Princeton University Department of Sociology December 2017
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Princeton University Department of Sociology December 2017 CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Alejandro Portes BIRTHPLACE: Havana, Cuba BIRTHDATE: October 13, 1944 CITIZENSHIP: U.S. citizen by naturalization, May 1968 OFFICE ADDRESS: Department of Sociology School of Law/Department of Sociology Princeton University University of Miami Princeton, New Jersey 08544 Coral Gables, Florida 33124 Telephone: 609-258-4436 Telephone: 305-284-3215 Fax: 609-258-1520 Fax: 305-284-3210 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION: University of Havana (1959-60) Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires (1963) Bachelor of Arts, Summa cum laude, Creighton University (1965) Master of Arts, Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1967) Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1970) MAJOR AREAS OF PH.D. TRAINING: Social Change and Development Research Methodology Social Psychology Political Sociology 2 HONORS: ▪ Honorary Professor, University of Alicante, Spain (2017). ▪ Doctor in Social Sciences, honoris causa, New University of Lisbon (2016). ▪ Distinguished Scholar of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami (2016). ▪ Elected to the National Academy of Education (2015). ▪ Doctor in Sociology, honoris causa, Roskilde University (Denmark) (2014). ▪ Niklas Luhmann Guest Professor, University of Bielefeld, (Germany) (2014). ▪ Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Society, Creighton University (2014). ▪ James S. Coleman Fellow, American Academy of Political and Social Sciences. (2012). ▪ Outstanding Academic Publication, (Social and Behavioral Sciences/Sociology). Choice magazine for Economic Sociology: A Systematic Inquiry (2011). ▪ W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award, American Sociological Association (2010). ▪ Elected to the American Philosophical Society (2009). ▪ National Academy of Sciences Annual Award for Scientific Reviewing, Social and Political Sciences (2008). ▪ Belle van Zuylen Chair, University of Utrecht, Holland (2008-10) ▪ Doctor in Educational Sciences, honoris causa, University of Genova (Italy) (2004). ▪ Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award for Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation, American Sociological Association (2002). ▪ William I. Thomas and Florian Znaniecki Distinguished Scholarship Award for Legacies, International Migration Section, American Sociological Association (2002). ▪ Elected to the National Academy of Sciences (2001). ▪ Walker-Ames Distinguished Professor, University of Washington, Seattle (1999). ▪ Distinguished Alumnus Award, Creighton University (1999). ▪ President of the American Sociological Association (1998-99). ▪ Distinguished Career Award, Section on International Migration, American Sociological Association (1998). ▪ Doctor in Humane Letters, honoris causa, New School for Social Research (1998). ▪ Doctor in Science, honoris causa, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998). ▪ Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998). ▪ Spencer Foundation Senior Scholar Award (1997). ▪ John Dewey Chair in the School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University (1988-96). ▪ Anthony Leeds Award for best book in urban anthropology (City on the Edge), Society for Urban Anthropology, 3 American Anthropological Association (1995). ▪ Robert E. Park Award for best book in urban sociology (City on the Edge), Community and Urban Sociology Section, American Sociological Association (1995). ▪ Fellow, Russell Sage Foundation (1992-93). ▪ Patricia and Phillip Frost Distinguished Professor, Florida International University (1988-91). ▪ Chair, Section on Political Economy of the World System, American Sociological Association (1985-86). ▪ Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences (1980-81). ▪ Elected to Sociological Research Association (1980). ▪ International Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (1972-73). ▪ The Manford Kuhn Award, Midwest Sociological Society, Des Moines (1967). PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (PRESENT): ▪ Chair, Postdoctoral Fellowship Selection Committee, National Academy of Education (2017-20). ▪ Visiting Professor, New York University, Abu-Dhabi (2015-17). ▪ Member, Center For Research and Analysis of Migration, University College of London (2011- ). ▪ Principal Investigator, “Miami: It’s Transformation since the 1990s”, project supported by the Knight Foundation (2016-18). ▪ Principal Investigator, “The Second Generation in Spain”, project supported by the Spencer Foundation (2007- 16) and the Ministry of Science of Spain (2006-2018). ▪ Principal Investigator, “Values, Institutional Quality, and Development”, project sponsored by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation (Portugal) (2012-16). ▪ Editorial Boards: ▪ REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE SOCIOLOGIA (2008- ) ▪ INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW (2001- ) ▪ GLOBAL NETWORKS (2000- ) ▪ REVISTA MEXICANA DE SOCIOLOGIA (1999- ) ▪ ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES (1995- ) SELECTED PAST PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (2006-2011): Founding Director, Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University (1999-2012) 4 Member, Advisory Board, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (2010-16). Visiting Professor, International Migration Program, University of Amsterdam (2014) Member, Board of Trustees, Institute of Advanced Studies of the Community of Madrid (IMDEA) (2009-11) Member, National Advisory Committee, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program (2008-11) Editorial Board, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2005-11) Chair, Section on Economic Sociology, American Sociological Association (2010-11) Editorial Board, American Sociological Review (2006-09) Chair, Department of Sociology, Princeton University (2003-06) Chair, Visiting Review Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Michigan (2007) Visiting Professor, National University General Sarmiento, Argentina (August 2006) Member, International Committee on Migration and Development, Social Science Research Council (2006-07) Principal Investigator, “Immigrant Transnational Organizations and Development,” project supported by the Russell Sage Foundation (2010-15). Principal Investigator, “Latin American Institutions and Development: A Comparative Study”, project supported by Princeton’s Institute for International and Regional Studies (2005-2006) and the National Science Foundation (2007-12) Principal Investigator, “Immigration and the Health System”, project supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2007-2012) Principal Investigator, “Transnational Organizations, National Development, and Immigrant Political Incorporation”, project supported by the MacArthur Foundation (2004-05) and Russell Sage Foundation (2005-10) PRESENT POSITIONS: Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology, Princeton University (Emeritus) (2014 - ) Research Professor, Department of Sociology and School of Law, University of Miami, (2012- ) PAST AND VISITING POSITIONS: Visiting Professor of Sociology, New York University-Abu Dhabi (2015-2017). Niklas Luhmann Visiting Professor, Bielefeld University (2014). Professor of Sociology, Princeton University (1997-2014) Belle van Zuylen Visiting Professor, University of Utrecht (2009-10) Emilio Bacardi Moreau Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Miami (1997) John Dewey Professor of Sociology, The Johns Hopkins University (1988-1996) Professor of Sociology, The Johns Hopkins University (1980-1987) 5 Visiting Professor, Latin American School of Social Sciences, FLACSO-Ecuador (1990-92) Frost Visiting Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Florida International University (1988-91) Visiting Professor of Rural Sociology and Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1986) Professor of Sociology, Duke University (1975-80) Program Advisor for the Social Sciences, The Ford Foundation-Brazil (1976-77) Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Brasilia (1976) Associate Director, Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin (1973-75) Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin (1971-75) Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1970-71) RECENT LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS (2016-2017): “Miami: Constructing the Challenged Global City”, Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University (November 2017). “The Longitudinal Study of the Second Generation in Spain: Results from the Final Panel”, Ortega and Marañon Foundation of Madrid (November 2017). “Spanish Legacies and the Coming of the Second Generation: A Symposium”, New York University - Abu Dhabi (October 2017). “Bifurcated Immigration and the End of Compassion”. Conference on A Hundred Years of Migration (1917-2017), Center for Latin American Studies, Indiana University (September 2017). “Institutions and National Development: A Comparative Study”. Keynote address, Tenth Summer Seminar on Sociological and Political Research, Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University (August 2017). “Spanish Legacies: the Coming of Age of the Second Generation”, Panel Discussion, Florida International University (April 2017). “Miami: The Last Twenty-Five Years”, School of Law, University of Miami (April 2017). “The Comparative Study of the Second Generation: Children of Immigrants in the United States and Spain”, University of Alicante (March 2017). “Fear and Resentment in Immigrant Receiving Societies: A Commentary”, Conference on Crises of Liberal Democracy, University of Miami (March 2017). “Spanish Legacies: the Coming of Age of the Second Generation”,