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. He 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 served as President of the International Studies
Association-West from 2004-2006.
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