto Rico’s Political Status,” lecture for students and professors from The City University of New York, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
November 18, 2003 “Perspectives and Spatial Expectations: A Geographical Look into Irak’s Future” Forum, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
May 6, 2003 Discussant and Moderator, “The United States and Germany’s Current Juncture (after Irak’s invasion),” lecture by Dr. Volker Anding, Consul General of Germany in Miami, Florida, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
April 1, 2003 “Religious Groups and Paradigms on the Management of Drugs Addiction," paper (in Spanish) presented at "The Prohibitionist and the Public Health Paradigm in the Management of Addiction: A Multidisciplinary Approach” Conference, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
February 20, 2003 “War in the Persian Gulf: Academic Perspectives” Forum, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
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April 18, 2002 Discussant and Moderator, “Sports and Culture in Advanced Industrial Societies” lecture by Dr. Andrei Markovitz, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
November 8-9, 2001 Participant of the “Workshop on Governance Resources at the Caribbean Basin,” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
November 7, 2001 Participant of the “Working Group on Social Movements and Civil Society in the Caribbean,” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
October 10, 2001 Speaker, “Discussion Meetings on Terrorism,” Ateneo Puertorriqueño, San Juan, Puerto Rico
September 29, 2001 Speaker, “Workshop on the International Situation (after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks)” for the Puerto Rico Journalists’ Association, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
September 20, 2001 “A Historical and Political Review of International Terrorism,” paper (in Spanish) presented at the “Terrorism in the United States: Before, and After?” Forum, College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
February 12, 1998 “Assessing the Impact of the Pope’s Visit to Cuba,” College of Social Sciences, University of Puerto Rico
April 12, 1997 “Political Implications of Religious Political Activism,” paper presented at the Río Piedras Campus Research Conference, University of Puerto Rico.
November 12, 1996 Participant in the “Roundtable on the Results of the 1996 General Elections in Puerto Rico,” sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico Library System
May 28, 1996 “Civil Society and Political Parties in Puerto Rico: Peaceful Coexistence or in Conflict?,” paper in Spanish presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
October 31, 1995 “The Paradoxes of Latin America’s Development Strategies,” lecture offered for the seminar “International Political Economy,” Department of Political Science, University of Puerto Rico.
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May 25, 1994 “The Business Sector as an Obstacle to Economic Reform: The Case of Venezuela,” paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association in Mérida, México
March 18, 1993 Discussant, “The Military and Democracy in Venezuela,” talk by Italo del Valle Alliegro (former Minister of Defense of Venezuela), Department of Political Science, University of Michigan
Honors and Awards Undergraduate Research Initiatives program, Summer Grant for undergraduate research and curriculum enhancement, July 2015
University of Puerto Rico’s Atlantea Project, grant for participating in the “Workshop on Governance Resources at the Caribbean Basin” and the “Working Group on Social Movements and Civil Society in the Caribbean,” November 7-9, 2001, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
LACS Pre-dissertation Research Grant, Latin America and the Caribbean Studies Program (LACS), University of Michigan, Summer 1995
Grade of Honors, Preliminary Examination in Comparative Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, June 1994
Rackham Travel Grant (for attending and presenting papers in International Conferences), Rackham School of Graduate Studies, May 1994
Rackham Merit Fellowship, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, 1991 to 1995
Other Academic Experiences Evaluation Committee for the CSA Best Dissertation Award-2014, Caribbean Studies Association
Invited Reviewer of manuscripts for Polity (Northeastern Political Science Association), Caribbean Studies, and Revista de Ciencias Sociales
Evaluation of Research grant proposals for the Puerto Rico Higher Education Council
Evaluation of Research grant proposals the Institutional Research Fund of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras
External Evaluator in Educational Projects for the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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Media Appearances Radio: Participant in programs, interviews and commentaries for the University of Puerto Rico’s WRTU-FM, and WIPR-AM (Public Radio), San Juan, Puerto Rico
TV: Participant in programs, interviews and commentaries for WIPR (Public TV Station), San Juan, Puerto Rico
Newspapers: Interviews and commentaries for Diálogo, Paréntesis, El Nuevo Día and The Puerto Rico Daily Sun, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Online media: Interviews and commentaries for the Office of Communications, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Noticel (Puerto Rico) and Perspectiva (Colombia)
Languages Spanish, English