CURRICULUM VITÆ
Julián Castro-Rea
Office: Department of Political Science University of Alberta 10-21 H. M. Tory Building Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1986-1991 Ph D, Political Science Université de Montréal, Canada Dissertation: « La démocratisation du Mexique. Diagnostic et potentiel » (Mexico's Democratization: Diagnosis and Potential).
1984-1986 M Sc, Political Science Université de Montréal Thesis: « La participation politique des paysans au Pérou, 1969-1985 » (The Political Participation of the Peasantry in Peru, 1969-1985).
1976-1981 Licenciatura , Magna Cum Laude, Sociology (Major in Political Sociology)1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Thesis: « Universidad nacional, política y marxismo » (National University, Politics, and Marxism) Defended in December 1983. Magna Cum Laude
LANGUAGES
Spanish: mother language. English: fluently written and spoken. French: fluently written and spoken. Portuguese: good written and oral comprehension, fairly written and spoken.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2018 – present Full Professor Department of Political
1 In Mexico, the first university degree is not Bachelor of Arts but “Licenciatura”. Completing the course load takes between four and 1 five years ( eight to nine terms), and writing and defending a thesis is mandatory in order to obtain the degree. To some extent, then, “Licenciatura” is equivalent to a Canadian BA Honours degree or even to a MA.
Science University of Alberta
January – June 2017 Visiting Fellow Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias (CRIM) Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Program on Global Change, Globalization and Development
July 2002 – June 2018 Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of Alberta Tenure granted at hiring.
January – April 2013 Visiting Professor Centro de Estudios Internacionales El Colegio de México Sabbatical internship.
April 2003 – September 2008 Adjunct Professor Faculty of International Studies and Public Policy Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa Bi-annual course and research/exchange collaborative projects.
August 2000 - April 2002 Visiting Professor Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program and Faculté Saint-Jean. University of Alberta
September - December 1999 Visiting Professor Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program University of Alberta Sessional lecturer, two half-course equivalents.
1993-2000 Research Professor and Coordinator of Canadian Studies Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (Centre for Research on North America, CISAN) Research on Canadian federalism, Quebec, party politics and elections and foreign policy.
1992-1993 Head, Canada Desk Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (Mexico) Mexican Foreign Service, Department for North America.
1992 Consultant Centre de documentation d'Amérique latine Lecturer in several Quebec communities to discuss the meaning and likely impacts of the trilateral free-trade agreement with members of non-governmental organizations.
1991-1992 Post-Doctoral Fellow Université du Québec à Montréal « Research Group on the Continentalization of the Canadian and Mexican Economies». Research on Mexican trade policy and Latin American economic integration.
1991-1992 Teaching Assistant and Lecturer Université de Montréal Program in Latin American Studies.
1991 Consultant Employment and Immigration Canada Supervisor to immigration officials on politics and human rights in Mexico.
1987-1991 Research Assistant Université de Montréal Project: « The Impacts of the European Communities’ Third Enlargement on Portuguese and Spanish Industry and Employment, 1979-1992 ». Participant at several stages of the research: design of the project, documentary research in libraries and international organizations, creation of a statistical electronic database. Under the direction of Professor Diane Éthier. Project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).
1987 Research Assistant Université de Montréal Project: « The Campaign for Industrialization in Brazil, 1964-1985 », under the direction of Professor Philippe Faucher. 1986-1989 Teaching Assistant B A in Political Science, Université de Montréal Course: « Analysis of Political Forces » In charge of seminars, student advising, marking exams and research reports. During three terms, in 1986, 1987 and 1989. Under the direction of Professor Graciela Ducatenzeiler.
1986-1987 Teaching Assistant M Sc in Political Science, Université de Montréal « Seminar on Political Science, II ». Student advising on methodological issues of thesis projects, marking of preliminary papers. During two terms, under the direction of Professor Gérald Bernier.
PUBLICATIONS
1. BOOKS Julián Castro-Rea and Esther Solano, eds., The Political Right in the Americas: A Critical Reference, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, forthcoming 2021
Julián Castro-Rea and Frédéric Boily , eds. Le fédéralisme selon Harper : la place dans le Canada conservateur , (Federalism According to Harper : Québec’s du Québec Place in Con servative Canada) Ste.-Foy : Les presses de l’Université Laval, 2014 (250 pages).
W. Andy Knight, Julián Castro Rea and Hamid Ghany eds. Re-Mapping the Americas: Trends in Region-Making, Farnham: Ashgate, 2014. (434 pages)
Julián Castro-Rea, ed. Our North America: Social and Political Issues beyond NAFTA, Farnham: Ashgate, 2012 (352 pages)
Remedios Gómez Arnau, Rosío Vargas Suárez and Julián Castro Rea, eds., Las políticas exteriores de Estados Unidos, Canadá y México en el umbral del siglo XXI (Foreign Policies of the United States, Canada and Mexico at the Dawn of the 21st Century), Mexico City: UNAM, 2003 (303 pages)
Rosío Vargas Suárez, Remedios Gómez Arnau and Julián Castro Rea, eds., Las relaciones de México con Estados Unidos y Canadá: una mirada al nuevo milenio (Mexico’s Relations with the United States and Canada: A Look into the New Millenium), Mexico City: CISAN/UNAM, 2001 (402 pages)
Paz Consuelo Márquez Padilla and Julián Castro Rea, eds., El nuevo federalismo en América del Norte (New Federalism in North America) Mexico City: CISAN/UNAM, 2000 (603 pages)
Barbara Driscoll, Silvia Núñez García and Julián Castro Rea, eds., .Los procesos electorales en América del Norte en 1994, (Electoral Processes in North America in 1994), Mexico City: CISAN- UNAM, 2000 (468 pages)
Julián Castro Rea, Robert J. Jackson and Gregory S. Mahler, eds., Los sistemas políticos de América del norte en los noventa. Desafíos y convergencias, (North America’s Political Systems in the Nineties: Challenges and Convergences) Mexico City: CISAN-UNAM, 1999 (501 pages).
Julián Castro Rea, ed., Elecciones en Canadá: cambio y continuidad, Mexico City: UNAM, 1995 (151 pages)
2. REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Julián Castro-Rea, “My Girlfriend Became Neo-Nazi: The Right’s Presence and Activity in the Internet”, UC Berkeley: Center for Right-Wing Studies Working Papers (Berkeley), May 2019, pp. 1-19. Online URL: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6q68m0sr
Julián Castro-Rea, “Presentación. La derecha en América: un proyecto de investigación”, Internacionales. Revista en ciencias sociales del Pacífico mexicano (Culiacán, Mexico), vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 6-10. Online URL: http://cainternacionales.com/revista/articulos/vol-4/num-8/ Presentacion.html
Julián Castro-Rea, “El estudio de la derecha en Canadá: un ensayo bibliográfico”, Con- Temporánea (Mexico City), no.9, January-June 2018. Online URL: http://con-temporanea.inah.gob.mx/ del_oficio/julian_castro_num9
Julián Castro-Rea, « Right-Wing Think Tank Networks in Latin America : The Mexican Connection », Perspectives on Global Development and Technology (Leiden), no. 17, 2018 ; pp. 89-102. Online URL: http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15691497-12341468
Julián Castro-Rea. “From Revolutionary Nationalism to Orthodox Neoliberalism: How NAFTA Contributed to Push Mexico into the Right-Wing Stranglehold” Nuevo Mundo, Mundos Nuevos (Paris), 2017. Online URL: https://nuevomundo.revues.org/71315
Isabel Altamirano and Julián Castro Rea. “ Idle No More: Del reconocimiento al resurgimiento indígena en Canadá” Estudos Ibero-Americanos (Porto Alegre) 43.1(2017): Special issue: "Actores y trayectorias del campo indigenista en las Américas": 10-20.
Julián Castro Rea, “Harper’s Legacy on Federalism: ‘Open Federalism’ or Hidden Agenda?”, Review of Constitutional Sudies/Revue d’études constitutionnelles, 21.2 (2016): 257-275.
Julián Castro Rea, “Snubbing Mexico: how Canada’s conservatives contributed to undermine trilateralism in North America” Fédéralisme Régionalisme (Liège), vol. 16, 2016. Special issue: “21st century Latin American regionalism in the spotlight”: Online URL : http://popups.ulg.ac.be/1374-3864/ index.php?id=1645.
Julián Castro Rea, “Le gâchis qu’ils ont fait : comment la droite a ruiné les politiques publiques en Amérique du Nord » Bulletin d’histoire politique (Québec City), 21.1 (fall 2012) : 139-149.
Julián Castro Rea, "La Nation c'est moi: The Encounter of Québec and Aboriginal Nationalisms", in Writings in Honour of Claude Ryan/écrits en l'honneur de Claude Ryan, edited by Kermoal, Nathalie and Claude Couture, Constitutional Forum Constitutionnel, Vol. 13, No. 3 and Vol. 14, No. 1, Centre for Constitutional Studies, Edmonton, 2005: 65-79.
Julián Castro Rea, "De John A. a John A. Nunavut, los derechos indígenas y el federalismo en Canadá" (From John A. to John A. Nunavut, Aboriginal Rights and Federalism in Canada), in Nueva Antropología, vol. 19., no. 63, October 2003: 41-69.
Julián Castro Rea, « Autonomy and Integration in Mexico and Canada - Lessons from the EU », Copenhagen: Handelshøjskolen i København (Copenhagen Business School), March 1997. (Occasional Papers, no. 27): 1-19.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadá: la federación más descentralizada del mundo » in Revista mexicana de ciencias políticas y sociales, vol. 40, no. 161, July-September 1995: 77-87. This article was reprinted in Gaceta mexicana de administración pública estatal y municipal, nos. 54-55, Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, October 1996: 193-202.
Graciela Ducatenzeiler, Philippe Faucher and Julián Castro Rea, « Amérique latine: les échecs du libéral-populisme », co-authored article with, in Canadian Journal of Development Studies/ Revue canadienne d'études du développement, vol. XIV, no. 2, Ottawa, July 1993: 173-195.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadá, ¿aliado o adversario? Un punto de vista mexicano » (Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican Standpoint), in Revista mexicana de política exterior, no. 36, Summer 1993: 42-62.
Julián Castro Rea, Du pessimisme chronique à l'optimisme témeraire. L'intégration latino- américaine et l'Initiative pour les Amériques (From Chronic Pessimism to Unleashed Optimism. Latin American Integration and the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative) Montreal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1993 (Cahiers du Groupe de recherche sur la continentalisation des économies canadienne et mexicaine, 93-3) : 1-57.
Philippe Faucher, Julián Castro Rea and Graciela Ducatenzeiler, « A democracia incerta » (The Uncertain Democracy), in Novos estudos, no. 34, São Paulo, November 1992: 165-197.
Julián Castro Rea, Du protectionnisme au libre-échange. La politique commerciale du Mexique (From Protectionism to Free-Trade. Mexico's Trade Policy). Montreal: Université du Québec à Montréal, 1992 (Cahiers du Groupe de recherche sur la continentalisation des économies canadienne et mexicaine, 92-2) : 1-61.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, “La tentación populista: Argentina, Brasil, México y Perú” (The Populist Temptation: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Peru) in Foro internacional (Mexico City), vol. XXXI, no. 2, October-December 1990: 252-285.
2 3. REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS
Julián Castro-Rea, “Escrever com a direita: os best sellers da direita no espanhol e sua promoção nas redes transnacionais” (Writing with the Right: Right-Wing Best Sellers in Spanish and Their Promotion in Transnational Networks) in Bohoslavsky, Ernesto et al, eds., Pensar as direitas na América Latina, São Paulo: Alameda, 2019; pp. 143-160.
Julián Castro-Rea and Jessica Weller, “Is the Québec Secession Movement Dead? Perspectives after Canada’s 2015 Federal Election” in Alberto López Basaguren and Leire Escajedo San-Epifanio, eds., Claims for Secession and Federalism. A Comparative Study , Heidelberg: Springer, 2019; pp. 97-111.
Julián Castro Rea, “Requiem pour l’État révolutionnaire : l’influence de l’ALÉNA sur la réforme du secteur de l’énergie au Mexique" (Requiem for the Revolutionary State : NAFTA’s Influence over the Reform of Mexico’s Energy Sector), in Dorval Brunelle ed., L’ALÉNA à 20 ans : un accord en sursis, un modèle en essor, Montreal : Institut d’études internationales de Montréal-UQÀM, 2014; pp. 193-211.
Julián Castro Rea, “Free Trade: A Tool for US Hegemony in the Americas”, in W. Andy Knight, Julián Castro Rea and Hamid Ghany eds. Re-Mapping the Americas: Trends in
2 E valuated by anonymous peer reviewers, and requiring revisions before being printed Region-Making, Farnham: Ashgate, 2014; pp. 69-82.
Julián Castro Rea, “Democracy-Coated Authoritarianism: How Federalism May Act as a Cover for Undemocratic Governments”, in Alberto López Basaguren and Leire Escajedo San-Epifanio (eds.) The Ways of Federalism in Western Countries and the Horizons of Territorial Autonomy in Spain, Heidelberg: Springer, 2013; pp. 125-134. Published in Spanish as «Autoritarismo con barniz de democracia, o cómo el federalismo puede servir de fachada a gobiernos antidemocráticos» in López Basaguren, Alberto and Leire Escajedo San-Epifanio (eds.) Los caminos del federalismo y los horizontes del Estado autonómico, Donostia (San Sebastián): Herri Arduralaritzaren Euskal Erakundea (Basque Institute of Public Administration), 2014; pp. 159-172.
Julián Castro Rea, “The Mess They Made: How Conservatism Is Wrecking North America” in Gaspare Genna and David Mayer, eds., North American Integration: An Institutional Void in Migration, Security and Development, New York: Routledge, 2013; pp. 34-50.
Julián Castro Rea, “Common Sense or Collusion? Business Interests behind North American Deep Integration,” in Michael Fox and Andrew Nurse, eds., Dynamics and Trajectories: Canada and North America, Halifax: Fernwood, 2012; pp. 144-160.
Julián Castro Rea, “Delirios de grandeza: la agenda de Norteamérica y la política de seguridad nacional de Canadá” (Delusions of Grandeur: the North American Agenda and Canada’s National Security Policy) in Athanasios Hristoulas ed., La seguridad de América del Norte reconsiderada (North America’s National Security Reconsidered), Mexico City: Miguel Ángel Porrúa-ITAM, 2011; pp. 157-177.
Julián Castro Rea, “After the PRI: Neo-Liberalism and Nationalism in Mexico” in Trevor Harrison and Slobodan Drakulic, eds., Against Orthodoxy: Studies in Nationalism, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2011; pp. 225-248.
Julián Castro Rea, “Hypothesis”, in Mills, Albert J., Gabrielle Durepos and Ellen Wiebe, eds., Encyclopaedia of Case Study Research, New York: Sage, 2009; pp. 445-447.
Julián Castro Rea, “Business Interests behind North American Deep Integration: The Tail that Wags the Dog”, in Hussain, Imtiaz, ed. North America at the Crossroads: NAFTA after 15 years, Mexico City: Universidad Iberoamericana, 2009.
Julián Castro Rea, “Assessing North American Politics after September 11. Security, Democracy, and Sovereignty” in Ayres, Jeffrey and Macdonald, Laura, eds., Contentious Politics in North America: National Protest and Transnational Collaboration under Continental Integration, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009; pp. 35-53. Julián Castro Rea and Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez, "North American First Peoples: Self- Determination or Economic Development?", in Abu-Laban, Yasmeen and François Rocher, eds., Politics in North America: Redefining Continental Relations, Peterborough: Broadview, 2008; pp. 225-250.
Julián Castro Rea and Nidia M. Castro, "La democracia en Canadá: partidos políticos, elecciones y grupos de interés" (Democracy in Canada: Parties, Elections and Interest Groups) in Hristoulas, Athanasios, Claude Denis and Duncan Wood, eds., Canadá, política y gobierno en el siglo XXI, Mexico City: Chamber of Deputies/Miguel Angel Porrúa/ITAM, 2005.
Julián Castro Rea, “El siglo XXI: ¿el siglo de Canadá?” (The 21st Century: Canada’s Century?) in Remedios Gómez Arnau, Rosío Vargas Suárez and Julián Castro Rea, eds., Las políticas exteriores de Estados Unidos, Canadá y México en el umbral del siglo XXI (Foreign Policies of the United States, Canada and Mexico at the Dawn of the 21st Century) , Mexico City: UNAM, 2003; pp. 191-206.
Julián Castro Rea, "Quebec and the United States: Historical Links, Geopolitical Challenges" in Björk Gudsteins, Gudrun and Jon Erik Fossum, eds., Rediscovering Canada: Culture and Politics, Reykjavík: Nordic Association for Canadian Studies/Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland), 2002; pp. 37-51.
Julián Castro Rea, « Fœdus = pacto. El federalismo en Canadá 130 años después » (Fœdus = Pact. Federalism in Canada, 130 Years Later) in Paz Consuelo Márquez Padilla and Julián Castro Rea, eds., El nuevo federalismo en América del Norte (New Federalism in North America) Mexico City: CISAN/ UNAM, 2000, pp. 111-157.
Julián Castro Rea, Remedios Gómez Arnau and Luz María Vázquez García, “La política exterior en América del Norte: convergencia en el pragmatismo económico” (Foreign Policy in North America: Convergence over Economic Pragmatism) in Julián Castro Rea, Robert J. Jackson and Gregory S. Mahler, eds., Los sistemas políticos de América del norte en los noventa. Desafíos y convergencias, (North America’s Political Systems in the Nineties: Challenges and Convergences) Mexico City: CISAN-UNAM, 1999.
Julián Castro Rea, « El conservadurismo político en Canadá: orígenes y manifestaciones contemporáneas » (Political Conservatism in Canada: Origins and Contemporary Manifestations), in Mónica Verea and Silvia Núñez, eds., Estados Unidos y Canadá ¿signos conservadores hacia el siglo XXI? (The United States and Canada: Conservative Trends towards the 21st Century?), Mexico City: CISAN/UNAM, 1999; pp. 53-76.
Julián Castro Rea, « Towards a Single North American Polity? The Effects of NAFTA upon Mexican and Canadian Domestic Politics », in Christos Paraskevopoulos, Ricardo Grinspun and George Eaton, eds., Economic Integration in the Americas Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1996; pp. 88-102.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadá, ¿aliado o adversario? Un punto de vista mexicano » (Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican Standpoint), in Verea Campos, Mónica, ed., Canadá en transición, Mexico: UNAM, 1994; pp. 363-385.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, « Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru » in Maxwell Cameron, Archibald R. M. Ritter et al, eds., Latin America to the Year 2000: Reactivating Growth, Improving Equity, Sustaining Democracy, New York: Præger, 1992; pp. 125-146.
4. OTHER BOOK CHAPTERS
Julián Castro Rea, « Cronología histórica de Canadá, 1800-2014 » in Galeana, Patricia, ed., Cronología histórica de América, Mexico City: Pan American Institute of Geography and History-Siglo XXI, 2018. Two volumes: 19th Century, 577 pp; 20th Century, 836 pp.
Julián Castro Rea, “Evolución, no revolución: la vía canadiense a la independencia” (Evolution, not Revolution: The Canadian Path to Independence), in Galeana, Patricia, ed., Historia comparada de las Américas. Sus procesos independentistas (Comparative History of the Americas: The Independence Processes), Mexico City: Mexico’s Senate - Pan-American Institute of Geography and History – Siglo XXI, 2010; pp. 685-704.
Julián Castro Rea, “Globalization and Regionalization”, chapter in Brodie, Janine and Sandra Rein, eds., Critical Concepts: an Introduction to Politics, Scarborough: Prentice Hall Canada, 2009; pp. 342-353. Julián Castro Rea, “Historiografía diplomática de Canadá,
1950-2004”, chapter in Berenzon Goran, Boris and Georgina Calderón Aragón, eds., Historia de la historiografía de América 1950-2000, Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Pan-American Institute of Geography and History, 2009; pp. 67-76.
Julián Castro Rea, “Why is the Right Winning in North America? Comparisons and Mutual Influences in Canada, Mexico and the United States”, in Galeana, Patricia, ed., Historia comparada de las Américas, Mexico City: Pan American Institute of Geography and History, 2009; pp. 535-562.
Julián Castro Rea, “Del pacto binacional a la Unión Social. El federalismo en Canadá, ayer y hoy” (From Binational Compact to the Social Union Framework Agreement. Federalism in Canada, Yesterday and Today), in Guillermo Ibarra and Ana Luz Ruelas, eds., Canadá y México en la globalización. Fronteras tensionadas en América del Norte (Canada and Mexico under Globalization. Borders under Stress in North America), Mexico City and Culiacán: Miguel Angel Porrúa-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, 2000.
Julián Castro Rea, « El nuevo papel de Canadá en América, :¿cruzado o comerciante? », (Canada’s New Role in the Americas: Crusader or Merchant?) in Ana Luz Ruelas, ed., Realidades emergentes en América del Norte (Emerging realities in North America), Culiacán and Mexico City: UAS- Plaza y Valdés, 1999; pp. 93-113.
4. BOOK REVIEWS
Julián Castro-Rea, “Connected Struggles. Catholics, Nationalists, and Transnational Relations between Mexico and Quebec, 1917-1945”, in Con-Temporánea, forthcoming 2020.
Julián Castro Rea, “Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture”, in American Review of Canadian Studies, Volume 39, Issue 4, December 2009; pp. 446-447.
Julián Castro Rea, “Big Picture Realities: Canada and Mexico at the Crossroads”, in Canadian Foreign Policy, vol. 15, no. 2, summer 2009; pp. 130-131.
Julián Castro Rea, “Mexico's Pivotal Democratic Election. Candidates, Voters, and the Presidential Campaign of 2000”, in Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 38, no. 3, September 2005; pp. 792-794.
Julián Castro Rea, « The North American Trajectory. Cultural, Economic, and Political Ties among the United States, Canada and Mexico », in Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 30, no.2, June 1997; pp. 373-374.
5. REPORTS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Julián Castro Rea, “The FTAA: A Tool for US Hegemony in the Americas” in Re=Mapping the Americas: Globalization, Regionalization and the FTAA, conference proceedings, vol. 1. Edmonton and St. Augustine: University of Alberta-University of the West Indies, 2006; pp. 69-85.
Julián Castro Rea, Ana Luz Ruelas and Guillermo Ibarra ,“Maestría en estudios de Estados Unidos y Canadá” (Masters’ Program in US-Canadian Studies) in Ana Luz Ruelas and Guillermo Ibarra, eds., Diez años de investigación sobre América del Norte en Sinaloa, Culiacán: UAS-Difocur, 2001; pp. 89-138.Diane Éthier and Julián Castro Rea, Les impacts économiques du troisième élargissement de la CEE: répertoire bibliographique 1979-1987; (The Economic Impacts of the Third Enlargement of the European Economic Community: A Bibliography 1979-1987) Montreal: Université de Montréal- Department of Political Science, 1989 (Notes de recherche, 25). 1 0
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, « Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru » in Proceedings of the 1989 CALACS Conference (Ottawa, 1990)
Julián Castro Rea, « Sentier lumineux: un enjeu pour la démocratie péruvienne » (Shining Path: The Peruvian Democracy at Stake), in Cahiers du Groupe de recherche sur l'Amérique latine, Montreal: Université de Montréal, 1987.
6. OPINION & GENERAL READERSHIP PIECES
Julián Castro Rea, « Análisis : una referencia casual » in El Universal, Mexico City, October 18, 2015. Written by invitation for a special issue on Canada’s federal elections.
Julián Castro Rea, « Bienvenue en nouvelle Alberta! », in Le Franco, Edmonton, May 13, 2015.
Julián Castro Rea, “Canada Stands to Benefit from Improved Relations with Mexico” in Edmonton Journal, May 30, 2010; p. A18.
Julián Castro Rea, “Canada Must Respect Mexico”, in Edmonton Journal, June 3, 2009; p. A13.
Julián Castro Rea, “Plan México: el país perdería más en soberanía de lo que ganaría en seguridad” (Plan Mexico: The Country Would Lose More in Sovereignty that It Would Gain in Security) in El Norte, August 26, 2007, p. 8
Julián Castro Rea, “Are US Business Priorities Driving Continental Integration?” in Edmonton Journal, March 27, 2006; p. A14,
Julián Castro Rea, “Time for Alberta to Assess its Role in North America” in Edmonton Journal, September 21, 2005; p. A15.
Julián Castro Rea, "Canadá: de los males el menor" (Canada, the Lesser of Two Evils) in Proceso, no. 1444, Mexico City, July 2004;
Julián Castro Rea, "Is There Democracy after the Elections?", in Horizons, vol. 5, special issue, May 2002; p. 10. Julián Castro Rea, “Mexico-Canada Relations: The Democratic Deficit”, in Canada Watch vol. 8, no. 6, July 2001; pp. 109, 115-117.
Julián Castro Rea, “The North American Challenge: A Mexican Perspective”, article for the inaugural issue of Isuma: Canadian Journal of Policy Research, vol. I, no. 1. Spring 2000; pp. 24-31.
Julián Castro Rea, “From Nootka to Nunavut. Why Canada is Important to Mexico”, in Voices of Mexico, no. 50, January-March 2000; pp. 77-80. Reprinted in Naminews, Santa Fe, The North American Institute, April 2000; upon request from the magazine’s publisher.
Julián Castro Rea, « Mexico and Canada: The Internationalization of Domestic Politics », in Voices of Mexico, no. 46, January-March 1999; pp. 89-92.
Julián Castro Rea, « Blitzkrieg: The 1997 Canadian Elections », in Voices of Mexico, no. 41, October-December 1997; pp. 71-79.
Julián Castro Rea, « An Interview with Barbara McDougall » in Voices of Mexico, no. 36, July- September 1996; pp. 90-95.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canada’s Foreign Policy in the Nineties » in Voices of Mexico, no. 34, January-March 1996; pp. 99-104
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadá, México, TLC: mitos y realidades » in Cuadernos de posgrado, no. 10, January-June 1996; pp. 5-10.
Julián Castro Rea, “Soberanía y libre comercio: reflexiones sobre la experiencia de Canadá” in Este país, no. 50, 1995; pp. 45-50.
Julián Castro Rea, « Ontario: ¿réquiem del socialismo a la canadiense? » in El Financiero, June 10, 1995. Julián Castro Rea, « Quebec, el debate sobre la soberanía continúa
» in El Financiero, Mexico City, September 13, 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Sovereignty and Free Trade: Reflections on the Canadian Experience » in Voices of Mexico, no. 27, April-June 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Les études québécoises et canadiennes: un atout pour la pratique professionnelle à l'étranger » in Bulletin de la Société québécoise de science politique, vol. 3, no. 1, Montréal, December 1993. Julián Castro Rea, « Estados Unidos y el 'Bully Trade' » in Nexos, no. 174, Mexico, June 1992.
Julián Castro Rea, « Menem y la democracia argentina » (Menem and the Argentinian Democracy) in Nexos; vol. 12, no. 138, June 1989.
Julián Castro Rea, « La présidence à relais », 2 November 1987. Julián Castro Rea, « L'expansionnisme... démocratique », 9 March 1987. Julián Castro Rea, « L'impérialisme à travers la lentille », 26 January 1987. Julián Castro Rea, « Sur le sentier de la guerre », 10 November 1986. Julián Castro Rea, « La politique du P.I.R.E. », 27 October 1986. Julián Castro Rea, « C'est pas le Pérou », 22 September 1986. Six articles published in the weekly newspaper Continuum (Montreal)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Julián Castro Rea, « Energy Coming from the North: The Contribution of Conservative US Political Actors to the Revival of the Latin American Right”. Paper delivered at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Annual Conference “Nuestra América: Justice and th Inclusion”, Boston, May 2019. Also presented at the 4 T echnical Commissions Meeting, Pan-American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 2019.
Julián Castro-Rea, “My Girlfriend Became Neo-Nazi: The Right’s Presence and Activity in the Internet”. Paper presented at the Inaugural Conference on Right-Wing Studies, Berkeley Center for Right- Wing Studies, University of California, Berkeley, April 2019.
Julián Castro-Rea, « Escribir con la derecha: los best sellers de derecha en español y su promoción en la redes transnacionales” Paper delivered at the Third Conference “Rethinking the Right in Latin America” , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 2018.
Julián Castro-Rea, « Le Canada comme nouvelle puissance impériale : la contribution des réseaux économiques et politiques en Amérique Latine », Atelier La mondialisation de la droite : les réseaux conservateurs dans les Amériques/Globalising the Right : Conservative Networks in the Americas Workshop, Campus Saint-Jean and Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, November 2017 (in French) and February 2018 (in English).
Julián Castro Rea, “Right-Wing Think Tank Networks in Latin America: The Mexican th Connection”, 19 P an -American Institute of Geography and History Consultative Meeting, Panama City, October 2017.
Julián Castro Rea, “Right-Wing Think Tank Networks in Latin America: The Mexican Connection”, “Global Social Movements: Left and Right” Conference, Berkeley Centre for Right-Wing Studies, University of California-Berkeley, June 2017.
Julián Castro Rea, “From Revolutionary Nationalism to Orthodox Neoliberalism: How NAFTA Contributed to Push Mexico into the Right-Wing Stranglehold”, “Thinking the Right Wing in Latin America” Conference, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 2016.
Julián Castro Rea, “Snubbing Mexico: How The Harper Conservatives Contributed to Destroy Trilateralism in North America”, I International Workshop on Regionalism and Integration Processes in Latin America, Université de Liège, Belgium, November 2015.
Julián Castro Rea and Jessica Weller, “Is Québec’s Secession Movement Dead? Perspectives after Canada’s 2015 Elections”, International Congress “Claims for Secession and Federalism. The Spanish Case in the Light of Federal Experiences”, Bilbao, Spain, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (University of the Basque Country), November 2015.
Julián Castro Rea, “Snubbing Mexico: How The Harper Conservatives Contributed To rd Destroy Trilateralism In North America”, paper presented at the 23 W orld Congress, International Political Science Association, Montreal, July 2014.
Julián Castro Rea, « Requiem pour l’État révolutionnaire : l’influence de l’ALÉNA sur la réforme du secteur de l’énergie au Mexique, 2013 », « Vingt ans de l’ALÉNA. L’ALÉNA et les nouveaux modèles d’intégration » international conference, Institut d’études internationales de Montréal-Université du Québec à Montréal, February 2014.
Julián Castro Rea, « Exporting Democracy? The Influence of US-Style Politics over Canada”, American Studies Association annual meeting, Washington DC, November 2013.
Julián Castro Rea and Andy Knight, “ Re=Mapping The Americas: Trends In Region-Making”, “Rethinking Regionalism: Beyond the CARICOM Integration Project” conference; Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies-University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, October 2013.
Julián Castro Rea, “¿A Dios le gusta el dinero? Cómo el cristianismo contribuye a la difusión del neoliberalismo en América” (Does God Love Money? How Christianity Contributes to the Spread of Neoliberalism in the Americas), 3rd congress “Ciencias, tecnologías y culturas, diálogo entre las disciplinas del conocimiento. Mirando al futuro de América Latina y el Caribe: hacia una internacional del conocimiento”, Santiago, Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, January 2013. Julián Castro Rea, “The Mess They Made: How Conservatism Wrecked North America”, “Trade and Security in North America” conference, Miami, Florida International University, February 2012.
Julián Castro Rea, “Democracy-Coated Authoritarianism: How Federalism May Act as a Cover for Undemocratic Governments”, International Congress “The Ways of Federalism and the Horizons of the Spanish Autonomic State”, Bilbao, Spain, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (University of the Basque Country), October 2011.
Julián Castro Rea, “Delusions of Grandeur: The North American Agenda and Canada’s National Security Policy”, “Beyond Borders: Migration, Security and Cooperation in North America” workshop, Los Ángeles, University of California, Los Ángeles, May 2010.
Julián Castro Rea, “Vicarious Grandeur: The North American Security Agenda and Canada’s Security and Defence Policies”, “North American Security Revisited” conference, Mexico City, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales, March 2010.
Julián Castro Rea, “Evolución, no revolución: la vía canadiense a la independencia” (Evolution, not Revolution: The Canadían Path to Independence), “Comparative History of the Americas: The Independence Processes” International Seminar, Mexico City, Mexico’s Senate Commission for the Celebration of Independence’s Bicentennial and Revolution’s Centennial - Pan-American Institute of Geography and History, August 2009.
Julián Castro Rea, “In God’s name? Religious civil society organizations and conservative political parties in North America”, European Council for Political Research Joint Sessions of Workshops, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2009.
Julián Castro Rea, “Defining Common Sense: Civil Society Activism and North America’s Deep Integration”, “Non-NAFTA Issues Impacting NAFTA: Confronting Challenges outside the Box” conference, Mexico City, Universidad Iberoamericana, October 2008.
Julián Castro Rea, “The Tail that Wags the Dog: Business Interests behind Deep Integration”, “Canada and the New North America” conference, Sackville, Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, February 2008.
Julián Castro Rea, “The Tail that Wags the Dog: Business Interests behind Deep Integration” “North America at the Crossroads: NAFTA after 15 years” workshop, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, April 2008.
Julián Castro Rea and John McCoy, “The Tail that Wags the Dog: Business Interests behind Deep Integration”, International Studies Association conference, San Francisco, March 2008
Julián Castro Rea, “Why is the Right Winning in North America? Comparisons and Mutual Influences in Canada, Mexico and the United States”, Pan American Institute of Geography and History conference, Mexico City, October 2007.
Julián Castro Rea, “In Whose Interest? States, Elites and Democratic Deficit in North America’s Deep Integration”, Mexican Association of Canadian Studies (AMEC) annual conference, Mexico City, February 2007.
Julián Castro Rea, “The FTAA: A Tool for US Hegemony in the Americas”, Re=Mapping the Americas: Globalization, Regionalization and the FTAA Conference, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, University of the West Indies, October 2005.
Julián Castro Rea, "Canada and Mexico, Allies or Opponents? The 'Strategic Alliance' Thesis Ten Years Later", 10th Mexican Association for Canadian Studies conference, Mazatlán, February 2004.
Julián Castro Rea, "Canada and Mexico, Allies or Opponents? The 'Strategic Alliance' Thesis Ten Years Later", "NAFTA and After: Looking Forward and Back from a Decade of Free Trade" conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, January 2004.
Julián Castro Rea, "Between the Sword and the Wall: North America under the National Security Strategy of the United States", Annual Canadian Political Science Association Conference, Dalhousie University, Halifax, May-June 2003.
Julián Castro Rea, "A North American Community? It Would Be a Good Idea!", 8th Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) conference, Calgary, October 2002.
Julián Castro Rea, "Ser quebequense. Orígenes y consecuencias del neonacionalismo en Quebec" (Being Québécois. Origins and Consequences of Quebec's Neo-nationalism"), 1st Conference of Ethics and Political Philosophy, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain, September 2002.
Julián Castro Rea, "Bringing Back Power and Interests to the Study of North America", "Strengthening the North American Partnership: Scenarios for the Future" conference, Policy Research Initiative and Centre on North American Politics and Society, Carleton University, Ottawa, May 2002.
Julián Castro Rea, “Still Resisting? The US Influence over Institutional Reform in Mexico”, “Transition to Democracy in Mexico” public forum, Centre on North American Politics and Society, Carleton University, Ottawa, February 2002. Julián Castro Rea, “El federalismo en Canadá: ¿un modelo para la reforma del federalismo en México?” (Federalism in Canada: A Model for the Reform of Mexico’s Federalism?), Second Canada Week in Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico, November 28-30, 2001.
Julián Castro Rea, “Visioning North America: Towards North American Studies”, 16th biennial conference of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, San Antonio, November 2001.
Julián Castro Rea, “The Renewal of Federalism: An Axis for Future Mexico-Canada Co- operation”, La Conférence de Montréal/Forum of Federations, Montreal, April 2001.
Julián Castro Rea, “El siglo XXI, ¿el siglo de Canadá?” (The 21st Century: Canada’s Century?), “The Foreign Policies of Mexico, the United States and Canada at the Threshold of the 21st Century” international seminar, Mexico City, CISAN, UNAM, August 2000.
Julián Castro Rea, “Neo-Liberalism in the Americas: Opportunities and Opposition”, XVIII World Congress, International Political Science Association, Quebec City, August 2000.
Julián Castro Rea, “¿La democratización de las relaciones entre México y Canadá?”, Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies-Mexico Chapter conference “Mexico-Canada Economic Integration: A Latin American Perspective”, Mexico City, June 2000.
Julián Castro Rea, “Canadian Federalism: The External Perspective” and “External Trade Policy and the Canadian Federation”, “Canadian Federalism in the New Millennium: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy” seminar, University of Toronto, May 2000.
Julián Castro Rea, “Los límites de la modernidad: identidad, diversidad, nación y Estado en México y en Quebec” (The Limits of Modernity: Identity, Diversity, Nation and State in Mexico and Quebec), “Canada, Québec and the Future of the Nation-State in North America” conference, Universidad de las Américas, Cholula, Mexico, March 2000.
Julián Castro Rea, “L ́État c’est moi. La rencontre des nationalismes québécois et autochtone”, “Fédéralisme, identités et nationalismes” conference, Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, December 1999.
Julián Castro Rea, “Native Peoples and Quebec: Bridging Competing Nationalisms”, 15th biennial conference of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, Pittsburgh, November 1999.
Julián Castro Rea, “NAFTA’s Impact on Mexico: An Overview”, Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies annual conference, Carleton University, Ottawa, October 1999. Julián Castro Rea, “Quebec and the United States: Historical Links, Geopolitical Challenges”, Nordic Association for Canadian Studies Sixth International Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, August 1999.
Julián Castro Rea, « Fœdus = pacto. El federalismo en Canadá 130 años después » (Fœdus = Pact. Federalism in Canada, 130 Years Later), “Federalism in North America” international seminar, UNAM, Mexico City, November 1998.
Julián Castro Rea, « El federalismo como pacto binacional: la experiencia de Canadá, ayer y hoy » (Federalism as Binational Pact: Canada ́s Experience, Yesterday and Today), “Globalization, Regional Development and Federalism in Mexico and Canada” international seminar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, October 1998.
Julián Castro Rea, « Quebec Studies in Mexico », Quebec Summer Seminar Twentieth Anniversary Conference, Center for the Study of Canada/State University of New York-Plattsburgh, Saint- Malo, France, June 1998.
Julián Castro Rea, Jean-François Côté and Ellen Fitzpatrick, « Federalism and Economic Restructuring in North America. A Research Agenda », Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Canadian Association for Mexican Studies Joint Conference, Vancouver, March 1998.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canada’s New Role in the Americas: Crusader or Merchant? », International Studies Association/Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales Joint Conference, Manzanillo, December 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canada’s New Role in the Americas: Crusader or Merchant? », Institut québécois des hautes études internationales, Université Laval, Quebec City, December 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, “El nuevo papel de Canadá en América: ¿cruzado o comerciante?, XIII Congress of Regional History, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, December 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, « What is Left to the Canadian Left? The Rise of Right-Wing Parties and the Demise of the Welfare State», Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, November 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, « El conservadurismo político en Canadá: orígenes y manifestaciones contemporáneas » (Political Conservatism in Canada: Origins and Contemporary Expressions), “Conservatism in North America” seminar, Mexico City, CISAN/UNAM, November 1997. Julián Castro Rea, « Elecciones en Canadá, 1997 », “Elections in Mexico and Canada” st round table, 1 B ook Fair, Mexico City, World Trade Centre, May 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, « Autonomy and Integration in Mexico and Canada - Lessons from the EU », “EU-NAFTA Workshop: Economic Integration and Inequality - Europe and America”, Handelshøjskolen i København (Copenhague Business School), March 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, « Quebec’s Liberal Party: Missing Opportunities for Constitutional th Reconciliation », 10 b iennial conference, American Council for Quebec Studies, Quebec City, October 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « Chiapas and Quebec: Regional Challenges to North American Integration », “Economic Integration in Transition” international conference, Athens University of Economics and Business, August 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « Chiapas and Quebec: Regional Challenges to North American nd Integration », 2 c onference, Canadian Association for Mexican Studies (CAMS) “North American Integration: Challenges for Development”, Mexico City, November 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, Le libre-échange nord américain et les services financiers, book discussion, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, UNAM, Mexico City, July 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « Federalism in Canada: Structures and Practices », invited discussant to the paper presented by Ronald L. Watts at the conference “Contemporary Federalism, Theory and Praxis”, San Juan del Río, Mexico, June 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadian Foreign Policy in Latin America », invited discussant to the lecture given by Kathryn McCallion, Deputy Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, at Matías Romero Institute for Diplomatic Studies - Mexican Department for External Relations, February 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « El sistema político canadiense », Comparative Political Systems panel , Facutly of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM, Mexico City, May 1995.
Julián Castro Rea, Remedios Gómez Arnau and Luz María Vázquez García, « La política exterior de América del Norte en los años noventa » (Foreign Policy in North America in the Nineties), Trinational Seminar « The Political Systems of North America, Today: Challenges and Convergences », Mexico City, CISAN-UNAM, May 1995.
Julián Castro Rea, « Towards a Single North-American Polity? The Importance of North American Comparative Political Analysis », « Canada-Mexico: Past, Present and Future » conference, University of Calgary, November 10-13, 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Desarrollo sin democratización, versión canadiense: el régimen de Maurice Duplessis en Quebec, 1936-1959 » (Development without Democratization, Canadian Version: Maurice Duplessis Regime in Québec, 1936-1959), IX Meeting of North American Historians « The History of Three Nations: Mexico, United States, Canada », Mexico City, October 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Towards a Single North American Polity? The Effects of NAFTA upon Mexican and Canadian Domestic Politics », « Economic Integration and Public Policy: NAFTA, the European Union and Beyond » international conference, York University, May 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican Standpoint », « Migration, Human Rights and Economic Integration » conference, York University, November, 1992
Julián Castro Rea, « Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican Standpoint », « Canadá en transición » International Seminar, CISEUA-UNAM, Mexico City, November, 1992.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, « Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru », Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS/ACELAC), Ottawa, October 1989.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, « Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru », XIVth Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Miami, December 1989.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, « Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru »,Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, September 1990.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, « Back to Populism: th Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru », XVI C ongress of Latin American Studies Association, Washington, April 1991.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, «La tentaciôn del populismo: Argentina, Brasil, México y Perú » (Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru ), World Congress of Sociology, Madrid, July 1990.
Julián Castro Rea, Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, «La tentaciôn del populismo: Argentina, Brasil, México y Perú » (Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru ), International Political Science Association Conference, Buenos Aires, July 1991. Julián Castro Rea, « ¡Aquí nadie se raja! Hacia un modelo para la predicción de la participación política » (Nobody is Quitting! Towards a Model for the Forecast of Political nd Participation), 2 N ational meeting of researchers on Electoral Processes, Mexican Council for Social Sciences (COMECSO), Chapala, June 1989.
Julián Castro Rea, « Sentier lumineux: un enjeu pour la démocratie péruvienne » (Shining Path: The Peruvian Democracy at Stake), « Democracies in Latin America » conference, Université de Montréal, March 1987.
Miguel Abruch and Julián Castro Rea, « La derecha en México: lineamientos para su th estudio » (The Political Right in Mexico: Some Research Guidelines), 10 W orld Congress of Sociology, Mexico City, 1982.
Miguel Abruch and Julián Castro Rea, « La derecha en México: lineamientos para su th estudio » (The Political Right in Mexico: Some Research Guidelines), 12 C onference of the International Political Science Association, Rio de Janeiro, 1982.
PUBLIC LECTURES AND TALKS
Julián Castro Rea, “El mercadeo del mercado: los best sellers neoliberales en español y su promoción en la redes transnacionales” (Marketing the Market: Neoliberal Best Sellers in Spanish and their Promotion in Transnational Networks). Public webinar, invited by Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Porto Alegre, Brazil, July 7, 2020.
Julián Castro Rea, “Las redes de think tanks de derecha en América: la conexión mexicana” (Right-Wing Think Tank Networks in Latin America: The Mexican Connection), Facultad de Estudios Internacionales y Políticas Públicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico, May 2018
Julián Castro Rea, “La derecha en América: redes e impactos para México” (The Right in the Americas: Networks and Impacts for Mexico), Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, UNAM, Mexico City, June 2017.
Julián Castro Rea, “El resurgimiento de la derecha en América: bases sociales y estrategias transnacionales.” (The Re-emergence of the Right in the Americas: Social Bases and Transnational Strategies), Facultad de Economía, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico, March 2017.
Julián Castro Rea, “Trump Card: por qué ganó Trump, implicaciones para el desarrollo de México” (Trump Card: Why Trump Won, Implications for Mexico’s Development), Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, February 2017.
Julián Castro Rea, « Le fédéralisme selon Harper : la place du Québec dans le Canada conservateur » book launch, Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, March 2015.
Julián Castro Rea, “ Re-Mapping The Americas: Trends In Region-Making” book launch, Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México (INEHRM), Mexico City, May 2014.
Julián Castro Rea, “Aida and Verdi: Political Dimensions” discussion panel, Edmonton Opera, Art Gallery of Alberta, October 2012.
Julián Castro Rea, “Wrongful Imprisonment: A Political Perspective”, Fidelio opera discussion panel, Edmonton Opera, Art Gallery of Alberta, April 2012.
Julián Castro Rea, “Blaming the Victim: Mexican Labour in North America”, International Week 2011 discussion panel: “Migrant Labour in North America”, University of Alberta, February 2011.
Julián Castro Rea, “¡El campo no aguanta más!” (The Countryside Cannot Take It Anymore) International Week 2009 discussion panel: “Growing under NAFTA: Impacts of Fifteen Years of Agricultural Free Trade”, University of Alberta, February 2009.
Julián Castro Rea, “We don’t play golf here — and other stories of globalization” film screening discussion, “Welcome to the Reel World”, International Centre, University of Alberta, October 2008.
Julián Castro Rea, “Natural Resources in North America’s Deep Integration”, “Everyone's Downstream: Tar Sands Realities and Resistance” public forum, Alberta Public Interest Research Group, Edmonton, November 2007
Julián Castro Rea, “Why We Fight”, film screening discussion, “Welcome to the Reel World”, International Centre, University of Alberta, January 2007.
Julián Castro Rea, “Deep Integration in North America: The Stakes for Canada” panel discussion, International Week 2007, University of Alberta, February 2007.
Julián Castro Rea, “América del Norte después del 11 de septiembre de 2001. Una evaluación de los impactos sobre la seguridad, la democracia y la soberanía” (North America after September 11, 2001. An Assessment of Impacts on Security, Democracy, and Sovereignty), Department of Pacific Studies, Universidad de Guadalajara, June 2005. Julián Castro Rea, “Is Free Trade the Solution to Poverty?”, International Week 2005 panel discussion, University of Alberta, February 2005.
Julián Castro Rea, "Canada and Mexico, Allies or Opponents? The 'Strategic Alliance' Thesis Ten Years Later", International Week 2004, University of Alberta, February 2004.
Julián Castro Rea, “Still Resisting? The US Influence over Institutional Reform in Mexico and Canada”, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, February 2002.
Julián Castro Rea, “Transnational Social Movements”, “NAFTA: Not Just a Free Trade Agreement” panel discussion, International Week 2001, University of Alberta, January 2001.
Julián Castro Rea, “El federalismo en Canadá y la cuestión de Quebec”, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, April 2000.
Julián Castro Rea, “The New North America: Conflicts and Opportunities”, Political Science Speakers Series “The New Geographies of Democratic Governance”, Department of Political Science/ Canadian Studies Program, University of Alberta, December 1999.
Julián Castro Rea, « De Nutka a Nunavut: por qué Canadá es importante para México », (From Nootka to Nunavut: Why Canada is Important to Mexico) “Canada in Veracruz” Week, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, March 1999. By invitation from the Canadian Embassy in Mexico.
Julián Castro Rea, Teleconferences, “Canada at UNAM” speakers series, Mexico City, UNAM/Canadian Embassy in Mexico, May 1998
● « México y Canadá: la trayectoria de una relación. La internacionalización de las
políticas internas » (Mexico and Canada: The Trajectory of a Relationship. The Internationalization of Domestic Politics) ● « Las perspectivas del régimen federal en América del Norte. Canadá: la Historia,
solución para el futuro » (Perspectives of the Federal Regime in North America. Canada: History, a Solution for the Future) ● « Los estudios sobre Canadá en CISAN: un balance de cinco años » (Canadian Studies
at CISAN: A Five-Year Balance).
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadá en el nuevo orden mundial » (Canada in the New World Order), faculty upgrade course, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, UNAM, March 1998. Julián Castro Rea, « Evaluación de las elecciones federales de 1997 en Canadá y México » (An Overview of the 1997 Federal Elections in Mexico and Canada), discussion to presentations by Jon Pammett and Silvia Gómez Tagle, Canadian Embassy in Mexico, October 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, « Pensamiento y acción políticos de René Lévesque » (René Lévesque ́s Political Thought and Action), “Challenges to Federalism in Canada: Past, Present and Future” round table, Mexico-Canada Friendship Association, April 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, “Canada, Mexico, the US: A Comparison of Their Political Systems”, MA in Mexico-US Studies, FES Acatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, July 1997.
Julián Castro Rea, « La organización de un referéndum en Quebec: la experiencia de octubre de 1995 » (The Organization of a Referendum: Quebec’s Experience, October 1995), Mexico’s federal party Partido de la Revolución Democrática Commission for Political Reform, Mexico’s Senate, June 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « Quebec: cuna de La Francophonie en América » (Quebec: Cradle of the Hemispheric Francophonie), “Month of Canada at Plaza Loreto”, Canadian Embassy in Mexico, Mexico City, May 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « El sistema federal en Canadá » six-session course, Continuing Education Programme on Comparative Federalism in the Americas, LVI Legislature, Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies, February-March, 1996.
Julián Castro Rea, « The Quebec Referendum: An Observer’s Outlook », Canadian Studies Program, Center for the Study of Canada, State University of New York-Plattsburgh, November 6, 1995.
Julián Castro Rea, « Introducción a la política canadiense », MA in Mexico-United States Studies, FES Acatlán, UNAM, May 1995
Julián Castro Rea, « Development without Democracy: Maurice Duplessis' Regime in Quebec, 1936-1959 », Department of History faculty talk, The University of British Columbia, November 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Aspectos sociopolíticos de Canadá », three-lecture series, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Mexico, April 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadá en la relación México-Estados Unidos y el Tratado de Libre Comercio » (Canada in Mexico-US Relations and NAFTA), magisterial closing lecture, Graduate course on Mexican, Canadian, and United States’ Studies, Institute for Legislative Research, Mexico’s Federal LVI Legislature, February 1994.
Julián Castro Rea, « Canadá, sociedad y política », two-lecture sereies, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)'s CEO advisory team, October 1993.
Julián Castro Rea, « Plus ça change... Perspectives de démocratisation politique mexicaine » (Plus ça change... Prospects for Political Democratization in Mexico), Latin America Research Group (GRAL) Université de Montréal, February, 1988).
Julián Castro Rea, « Mao dans les Andes: le Sentier lumineux au Pérou » (Mao in the Andes : Peru’s Shining Path), Latin America Research Group (GRAL) Université de Montréal, November 1986)
STUDENT SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION
1. PHD DISSERTATION
Ding Xu, “Developing Countries and Human Development: A Comparative Analysis of China and Brazil”, PhD in Political Science, University of Alberta. In progress.
2. MA THESES
Claudia Vergara, “Economic Integration in South America: A Theoretical Interpretation”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended September 2012.
Katherine Dyson, “No, No Shari’a: United States and Canadian Islamophobia Expressed through Public Policy”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended January 2012.
Alfred Neitsch, “In Loco Regis: The Contemporary Role of the Governor General and Lieutenant Governor in Canada”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended August 2006.
Elizabeth Levario Flores, “Democratization of Canada's Foreign Policy? The Struggle against VIH/AIDS in Africa", MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Defended and Magna cum Laude degree obtained in May 2006.
Nubia Zulma Flores Nieto, “Political Elites and Corruption in Mexico”, MA in Political Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree obtained in May 2005.
Jordan Birenbaum, “Canada Instaurata 1867 Imperial Perceptions of Provincial Autonomy: Rereading the 1867 Confederation Settlement”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Examined and approved, April 2004. Nidia Mónica Castro López, on « Equity and the Canadian Press in the 2000 Federal Elections », MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Degree obtained in May 2002.
Norma Consuelo Borrego Pérez, « The Commission for Environmental Co-operation in North America: An Evaluation of its Performance », MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Degree obtained in May 2002.
María Engracia Cortéz Angulo, « The Relationship between the Canadian Foreign and Refugee Policies: The Kosovo Crisis, 1999 », MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Degree obtained in June 2000.
3. MA COURSE-BASED PROJECTS
Cara Des Granges, “Moderation, Fringe and Populism: Understanding the Language of Alberta’s Flirtations with Autonomy”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Completed in August 2013.
Michael Chalk, “Teacher and Pupil: Canadian and British Federalisms in Comparative Perspective”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Completed in September 2006.
4. BA HONOURS THESES
Edgar Adrián Medina Galicia, “The Impact of International Retirement Migration on the Job Market of San Miguel de Allende”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Approved in April 2020.
Jessica Weller, “Vehicles of a Social Movement? The Rise and Fall of Political Parties as the Driving Forces of Quebec Sovereignty”, Double Honours BA, Political Science and French, University of Alberta. Accepted April 2016.
Cosanna Preston, “The Impacts of Oil Governance on Human Security: A Comparative Study of the Ogoni of Nigeria and the Lubicon of Canada”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Accepted April 2007.
Polina Korsountseva, “Is Federalism the Solution to Chechnya's Conflict in Russia? A Comparative Inquiry”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Accepted May 2005.
Aisling Ryan, “Corruption, the Rule of Law and Economic Competitiveness in Mexico”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Accepted May 2005. Janina Steinmetz, “Integration and Security in North America after September 11, 2001”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Accepted May 2005.
Carla Pescador Aguilar, « Quebec y el referendum de 1995: ¿soberanía o asociación? » (Quebec and the 1995 Referendum: Sovereignty or Association?), Licenciatura in International 3 Relations U niversidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree granted, July 2002.
Fabiola Rodríguez Barba, « La industria del libro en México y Canadá: un estudio comparativo en el marco del TLCAN » (The Book Industry in Mexico and Canada: A Comparative Study within the NAFTA Framework), Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude Degree granted in December 2001.
Marina Molina Benítez, « La industria hidroeléctrica en Quebec » (Hydroelectric Industry in Quebec), Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and degree granted in December 2000.
Roberto Mendoza Fernández, « El desarrollo y operación del Programa de Trabajadores Agrícolas Temporales Mexicanos en Canadá, 1974-1997 », (The Development and Operation of the Mexican Agricultural Temporary Workers Program in Canada, 1974-1997), Licenciatura in Latin American Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree granted in May 2000.
Felipe Soto Anaya, « Nunavut: cambiando el mapa de Canadá » (Nunavut: Changing Canada’s Map), Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree granted in March 2000.
Oliver Santín Peña, « Canada’s Role in Central America’s Peace Process », Licenciatura in Latin American Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree granted, November 1997.
5. PARTICIPATION IN DEGREE EXAMINATION COMMITTEES
Mamdu Patrick Waka, “Les valeurs canadiennes en contexte international : analyse de la rhétorique politique et des pratiques des multinationales canadiennes en République Démocratique du Congo (2000-2010)”, MA in Canadian Studies, University of Alberta, September 2017.
Colin L. Fagnan “Le discours politico-religieux des conservateurs du Canada
3 See note 1. anglais”, MA in Canadian Studies, University of Alberta, April 2016.
Alfred T. Neitsch, “Political Monopoly: A Study of the Progressive Conservative Association in Rural Alberta, 1971-1996”, PhD in Political Science, University of Ottawa. Defended April 2011.
Mélissa Vivian Cameron, “Cumandá: La jungle en voie de traduction”, MA in Translation Studies, University of Alberta. Defended May 2009.
Sara Daniels, “Canada’s Second Ladies: Prime Ministers’ Wives from Margaret Trudeau to Aline Chrétien”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended May 2007.
Bonita Beatty, "Pimacesowin (To Make Your Own Way): First Nation Governance through an Autonomous Non-Government Organization The Experience of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Health Services Inc. in Northern Saskatchewan", PhD in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended March 2006.
Jimena Jiménez, “The Possibilities of a North American Political Integration Project”, PhD in Political Science, Carleton University. Defended September 2005.
Gabrielle A. Slowey, "The Political Economy of Aboriginal Self-Determination. The Case of the Mikisew Cree First Nation", PhD in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended June 2003.
Kelly Kristan O'Donnell, "The Common Sense and Klein Revolutions: A Comparison of Ontario and Alberta's Neo-Liberal Regimes", Course-based MA in Political Science, University of Alberta, August 2002.
Corisandra Leyton Blandón, “La representación de la mujer nicaragüense en las novelas Debió llamarse libertad y La mujer habitada” (The Representation of Nicaraguan Women in the Novels Debió llamarse libertad y La mujer habitada), M. A. in Hispanic and Latin American Studies, University of Alberta. Defended October 2000.
Isabel Altamirano Jiménez, “Pueblos indígenas: ¿ciudadanos especiales? Los pueblos indígenas de México y Canadá desde una perspectiva comparada” (Aboriginal Peoples: Special Citizens? The Aboriginal Peoples of Mexico and Canada from a Comparative Perspective), MA in Political Sociology, Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora, Mexico City. Defended and Magna cum Laude degree obtained in June 2000.
Alexis Orozco Notholt, « The Impact of North American Continental Integration on Canadian Federalism ». Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla. Defended January 1999. Elia Sánchez Gómez, « The Separatist Movement in Quebec », Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, December 1997.
Claudia Leonor Balseca Alpízar, « Las oportunidades, ventajas y beneficios de las companies de Quebec para invertir en México » (The Opportunities, Advantages and Benefits of Quebec Companies to Invest in Mexico), Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, October 1996.
6. OTHER EXAMINATION COMMITTEE ROLES.
A. PHD CANDIDACY EXAMINATION SUPERVISION Ding Xu, Candidacy Exam, Project “Developing Countries and Human Development: A. Comparative Analysis of China, Venezuela and Brazil”, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended June 2019.
B. PHD COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION MENTORSHIPS
Kyle Beattie, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta. In progress.
Nariya Khasanova, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended March 2018.
Ding Xu, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended April 2016.
Daniel Friedman, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2013.
Andrés Torres Scott, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Canadian politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, May 2012.
Simarjit S. Bal, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, April 2011.
C. PHD EXAMINATION COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
Anya Kuteleva, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, April 2015.
Emrah Keskin, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2015.
Hajar Amidian, Doctoral candidacy exam, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, October 2014.
Nermin Allam, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2012.
Elim Ng, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, June 2011.
Vandana Bhatia, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, April 2007.
Lyubov Zhyznomirska, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2007.
Jurgita Kornijenko, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2007.
Satish Joshi, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, February 2007.
Kevin Wipf, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Canadian politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, December 2006.
Edward Akuffo, Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, December 2006.
Marie-Josée Massicotte, “The Transforming Potential of Mexican Socio-political Movements in the Era of Economic Integration in the Americas”, field research supervision, PhD in Political and Social Thought, York University, 1998-1999.
Elisa Dávalos López, Comprehensive doctoral examination, PhD in Social Sciences, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City, April 1999.
COURSES TAUGHT
1. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
POL S 445 - "Topics in Globalization and Governance: Conservatism in the Americas": A topics course designed to explore the distinct conservative traditions in the Americas, and their recent convergence. Created by Julián Castro Rea, taught in fall terms 2019-2020. Cross-listed as POL S 540 as graduate course.
POL S 354 – “Topics in Comparative Politics: Governance Innovations in Latin America”. An exploration of the main experiments in democratic governance in contemporary Latin America. Winter terms 2019 and 2020.
POL S 235 - “Introduction to Comparative Politics”: An introduction to the main theoretical and methodological issues in the compared study of politics. Fall term 2017 and Winter term 2020.
POL S 600 - “Theories and Methods of Comparative Politics”: A survey of the main theoretical and methodological traditions in the compared study of politics, intended for incoming PhD students. Taught three times, fall terms 2014, 2015 and 2016.
POL S 334 - “North American Politics”: An overview of the main political issues affecting North America, and the political dynamics and institutions in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Course created in 2005 by Julián Castro Rea, he has taught it eleven times ever since.
POL S 225 - "Canadian Politics": An examination of the contents and dynamics of the processes that shape Canadian politics; identifying their main regional, social and economic foundations. Newly created course, taught in the winter term 2016 and summer term 2018.
POL S 423 - "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective": Originally a survey of the main features of Canada’s federal experience, Julián Castro Rea added an international comparative component to it. Taught ten times, from the fall term 2001 on. Cross-listed as POL S 522 as graduate course.
POL S 220 - “Canadian National Government and Politics”: A study of the origins and functioning of Canada’s institutions and system of government; incorporating critical insights into the challenges they presently face. Designed as a full-year course, Julián Castro Rea taught the second part, during the winter term 2015.
POL S 445 - "Topics in Globalization and Governance: Conservatism in North America": A topics course designed to explore the distinct conservative traditions of the three North American countries, and their recent convergence. Created by Julián Castro Rea, he has taught this course four times, since the fall term 2009. Cross-listed as POL S 554 as graduate course.
POL S 488 - “The Politics of Mexico”: A survey of the structure and dynamics of present-day Mexican politics. Julián Castro Rea created this course, he has taught it five times since its creation in the fall 2005. Cross-listed as POL S 571 as graduate course
POL S 571 - “Topics in Comparative Politics: Contemporary Mexican Politics”: A graduate reading course, surveying the structure and dynamics of present-day Mexican politics. Winter term 2009. POL S 445 - "Topics in Globalization and Governance: North America after September 11, 2001”: A topics course designed to closely examine the political consequences of the tragic 9/11 events. Taught in the fall 2007 term. Cross-listed as POL S 554 as graduate course.
POL S 446 - "Nation-States in the New International Political Economy: Evaluating NAFTA": A course designed to explore NAFTA’s role in the global economy, its the political implications, and its ability to deliver on its promises. Created by Julián Castro Rea, he taught it five times, since the fall term 2002. Cross-listed as POL S 540 as graduate course.
POL S 354 – “Topics in Comparative Politics: North American History and Society”: An exploration of the origins of North America’s current social realities. This course was woven with the Department’s guest Speakers Series, to facilitate that students benefit from the presence of international experts on campus. Taught during the fall term 2005
POL S 478 - "Topics in Latin American Politics: Contemporary Mexico": A topics course designed to study the structure and dynamics of present-day Mexican politics. Essentially the same contents as POL S 488 before its creation. Taught five times, starting in the fall term 1999. Cross-listed as POL S 571 as graduate course.
POL S 354 - "Topics in Comparative Politics: Canada, Mexico, the United States": An overview of the main political issues affecting North America, and the political dynamics and institutions in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Essentially the same contents of POL S 334 before its creation. Taught four times, from the fall terms 2000 through 2004.
CAN ST - “Canadian Cultures”: An exploration of the diverse cultures that compose the Canadian tapestry. Taught in the fall 2001 term.
CAN ST - “Canadian Styles”: An overview of the imprint that Canada has left over cultural production around the world. Taught during the winter 2002 term.
CAN ST - “Canadian Identities": A survey into the different sources of identity found in Canada: regional, national, ethnic, class, etc. Taught during the winter 2002 term.
CAN ST - “Canada is not (quite) the United States”: An exploration into the intricate and ambiguous relationships linking Canada with the United States. Taught during the winter 2002 term.
CAN ST 101 - “Introduction to Canadian Studies”: An overview of Canadian realities, from the identity, cultural, political, social and economic perspectives; as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Canadian studies. Taught in the fall 2000 term.
POL S - “Provincial Government and Politics”: Review of the main determinants of the political process at the provincial level in Canada. Taught in the winter 2001 term.
POL S 470 – “Topics in Comparative Politics: Issues in Development Studies”: A survey of the challenges that trade liberalization pose for international development. Taught in fall term 1999.
2. OTHER INSTITUTIONS
“Gobierno y problemas sociales en Canadá” (Government and Social Issues in Canada): An introduction to the interaction of social realities and political institutions in Canada. MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico, May 2006.
ET CAN 360 - “La question nationale au Canada”: A study of Canadian, Québécois, and Indigenous nationalisms in Canada; as expressed through politics, culture and the arts. Taught at Faculté St.-Jean, University of Alberta, fall term 2001.
ET CAN 101 - “Introduction à l’étude du Canada”: An overview of Canadian realities, from the identity, cultural, political, social and economic perspectives; as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Canadian studies. Taught at Faculté St.-Jean, University of Alberta, fall term 2000.
“Selected Issues on Canada”: Discussion of some contemporary socio-political issues affecting Canada. MA in Mexico-US Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, February-May 1999.
“Gobierno y proceso politico en Canadá” (Government and Political Process in Canada): An introduction to political institutions in Canada and the way they work. MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Taught four times: April 1998, April 2000, May 2002 and May-June 2004
“Política contemporánea de Canadá” (Contemporary Canadian Politics): An introduction to political institutions in Canada and the way they work today. Licenciatura in Political Science and International Relations, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, October-December 1998.
"Historia de las relaciones entre México y Canadá” (History of Mexican-Canadian Relations): An overview of the historical encounters, cooperation and disagreements that have marked the social and political relationship between Mexico and Canada. MA in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico, September 1997.
3. TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
« Amérique latine: études de cas »: In-depth case studies of socio-political realities in selected Latin American countries. Program in Latin American Studies, Université de Montréal, winter term 1990 and 1991.
« Analyse des forces politiques » : An exploration of the interaction between social realities and political processes in the Americas. BA in Political Science, Université de Montréal, fall term 1986, 1987 and 1989.
« Séminaire en science politique, II » : This course is aimed at supporting Master’s students for the completion of their theses, from the methodological aspect. MSc in Political Science, Université de Montréal, fall term 1986 and 1987.
« Taller de investigación social : Ideología y política de la derecha en México » (Workshop on Social Research: Ideology and Politics of the Mexican Right-Wing). A hands-on research seminar, guding students to carry out research on the political right movements and organizations in Mexico. Licenciatura in Sociology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, for six consecutive terms, from 1982 to 1984.
« Metodología de las ciencias sociales » (Methodology for the Social Sciences): A course providing the basics methods of social research through practical exercises. Programme on Socio-Political Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, January-May 1981.
SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
° April 2017-October 2018. “The Political Right in the Americas: The Role of Networks”. Kule Research Team Grant, Kule Institute for Advanced Study, University of Alberta $7,500CAD; plus additional contributions totaling $13, 500 CAD.
° December 2012-March 2014, « Le fédéralisme selon Harper : la place du Québec dans le Canada conservateur ». Programme de soutien à la recherche en matière d’affaires intergouvernementales et d’identité québécoise, Secrétariat aux Affaires intergouvernementales canadiennes et à la Gouvernance souverainiste (SAIC), Government of Quebec. $10,686 CAD
° September 2008-August 2013. “Beyond Borders: Regionalism, Migration and Security in North America”. North American Mobility Program, Human Resources Development Canada, for the creation and operation over five years of a consortium of six North American universities for student and faculty exchange. $146, 692 CAD
° September 2005-April 2006, “Our North America: From Turtle Island to the Security and Prosperity Partnership” Speakers Series. Department of Political Science, University of Alberta International. $30,570.00 CAD.
° September 2003-August 2007, “North Americans Studying North America: A Continental Curriculum”. North American Mobility Program, Human Resources Development Canada, for the creation and operation over four years of a consortium of eight North American universities for student and faculty mobility. $155,850.00 CAD
° March 2002, "Federal Principles in North American Resource Management: Energy Regulation and Environmental Protection in Mexico". Forum of Federations, Co-applicants were Isabel Altamirano, Norma Borrego and Rosío Vargas. $5,000 CAD
° May 2000, “Bank of Missions”. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and Mexican Institute for International Co-operation-Secretariat for External Relations (Government of Mexico). $5,000 CAD
° September-December 1999, “Bank of Missions”. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and Mexican Institute for International Co-operation-Secretariat for External Relations (Government of Mexico). $5,000 CAD
° March 1999, Faculty Research Award. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. $4,000 CAD.
° March 1995, Faculty Research Award. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. $4,000 CAD
° 1997-2001, Program of Productivity Bonuses for Full-Time Academics (PRIDE), Level C. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. $36,000 CAD
° 1994-1997, Program of Productivity Bonuses for Full-Time Academics (PRIDE), Level B, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. $28,800 CAD
° July 1994 - August 2008, Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (National Research System, SNI), Level I Fellowship. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Mexico, $168,000 CAD
° January-June 1990, Scholarship for completion of PhD dissertation. Faculty of Graduate Studies, Université de Montréal, $5,000 CAD.
° September 1986-April 1990, Scholarship for PhD studies Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,. $70,000 CAD
ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC MEETINGS Co-organizer, workshops “La mondialisation de la droite : les réseaux conservateurs dans les Amériques/Globalising the Right : Conservative Networks in the Americas”, University of Alberta, November 2017 (French workshop) and February 2018 (English workshop).
Co-organizer, workshop on “Federalism according to Harper: Quebec’s Place in Conservative Canada”, University of Alberta, August 2013.
Organizer, Speakers Series “Our North America: from Turtle Island to the Security and Prosperity Partnership”, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2005 - March 2006. The series was also a credited course, web cast as video conference to several locations throughout North America and the Caribbean.
Organizing committee member, conference "Re=mapping the Americas: Globalisation, Regionalisation and the FTAA", jointly organized by the University of the West Indies and the University of Alberta, held at St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, October 2005.
Co-organizer, International seminars “The Foreign Policies of Mexico, Canada, and the United States at the Threshold of the 21st Century” and “Mexico’s Relations with the United States and Canada: A Look into the New Millennium”, Mexico City, CISAN, UNAM, August 2000. Responsible for the Canadian contents, including choosing Canadian guest speakers and program. Also acted as paper presenter. Proceedings of both conferences were published as edited books.
Co-organizer, Tri-national seminar “New Federalism in North America”, CISAN/UNAM, November 1998. In charge of the Canadian contents, including the Canadian guests and programme. Also acted as paper presenter.
Co-organizer, International seminar “Globalization, Regional Development and Federalism in Mexico and Canada”, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, October 1998. Also acted as paper presenter and translator.
Coordinator, Teleconferences series (five with Canadian institutions, four with Mexican institutions) within the special program “Canada at UNAM”. The special program was jointly organized by several departments at UNAM and the Canadian Embassy in Mexico, May 1998. Also delivered three lectures within the series.
Organizer, « Blitzkrieg: The 1997 Canadian Elections », roundtable with four Canadian specialists, CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, October 1997. Also acted as paper presenter.
Organizer in Mexico, Second Conference, Canadian Association for Mexican Studies (CAMS) “North American Integration: Challenges for Development”, Mexico City, November 1996. Also acted as paper presenter. Organizer, Tri-national Conference « Contemporary Indigenous Struggles in North America », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, August 1995. Fifteen Canadian, Mexican and US Indigenous speakers were invited. Also acted as presenter.
Organizer, Tri-national Comparative Seminar « The Political Systems of North America, Today: Challenges and Convergences », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, May 1995. This seminar was the result of a joint comparative research project co-ordinated by Julián Castro-Rea, Robert J. Jackson (Carleton University) and Gregory S. Mahler (The University of Mississippi), in which twenty-one scholars from Canada, Mexico and the United States participated. Also acted as paper presenter.
Co-organizer, International Seminar « Quebec and Ontario », CISAN-UNAM/Centre for the Study of Canada-State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Mexico City, March 1995.
Co-organizer, International Seminar « Electoral Processes in Mexico, Canada and the United States, 1994. Evaluation and Perspectives », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, January and April 1995.
Co-organizer, « The Political Parties in Mexico, Canada and the United States » panel, CISAN- UNAM, Mexico City, April 1994. Also acted as discussant.
Co-organizer, Bi-national Seminar « Mexico and Canada: Fifty Years of Diplomatic Relations ». Eight participating speakers, including the Canadian Ambassador in Mexico and the Mexican Ambassador in Canada. CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, April 1994.
Organizer, International Seminar « Elections in Canada, 1993: Change and Continuity », CISAN- UNAM, Mexico City, November 1993.
Co-organizer, International Conference « Democraties en Amérique latine », Groupe de recherche sur l’Amérique latine (GRAL), Université de Montréal, May 1987. Also acted as paper presenter.
DISTINCTIONS
° Academic Excellence Award, jointly presented by the World University Faculty and Concilio Doctoral de México, March 2017. Nominated by Universidad del Desarrollo Profesional (UNIDEP), Mexico.
th ° Selected participant in the 20 S ummer Seminar on Quebec, Center for the Study of Canada, State University of New York-Plattsburgh, Saint-Malo, France, June 1998. ° Fellow, Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg (Austria), August 1996. Participant in the session « Human Rights: An International Legal Perspective ».
th ° Selected participant in the 17 S ummer Seminar on Quebec, Center for the Study of Canada, State University of New York-Plattsburgh, Quebec City and Montreal, June 1995.
° Selected participant at the Sixth Summer Seminar in US Studies for Latin American Professionals, Center for US-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego, June-July 1994. Participants are given full scholarships, after a competitive selection process.
° « Genaro Estrada » Award, presented by the President of Mexico to the most salient incoming member of the Mexican Foreign Service, March 1993.
° Best Sociology Thesis of the Year, National Association of Sociologists, Mexico, 1983.
° « Gabino Barreda » Medal, awarded yearly by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México to its best undergraduate students, 1981.
SERVICE
1. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
° Coordinator, Comparative Politics field, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2019-April 2020, July 2015-June 2016, and Sept. 2006 – May 2007.
2. FACULTY OF ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
° Social Sciences Representative, BA Review Steering Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, October 2013-June 2014.
° Elected Academic Staff Representative to the Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, July 2011 – June 2012. ° Hiring committee member, Faculty Lecturer position, Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta, November 2006 – April 2007
3. UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
° Invited Member, Academic Committee, Canadian Studies Institute, Campus St.-Jean, July 2014- June 2016.
° Faculty of Arts representative, Mexico Recruitment Committee, Office of the Deputy Provost, University of Alberta, 2010-2011.
° Fellow, Institute for United States Policy Studies/Alberta Institute for American Studies, University of Alberta, 2006-2013.
4. ACADEMIA
° Section Head, Comparative Politics, Canadian Political Science Association 2019 Congress, held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, June 4-6, 2019. Responsible for building the Comparative Politics program for the Congress.
° Invited as guest editor, Internacionales. Revista en Ciencias Sociales del PacíficoMexicano (ISSN: 2395-9916), issue 8, “The Right in the Americas”, published January 2019.
° Invited as country expert for Canada, Varieties of Democracy international research project, University of Gottenburgh (Sweden) and Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame (United States), November 2013-January 2014.
° Participant in the creation of the curriculum, Master’s Programme in US-Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, September 1996.
° Manuscript referee for:
a Springer, Heidelberg, August-September 2019. a Caribbean Journal of International Relations & Diplomacy , University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago a Universum journal, Universidad de Talca, Chile
a Frontera Norte journal, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, México
a University of Toronto Press
a International Political Science Review, International Political Science Association
a Politique et Sociétés journal, Société québécoise de science politique.
° Referee for research projects, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, October 2003 - January 2004, November 2005-January 2006, November 2006 – January 2007, November 2007 – January 2008.
° Editor, Revista Mexicana de Estudios Canadienses/Mexican Journal of Canadian Studies journal, Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre Canadá/Mexican Association for Canadian Studies, 2003 - 2004.
° Founding Faculty Member, Masters’ Programme in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico, November 2001.
° Expert referee for research projects, Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et appui à la recherche (FCAR), Quebec, October 2000-January 2001.
° Visiting Professor by invitation, Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program and Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta. Three separate contracts: September-December 1999, September 2000-May 2001 and August 2001-April 2002.
° Member, Academic Council, Master’s Program in US-Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, since March 1998 – October 2008. Invited by the President of that university.
° Candidate to Chair, Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte, UNAM, for the 1997-2001 period. Short-listed and interviewed by UNAM’s President, August 1997.
° External referee, Register of Science and Technology Excellency Programs, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), 1997 and 2000.
° Elected Representative of Mexican universities to the Governing Committee, College of the Americas, Inter-American University Organization (IUO/OUI). Participant at the planning meetings in Mexico City, Cholula and Ottawa, April-May 1997.
° Member of the Editorial Board of Quebec Studies journal, American Council for Quebec Studies, March 1996-February 2000.
5. GOVERNMENT
° Invited as Mexican expert on Political Science and International Relations for the Graduate Studies Scholarship Selection Bilateral Committees of Canada (January 1996 and 1997, February 1998 and 1999), Switzerland (October 1995), United Kingdom (October 1996), Germany (October 1996 and 1997), and Spain (May 1995).
° International observer for the referendum on Quebec's sovereignty, by invitation of Quebec’s Chief Electoral Officer, October 1995.
6. COMMUNITY
° Interviewed numerous times in English, French and Spanish on North American, Mexican, Canadian, Chinese, Iranian and Latin American political and social issues, in the following electronic media:
● Mehr News Press Agency, Tehran, Iran
• Mundo Radio 96.5 FM (Cuernavaca, Mexico).
• Instituto Morelense de Radio y Televisión (IMRyTV), (Cuernavaca, Mexico).
• Radio UAEM 106.1 FM (Cuernavaca, Mexico)
• Claro Sports television network (Mexico City)
• Milenio television network (Mexico City)
• CHQR 770 AM (Calgary) • I-Politics online magazine (Ottawa) • Canadian Public Affairs Channel, television (Ottawa) • CHED 630 AM (Edmonton) • France Presse news agency (Montreal), • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Société Radio-Canada, both in radio (especially « Dimanche magazine », CBF, and Radio Canada International, Montreal and Edmonton) and television (especially « Le Point », Channel 2 Montreal, and CBC Newsworld). In Edmonton, regular participant in the political analysis panel, radio program “La croisée”. Also interviewed in the programs “Le café show” and “Radioactive”. Guest analyst for Alberta’s historical provincial elections night, May 5, 2015.
• CJSR, 88.5 FM (Edmonton) • Canadian Press Agency (Montreal)
• Ethnic Television of Quebec (CTEQ, channel 24, Montreal) • CTV Television (Edmonton), especially National News live broadcast. • Radio México Internacional (short wave, Mexico City) • Radio Centre-Ville (CINQ-MF, 102,5, Montreal) • Radio CISM (89,3 FM, Montreal)
• Radio Red (1100 AM, Mexico City) • Radio Fórmula (Mexico City) • Canal 11 (XEIPN, television, Mexico City) • Canal 13 (XHDF, television, Mexico City) • Multivisión (television, Mexico City) • Radio Educación (XEEP, 1060 AM, Mexico City) • Radio UNAM (XEUN, 860 AM, Mexico City).
In printed media, interviewed by:
• The Globe and Mail national daily newspaper (Toronto) • Métro daily newspaper (Montreal and Edmonton). • Sanlian Life weekly magazine (Beijing, China) • Embassy weekly magazine (Ottawa) • El Semanario weekly newspaper (San José, Costa Rica) • The Globe and Mail daily newspaper (Toronto)
• Jueves de Excélsior weekly newspaper (Mexico City) • El Financiero daily newspaper (Mexico City) • Reforma daily newspaper (Mexico City) • La Crónica daily newspaper (Mexico City) • Milenio daily newspaper (Mexico City) • Gaceta UNAM weekly university bulletin (Mexico City).
MEMBERSHIP TO LEARNED SOCIETIES
° Latin American Studies Association, since September 2018
° International Political Science Association, since June 2014.
° American Studies Association, since January 2013.
° International Studies Association, since October 2007.
° Canadian Political Science Association, since May 2003.
° Asociación Mexicana de Estudios sobre Canadá/Mexican Association for Canadian Studies, 2003-2008.
° American Council for Quebec Studies (ACQS), since 1996.
° International Council for Canadian Studies/Conseil international d’études canadiennes (ICCS/ CIÉC), since 1994.
° Canadian Association for Mexican Studies, since 1994. Elected Representative in Mexico, 1994-1996; elected Member of the Consultative Council, 1996-1999.
° The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS), since 1995.
° Friendship Mexico-Canada (AMC), alumni association of Mexican graduates from Canadian universities. Member since June 1995, elected President during 1997, Vice-President 1998. ° Association for Canadian Studies (ACS/AÉC), since 1999.
° Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS/ACELAC), since 1987.
° Research Group on Latin America (GRAL), Université de Montréal, 1985-1992. Member of the Planning Committee, 1986-1988.
° Association d’économie politique (AÉP), 1987-1990.
° Mexican Council for Social Sciences (COMECSO), 1989-1990.
° Groupe d’information Québec-Mexique, 1986-1988.
Edmonton, September 2020.