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SEBASTIÁN ROYOClark University

Office of Academic Affairs950 Main Street

Worcester MA 01610-1477 USA508-793-7676 Phone508-793-8831 Faxsroyo@clarku.eduwww.clarku.edu

EDUCATION

Boston University Boston, MADoctor in Philosophy in Political Science in 1998. Fields of specialization: Political Economy, International Relations, and Comparative Politics (Western Europe and Latin America). Dissertation title; ‘Social Democracy and the Collapse of Concertation in Spain.’

Master of Business Administration in 1993. Graduated with honors. Specialization in Strategic Management and International Business.

Master of Arts in International Relations in 1993. Specialization in Latin American business, economics, and trade. Master Thesis: ‘Prospects for a Western Hemisphere Free Trade Agreement.’

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, SpainFive years Law Degree. Licensed Lawyer in 1989.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Clark UniversityWorcester, MA

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Professor of Political Science. Reporting to the president, the provost oversees undergraduate and graduate academic programs; student affairs; athletics; sponsored research; graduate admissions and marketing; international programs; and the University registrar. As senior academic administrator, the provost works with the president and the faculty to set strategic and academic priorities for the University. The provost allocates and oversees the resources that support the educational and research missions of the University. Working with faculty, the provost is responsible for attracting, retaining, and supporting faculty members who are not only excellent teachers and mentors to their students but also nationally and internationally recognized scholars in their fields. July 2021-

Harvard University Cambridge, MAVisiting Scholar, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES). Faculty sabbatical leave from Suffolk University. Working on a book manuscript and engaged in academic life at Harvard University. September 1, 2019-June 30, 2020.

Suffolk University Boston, MAVice President of International Affairs. Oversees international campuses and partnerships for the University. Works to ensure the implementation of the University’s internationally focused strategic goals, further business opportunities, and support the work of the provost in advancing international education goals and programs, study abroad initiatives, and short-term travel programs. Also serves as the Accreditation Liaison Officer for the University in support of NECHE requirements and relationships. Collaborates with the President and the Advancement operation to further international alumni engagement and fundraising efforts. Serves as a key adviser to the Office of the President on international partnerships, initiatives, and opportunities. Member of the senior staff. January 2020-July 2021

Acting Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. Responsible for Suffolk University’s academic affairs. Oversees the College of Arts and Sciences, Sawyer Business School and Law School. Division of Student Success, Institutional Research, the Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence,

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Research and Sponsored Programs, University’s Registrar, and the Sawyer Library. Responsible for ensuring the appropriate implementation of academic procedures and policies, such as tenure and promotion processes and sabbatical reviews, and for working with the president and the faculty to expand our system of shared governance. August 2016-August 2019.

Vice-provost for Student Success. Created and oversaw the new Division of Students Success, which includes the following offices/centers: academic support services, academic advising, career development services, international programs services, Suffolk University Madrid Campus, assessment of learning outcomes, access and academic opportunity, and disability services. January 2013-July 2016.

NECHE/NEASC Accreditation Liaison Officer. Oversight and coordination of Suffolk University’s 10-year re-accreditation process, including the drafting of the re-accreditation self-study report in 2013, and the mid-term report in 2017 (which also included a onsite focus visit). December 2011-

NECHE Commissioner Elect. July 2021-July 2024.

Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Oversight of undergraduate curriculum, academic support services, assessment, accreditation, academic advising, new programs, and international programs. Introduced and oversaw online courses and hybrid courses in the College. July 2006- December 2012.

Director the Suffolk University Madrid Campus. Oversight of full-fledged off-site international campus in Madrid, Spain. Fully accredited by NEASC. September 2004- July 2013.

Professor of Government. Teaches following undergraduate and graduate courses: ‘Politics of Mexico,’ ’The Politics and Economics of European Integration,’ 'Latin American Political Economy,’ “Political Economy of Latin America,’ ‘Politics and Economies of Western Europe,’ ‘Comparative Politics,’ 'International Political Economy,’ ‘Global Political Economy.’ September 1998-

Harvard University Boston, MALocal Affiliate. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Co-chair of the Iberian Study Group (2000-2014); co-chair of the A Center-Periphery Europe? Perspectives from Southern Europe Study Group (2014-17); co chair of the Southern Europe in the EU Study Group (2017- 19); and co-chair of the Europe in the World Seminar (2019-)

Boston University Boston, MAVisiting Professor of Political Science: Taught a course on Western European political and economic systems. Summer 1998.

Instructor: Taught courses on Western European political and economic systems. Summers 1996-1997.

Research Assistant for the Chairman of the Political Science Department. Worked on education consultant projects involving desegregation in American schools, and bilingual programs. Provided support for Public Policy Courses at Boston University. 1994

BOOKS

Why Banks Fails: The Political Roots of Banking Crises in Spain. New York: Palgrave, 2020.

Portugal: Forty Years After the Revolution (Ed.). Special Issue of the journal, Portuguese Studies. Vol. 34.1. Spring 2018.

Sonia Alonso, Cristobal R. Katwasser, Manuel Maldonado, Ignacio Molina, Sebastián Royo, Ilke Toygür, (Eds.). O Dilema da Espanha. Lisbon: Don Quixote, 2015.

Lessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain. New York: Palgrave/NYU, 2013.

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Portugal in the 21st Century: Politics, Society and Economics, (Ed.). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2011.

Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Remaking the Spanish Economy for the New Century . NY: Palgrave, 2008.

Do Isolamento a Integaçào, (Ed.). Lisbon: Instituto de Ciencias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa, 2004.

Royo, Sebastián and Paul C. Manuel, (Eds.). Spain and Portugal in the European Union: The First 15 Years. London: Frank Cass, 2003.

‘A New Century of Corporatism?’ Corporatism in Southern Europe: Spain and Portugal in Comparative Perspective. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing/Praeger, 2002.

From Social Democracy to Neoliberalism: The Consequences of Party Hegemony in Spain 1982-1996 . NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2000.

BOOK CHAPTERS

“Spain: The Pain and the Strain,” in Erik Jones and Masha Hedberg, (eds.). Europe Today – 6th Edition: The Transformation of the European Nation-State. (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, Forthcoming 2021).

“The Political Economy of Portugal (1980-2020): A Pattern of Short-Sightedness” in Christophe Roux, Victor Pereira, Marie-Hélène Sa Vilas Boas (eds.). Portugaise Politique et société Contemporaine [Portuguese Contemporary Politics and Society] (Forthcoming 2021).

“The ‘Dual Crises’ and the Rise of Populism in Spain,” in Nuno Severiano Texeira (ed.) Democracy and Populism in Europe. Lisbon: FLAD 2020 (Forthcoming).

“The Causes and Legacy of the Great Recession in Spain,” in Diego Munro and Ignacio Lago (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics. (NY: Oxford University Press, 2020).“Using a Sectoral Bailout to Make Wide Reforms: The Case of Spain” with Federico Steinberg, in Michelle Chang and Federico Steinberg (eds.). The Political Economy of Adjustment Throughout and Beyond the Eurozone Crisis: What Have We Learnt? (New York: Routledge, 2019).

“A Europeização de grupos de interesses portugueses? Associações sindicais e profissionais,” in A Europeização de Democracia Portuguesa, Nuno Severiano Teixeira and António Costa Pintos (eds.). Lisbon: Instituto de Ciências Sociais, 2017.

“O Percuso para Austeridade em Espanha: Crónica de uma Crise Anunciada,” in Sonia Alonso et al. O Dilema da Espanha (Lisbon: Don Quixote, 2015).

“After Austerity: Lessons from the Spanish Experience,” in John Ryan, Ed. Towards a Resilient Eurozone. (NY: Peter Lang, 2015)

"Spain and Portugal in the EU: The Limits of Convergence", in Eleanor Zeff and Ellen Pirro, Eds., The European Union and the Member States: In Crises (NY: Lynne Rienner, 2015).

“The Limits of Convergence: Portugal in the European Union,” in Canan Balkir, Tolga Bolukbasi and Ebru Ertugal, Eds. ‘Europeanization and the Southern Periphery’ in Retrospect: Another Decade of Dynamism, Asymmetry, and Fragmentation? (New York: Routledge, 2015).

"After the Fiesta: The Spanish Economy Meets the Global Financial Crisis," in S. Verney (ed.), Southern Europe and the Financial Earthquake. (NY: Routledge, 2014).

‘Spain After the Fiesta,’ in Ronald Tiersky and Erik Jones, Eds. Europe Today, 5th Edition. (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2014).

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‘Portugal’s Experience in the European Union: Lessons for the Newcomers,’ in Laura Ferreira-Pereira, Ed., Portugal in the European Union. (New York: Routledge, 2014).

“A ‘Ship in Trouble’ The Spanish Banking System in the Midst of The Global Financial System Crisis: The Limits of Regulation,” in Iain Hardie and David Howarth, editors. Market-Based Banking, Varieties of Financial Capitalism and the Financial Crisis. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2013).

"The Europeanization of Portuguese Interest Groups? Trade Unions and Employers' Associations," in Antonio Costa-Pinto and Nuno Severiano Teixeria, editors. The Europeanization of Portuguese Democracy. (New York: Columbia University Press, 2012).

"Lessons from Portugal and Spain in the EU after 25 years: The Challenges of Economic reforms," in Joaquin Roy and Maria Lorca-Susino, eds., Spain in the European Union: the First Twenty-Five Years (1986-2011). (Miami: Miami-Florida International European Union Center, 2011).

"Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico," in Various Authors, Economic Integration - Global Experiences. (Pune, India: Icfai University Press, 2010).

"The Euro and Economic Reforms: The Case of Spain" in Joaquín Roy and Pedro Gomis-Porqueras, editors. The Euro and the Dollar. (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2007).

"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU" in João Carlos Espada, Ed. Actas Do II Congresso Da Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política. (Lisbon: Editorial Bizâncio, 2006).

“The Challenges of EU Integration: Iberian Lessons for Eastern Europe.” In Joaquín Roy and Roberto Domínguez, eds., The Enlargement of the European Union (Miami: Jean Monnet EU Chair, University of Miami, 2006). "Spain and Portugal in the EU", in Eleanor Zeff and Ellen Pirro, eds., The European Union and the Member States: Cooperation, Coordination, and Compromise (NY: Lynne Rienner, 2006).

"The Transformation of the Spanish Economy and FDI in Latin America. Towards A New Theoretical Framework", in Felix Martin and Pablo Toral, eds., Peseta Diplomacy: The Role of Spanish Firms in Latin America's Quest for Globalization (Burlington: Ashgate, 2005).

“Entre Libre Comercio y Objetivos Sociales: La Integración Regional en la Península Ibérica y México” [Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico], in Joaquín Roy, Alejandro Chanona Burguete, and Roberto Domínguez Rivera, eds., La Unión Europea y el TLCAN: Integración Regional Comparada y Relaciones Mutuas [The EU and NAFTA: Comparative Regional Integration and Mutual Relations], (Mexico City, Mexico: UNAM and Plaza y Valdes Editores, 2004).

ARTICLES IN JOURNALS

“Responding to COVID-19: The Case of Spain,” in European Policy Analysis Vol. 6, Number 2, Winter 2020.

“Portugal: Forty-Four Years After the Revolution,” in Portugal: Forty Years After the Revolution. Special Issue of the Journal, Portuguese Studies. Vol. 34.1. Spring 2018.

“The Legacies of Revolution: Path-Dependence and Economic Performance in Portugal ,” in Portugal: Forty Years After the Revolution. Special Issue of the Journal, Portuguese Studies. Vol. 34.1. Spring 2018.

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“War of Attrition and Power of Inaction. The Spanish financial crisis: Lessons for the European Banking Union.” Authors: Miguel Otero-Iglesias, Sebastián Royo and Federico Steinberg. Revista de Economía Mundial. Number 46 (September 2017).

“Institutional Degeneration and the Economic Crisis in Spain.” Special issue of American Behavioral Scientist. The Economic Crisis from Within: Evidence from Southern Europe. Anna Zamora-Kapoor, and Xavier Coller (eds.). [Published Online on July 29th 2014]. Vol. 58(12), 2014, pp.1568–1591.

With Lucia Quaglia, “Banks and the political economy of the sovereign debt crisis in Italy and Spain .” Review of International Political Economy, (Vol. 22, No.3, June 2015, pp. 485-507).

“The Limits of Convergence: Portugal in the European Union.” South European Society & Politics. Vol. 18. Issue 2 (2013).

“Why the Spanish Financial System Survived the First Stage of the Global Crisis?” Governance (Article first published online: November 6, 2012. Volume 26, Issue 4. October 2013, pp. 631-56).

"The Study of the European Integration Process in the United States," with Roberto Dominguez. In European Political Science. Vol. 11, 2012, pp. 285-297.

“Portugal and Spain in the EU: Paths of economic divergence (2000-2007).” Análise Social, Vol. XLV (2.º), 2010 (n.º 195), pp. 209-254

"Reforms Betrayed? Zapatero and Continuities in Economic Policies," in South European Society & Politics. Vol. 14, No.4, December 2009.

"After the Fiesta: The Spanish Economy Meets the Global Financial Crisis," in South European Society & Politics. South European Atlas Special Issue: Southern Europe and the Financial Earthquake: Coping with the First Phase of the International Crisis. Vol. 14, No.1 March 2009, pp. 19-34.

"The Politics of Adjustment and Coordination at the Regional Level: The Basque Country," in Mediterranean Quarterly, Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 2009.

"Lessons from the Integration of Spain and Portugal to the European Union," in PS: Political Science and Politics. American Political Science Association. Vol. XL, No.3, October 2007.

"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Business and the Politics of Cooperation" in European Journal of Industrial Relations Vol. 13, No.1, Spring 2007.

"Globalization and Higher Education," in the journal Parallax. Volume 5, No. 1 (Fall 2006).

"Beyond Confrontation: The Resurgence of Social Bargaining in Spain in the 1990s" in Comparative Political Studies; October 2006 (vol. 40, no.8).

"Portugal, Espanha e a União Europeia" in Relações Internacionais from the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais. No.9, 2006.

"Portuguese Migration: Redefined Boundaries and Uneasy Transformations" in Mediterranean Quarterly Vol. 16, No. 4, Fall 2005.

"Bush Will not Change" ('Bush no Cambiará'). Interview with Harvard University professor Stanley Hoffmann in the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). No. 6.

"From Contention to Social Bargaining: Labor Unions and Democratic Consolidation in Spain," in Democratization. Vol. 12, No.1, February 2005.

"Imagina: La Política Exterior de Kerry" ('Imagine: Kerry's Foreign Policy'). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). Fall 2004.

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"From Authoritarianism to the European Union: The Europeanization of Portugal" in Mediterranean Quarterly Vol. 15, No. 3, 2004.

“The 2004 Enlargement: Iberian Lessons for Post-Communist Europe.” Special Volume 8, 2003 of the journal South European Society & Politics. London: Frank Cass, 2003.

With Paul Manuel, “Reconsidering Economic Relations and Political Citizenship in the New Iberia of the New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal and Spain to the European Union.” Special Volume 8, 2003 of the journal South European Society & Politics. London: Frank Cass, 2003.

"Neocorporatism and Economic Reform in Mexico and Spain in the 1980s," South Eastern Latin Americanist (SELA). Volume 46, No. 1,2. Summer 2002.

“A New Century of Corporatism? Corporatism in Spain and Portugal," in West European Politics. Volume 25 No. 2, July 2002.

“Ainda o século do corporativismo?” –Espanha e Portugal Comparados," in Anàlise Social. (Revista do Instituto de Ciencias Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa). Vol. XXXVI No. 158-159. June 2001.

‘The Collapse of Social Concertation and the Failure of Socialists Economic Policies in Spain,’ in South European Society & Politics. Volume 6 No. 1, Summer 2001.

BOOK REVIEWS

Models of Economic Liberalization: Business, Workers, and Compensation in Latin American, Spain, and Portugal from Sebastián Etchemendy (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011). In the journal Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol.6, no.1, 2013 (pp. 274-76).

"La Formula del éxito" (The Secret of Success). Book Review of: Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success (New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2008). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Espa–ola), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). April/May 2009.

Review of The Power of Entrepreneurs: Politics and Economics in Contemporary Spain , from Mercedes Cabrera and Fernando del Rey (NY: Berhghan Books 2007). In the journal South European Society & Politics. Vol.13, no.2, 2008.

“La Racionalidad a Prueba.” Book review of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely. NY: Harper Collins Publisher, 2008. Published in El País. Sunday April 6 2008, p.4-Negocios.

"El Dilema Democracia-Seguridad" [The Democracy vs. Security Dilemma]. Book Review of: James Risen: State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration (New York: Free Press, 2006). In the Spanish journal Política Exterior [Foreign Policy] (Política Exterior). September/October 2006, No. 113.

"La Otra Crisis de Bush" (Bush's Other Crisis). Book Review of: Krugman, Paul, The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003); Rubin, Robert E. and Jacob Weisberg, In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington (New York: Random House, 2003); Stiglitz, Joseph, The Roaring Nineties (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003); Suskind, Ron, The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). April/May 2004.

"El Fracaso de las Buenas Intenciones" (The Failure of Good Intentions). Book Review of: Prestowitz, Clyde, Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism and the Failure of Good Intentions (New York: Basic Books, 2003). In the Spanish journal FP (Foreign Policy, Edición Española), the Spanish edition of the journal FP (Foreign Policy). February/March 2004.

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Lane, Jan-Erik and Svante Ersson, Government and the Economy: A Global Perspective. NY: Continuum, 2002. In New Political Science. June 2003.

Piattoni, Simona, Clientelism, Interests, and Democratic Representation. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2001. In Perspectives on Politics. March 2003 .

Snyder, Richard, Politics after Neoliberalism: Reregulation in Mexico. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2001. In Democratization. Summer 2002 issue (volume 9, no. 1).

Berins Collier, Paths Toward Democracy: the Working Class and Elites in Western Europe and South America. NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999. In New Political Science. March, 2002 issue (volume 24, no. 1).

Ontiveros, Emilio, La Economía en la Red: Nueva Economía, Nuevas Finanzas. In Análisis Financiero Internacional. Tercer Trimestre 2001, No. 105.

OTHER ARTICLES

“Biden ha ganado las elecciones, pero seguimos en la América de Trump”. In Análisis del Real Instituto

Elcano. ARI 138/2020. December 4th, 2020.

“Al Rescate: La Respuesta de EEUU a la Crisis del COVID-19,” in Comentarios Elcano 13/2020. March

30, 2020.

“US: The State of the Union a Year Before the 2020 Election,” in Análisis del Real Instituto Elcano. ARI

111/2019. November, 2019.

“EEUU: perspectivas para 2020,” in Análisis del Real Instituto Elcano. ARI 20/2019. February 12, 2019.

“El mal bailando en las ruinas del mal,” in El País, May 18, 2017.

“Is There A Future For Social Democracy In Europe?” in Social Europe. April 20, 2017.

“Trump: ¿El Cisne Negro?” in Análisis del Real Instituto Elcano. ARI 2/217. February 9, 2017.

“EEUU: A Esperar lo Inesperado” in Comentarios Elcano. 14/2014. April 5, 2016.

INTERVIEWS AND PODCASTS

Biden’s First 100 Days. Radio Euskadi. April 28th, 2021.Explaining the US election process. Radio Nacional de España. December 8th, 2020.

The Catalan Trials: Explaining Spain’s prisoners’ dilemma. Christian Science Monitor. October 7th,

2019

Andalusian Elections Pivot Far-Right. War on the Rocks. December 10th, 2019

The new Trump Presidency: Expect the Unexpected. Real Instituto Elcano. December 19, 2016.

Claves para entender las elecciones norteamericanas 2016. Real Instituto Elcano. September 13,

2016.

WORKING PAPERS

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Informe Elcano 20. The Spanish financial crisis: Lessons for the European Banking Union. Authors: Miguel Otero-Iglesias, Sebastián Royo and Federico Steinberg. Published by: Elcano Royal Institute2016.

Real Instituto Elcano. “After Austerity: Lessons from the Spanish Experience.” Working Paper 11/2014 | 11 September 2014.

The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published “The political economy of the sovereign debt crisis in Italy and Spain” (with Lucia Quaglia) as part of the Center for European Studies Working Paper Series. Fall 2013.The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, has published Varieties of Capitalism in Latin America? as part of its Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series Vol. 9 No. 12 November 2009.The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University has published "The Politics of Adjustment and Coordination at the Regional Level: The Basque Country" as part of the Center for European Studies Working Paper Series, #171 (2009).

“The Euro and Economic Reforms: The case of Spain” as part of its European Union Miami Analysis (EUMA) series. The Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, (Vol. 2, No. 2, March 2006).

“Still Two Models of Capitalism? Economic Adjustment in Spain" in Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Working Papers Series. Harvard University, (No. 122, April 2005).

"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU after Sixteen Years" in Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Program on Central and Eastern Europe Working Papers Series. Fall 2004.

“Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico,” Miami European Union Center. Working Paper Series. Vol. No. . June 2003. University of Miami.

“Joining the Club: Reflections from the Iberian Integration in Light of the New Enlargement to Eastern Europe.” Miami European Union Center. Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series. Vol. 2 No. 5. March 2003. University of Miami.

With Paul Manuel, “Reconsidering Economic Relations and Political Citizenship in the New Iberia of the New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of the Accession of Portugal and Spain to the European Union” in Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Working Papers Series No. 94. December 2002. Harvard University

“The Experience of Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons for Latin America.” Miami European Union Center. Working Paper Series. Vol. 2 No. 2. March 2002. University of Miami.

“Still the Century of Corporatism? Corporatism in Southern Europe. Spain and Portugal in Comparative Perspective," in Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies Working Papers Series No. 75. January 2001. Harvard University.

PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCES

“The Future of Higher Education in the United States After the Pandemic.” Virtual Research Symposium for Academic and Researchers: Innovative Leadership. Transforming Higher Education in the Digital Age. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University. June 22, 2021.

“Handling the COVID-19 Crisis in Spain: Policy Failures in a Decentralized State,” presented at the CES Virtual 27th Conference of Europeanists. June 21st, 2021.

“La relación transatlántica en la era Biden: ¿operación cicatriz?" [The transatlantic relationship in the Biden era. Operation healing?] CIDE. Mexico DF. Online Panel. Friday, April 24, 2021.

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“Descifrando la Nueva Administración Biden desde la Geoeconomía y la Geopolítica.” [“Deciphering the New Biden Administration from Geoeconomics and Geopolitics”]. Panel event organized by the Real Instituto Elcano and the Fundación Botín. March 24th, 2021.

“US elections: Who votes, what and why.” Panel event organized by the Real Instituto Elcano.  October 29th, 2020.

“Relaciones España-Estados Unidos.” [“Spain-United States Relations”]. Panel organized by the Real Instituto Elcano. June 25th, 2020.

“Politics in the Time of Global Pandemic: Comparing Patchwork Responses to Pandemic.” Hosted panel with Mahrukh Doctor and Vivien Schmidt, organized by Suffolk University, Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University; and WGBH Forum Network, June 24th 2020.

“El nuevo paradigma del aprendizaje de por vida: el futuro es ya presente.” [“Life-long learning as the new learning paradigm: the future is the present.”] Online panel with Samuel Martín-Barbero. Organized by the Fundación Rafael del Pino. June 18th, 2020.

“COVID-19 in Europe: Public Policy Response and Consequences.” Online panel at the Harvard University Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Friday May 15th, 2020.

“Why banks fail? The political roots of banking crises in Spain.” Presented at the Harvard Kennedy School. Monday, October 28th, 2019. Taubman T-202 (HKS).

“US: The State of the Union a Year Before the 2020 Election,” Presented at the Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid, October 18th, 2019.

“The political economy of the euro area bailouts: The case of Portugal.” Paper presented at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association . Washington D.C., August 29th, 2019.

“The Rise of Populism in Spain,” presented at the Democracy and Populism in Europe Conference Georgetown University, Washington D.C., April 29th, 2019.

“The Portuguese Revolution and the 2011 Bailout,” at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Boston, August 31st, 2018.

“Path-Dependence and Economic Performance in Portugal.” Paper presented at the 2018 CES International Conference of Europeanists. Chicago March 28th, 2018.

Analytic Exchange sponsored by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the U.S. Department of State. “The Impact of the Catalonia Crisis on Spain.” Washington D.C., December 12th, 2017. 

Analytic Exchange sponsored by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the U.S. Department of State. “Executive on Spain and Andorra” for the outgoing Ambassador-designate Buchan. Washington D.C., November 16.

“A History of Fragility: The Political Roots of Banking Crisis in Spain.” Presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). San Francisco. September 1st, 2017.

Analytic Exchange sponsored by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the U.S. Department of State. The title of this exchange was "Europe’s Central Banks in the Eurozone Crisis and Beyond.” I presented: "The Politics of Blame: Lessons from the Crisis of the Spanish Financial System." Washington DC., August 15, 2017.

“EEUU: Análisis Postelectoral y Transición.” Presented at the Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid, December 15th, 2016.

“Crisis Económica y Crisis Institucional: Qué Hemos Aprendido?” Presented at the University of Habana, Cuba. October 26th, 2016.

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“Fragile by Design: The Political Sources of the Banking Crisis in Spain,” At the 2016 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA). Philadelphia, September 1-4, 2016.

“The Politics of Blame: The Crisis of the Spanish Financial System and the Bailout.” Milano Workshop-The Politics of Bailouts Negotiations. Universita Degli Studi di Milano. June 9-10th, 2016 (submitted).

“What prospects to escape low-skill/low-wage based economic growth in Spain and Italy?,” at the CES 23 rd Conference of Europeanists. Philadelphia, April 14th, 2016.

“Blame the Bankers: The Sources of Banking Crises in Spain,” at the CES 23 rd Conference of Europeanists. Philadelphia, April 14th, 2016.

“Hacia Donde Va EEUU?,” presented at the Real Instituto Elcano. Madrid, March 14th, 2016.

“The Political Origins of Banking Crisis in Spain,” Asociación Cultural Española (ACE). March 9th, 2016.

“Europe’s Dividing Lines: The Center-Periphery Growing Divide,” at the 31 st Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium. Tufts University. February 19th, 2016.

“Old Fractures Reemerging: The Politics of Historical Memory and the Challenges of Secession in Spain,” at the 31 st Annual Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium. Tufts University. February 19th, 2016.

“Spain: An Uncertain Outcome,” at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

“The Fall of the Celtic Tiger and the Spanish Bull,” at the 2015 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA). San Francisco, September 5-8, 2015.

“The Fall of the Celtic Tiger and the Spanish Bull,” at the CES 22 nd Conference of Europeanists. Paris, France. July 8-10th, 2015.

“Crisis Económica y Crisis Institucional: ¿Qué hemos aprendido?,” at Ciclo "En Código Abierto" of conferences organized by the Cátedra Inditex-UDC de Responsabilidad Social in collaboration with the Consello Social de la Universidad de A Coruña (UDC). May 6th, 2015.

“El Sueño Americano en Crisis,” at the CERIS program of the Cátedra Inditex-UDC de Responsabilidad Social. Universidad de A Coruña (UDC). May 6th, 2015.

“After the Fiesta: Lessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain.” Florida International University School of International and Public Affairs. Miami, FL. April 6th, 2015.

¿Por qué la Austeridad Mató a España? Harvard University, March 30th, 2015.

“After Austerity. Lessons from the Spanish Experience.” European Union Studies Association 2015 Conference. Boston, March 5th, 2015.

“The Political Consequences of the Eurozone Crisis in Portugal,” at the conference: The Political Consequences of the Eurozone Crisis in Southern Europe. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015

“The Fall of the Celtic Tiger and the Spanish Bull,” at the conference Policy Making under Hard Times: Southern European Countries in a Comparative Perspective. Organized by Carlos III ‐ Juan March Institute of Social Sciences (UC3JM) / Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI). Madrid, November 20th-21st, 2014.

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“Portugal: Europeanization and the Limits of Convergence,” at the conference: From Revolution to Disillusion – Portugal’s Democracy after 40 Years. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. Friday, November 14, 2014.

“After Austerity. Lessons from the Spanish Experience,” at the conference Five Years of Crisis – Lessons Learned and Paths Towards a Resilient European Monetary Union, University of Trier, Trier, October 9th-10th, 2014.

“Institutional Degeneration and Economic Crisis: The Case of Spain” at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington DC, August 28th-31st, 2014.

“After the Fall,” at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid. April 28th, 2014.

“Banks and the Political Economy of the Sovereign Debt Crisis in Italy and Spain,” presented at the Real Instituto Elcano. Madrid, April 21st, 2014.

“College Costs, Demographic Changers and Enrollment in U.S. Higher Education,” with Tryan McMickens and Michael Siegel. Suffolk University, March 20th, 2014.

“Spain’s Economic Crisis: Lessons Learned,” presented at the U.S. Department of State. March 13th, 2014

“Institutional Degeneration and the Economic Crisis in Spain” at the CES 21 st Conference of Europeanists. Washington DC, March 15th, 2014.

“Lessons from The Crisis in Spain.” Asociación Cultural Española (ACE). Boston, February 3rd, 2014.

“After the fiesta: What can we learn from the economic crisis in Spain?,” presented at the University College Dublin, December 3rd, 2013.

“Lecciones de la Crisis Económica de España,” presented at the Real Instituto Elcano. Madrid, October 29th, 2013.

“’It's the Politics, Stupid.’ Abuses of Power and the Crisis in Spain.” Paper presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, August 29th-September 1st, 2013.

“Economic Crisis in Spain; What Can We Learn?” presented at the Sixth Centro de Investigaciones Sociologicas-CIS Summer Seminar on Sociological and Political Research RCC-Harvard University, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies-Harvard University. August 8th, 2013.

“Spain as a Proxy for the Survival of the Eurozone,” paper presented at the 20th International Conference of Europeanists. Council for European Studies. Amsterdam, June 25-27, 2013. “Lessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain,” presented at Tufts University. April 24th, 2013.

“The Comparative Political Economy of the Sovereign Debt Crisis in Italy and Spain.” Paper presented with Lucia Quaglia at the Workshop on the Euro Crisis. University of Luxembourg. Luxembourg, April 12, 2013.

“The Politics of Austerity and Reform in Spain,” presented at the conference National Implications of the Sovereign Debt Crisis. Presented at the College of Europe. Bruges, Belgium; February 28, 2013. “¿Las Lecciones de la Crisis de España?” Presented at the UPAEP. Puebla, October 15th, 2012.

“Elecciones en EEUU: Crónica de una Campaña,” presented at the XXVI Congreso de AMEI (Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales) “México frente a un mundo turbulento.” Complejo Cultural Universitario, Puebla, Mexico. October 14th, 2012

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“Las lecciones de la crisis financiera,” Keynote Speech for the XXVI Congreso de AMEI (Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Internacionales) “México frente a un mundo turbulento.” Complejo Cultural Universitario, Puebla, Mexico. October 13th, 2012

“Lessons from Portugal, Spain and the Global Financial Crisis," paper presented at the American Political Science Association 2012 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, August 30th-September 2nd, 2012.

"The Euro Crisis. Perspectives from the Periphery," paper presented at the SASE 23rd Annual Conference. MIT. Cambridge, MA June 28th-30th 2012.

"Legacy of Authoritarian Governments in Portugal and Spain." Presented at the U.S. Department of State. Washington, DC. June 12th 2012.

"A Ship in Trouble. The Spanish Banking System in the Midst of The Global Financial System Crisis: The Limits of Regulation." Paper presented at The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, June 2nd, 2012.

"Spain at the Coal Face of EU Imposed Austerity " at the international conference "Scotland Debates EU Economic Governance." Presented at The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, June 1st, 2012.

"Portugal, Spain and the Global Financial Crisis. What Have we Learnt?" presented at the panel "A Crise Economica e Financeira" with Dr. Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, former Minister of Finance of Portugal at the Curso de Verao: Portugal e a Crise Europeia Obidos, Portugal, May 31st, 2012.

"The Limits of Fiscal Convergence." Paper presented at the International conference on Spain and the European integration process. CVCE. Organized by the CVCE and the European Academy of Yuste Foundation (FAEY). Yuste, April 16-17, 2012.

"From Boom to Bust, Portugal, Spain and the Global Financial Crisis. " Paper presented at the 19th International Conference of Europeanists. Council of European Studies. Boston, March 23, 2012.

"The Global Financial Crisis: Lessons from Spanish Financial Institutions." Presented at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon. ICS. Lisbon, March 5, 2012.

"The Euro Crisis: Perspectives from the South." Keynote Speech at the 2012 Meeting of the Portuguese Political Science Association. APCP. Lisbon, March 3, 2012.

I organized and chaired Panel on the Spanish Election: Challenges for the New Government. Harvard University. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. November 30, 2012.

"From Boom to Bust: Global Lessons from the Economic Crisis in Spain." Paper presented at the 2011 Meeting of the Council for European Studies. Barcelona, June 22nd, 2011.

“Crunch Times for Spanish Financial Institutions?” Asociación Cultural Española (ACE). April 13, 2011.

“Crunch Times for Spanish Financial Institutions?" Paper presented at the 2011 Meeting of the European Union Studies Association. Boston, March 5th, 2011.

"Lessons from Portugal and Spain in the EU after 25 years. The Challenges of Economic Reforms." Paper presented at the seminar 25 Years of Spain's Membership in the European Union (1986-2011). Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, February 25th, 2011.

"The Limits of Convergence. Portugal in the EU." Worshop for SES&P Special Issue on Southern Europe and the EU. Bilkent University Izmir, Turkey, October 15th, 2010.

"From Boom to Bust the Global Crisis and the Spanish Financial Sector." University of Victoria, British Columbia, October 2nd, 2010.

"Portugal and Spain in the EU. Lessons from the Crisis," at the American Political Science Association 2009 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, September 2-5, 2010.

"Portugal and Spain in the EU after 25 Years: Challenges and Lessons." U.S. Department of State. Washington DC, Thursday September 2, 2010.

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"La Crisis Global y el Futuro del Capitalismo." Presented at the UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico)'s XXXV International Spring Colloquium; and at CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) on Monday and Tuesday April 26 and 27, 2010. Mexico City, Mexico.

“After the Fiesta: The Global Crisis Hits Spain.” Asociación Cultural Española (ACE). March 31st, 2010

"Spain's response to the global crises: Lessons for the EU." The European Union and the Financial Crisis. Europa Institute Conference and Special Transatlantic Seminar Series event. St. Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh, UK. March 2010.

"Portugal in the EU after 25 Years: Challenges and Opportunities. Ambassadorial Seminar on Portugal. U.S. Department of State. Washington DC, Friday November 13, 2009.

"The Enduring Legacies of the Democratic Transition: Zapatero and the Challenges of Economic Reforms," at the American Political Science Association 2009 Annual Meeting, Toronto, September 2-6, 2009.

"Consecuencias de la Crisis: Keynes o el Proteccionismo" at the summer school Taller 2009- Obama. El Poder Internacional del Cambio. Organized by La Escuela de Periodismo UAM-El País Madrid. July 20, 2009.

"National Responses to Globalization: Lessons for Latin America" at the 2009 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. June 11-14, 2009.

“The Challenges of Immigration: The Case of Spain.” Asociación Cultural Española. April 15 th, 2009.

"Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism," and "Spain's Membership in the EU: Lessons for Latin America" at the University of Miami. Organized by The Jean Monnet Chair and the European Union Center of Excellence, with the cooperation of the Spain-Florida Foundation and the International Views Foundation (IVF). Monday April 13, 2009.

"The Global Economic Crisis and the Future of Capitalism," at the International Views Foundation (IVF). Miami, Sunday April 12, 2009.

"Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism for Latin America," at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, New York, February 15-18 2009.

"Challenges for the new Union for the Mediterranean," at New York University. Organized by the Catalan Center and the IEM. New York, September 22, 2008.

"Portugal and Spain in the EU: The Paradox of Economic Divergence," at the American Political Science Association 2008 Annual Meeting, Boston, August 28-30, 2008.

"Varieties of Capitalism for Latin America," at the Universidad de Salamanca. June 2nd, 2008.

I participated in the conference "The Nordic Model: Solutions for Continental Europe¹s Problems?" that took place at the The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies on May 9-10, 2008.

"Globalization and Latin America: National Responses," at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 29, 2008. "The 2008 Election in Spain: An Election that is Better to Lose?" at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University. March 19, 2008.

"The 2008 Election in Spain: Challenges for the New Government," at Georgetown University. March 14, 2008.

"The 2008 Presidential Elections in the US: Expect the Unexpected," at the Colegio Mayor Universitario San Pablo. Madrid, March 10, 2008.

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"The Euro and the Challenge of Economics Reforms," presented at the IV Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon, March 8-9, 2008.

"Financial Integration and Economic Reforms. What Can Emerging Countries Learn from the Case of Spain?," at the American Political Science Association 2007 Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 1-4, 2007.

"The EU and Economic Reforms" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2-6, 2007.

"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2-6, 2007.

"Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons;" at the Short Course Putting Spain and Portugal into the Political Science Syllabus, which I helped organize. 102 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia, August 30, 2006.

Summer School 2006 programme "The Europeanization of the Portuguese Political System," organized by the Instituto Português de Relações Internacionais - Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Obidos, June 25-June 30, 2006. I presented "The Europeanization of Portuguese Interest Groups."

"The Euro and Economic Reforms: The Case of Spain" at the Conference on the Euro and the Dollar. Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, April 25th, 2006.

"Varieties of Capitalism In Spain" was presented at the III Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon, March 30-31 2005.

"Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the EU after 20 Years" at the Conference 20th Anniversary of the Accession of Spain and Portugal to Europe Organized by the Prince of Asturias Chair, BMW Center for German and European Studies. Georgetown University, March 17th, 2006.

"The U.S. and Mexico: Are We Still Connected?" held in the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, November 18, 2005. I presented: Beyond Free Trade? Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico.

"Varieties of Capitalism in Spain: Business and the Politics of Coordination," at the 101th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington DC, September 1-4, 2005.

"The Challenges of EU Integration: Iberian Lessons for Eastern Europe," at the Symposium on EU Enlargement. Organized by the Miami EU Center. University of Miami, April 22nd 2005.

Roundtable: "A Brave New World: Global Challenges after the March 11th Terrorist Attack in Madrid" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, March 2-6, 2005.

"From Contention to Coordination," at the 2004 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). Las Vegas, NV. October 6-10, 2004.

"Still Two Models of Capitalism? Economic Adjustment in Iberia," at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Chicago. September 2-5, 2004.

Jean Monnet Lecture at the V Complutense International Seminar on European Economy, Organized by The European Economy Group at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid on May 10, 2004. Presented: Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the European Union.

La Concertación Social Desde un Punto de Vista Comparado: Lecciones del Caso Español at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona. Seminar Dialogo Social y Relaciones Laborales organized by the Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, on May 14, 2004.

Lessons from the Iberian Integration in the European Union, on May 13, 2004 at the Facultad de Economía of the Universidad de Valencia.

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"Portugal and Spain in the European Union after 17 Years: Iberian Lessons for Post-Communist Europe" for the the 2004 Conference of Europeanists organized by The Council of European Studies in Chicago.

"Between Economic Integration and Social Goals: Lessons from the Regional integration of the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico" at The 45th Annual International Studies Association Convention in Montreal on March 18 2004.

"Lessons for Post-Communist Europe from the Iberian Integration into the EU" was presented at the II Congresso of the APCP- Associação Portuguesa de Ciência Política, in Lisbon (January 19-20, 2004).

“Bargaining for Democracy: Labor Unions and Democratic Consolidation in Iberia,” paper prepared for delivery at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Philadelphia. August 28-31, 2003.

“Between Free Trade and Social Goals: Regional Integration in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico,” Prepared for delivery at the 2nd Annual Symposium on Regional Integration: The European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Comparative Regional Integration and Mutual Relations. Organized by the Miami European Union Center. University of Miami, March 31 st-April 1st, 2003

“Regional Integration and Economic Development in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico,” paper prepared for delivery at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2003 Meeting. Dallas. March 27-29, 2003.

“Lessons from the Iberian Integration into the EU after Sixteen Years,” paper prepared for delivery at the European Union Studies Association (EUSA) 8th International Conference, March 27-29, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee.

“Political and Economic Impact of Spanish FDI in Latin America,” presented at the conference, The European Union and the Americas II. Organized by Florida International University and the University of Miami. Miami, October 12, 2002.

"Iberian Labor and Democratic Consolidation," paper prepared for delivery at the 98 th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Boston, MA August 29-September 1, 2002.

“The Experience of Spain and Portugal in the European Union: Lessons for Latin America.” Paper presented at the Symposium: The European Union: A Polity in Transformation, and a Model for the Americas in Transition. Miami European Union Center. April 3-6, 2002.University of Miami.

"A New Century of Liberal Corporatism in Iberia?," paper presented at the 13 th International Conference of Europeanists: Chicago, Palmer House Hilton, March 14-16 2002.

“Social Concertation and Economic Policy Reform in Mexico and Spain in the 1980s.” Paper presented at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2001 Meeting. Washington D.C. September 2001.

With Paul C. Manuel: "Re-conceptualizing Citizenship in the New Europe: Some Lessons from the 15th Anniversary of Spain and Portugal's Accession to the European Union," paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association. May 2000.

“Still the Century of Corporatism? Spain and Portugal in Comparative Perspective." Paper presented at the Europa 2000 Conference: The 12th International Conference of Europeanists: Chicago, Palmer House Hilton, March 30-April 2, 2000.

"Globalización y Políticas Domésticas," paper presented at the First International Congress of Social Sciences: Social Sciences Toward the 2000. Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez. June 2-3, 1998.

"The Collapse of Concertation and the Failure of Socialist Economics Policies in Spain." Paper prepared for delivery at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA, November 12-14, 1998.

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"Social Democracy and the Collapse of Concertation in Spain," paper presented at the 1998 Annual meeting of the New England Political Science Association, Worcester, MA, May 1-2, 1998.

"Limits to Social Democracy in Spain," paper presented at The Iberian Study Group. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. May 5th1997.

CONFERENCES AND PANEL ORGANIZER

Seminar co-organizer and co-chair “Global Civil Society V,” in collaboration with the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the Fundación Rafael del Pino. Harvard University. Online. September 21-24, 2020.

Seminar co-organizer and co-chair “Global Civil Society IV,” in collaboration with the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the Fundación Rafael del Pino. Harvard University. September 16-19, 2019.

Seminar co-organizer and co-chair “Global Civil Society III,” in collaboration with the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the Fundación Rafael del Pino. Harvard University. September 17-20, 2018.

Seminar co-organizer and co-chair “Global Civil Society II,” in collaboration with the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and the Fundación Rafael del Pino. Harvard University. September 20-23, 2017.

Symposium organizer: “Is There a Future for the Left in Europe?” Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. April 11, 2017.

Seminar co-organizer and co-chair “Global Civil Society,” in collaboration with the Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the Fundación Rafael del Pino. Harvard University. September 19-22, 2016.

Panel organizer: “After The Music Stopped: Lessons from the European Periphery,” at the CES 23 rd

Conference of Europeanists. Philadelphia, April 14th, 2016.

Panel organizer: “Diversity and the Economic Crisis. An Iberian Comparative Perspective.” 2015 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA) . San Francisco, September 5th, 2015.

Panel Organizer: “After Austerity: Southern Europe in Hard Times,” at the CES 22 nd Conference of Europeanists. Paris, France. July 8-10th, 2015.

Conference organizer: From Revolution to Disillusion – Portugal’s Democracy after 40 Years. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. Friday, November 14, 2014.

Panel organizer: “Developments in Iberian Politics,” at the 2014 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA). Washington DC, August 28-31, 2014.

Panel organizer: Southern Europe after 40 Years of Democracy, at the CES 21 st Conference of Europeanists. Washington DC, March 15th, 2014. Panel organizer: Expectations Betrayed? 25 Years of Iberian Membership in the European Union. 2010 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA). Washington DC, September 2-5, 2010.

Panel organizer: “Challenges for Portugal in the New Century.” 2008 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA). Boston, August 28-31, 2008.

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“The Next Great Globalization?” Foreign Finance and Development.” 2007 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 1-4 2007.

As part of Suffolk University's Centennial Celebration, I organized with the Government Department a conference "Transatlantic Relationship at the Dawn of the New Millenium" on March 5, 2007.

Short Course Putting Spain and Portugal into the Political Science Syllabus. 102 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia, August 30, 2006.

Panel organizer: "Manufacturing Miracles: Economic Policies in Europe and Latin America" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 22-25, 2006. I could not attend.

Panel organizer "Manufacturing Miracles" at the 2006 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). San Juan Puerto Rico, March 15-18, 2006.

Panel organizer: “Varieties of Capitalism in Iberia and Latin America.” 101 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Washington DC. September 1-4, 2005.

Roundtable organizer: "A Brave New World: Global Challenges after the March 11th Terrorist Attack in Madrid" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, March 2-6, 2005.

Panel organizer: "Institutions and Policy Change in Industrialized States: The Futures of Capitalism." 100th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Chicago. September 2-5, 2004.

Coordinator and organizer of the Seminar on Pedagogy: Programa Platón. At the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University. This workshop was organized by Laspau/Harvard University, for the Fundación Universitaria San Pablo-CEU.

Panel organizer: “Pacted Transitions and Democratic Consolidation: The Legacies of Transitions.” 99th

Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Philadelphia. August 29-31, 2003.

Panel organizer: "The Challenges of Democratic Consolidation: Rethinking Iberian Democracy Twenty-five years after the Transitions." 98th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Boston, MA. August 26-September 1, 2002.

Organizer and chair of the international Conference: "From Isolation to Europe: Spain and Portugal in the European Union after 15 Years. EU Membership Evaluated." Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. November 2-3, 2001.

Organizer and chair of Workshop: "Environmental Economics in Latin America" that took place at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. Sponsored by Laspau/Harvard University, the Ford Foundation, and Fulbright/USIA and co-hosted by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. October 16-18 1998.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Globalization and competitiveness• Democratic Transitions• Impact of globalization on national economies.• Role of institutions on economic policy and business performance.• Future of the Welfare State• Varieties of capitalism

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HONORS AND AWARDS, GRANTS

• Recipient of the Journey Leadership Award for Outstanding Service to Students from the Suffolk University Journey Leadership Program. May 2019.

• Recipient of the Best Administrator of the Year award from the Suffolk University Student Government Association. May 2017.

• Fulbright Senior Specialist. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Argentina, Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Summer 2010.

• Recipient of the John Brennan Award for Outstanding Instruction to graduate student population by the Suffolk University Graduate Student Association. April 6, 2003.

• Recipient of Suffolk University College’s 2004 Summer Stipend Awards.• Raised $12,000 through the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University to

organize the conference: From Revolution to Disillusion – Portugal’s Democracy after 40 Years. Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. Friday, November 14, 2014. Co-sponsored by the Luso-American Foundation.

• Raised $57,000 through the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University to organize the conference: "From Isolation to Europe: Spain and Portugal in the European Union after 15 Years. EU Membership Evaluated." Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Harvard University. November 2-3 2001. Co-sponsored by: The Tinker Foundation; the Real Colegio Complutense at Harvard University, the Gulbenkian Foundation; the Cultural office of the Spanish Embassy in the United States, Suffolk University; the Camoes Institute; the EU Center at Harvard University; the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies; the Spanish Consulate in Boston, and the Portuguese Consulate in Boston.

• Nominated by Suffolk University for the 2001 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Program.

• Recipient of Research Grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation Between Spain's Ministry of Culture and United States' Universities. 2000.

• Recipient of Suffolk University College's 2000 Summer Stipend Award.• Boston University graduate student fellowship. 1994-1995.• MBA: Beta Gamma Sigma.• "La Caixa" Fellowship Program Scholar to pursue graduate studies in the United States. 1991-1993.

WORK EXPERIENCE

LASPAU, Harvard University Boston, MASenior Program Officer for Development: Development and management of education and scholarship programs for Latin American students in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Peru. 2003-2004 (part time).

Project Officer. Assisted in the development of new opportunities for LASPAU and the organization of activities for current or potential clients. Developed web based and long-distance learning projects. Interacted with potential clients to define needs, researches training opportunities, negotiates with universities, developed budgets and work plans, and drafts proposals. Planned and implements workshops, conferences, receptions, and visits to the Boston area. Handled placement for approximately 25 Fulbright grantees in US graduate programs. Researched and targeted appropriate courses of study, ensured all necessary requirements for admission were completed, worked with universities to assure admission and obtain tuition waivers. Organized, planned and implemented a Fulbright/Ford Foundation workshop on Environmental Economics at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama City on October 15-18, 1998. 1998

WPI Inc. Boston, MAConsultant. Worked as policy advisor in Latin American institutional and economic projects. Economic and policy research, data analysis, and preparation of reports. Technical support for policy reform projects. Organizational assessments for a policy research think tank. Drafted proposals. Development of legal framework, organizational structure and personnel policies for institutions in developing countries. 1997

Harvard Business School- Harvard University Boston, MA

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Manager of HBS MBA IT Support Services. Helped develop and implement a new support IT operation. Responsible for recruiting new staff. Managed staff of four full time employees and over nine part time employees during the academic year. Group functions included: planning, budgeting, student training, web development, courseware, technical support, drop-in assistance, phone support, faculty electronic case support, installations, upgrades, student and staff training, organization of special events. 1995-1996.

Control Data Corporation Sevilla and Madrid, SpainProduct Manager. Responsible for the technical and marketing support in the delegation of Sevilla for all of the South of Spain. Designed a distribution network in Spain to market new Unix Products. Negotiations with suppliers and vendors. Spanish representative in international meetings to discuss corporate strategies. Legal assistant to Sales Department. Developed internal training materials and taught courses on marketing and new products for sales representatives and customers. Responsible for business, industry and market trends analysis. Commercial analyst. Organization of special events. Developed presentations for customers and provided technical support to sales force. Prepared sales reports for the Corporation at large. 1989-1991.

Unión Explosivos Ríotinto Madrid, SpainAssistant to the Human Resources General Manager (Intern). Prepared meetings with union representatives, resources to courts, and legal reports. 1988.

Fomento de Servicios Lingüísticos Madrid, Spain, and London, UKProgram Manager. Assisted with candidates recruitment, selected individuals to be interviewed, organized and conducted interviews, and participated in final selection of candidates. Assisted candidates in the application process, communicated regularly with students and their local advisors. Responsible for the evaluation and reporting of the study abroad experience. During the summer, responsible for 28 Spanish students in the United Kingdom. Researched and interviewed host families, organized all program activities, coordinated classes, and supervised students. 1987.

International Business Machines (IBM) Madrid, SpainPublic Relations Representative (Intern). Led workshops for customers and students in IBM Technology Fair. Trainee in Data Processing and Personal Computers. 1986.

OTHER

Languages: Bilingual Spanish/English and Basic French and Portuguese.Computer Skills: Web, Html, Windows, Mac-OS, Winsock, PPP, Web, Lotus 1-2-3, Excel, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Claris, NUD, Networking, File Maker Pro. Member of the APSA, LASA, EUSA, ISA, and the Council of European Studies. Founder and co-chair of the Iberian Studies group at APSA.Columnist for daily Spanish newspaper Cinco DíasMember of the editorial boards of the journals South European Society & Politics and Foreign Policy, Edición Española (FP)Blogger for the HuffingtonPost.es

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