cosla Committee of Scholars on Latin America Dear Staff Member: I hope that you will be able to make timely use of the enclosed Resource Network contact list on behalf of the interested Members of Congress whom you represent. Fast-moving events in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America make it more important than ever to have access to a wide range of reliable knowledge about these areas. The CoSLA Resource Network is designed to give you that access. As the enclosed organizational Statement of Purpose indicates, COSLA was formed in order to bring its membership’s experience, expertise and judgement to bear in the public discussion about the changing Latin American policy of the United States government. We sincerely hope that you will promptly test our Resource Network as a reliable source of fact, opinion, or judgement on news out of Latin America, or concerning U.S.. policy. Each contact person is in close touch with many of the leading scholars in the U.S.. for a particular topic or country. If a contact person cannot satisfy your need immediately, they will telephone or refer you to the COSLA member who can. Thank you for your time and attention. John D. Powell Secretary/Treasurer Co-Chairmen: Members of Council and ‘Margaret E. Graham James R. Kurth J. Mark Ruhl Judith Tendler William M. Leo Grande ‘Executive Committee City University of Swarthmore College Dickinson College U. of California, American University Werner Baer New York George Cabot Lodge Helen Safa Berkeley 202-686-2354 University of Illinois Patricia Weiss Fagen Harvard University University of Florida William C. Thiesenhusen Riordan Roett Douglas C. Bennett San Jose State College Richard Millet Lars Schoultz University of Wisconsin The Johns Hopkins Temple University Richard R. Fagen Southern Illinois U. of North Carolina, Thomas Trebat University (SAIS) Douglas A. Chalmers Stanford University University Chapel Hill New York, New York 202-785-6265 Columbia University Albert Fishlow Theodore H. Moran "Kenneth E. Sharpe Arturo A. Valenzuela Elsa M. Chaney Yale University Georgetown University Swarthmore College Duke University Correspondence: Aurora Associates Joseph Grunwald Richard S. New farmer Brian H. Smith Viron P. Vaky Secretary/Treasurer, David Collier The Brookings Institution Notre Dame & Overseas MIT Georgetown University COSLA U. of California, Albert O. Hirschman Development Council Peter H. Smith 'Alexander W. Wilde Dept, of Political Science Berkeley The Institute for John Duncan Powell MIT The Wilson Center Tufts University Advanced Study Tufts University Medford, MA 02155 Wayne A. Cornelius "Alfred Stepan U. of California, Robert R. Kaufman Clark W. Reynolds Yale University San Diego Rutgers University Stanford University STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The Committee of Scholars on Latin America is a group of professionals with a sustained concern for the relationship between the U.S. government and the governments of Latin America. We are a non-partisan organization formed to bring to bear our mem­ bers expertise and judgement as a resource upon which members of Congress, their staffs, the media, and the public-at-large may draw during future debates and decisions about U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean. An intelligent and responsible debate about U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean must proceed from a clear understanding of the very different situations in each of the countries in this region. As scholars, we are concerned that accurate information, not ideological cliches, be used in considering U.S. foreign policy options. We believe that the permanent interests of the United States lie in the promotion of governments whose legitimacy rests upon the consent of the governed in a broad shar­ ing of the fruits of development within and between countries and in respect for human rights. Recognizing that economic development and social change can engender domestic tensions, but believing in the principle of self-determination, we are concerned about U.S. policies that turn local issues into proxy wars between the global super-powers. And we believe that support for repressive military regimes embodies a short-sighted , self-defeating conception of national security. In short the Committee of Scholars on Latin America seeks to promote a foreign policy toward Latin America that is well grounded in the realities of the hemisphere, that is humane, and that serves the long-run national interests of the United States. Membership in the Committee implies acceptance of these basic principles. Within this broad framework, members differ widely in their views on specific issues. The Committee as such will not adopt policy positions or issue public statements. Our aim is to enhance the ability of individual members to communicate their own expertise and judgement to a wider public audience. Committee of Scholars on Latin America Resource Network The following contact people can link you quickly with many of the most prominent professional researchers, teachers, and analysts of events in Latin America to be found in the United States. The list is divided into four parts: General Topics, Mexico and Central America, The Caribbean, and South America. Each contact person listed is in touch with every COSLA member knowledgeable and experienced on the topic listed. If the contact person cannot answer the question or provide the information you need, they can be in touch quickly with another COSLA member who can. We trust this list will prove helpful to you, and would appreciate suggestions for improvements in our Resource Network system. GENErAL TOPICs American Policy Prof. Riordan Roett, Director CONTACT: Center for Brazilian Studies The John Hopkins University (SAIS) 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel. (202) 735-6265 Economic Development, Trade, Finance Prof. Albert Fishlow CONTACT: Department of Economics Yale University 85 Trumbull Street New Haven CT 06520 Tel. (203) 436-3416 Human Rights Prof. Lars Schoutlz CONTACT: Department of Political Science Hamilton Hall 070A University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Tel. (919) 962-3041 Immigration Prof. Wayne A. Cornelius, Director CONTACT: Program in U.S.-Mexican Studies University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093 Tel. (714) 452-4503 Prof. Anthony Maingot, Chairman OR: Dept, of Sociology/Anthropology Florida International University Tamiami Trail Miami, FL 33199 Tel. (305) 554-2247 Indians Prof. John Hurra CONTACT: Dept, of Anthropology Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Tel. (607) 256-5139 Land Reform Prof. William Thiesenhusen CONTACt Land Tenure Center 310 King Hall University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 Tel. (608) 262-3657 Multi-National Corporations Dr. Richard S. Newfarmer CONTACt Overseas Development Council 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel. (202) 234-8701 Roman Catholic Church Prof. Brian Smith CONTACT: Dept, of Political Science MIT E53-425 Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel. (617) 253-5261 Prof. Margaret Crahan OR: Woodstock Theological Center Georgetown University Washington, DC 20057 Tel. (202) 338-8040 U.S. Military Assistance Prof. J. Samuel Fitch CONTACT: Dept. of Political Science University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309 Tel. (303) 493-6235 Women Dr. Elsa M. Chaney CONTACT: Aurora Associates, Inc. 1140 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20036 Tel. (202) 659-0480 II MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA MEXICO Prof. Clark Reynolds Food Research Institute Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 Tel. (415) 497-3096 Prof. Wayne Cornelius, Director Program in U.S.-Mexican Studies University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093 Tel. (714) 452-4503 BELIZE Prof. Phil Sheperd, ISPS c/o Center for Health Studies Box 15A, Yale University Yale Station New Haven, CT 06520 Tel. (203) 423-4104 COSTA RICA Prof. Richard Millett, Chairman Latin American Studies Committee School of Social Sciences Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL 62026 Tel. (618) 692-3658 or 692-2414 EL SALVADOR Prof. William Leo Grande CONTACt Director of Political Science School of Government and Administration American University 4849 Connecticut Ave., NW #L19 Washington, DC 20008 Tel. (202) 686-2354 Prof. Thomas P. Anderson OR: Department of History Eastern Connecticut State College Willimantic, CT 06260 Tel. (203) 456-2231, x444 Prof. William Thiesenhusen Land Tenure Center 310 King Hall University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 Tel. (608) 262-3657 GUATEMALA Prof. Robert M. Carmack Dept. of Anthropology S U N Y - Albany, NY 12222 Tel. (518) 457-8480 Prof. Richard Millett, Chairman Latin American Studies Committee School of Social Sciences Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL 62026 Tel. (618) 692-3658 or 692-2414 (CONTACT ALSO FOR HONDURAS) HONDURAS Prof. J. Mark Ruhl Dept. of Political Science Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013 Tel. (717) 245-1311 NICARAGUA Prof. Thomas Walker Dept. of Political Science Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 Tel. (614) 594-5495 or 594-5626 Prof. Joseph R. Thome School of Law University of Wisconsin Madison, WI 53706 Tel. (608) 263-7418 or 262-3657 PANAMA Dr. Stephen Erickson Office for Research Contracts Harvard University 1350 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. (617) 495-5501 Ill THE CARIBBEAn : 7 JAmAICA, SMALLER ISLANDS Prof. Anthony Maingot, Chairman Dept. of Sociology/Anthropology Florida International University Tam iam i Trail Miami, FL 33199 Tel. (305) 554-2247 PUERTO RICO Prof. Helen Safa, Director Center for Latin American Studies University of Florida 319 Grinter Gainesville, FL 32611 Tel. (904) 392-0375 SOUTH AMERICA ARGENTINA Prof. Gary Wynia Department of Political Science 1414 Social Sciences University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 Tel. (612) 373-5222 BOLIVIA Prof. Christopher Mitchell, Director Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies New York University 19 University Place New York, NY 10003 Tel. (212) 598-3395 or 598-3397 BRAZIL Prof. Riordan Roett, Director Center for Brazilian Studies The John Hopkins University (SAIS) 1740 Massachusetts Ave., NT-7 Washington, DC 20036 Tel. (202) 785-6265 Prof. Albert Fish low Department of Economics Yale University 85 Trumbull Street New Haven CT 08520 Tel. (203) 436-3418 CHILE Prof.