El Reparto de Tierras, 1924
by Diego Rivera
John P.
Tuman
Associate
Professor, Department of Political Science
Chair,
Latin American Studies Program Committee
Director,
Institute
for Latin American Studies
John
Tuman received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, his
M.A. from the University of Chicago, and his B.A. from the University of
California, Berkeley. Professor Tuman teaches courses on comparative politics,
international relations and political economy, with a focus on Latin America
and other developing areas. His
recent research has examined the political economy of health and social policy
in Latin America, the effects of economic reform on workers and unions, and the
determinants of foreign direct investment and official development
assistance. He is the author of Reshaping
the North American Automobile Industry: Restructuring, Corporatism and Union
Democracy in Mexico (Routledge/Continuum, 2003), and The North American Auto
Industry Beyond NAFTA: Productivity and Industrial Relations (Center for
Strategic & International Studies, 2000). Professor Tuman is also the
co-editor of Transforming the Latin American Automobile Industry: Unions,
Workers, and the Politics of Restructuring (M.E. Sharpe, 1998), and the
junior co-author of Comparative Politics: Nations and Theories in a Changing
World
(Prentice Hall, 2000). His articles have been published in Political
Research Quarterly, Social Science Quarterly, Latin American Research Review,
Studies in Comparative International Development, International Interactions,
Public Performance and Management Review, International Relations of the Asia
Pacific, State and Local Government Review, Industrial Relations Journal, and Global
Health Governance. He is the current President of the Pacific Coast Council on
Latin American Studies. He served
as President of the International Studies Association-West from 2004-2006.
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