CURRICULUM VITÆ

Julián Castro-ReaOffice: Department of Political Science

University of Alberta10-21 H. M. Tory BuildingEdmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4CanadaTelephone (780) 492-0739Fax (780) 492-2586E-mail: jcrea @ ualberta.cahttps://sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/julian-castro-rea/

Home: 10029, 87 AvenueEdmonton, Alberta T6E 2P1CanadaTelephone (780) 439-6376

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

1986-1991 Ph D, Political ScienceUniversité de Montréal, CanadaDissertation: « La démocratisation du Mexique. Diagnostic et potentiel » (Mexico's Democratization: Diagnosis and Potential).Defended in July 1991. Degree granted by the committee’s unanimous vote.

1984-1986 M Sc, Political ScienceUniversité de MontréalThesis: « La participation politique des paysans au Pérou, 1969-1985 » (The Political Participation of the Peasantry in Peru, 1969-1985).Degree granted in November 1986, by the committee’s unanimous vote.

1976-1981 Licenciatura1, Magna Cum Laude, Sociology (Major in Political Sociology)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoThesis: « Universidad nacional, política y marxismo » (National University, Politics, and Marxism)Defended in December 1983. Magna Cum Laude Degree granted by the committee’s unanimous vote.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

July 2002 - presentAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Political ScienceUniversity of AlbertaTenure granted at hiring.

1 In Mexico, the first university degree is not Bachelor of Arts but “Licenciatura”. Completing the course load takes between four and 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 M. A.

January – April 2013Visiting ProfessorCentro de Estudios InternacionalesEl Colegio de MéxicoSabbatical internship.

April 2003 – September 2008Adjunct ProfessorFaculty of International Studies and Public PolicyUniversidad Autónoma de SinaloaBi-annual course and research/exchange collaborative projects.

August 2000-April 2002 Visiting ProfessorDepartment of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program and Faculté Saint-Jean.University of AlbertaTwo full-time appointments, for a total of eleven courses.

September -December 1999Visiting ProfessorDepartment of Political Science/Canadian Studies ProgramUniversity of AlbertaSessional lecturer, two half-course equivalents.Courses on comparative politics (NAFTA) and the politics of developing areas (contemporary Mexico).

1993-2000 Research Professor and Coordinator of Canadian StudiesUniversidad 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 DeskSecretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (Mexico)Mexican Foreign Service, Department for North America.

1991-1992 Post-Doctoral FellowUniversité 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 LecturerUniversité de MontréalProgram in Latin American Studies. Course: « Latin America: Case Studies». Coordination of guest lecturers, student supervisor, formulation of the final examination. During two terms, under the supervision of Professor Claude Morin.

1987-1991 Research AssistantUniversité de MontréalProject: « The Impacts of the European Communities’ Third Enlargement on Portuguese and Spanish Industry and Employment, 1979-1992 ».

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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).

1992 ConsultantCentre de documentation d'Amérique latineLecturer in several Quebec communities to discuss the meaning and likely impacts of the trilateral free-trade agreement with members of non-governmental organizations.

1991 ConsultantEmployment and Immigration CanadaSupervisor to immigration officials on politics and human rights in Mexico.

1987 Research AssistantUniversité de MontréalProject: « The Campaign for Industrialization in Brazil, 1964-1985 », under the direction of Professor Philippe Faucher.

1986-1989 Teaching AssistantB A in Political Science, Université de MontréalCourse: « 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 AssistantM 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.

1985 Research AssistantResearch Group on Latin America (GRAL), Université de MontréalProject: « Authoritarianism and Democracy in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay ». Research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et appui à la recherche (FCAR), Quebec; under the direction of a team of tenured professors.

In charge of the Peruvian case. Participation in the project from the research design to the written presentation of the final results; including field research in Peru.

1982-1984 LecturerB A (Licenciatura) in Sociology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoCourse: « Workshop on Social Research I and II: Ideology and Politics of the Mexican Right-Wing »

Sessional appointments during six terms, from 1982 to 1984. Advising students on their research topics and their contribution to a larger research project.

1982-1984 Research Assistant

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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoProject: « Ideology and Politics of Mexican Right-Wing Movements »

Participation at all stages of the research, from the formulation of hypothesis to the writing of the research report.

1981-1984 Executive OfficerUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoOffice of the Dean of Graduate Studies, Campus Acatlán.

1981 Teaching AssistantProgramme on Socio-Political Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoCourse: « Methodology for the Social Sciences »

Lecturer, student advising and exam marking.

1980-1981 Research AssistantUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Project: « Political Attitudes and Ideology of University Students »Documentary research, participation in se minars to discuss the final results.

PUBLICATIONS

1.BOOKS

Le fédéralisme selon Harper : la place du Québec dans le Canada conservateur , Ste.-Foy : Les presses de l’Université Laval, 2014. Book co-editor, with Frédéric Boily.

Re=Mapping the Americas: Trends in Region-Making, Farnham: Ashgate, 2014. Book co-editor and author of the introduction and conclusions, with Andy Knight and Hamid Ghany; also author of chapter 4 “Free Trade: A Tool for US Hegemony in the Americas”.

Our North America: Social and Political Issues beyond NAFTA, Farnham: Ashgate, 2012. Book editor, and author of the introduction.

Las políticas exteriores de Estados Unidos, Canadá y México en el umbral del siglo XXI, Mexico City: UNAM, 2003. Book co-editor, and author of the chapter “El siglo XXI: ¿el siglo de Canadá?” (The 21th Century: Canada’s Century?”; pp. 191-206. Co-editors are Remedios Gómez Arnau and Rosío Vargas Suárez.

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. Book co–editor, with Rosío Vargas Suárez and Remedios Gómez Arnau.

El nuevo federalismo en América del Norte (New Federalism in North America) Mexico City: CISAN/UNAM, 2000. Book co-editor, and author of the chapter « Fœdus = pacto. El federalismo en Canadá 130 años después » (Fœdus = Pact. Federalism in Canada, 130 Years Later); pp. 111-157. Co-editor is Paz Consuelo Márquez Padilla.

Los procesos electorales en América del Norte en 1994, (Electoral Processes in North America in 1994), Mexico City: CISAN-UNAM, 2000. Book co-editor and co-author of the introduction, with Silvia Núñez García and Barbara Driscoll.

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Los sistemas políticos de América del norte en los noventa. Desafíos y convergencias , (Political Systems in North America: Challenges and Convergences) Mexico City: CISAN-UNAM, 1999. Book co-editor, also author of the chapters « Las políticas públicas en América del Norte » (Public Policy in North America) and « Epílogo »; co-author of the preface and the chapter on “La política exterior en América del Norte: convergencia en el pragmatismo económico” (Foreign Policy in North America: Convergence in Economic Pragmatism). Co-editors are Robert J. Jackson and Gregory S. Mahler.

Elecciones en Canadá: cambio y continuidad, Mexico City: UNAM, 1995. Editor of the book, author of the introductory chapter.

2. REFEREED ARTICLES2

“Requiem pour l’État révolutionnaire : l’influence de l’ALÉNA sur la réforme du secteur de l’énergie au Mexique », chapter in Brunelle, Dorval, 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.

“Democracy-Coated Authoritarianism: How Federalism May Act as a Cover for Undemocratic Governments”, chapter in López Basaguren, Alberto 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. This article was also 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.

“The Mess They Made: How Conservatism Is Wrecking North America” chapter in Genna, Gaspare and David Mayer, eds., North American Integration: An Institutional Void in Migration, Security and Development, New York: Routledge, 2013; pp. 34-50.

“Le gâchis qu’ils ont fait : comment la droite a ruiné les politiques publiques en Amérique du Nord » article in Bulletin d’histoire politique, vol. 21, no. 1, fall 2012; pp. 139-149.

“Common Sense or Collusion? Business Interests behind North American Deep Integration”, chapter in Fox, Michael and Andrew Nurse, eds., Dynamics and Trajectories: Canada and North America, Halifax: Fernwood, 2012; pp. 144-160.

“Delirios de grandeza: la agenda de Norteamérica y la política de seguridad nacional de Canadá” chapter in Hristoulas, Athanasios, ed., La seguridad de América del Norte reconsiderada (North America’s National Security Reconsidered), Mexico City: Miguel Ángel Porrúa-ITAM, 2011; pp. 157-177.

“After the PRI: Neo-Liberalism and Nationalism in Mexico”, chapter in Harrison, Trevor and Slobodan Drakulic, eds., Against Orthodoxy: Studies in Nationalism, Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2011; pp. 225-248.

“Hypothesis”, entry for Mills, Albert J., Gabrielle Durepos and Ellen Wiebe, eds., Encyclopaedia of Case Study Research, New York: Sage, 2009.

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“Business Interests behind North American Deep Integration: The Tail that Wags the Dog”, chapter in Hussain, Imtiaz, ed. North America at the Crossroads: NAFTA after 15 years, Mexico City: Universidad Iberoamericana, 2009.

“Assessing North American Politics after September 11. Security, Democracy, and Sovereignty” chapter 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.

“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.

"North American First Peoples: Self-Determination or Economic Development?", chapter in Abu-Laban, Yasmeen and François Rocher, eds., Politics in North America: Redefining Continental Relations, Peterborough: Broadview, 2008. Co-authored with Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez.

"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; pp.65-79.

"La democracia en Canadá: partidos políticos, elecciones y grupos de interés" chapter 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. Co-authored with Nidia M. Castro.

"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; pp. 41-69.

"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.

« Amérique latine: les échecs du libéral-populisme », co-authored article with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, in Canadian Journal of Development Studies/ Revue canadienne d'études du développement, vol. XIV, no. 2, Ottawa, July 1993.

« Canadá, ¿aliado o adversario? Un punto de vista mexicano » (Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican Standpoint), article published in Revista mexicana de política exterior, no. 36, Summer 1993, pp. 42-62; and in Verea Campos, Mónica, ed., Canadá en transición, Mexico: UNAM, 1994; pp. 363-385.

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).

« A democracia incerta » (The Uncertain Democracy), article co-authored with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher, in Novos estudos, no. 34, São Paulo, November 1992; pp. 165-197.

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« El conservadurismo político en Canadá: orígenes y manifestaciones contemporáneas » (Political Conservatism in Canada: Origins and Contemporary Manifestations), article 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.

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).

« Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru » Co-authored with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher. Article published in the proceedings of the 1989 CALACS Conference (Ottawa, 1990), and 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.

“La tentación populista: Argentina, Brasil, México y Perú” in Foro internacional (Mexico City), vol. XXXI, no. 2, October-December 1990.

« Autonomy and Integration in Mexico and Canada - Lessons from the EU », Copenhagen: Handelshøjskolen i København (Copenhagen Business School), March 1997. (Occasional Papers, no. 27).

« Towards a Single North American Polity? The Effects of NAFTA upon Mexican and Canadian Domestic Politics », article published in Christos Paraskevopoulos, Ricardo Grinspun and George Eaton, eds., Economic Integration in the Americas Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 1996; pp. 88-102.

3. BOOK CHAPTERS

« Cronología histórica de Canadá, 1800-2014 » in Galeana, Patricia, ed., Cronología histórica de América, Mexico City, Pan American Institute of Geography and History, forthcoming 2015.

“Evolución, no revolución: la vía canadiense a la independencia” (Evolution, not Revolution: The Canadían 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.

“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.

“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.

“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), article in Guillermo Ibarra and Ana Luz Ruelas, eds., Canadá y México en la globalización. Fronteras tensionadas en América del Norte (Canada and Mexico in the

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Globalization Era. Borders under Stress in North America), Mexico City and Culiacán: Miguel Angel Porrúa-Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, 2000.

« El nuevo papel de Canadá en América, :¿cruzado o comerciante? », (Canada’s New Role in the Americas: Crusader or Merchant?) article published 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

“Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture”, book review in American Review of Canadian Studies, Volume 39, Issue ,4 December 2009.

“Big Picture Realities: Canada and Mexico at the Crossroads”, book review in Canadian Foreign Policy, vol. 15, no. 2, summer 2009; pp. 130-131.

“Mexico's Pivotal Democratic Election. Candidates, Voters, and the Presidential Campaign of 2000”, review essay of the homonym book edited by Jorge I. Domínguez and Chappell Lawson, in Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 38, no. 3, September 2005; pp. 792-794.

« The North American Trajectory. Cultural, Economic, and Political Ties among the United States, Canada and Mexico », book review in Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 30, no.2, June 1997.

5. REPORTS

“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.

“Maestría en estudios de Estados Unidos y Canadá” (Masters’ Programme 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. Co-authored with A. L. Ruelas and G. Ibarra.

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). Co-authored with Diane Éthier.

« Sentier lumineux: un enjeu pour la démocratie péruvienne » (Shining Path: The Peruvian Democracy at Stake), article published in the series Cahiers du Groupe de recherche sur l'Amérique latine, Montreal: Université de Montréal, 1987.

6. OPINION & GENERAL READERSHIP PIECES

« Bienvenue en nouvelle Alberta! », in Le Franco, May 13, 2015.

“Canada Stands to Benefit from Improved Relations with Mexico” in Edmonton Journal, May 30, 2010; p. A18.

“Canada Must Respect Mexico”, in Edmonton Journal, June 3, 2009; p. A13.

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“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

“Are US Business Priorities Driving Continental Integration?” in Edmonton Journal, March 27, 2006; p. A14,

“Time for Alberta to Assess its Role in North America” in Edmonton Journal, September 21, 2005; p. A15.

"Canadá: de los males el menor" (Canada, the Lesser of Two Evils) in Proceso, no. 1444, Mexico City, July 2004;

"Is There Democracy after the Elections?", in Horizons, vol. 5, special issue, May 2002; p. 10.

“Mexico-Canada Relations: The Democratic Deficit”, in Canada Watch vol. 8, no. 6, July 2001; pp. 109, 115-117.

“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.

“From Nootka to Nunavut. Why Canada is Important to Mexico”, article published in Voices of Mexico, no. 50, January-March 2000; pp. 77-80. Reprinted in Naminews, Santa Fe, The North American Institute, April 2000; by request of this magazine’s editor.

« Mexico and Canada: The Internationalization of Domestic Politics », article published in Voices of Mexico, no. 46, January-March 1999; pp. 89-92.

« Blitzkrieg: The 1997 Canadian Elections », in Voices of Mexico, no. 41, October-December 1997; pp. 71-79.

« An Interview with Barbara McDougall » in Voices of Mexico, no. 36, July-September 1996; pp. 90-95.

« Canada’s Foreign Policy in the Nineties » in Voices of Mexico, no. 34, January-March 1996; pp. 99-104

« Canadá, México, TLC: mitos y realidades » in Cuadernos de posgrado, no. 10, January-June 1996; pp. 5-10.

“Soberanía y libre comercio: reflexiones sobre la experiencia de Canadá” in Este país, no. 50, 1995; pp. 45-50.

« Canadá: la federación más descentralizada del mundo » in Revista mexicana de ciencias políticas y sociales, vol. 40, no. 161, July-September 1995; pp. 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; pp. 193-202.

« Ontario: ¿réquiem del socialismo a la canadiense? » in El Financiero, June 10, 1995.

« Quebec, el debate sobre la soberanía continúa » in El Financiero, Mexico City, September 13, 1994.

« Sovereignty and Free Trade: Reflections on the Canadian Experience » in Voices of

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Mexico, no. 27, April-June 1994.

« 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.

« Estados Unidos y el 'Bully Trade' » in Nexos, no. 174, Mexico, June 1992.

« Menem y la democracia argentina » (Menem and the Argentinian Democracy) in Nexos; vol. 12, no. 138, June 1989.

« La présidence à relais », 2 November 1987.« L'expansionnisme... démocratique », 9 March 1987.« L'impérialisme à travers la lentille » 26 January 1987.« Sur le sentier de la guerre », 10 November 1986.« La politique du P.I.R.E. », 27 October 1986.« C'est pas le Pérou », 22 September 1986.Six articles published in the weekly newspaper Continuum (Montreal)

« La cruzada empresarial » article in Nexos, no. 64; Mexico City, April 1983. Co-authored with Miguel Abruch.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Snubbing Mexico: How The Harper Conservatives Contributed To Destroy Trilateralism In North America”, paper to be presented at the I International Workshop on Regionalism and Integration Processes in Latin America, Université de Liège, Belgium, November 2015.

“Is Québec’s Secession Movement Dead? Perspectives after Canada’s 2015 Elections”, paper to be presented at the 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. Co’authored with Jessica Weller.

“Snubbing Mexico: How The Harper Conservatives Contributed To Destroy Trilateralism In North America”, paper presented at the 23rd World Congress, International Political Science Association, Montreal, July 2014.

« Requiem pour l’État révolutionnaire : l’influence de l’ALÉNA sur la réforme du secteur de l’énergie au Mexique, 2013 », paper presented by invitation to the « 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.

« Exporting Democracy? The Influence of US-Style Politics over Canada”, panel presentation, American Studies Association annual meeting, Washington DC, November 2013.

“ Re=Mapping The Americas: Trends In Region-Making”, paper presented to the “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. Co-authored with Andy Knight.

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“¿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), paper presented to the 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.

“The Mess They Made: How Conservatism Wrecked North America”, paper presented by invitation at the conference “Trade and Security in North America”, Miami, Florida International University, February 2012.

“Democracy-Coated Authoritarianism: How Federalism May Act as a Cover for Undemocratic Governments”, paper presented at the 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.

“Delusions of Grandeur: The North American Agenda and Canada’s National Security Policy”, paper presented by invitation to the workshop “Beyond Borders: Migration, Security and Cooperation in North America”, Los Ángeles, University of California, Los Ángeles, May 2010.

“Vicarious Grandeur: The North American Security Agenda and Canada’s Security and Defence Policies”, paper presented by invitation to the conference “North American Security Revisited”, Mexico City, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and Centro de Estudios Superiores Navales, March 2010.

“Evolución, no revolución: la vía canadiense a la independencia” (Evolution, not Revolution: The Canadían Path to Independence), paper presented to the International Seminar “Comparative History of the Americas: The Independence Processes”, 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.

“In God’s name? Religious civil society organizations and conservative political parties in North America” Working paper, presented at the European Council for Political Research Joint Sessions of Workshops, Lisbon, April 2009.

“Defining Common Sense: Civil Society Activism and North America’s Deep Integration”, paper presented to the conference “Non-NAFTA Issues Impacting NAFTA: Confronting Challenges outside the Box”, Mexico City, Universidad Iberoamericana, October 2008.

“The Tail that Wags the Dog: Business Interests behind Deep Integration”, paper presented at the “Canada and the New North America” conference, Sackville, Centre for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, February 2008. Improved versions of this paper, co-authored with John McCoy, were also presented at the International Studies Association conference, San Francisco, March 2008; and by invitation to the workshop “North America at the Crossroads: NAFTA after 15 years”, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, April 2008.

“Why is the Right Winning in North America? Comparisons and Mutual Influences in Canada, Mexico and the United States” paper presented to the Pan American Institute of Geography and History conference, Mexico City, October 2007.

“In Whose Interest? States, Elites and Democratic Deficit in North America’s Deep Integration” paper presented at the Mexican Association of Canadian Studies (AMEC) annual conference, Mexico City, February 2007.

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“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.

"Canada and Mexico, Allies or Opponents? The 'Strategic Alliance' Thesis Ten Years Later", presented at the conference "NAFTA and After: Looking Forward and Back from a Decade of Free Trade", Carleton University, Ottawa, January 2004. A revised version of this paper was presented at the 10th Mexican Association for Canadian Studies conference, Mazatlán, February 2004.

"Between the Sword and the Wall: North America under the National Security Strategy of the United States", paper presented to the Annual Canadian Political Science Association Conference, Dalhousie University, Halifax, May-June 2003.

"A North American Community? It Would Be a Good Idea!", paper presented to the 8th Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) conference, Calgary, October 2002.

"Ser quebequense. Orígenes y consecuencias del neonacionalismo en Quebec" (Being Québécois. Origins and Consequences of Quebec's Neo-nationalism"), paper presented to the 1st Conference of Ethics and Political Philosophy, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain, September 2002.

"Bringing Back Power and Interests to the Study of North America", comment by invitation to the conference "Strengthening the North American Partnership: Scenarios for the Future", Policy Research Initiative and Centre on North American Politics and Society, Carleton University, Ottawa, May 2002.

“Still Resisting? The US Influence over Institutional Reform in Mexico”, paper presented to the public forum “Transition to Democracy in Mexico”, Centre on North American Politics and Society, Carleton University, Ottawa, February 2002.

“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?), paper presented at the Second Canada Week in Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico, November 28-30, 2001.

“Visioning North America: Towards North American Studies”, invited discussant, 16th biennial conference of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, San Antonio, November 2001.

“The Renewal of Federalism: An Axis for Future Mexico-Canada Co-operation”, invited discussant, La Conférence de Montréal/Forum of Federations, Montreal, April 2001.

“El siglo XXI, ¿el siglo de Canadá?” (The 21st Century: Canada’s Century?), paper presented to the international seminar “The Foreign Policies of Mexico, the United States and Canada at the Threshold of the 21st Century”, Mexico City, CISAN, UNAM, August 2000.

“Neo-Liberalism in the Americas: Opportunities and Opposition”, invited discussant, XVIII World Congress, International Political Science Association, Quebec City, August 2000.

“¿La democratización de las relaciones entre México y Canadá?”, paper presented by invitation to the conference of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies-Mexico Chapter “Mexico-Canada Economic Integration: A Latin American Perspective”, Mexico City, June 2000.

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“Canadian Federalism: The External Perspective” and “External Trade Policy and the Canadian Federation”, presentations as invited participant to the seminar “Canadian Federalism in the New Millennium: Performance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy”, University of Toronto, May 2000.

“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), paper presented to the conference “Canada, Québec and the Future of the Nation-State in North America”, Universidad de las Américas, Cholula, March 2000.

“L´État c’est moi. La rencontre des nationalismes québécois et autochtone”, paper presented at the conference “Fédéralisme, identités et nationalismes”, Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, December 1999.

“Native Peoples and Quebec: Bridging Competing Nationalisms”, paper presented at the 15th biennial conference of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, Pittsburgh, November 1999.

“NAFTA’s Impact on Mexico: An Overview”, paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, October 1999.

“Quebec and the United States: Historical Links, Geopolitical Challenges”, paper presented at the sixth international conference, The Nordic Association for Canadian Studies, Reykjavík, August 1999.

« Fœdus = pacto. El federalismo en Canadá 130 años después » (Fœdus = Pact. Federalism in Canada, 130 Years Later), paper presented at the international seminar “Federalism in North America”, CISAN/UNAM, Mexico City, November 1998.

« El federalismo como pacto binacional: la experiencia de Canadá, ayer y hoy » (Federalism as Binational Pact: Canada´s Experience, Yesterday and Today), paper presented at the international seminar “Globalization, Regional Development and Federalism in Mexico and Canada”, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, October 1998.

« Quebec Studies in Mexico », paper presented at the Twentieth Anniversary Conference, Quebec Summer Seminar, Center for the Study of Canada/State University of New York-Plattsburgh, held in Saint-Malo, France, June 1998.

« Federalism and Economic Restructuring in North America. A Research Agenda », Co-authored paper presented at the joint conference Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Canadian Association for Mexican Studies, Vancouver, March 1998. Co-authors were Jean-François Côté and Ellen Fitzpatrick.

« Canada’s New Role in the Americas: Crusader or Merchant? », paper presented at the joint conference International Studies Association/Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales, Manzanillo, December 1997; by invitation from the Institut québécois des hautes études internationales, Université Laval, Quebec City. In a Spanish version, this paper was also delivered at the XIII Congress of Regional History, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, December 1997.

« What is Left to the Canadian Left? The Rise of Right-Wing Parties and the Demise of the Welfare State», paper presented at the biennial conference of The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, Minneapolis, November 1997.

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« El conservadurismo político en Canadá: orígenes y manifestaciones contemporáneas » (Political Conservatism in Canada: Origins and Contemporary Manifestations), paper presented at the seminar “Conservatism in North America”, Mexico City, CISAN/UNAM, November 1997.

« Elecciones en Canadá, 1997 », paper presented at the round table “Elections in Mexico and Canada”, 1st Book Fair, Mexico City, World Trade Centre, May 1997.

« Autonomy and Integration in Mexico and Canada - Lessons from the EU », paper presented at the “EU-NAFTA Workshop: Economic Integration and Inequality - Europe and America”, Handelshøjskolen i København (Copenhague Business School), March 1997.

« Quebec’s Liberal Party: Missing Opportunities for Constitutional Reconciliation », paper presented at the 10th biennial conference, American Council for Quebec Studies, Quebec City, October 1996.

« Chiapas and Quebec: Regional Challenges to North American Integration », paper presented at the international conference “Economic Integration in Transition”, Athens University of Economics and Business, August 1996. An improved version of this paper was presented at the 2nd conference, Canadian Association for Mexican Studies, (CAMS) “North American Integration: Challenges for Development”, Mexico City, November 1996.

Discussant of the book Le libre-échange nord américain et les services financiers, by Eric Leroux; invited by Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, UNAM, Mexico City, July 1996.

« 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, June 1996.

« 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, delivered at the Matías Romero Institute for Diplomatic Studies - Mexican Department for External Relations, February 12, 1996.

« El sistema político canadiense », paper presented to the panel on Comparative Political Systems organized by the Department of Political and Social Sciences, UNAM, May 1995.

« La política exterior de América del Norte en los años noventa » (Foreign Policy in North America in the Nineties), paper co-authored with Remedios Gómez Arnau and Luz María Vázquez García, presented at the Trinational Seminar « The Political Systems of North America, Today: Challenges and Convergences », CISAN-UNAM, May 1995.

« Towards a Single North-American Polity? The Importance of North American Comparative Political Analysis » paper presented at the Conference « Canada-Mexico: Past, Present and Future », The University of Calgary, November 10-13, 1994.

« Desarrollo sin democratización, versión canadiense: el régimen de Maurice Duplessis en Quebec, 1936-1959 ». Paper presented at the IX Meeting of North American Historians « The History of Three Nations: Mexico, United States, Canada », Mexico Ciy, 26-29 October 1994.

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« Towards a Single North American Polity? The Effects of NAFTA upon Mexican and Canadian Domestic Politics » Paper presented at the international conference on « Economic Integration and Public Policy: NAFTA, the European Union and Beyond », Toronto, York University, May 1994.

« Canada, Ally or Opponent? A Mexican Standpoint ». Paper presented to the conference on « Migration, Human Rights and Economic Integration », York University, November, 1992; and to the International Seminar « Canadá en transición », CISEUA-UNAM, Mexico City, November, 1992.

« Back to Populism: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru » Co-author, with Graciela Ducatenzeiler and Philippe Faucher. Gradually improved versions of this paper were presented at the following academic meetings: Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS/ACELAC), Ottawa, October 1989; XIVth Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Miami, December 1989; Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, September 1990, and XVIth Congress of LASA, Washington, April 1991. In Spanish, the paper was presented at the World Congress of Sociology, Madrid, July 1990; and at the Conference of the International Political Science Association, Buenos Aires, July 1991. I

« ¡Aquí nadie se raja! Hacia un modelo para la predicción de la participación política » (No quitting now! Towards a Model for the Forecast of Political Participation), paper presented at the 2nd National meeting of researchers on Electoral Processes, Mexican Council for Social Sciences (COMECSO), Chapala, June 1989.

« Sentier lumineux: un enjeu pour la démocratie péruvienne » (Shining Path: The Peruvian Democracy at Stake), paper presented at the conference « Democracies in Latin America », Montreal, Université de Montréal, March 1987.

« La derecha en México: lineamientos para su estudio » (The Political Right-Wing in Mexico: Some Research Guidelines), paper presented at the 10th World Congress of Sociology, Mexico City, 1982, and at the 12th Conference of the International Political Science Association, Rio de Janeiro, 1982. Co-author, with Miguel Abruch.

PUBLIC LECTURES AND TALKS

« Le fédéralisme selon Harper : la place du Québec dans le Canada conservateur », book launch, Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, March 2015.

“ 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.

“Aida and Verdi: Political Dimensions”, participation in the Aida opera discussion panel, invited by Edmonton Opera, Art Gallery of Alberta, October 2012.

“Wrongful Imprisonment: A Political Perspective”, participation in the Fidelio opera discussion panel, invited by Edmonton Opera, Art Gallery of Alberta, April 2012.

“Blaming the Victim: Mexican Labour in North America.” Presentation to International Week 2011 panel: “Migrant Labour in North America”, University of Alberta, Edmonton, February 2011.

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“¡El campo no aguanta más!” (The Countryside Cannot Take It Anymore) Presentation to International Week 2009 panel: “Growing under NAFTA: Impacts of Fifteen Years of Agricultural Free Trade”, University of Alberta, Edmonton, February 2009.

“We don’t play golf here — and other stories of globalization”, film screening and discussion, within the series “Welcome to the Reel World”, International Centre, University of Alberta, October 2008.

“Natural Resources in North America’s Deep Integration”, presentation to the public forum “Everyone's Downstream: Tar Sands Realities and Resistance”, Alberta Public Interest Research Group, Edmonton, November 2007

“Why We Fight”, film screening and discussion, within the series “Welcome to the Reel World”, International Centre, University of Alberta, January 2007.

“Deep Integration in North America: The Stakes for Canada”, panel presentation, International Week 2007, University of Alberta, February 2007.

“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.

“Is Free Trade the Solution to Poverty?”, panel organized for International Week 2005, University of Alberta, February 2005.

"Canada and Mexico, Allies or Opponents? The 'Strategic Alliance' Thesis Ten Years Later", presented at the International Week 2004, University of Alberta, February 2004.

“Still Resisting? The US Influence over Institutional Reform in Mexico and Canada”, public seminar, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, February 2002.

“Transnational Social Movements”, public lecture delivered at the panel “NAFTA: Not Just a Free Trade Agreement”, International Week 2001, University of Alberta, Edmonton, January 2001.

“El federalismo en Canadá y la cuestión de Quebec”, public lecture delivered at Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, April 2000.

“The New North America: Conflicts and Opportunities”, talk delivered at the Political Science Speakers Series “The New Geographies of Democratic Governance”, Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, December 1999.

« De Nutka a Nunavut: por qué Canadá es importante para México », (From Nootka to Nunavut: Why Canada is Important for Mexico) lecture delivered at the cultural week “Canada in Veracruz”, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, March 1999. Invited by the Canadian Embassy in Mexico.

« 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

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CISAN: un balance de cinco años » (Canadian Studies at CISAN: A Five-Year Balance); three lectures delivered for three teleconferences Mexico-Canada, in the framework of the event “Canada at UNAM”, Mexico City, UNAM/Canadian Embassy in Mexico, May 1998.

« Canadá en el nuevo orden mundial » (Canada in the New World Order), lecture delivered by invitation, Course for instructor retraining, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, UNAM, March 1998.

« Evaluación de las elecciones federales de 1997 en Canadá y México » (An Overview of the 1997 Federal Elections in Mexico and Canada), discussant to the papers presented by Jon Pammett and Silvia Gómez Tagle, October 1997. Invited by the Canadian Embassy in Mexico.

« Pensamiento y acción políticos de René Lévesque » (René Lévesque´s Political Thought and Action), lecture delivered at the round table “Challenges to Federalism in Canada: Past, Present and Future”, Mexico-Canada Friendship Association, April 1997.

“Canada, Mexico, the US: A Comparison of Their Political Systems”, lecture, M A in Mexican-US Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, July 1997.

« La organización de un referéndum en Quebec: la experiencia de octubre de 1995 » (The Organization of a Referendum: Quebec’s Experience on October 1995), lecturer delivered by invitation to the Partido de la Revolución Democrática commission for political reform, Mexican Senate, June 1996.

« Quebec: cuna de La Francophonie en América » (Quebec: Cradle of the Hemispheric Francophonie), lecture delivered at the “Month of Canadá at Plaza Loreto”, Mexico City, May 1996. Invited by the Canadian Embassy in Mexico.

« El sistema federal en Canadá », six lectures delivered before the LVI Legislature, Mexican House of Representatives, Continuing Education Programme on Comparative Federalism in the Americas, February-March, 1996.

« The Quebec Referendum: An Observer’s Outlook », lecture given to the Canadian Studies Program, Center for the Study of Canada, State University of New York-Plattsburgh, November 6, 1995.

« Introducción a la política canadiense » lecture given to the students of the Master’s Programme on Mexico-United States Studies, UNAM, May 1995

« Development without Democracy: Maurice Duplessis' Regime in Quebec, 1936-1959 », lecture delivered to the faculty, Department of History, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, November 1994.

« Aspectos sociopolíticos de Canadá ». Series of three lectures delivered at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, April 1994.

« Canadá en la relación México-Estados Unidos y el Tratado de Libre Comercio », magisterial closing lecture, Graduate course on Mexican, Canadian, and United States’ Studies, Institute for Legislative Research, Mexican Legislature, February 1994.

« Canadá, sociedad y política », two lectures delivered to Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX)'s CEO advisory team, October 1993.

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« Plus ça change... Perspectives de démocratisation politique mexicaine » (Plus ça change... Prospects for Political Democratization in Mexico). Public lecture, organized by GRAL (Montreal, February 26, 1988).

« Mao dans les Andes: le Sentier lumineux au Pérou », public lecture, organized by GRAL (Montreal, November 14, 1986)

THESIS SUPERVISION

Thesis supervisor to Jessica Weller, on “ Political Strategies of Independentist Leaders in Quebec ”, Double Honour’s BA, Political Science and French, University of Alberta. In progress.

Master’s project supervisor to Cara Des Granges, on “Moderation, Fringe and Populism: Understanding the Language of Alberta’s Flirtations with Autonomy”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Accepted in August 2013.

Thesis supervisor to Claudia Vergara, on “Economic Integration in South America: A Theoretical Interpretation”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended September 2012.

Thesis supervisor to Katherine Dyson, on “No, No Shari’a: United States and Canadian Islamophobia Expressed through Public Policy”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended January 2012.

Thesis supervisor to Daniel O’Riordan, on “Regional Security Complex Theory and US-Mexico Security Policy Integration in Post-9/11 North America”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended January 2011.

Thesis supervisor to Cosanna Preston, on “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.

Thesis supervisor to Alfred Neitsch, on “In Loco Regis: The Contemporary Role of the Governor General and Lieutenant Governor in Canada”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended in August 2006.

Master’s project supervisor to Michael Chalk, on “Teacher and Pupil: Canadian and British Federalisms in Comparative Perspective”, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Project completed and degree granted in September 2006.

Thesis supervisor to Elizabeth Levario Flores, on “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.

Thesis supervisor to Nubia Zulma Flores Nieto, on “Political Elites and Corruption in Mexico”, M. A. in Political Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree obtained in May 2005.

Thesis supervisor to Polina Korsountseva, on “Is Federalism the Solution to Chechnya's Conflict in Russia? A Comparative Inquiry”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Degree obtained in May 2005.

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Thesis supervisor to Aisling Ryan, on “Corruption, the Rule of Law and Economic Competitiveness in Mexico”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Degree obtained in May 2005.

Thesis supervisor to Janina Steinmetz, on “Integration and Security in North America after September 11, 2001”, BA Honours in Political Science, University of Alberta. Degree obtained in May 2005.

Thesis supervisor to Jordan Birenbaum on “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.

Thesis supervisor to Carla Pescador Aguilar on « Quebec and the 1995 Referendum: Sovereignty or Association? », Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Magna Cum Laude degree granted, July 2002.

Thesis supervisor to Nidia Mónica Castro López, on « Equity and the Canadian Press in the 2000 Federal Elections », M A in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Degree granted in May 2002.

Thesis supervisor to Norma Consuelo Borrego Pérez, on « The Commission for Environmental Co-operation in North America: An Evaluation of its Performance », M. A. in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Degree granted in May 2002.

Thesis supervisor to Fabiola Rodríguez Barba, on « 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.

Thesis supervisor to Marina Molina Benítez on « Hydroelectric Industry in Quebec», Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and degree granted in December 2000.

Thesis supervisor to María Engracia Cortéz Angulo, on « The Relationship between the Canadian Foreign and Refugee Policies: The Kosovo Crisis, 1999 », M A in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán. Defended in June 2000.

Thesis supervisor to Roberto Mendoza Fernández, on « The Development and Operation of the Mexican Agricultural Temporary Workers Program in Canada, 1974-1997 », Licenciatura3 in Latin American Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree granted in May 2000.

Thesis supervisor to Felipe Soto Anaya on « Nunavut: Changing the Map of Canada », Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Defended and Magna Cum Laude degree granted in March 2000.

Thesis supervisor to Oliver Santín Peña, on « 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.

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MEMBERSHIP TO DEGREE COMMITTEES

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Ding Xu, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, in progress. Acting as mentor.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Anya Kuteleva, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, April 2015.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Emrah Keskin, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2015.

Doctoral candidacy exam, Hajar Amidian, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, October 2014.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Daniel Friedman, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2013. Acted as mentor.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Canadian politics, Andrés Torres Scott, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, May 2012. Acted as mentor.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Nermin Allam, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2012.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, comparative politics, Elim Ng, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, June 2011.

Doctoral dissertation “Political Monopoly: A Study of the Progressive Conservative Association in Rural Alberta, 1971-1996”, submitted by Alfred T. Neitsch, PhD in Political Science, University of Ottawa. Defended April 2011.

Thesis “Cumandá: La jungle en voie de traduction”, submitted by Mélissa Vivian Cameron, MA in Translation Studies, University of Alberta. Defended May 2009.

Thesis “Canada’s Second Ladies: Prime Ministers’ Wives from Margaret Trudeau to Aline Chrétien”, submitted by Sara Daniels, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended May 2007.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Vandana Bhatia, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, April 2007.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Lyubov Zhyznomirska, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2007.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Jurgita Kornijenko, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, March 2007.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Satish Joshi, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, February 2007.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Kevin Wipf, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, December 2006.

Comprehensive qualifying doctoral examination, Edward Akuffo, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, December 2006.

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Doctoral dissertation "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", submitted by Bonita Beatty, PhD in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended March 2006.

Doctoral dissertation “The Possibilities of a North American Political Integration Project”, submitted by Jimena Jiménez, PhD in Political Science, Carleton University. Defended September 2005.

Doctoral dissertation "The Political Economy of Aboriginal Self-Determination. The Case of the Mikisew Cree First Nation", submitted by Gabrielle A. Slowey, PhD in Political Science, University of Alberta. Defended June 2003.

Final project "The Common Sense and Klein Revolutions: A Comparison of Ontario and Alberta's Neo-Liberal Regimes", presented by Kelly Kristan O'Donnell, MA in Political Science, University of Alberta, August 2002.

Thesis “La representación de la mujer nicaragüense en las novelas Debió llamarse libertad y La mujer habitada”, presented by Corisandra Leyton Blandón, M. A. in Hispanic and Latin American Studies, University of Alberta. Defended October 2000.

Thesis “Aboriginal Peoples: Special Citizens? The Aboriginal Peoples of Mexico and Canada from a Comparative Perspective”, presented by Isabel Altamirano Jiménez, M. A. in Political Sociology, Instituto Mora. Defended and Magna cum Laude degree obtained in June 2000.

Field research supervisor to Marie-Josée Massicotte, dissertation on “The Transforming Potential of Mexican Sociopolitical Movements in the Era of Economic Integration in the Americas”, PhD in Political and Social Thought, York University, 1998-1999.

Comprehensive doctoral examination of Elisa Dávalos López, PhD in Social Sciences, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City, April 1999.

Thesis « The Impact of North American Continental Integration on Canadian Federalism ». submitted by Alexis Orozco Notholt, Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, January 1999.

Thesis on « The Separatist Movement in Quebec », submitted by Elia Sánchez Gómez, Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, December 1997.

Thesis on « The Opportunities, Advantages and Benefits of Quebec Companies to Invest in Mexico », submitted by Claudia Leonor Balseca Alpízar, Licenciatura in International Relations, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, October 1996.

COURSES TAUGHT

“Theories and Methods of Comparative Politics”, “North American Politics”, "The Politics of Mexico" and "Topics in Globalization and Governance: Conservatism in North America", as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2015-April 2016.

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“Theories and Methods of Comparative Politics”, “North American Politics”, "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective" and “Canadian National Government and Politics”, as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2014-April 2015.

"Topics in Globalization and Governance: Conservatism in North America", "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective", and “North American Politics” as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2013-April 2014.

"Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective" and “North American Politics”, as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September – December 2012.

"Topics in Globalization and Governance: Conservatism in North America", "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective", “The Politics of Mexico” and “North American Politics” as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2009-April 2010, September 2010-April 2011, September 2011-April 2012.

“Topics in Comparative Politics: Contemporary Mexican Politics”, Graduate reading course, January-April 2009.

“North America after September 11, 2001”, "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective", and “North American Politics” as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2007 - April 2008.

"Nation-States in the New International Political Economy: Evaluating NAFTA", "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective", “The Politics of Mexico” and “North American Politics” as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2006-April 2007.

“Government and Social Problems in Canada” M. A. in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, May 2006..

"Nation-States in the New International Political Economy: Evaluating NAFTA", "Canadian Federalism: An International Comparative Perspective", “North American History and Society”, “The Politics of Mexico” and “North American Politics” as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2005-April 2006.

"Nation-States in the New International Political Economy: Evaluating NAFTA", "Canadian Federalism", "Topics in Latin American Politics: Contemporary Mexico", "Topics in Comparative Politics: Canada, Mexico, the United States", as Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, September 2002-April 2003, September 2003-April 2004, September-December 2004.

“La question nationale au Canada”, “Canadian Federalism”, “Canadian Cultures”, “Canadian Styles”, “Canadian Identities" and “Canada is not (quite) the United States”, as Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program and Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, September 2001-April 2002.

“Introduction à l’étude du Canada”, “Topics in Latin American Politics”, “Topics in Comparative Politics”, “Introduction to Canadian Studies”, and “Provincial Government and Politics”, as Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program

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and Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, September 2000-April 2001.

“Issues in Development Studies” and “The Politics of Latin America”, as Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science/Canadian Studies Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, September-December 1999.

“Government and Political Process in Canada”, M. A. in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán (modular course). Taught four times: April 1998, April 2000, May 2002 and May-June 2004

“Selected Issues on Canada”, M A in Mexican-US Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, February-May 1999.

“Contemporary Canadian Politics”, Licenciatura in Political Science and International Relations, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City, October-December 1998.

"History of Mexican-Canadian Relations” M A in US and Canadian Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, September 1997 (intensive course).

« Amérique latine: études de cas », Program in Latin American Studies, Université de Montréal, January-April 1990 and 1991. Teaching Assistant for Professor Claude Morin, in charge of some lectures, coordination of invited lecturers, student supervision, formulation of the final exam.

« Analyse des forces politiques », B A in Political Science, Université de Montréal, September-December 1986, 1987 and 1989. Teaching Assistant for Professor Graciela Ducatenzeiler, in charge of seminars, student supervision, exams and research reports.

« Séminaire en science politique, II », M Sc in Political Science, Université de Montréal, September-December 1986 and 1987. Teaching Assistant for Professor Gérald Bernier, in charge of student methodology supervision for thesis projects, and marking of preliminary research projects.

« Workshop on Social Research I and II: Ideology and Politics of the Mexican Right-Wing », Licenciatura in Sociology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Sessional Instructor, student supervision towards a larger research project on that topic. Six consecutive terms, from 1982 to 1984.

« Methodology for the Social Sciences », Programme on Socio-Political Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, January-May 1981. Teaching Assistant to Miguel Abruch, in charge of some lectures, student supervision and exam marking.

SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

° Research grant, 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. Research project title : « Le fédéralisme selon Harper : la place du Québec dans le Canada conservateur », December 2012-March 2014. Amount granted : $10,686 Canadian dollars.

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° North American Mobility Program, Human Resources Development Canada, for the creation and operation over four years of a network of six North American universities for student and faculty exchange. Project title: “Beyond Borders: Regionalism, Migration and Security in North America”, running from September 2008 to August 2013. Amount granted: $146, 692 Canadian dollars.

° Speakers Series “Our North America: From Turtle Island to the Security and Prosperity Partnership”. Raised $30,570.00 for guest speakers’ expenses.

° North American Mobility Program, Human Resources Development Canada, for the creation and operation over four years of a network of eight North American universities for student and faculty mobility. Project title: “North Americans Studying North America: A Continental Curriculum”, running from September 2003 to August 2007. Amount granted: $155,850.00 Canadian dollars.

° "Federal Principles in North American Resource Management: Energy Regulation and Environmental Protection in Mexico", report requested through contract by the Forum of Federations, March 2002. Co-authored with Isabel Altamirano, Norma Borrego and Rosío Vargas. Total amount paid: $5 thousand Canadian dollars.

° “Bank of Missions” grant, jointly managed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and the Mexican Institute for International Co-operation-Secretariat for External Relations (Government of Mexico), September-December 1999 and May 2000. Total amount granted: $5 thousand Canadian dollars.

° Faculty Research Award, granted by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Granted twice, in March 1995 and March 1999. Total amount granted: $8 thousand Canadian dollars ($4 thousand each time).

° Admitted into the Program of Productivity Bonuses for Full-Time Academics (PRIDE), UNAM. Level B, 1994-1997, Level C, 1997-2001. Level B means a grant equivalent to 80% of the current salary, in monthly instalments (approx. $800 Canadian dollars per month = $28,800 Canadian dollars total amount). Level C means a grant of 100% (approx. $1 thousand Canadian dollars per month = $36 thousand Canadian dollars total amount).

° Member (Level I) National Research System (SNI), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Mexico, July 1994 - August 2008. Membership into SNI at Level I translates into a monthly grant equivalent to approximately $1 thousand Canadian dollars. (total amount: $168 thousand Canadian dollars)

° Scholarship for completion of thesis awarded by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Université de Montréal, 1990. Amount: $5 thousand Canadian dollars.

° Fellowship for graduate studies given by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1986-1990. Total amount: $70 thousand Canadian dollars, over five years.

ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC MEETINGS

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

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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 the Canadian guests and program. Also acted as paper presenter.. Proceedings of both conferences have already been published.

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 Canada, four national) within the special programme “Canada at UNAM”. The special program was jointly organized by several departments at UNAM and the Canadian Embassy in Mexico, in May 1998. Also delivered three lectures.

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 Native Struggles in North America », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, August 1995. Fifteen Canadian, Mexican and US Native 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 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.

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Co-organizer, Panel « The Political Parties in Mexico, Canada and the United States », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, April 1994. Also acted as discussant.

Co-organizer, Bi-national Seminar « Mexico and Canada: Fifty Years of Diplomatic Relations ». Eight speakers, including the Canadian Ambassador to Mexico and the Mexican Ambassador to Canada. CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, April 1994.

Organizer, International Seminar « Elections in Canada, 1993: Change and Continuity », CISAN-UNAM, Mexico City, November 1993. Conception, organization and presentation of this seminar.

Co-organizer, International Conference « Democracies en Amérique latine », Groupe de recherche sur l’Amérique latine (GRAL), Université de Montréal, May 1987. Also acted as paper presenter.

DISTINCTIONS

° Selected participant in the 20th Summer 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 ».

° Selected participant in the 17th Summer 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 discriminating 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.

MEMBERSHIP TO LEARNED SOCIETIES

° 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.

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° 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 Supervisory 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 since 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, from 1985 to 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.

LANGUAGES

Spanish: mother language.English: fluently written and spoken.French: fluently written and spoken.Portuguese: good written and oral comprehension, fairly spoken.

SERVICE

1. DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

° Coordinator, Comparative Politics field, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta, Sept. 2006 – May 2007.

2. FACULTY OF ARTS

° Social Sciences Representative, BA Review Steering Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta, since October 2013.

° 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

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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

° 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, Caribbean Journal of International Relations & Diplomacy , University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, October-December 2013.

° Manuscript referee, Universum journal, Universidad de Talca, Chile, May 2012.

° Manuscript referee, Frontera Norte journal, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, México, June-August 2008.

° Manuscript referee, University of Toronto Press, February- April 2008.

° Manuscript referee, International Political Science Review, June 2007 and April-May 2009.

° Manuscript referee, Politique et Sociétés journal, Société québécoise de science politique, February-June 2006.

° 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 of the 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, 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

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Programme and Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Edmonton, September-December 1999, September 2000-May 2001 and August 2001-April 2002.

° Member, Academic Council, Master’s Programme 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, for the 1997-2001 period. Selected among the three candidates 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 the Mexican universities to the Governing Committee, The College of the Americas, Inter-American University Organization (IUO/OUI). Participant at the meetings in Mexico City, Cholula and Ottawa, April-May 1997.

° Member of the Editorial Board of Quebec Studies, learned journal of the American Council for Quebec Studies, from March 1996 to 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 and Latin American political and social issues, in the following electronic media:

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”; and guest analyst for Alberta 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)

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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). 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).

Edmonton, October 2015.

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