Craig Louis Arceneaux

Department of Political Science

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Education:

• Ph.D. 1997. University of California at Riverside. Political Science.

• M.A. 1991. The Ohio State University. Political Science.

• B.A. 1989. California State University, Fullerton. Political Science. Economics Minor.

Honors and Awards:

• 2005-06 College of Liberal Arts Richard K. Simon Award for Outstanding Scholarship

• 2004-05 State Faculty Support Grant

• 2003-04 Nominated- College of Liberal Arts Student Council Award for Outstanding Faculty

• 2003-04 State Faculty Support Grant

• 2002-03 State Faculty Support

• 2002 Cal Poly Faculty Development Grant

• 2002 Recognized- Fourth Annual Cal Poly Authors Celebration, April 17, 2002

• 1999-2000 Visiting Faculty Fellow Award. California State University, San Marcos

• 1995 UC Riverside Academic Senate Research Grant

• 1994-1995 Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (San Diego, CA) Dissertation Fellowship

I. TEACHING

Academic Positions:

• Assistant Professor (2001- present); Associate Professor (2005-present)

Department of Political Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

• Adjunct Professor (1994-97; 1998-99; 2000-01)

Department of Political Science, University of California, Riverside

• Faculty Fellow (1999-2000)

Department of Political Science, California State University, San Marcos

• Adjunct Professor (1997-1998)

Department of Political Science, California State University, Fullerton

• Adjunct Professor (Fall 1997)

Department of Political Science, California State University, Long Beach

• Adjunct Professor (Fall 1996)

Department of Social Sciences, Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)

Courses Taught (through 2006-07 academic year):

At Cal Poly:

SOC218 International Political Economy

POLS225 Introduction to International Relations

POLS285 Model United Nations

POLS308 Collective Violence and Conflict Resolution

POLS324 International Relations Theory

POLS325 Global Political Issues

POLS328 Politics of Developing Areas

POLS339 Comparative Political Regimes

POLS381 Peace and War

POLS385 Model United Nations

POLS427 Politics of the Global Economy

At other institutions:

Introduction to International Relations

International Relations Theory

Model United Nations

International Political Economy

Comparative Foreign Policy

International Organizations and Law

US-Latin American Relations

Introduction to Comparative Politics

Comparative Political Analysis

Politics and Economic Policy

Comparative Public Policy

Comparative Institutions

Latin American Politics

Introduction to American Government

Introduction to Political Science

Local Internship Program

Washington, D.C. Internship Program

Curriculum Development

• Cal Poly New Course Preparation

POLS285 Model United Nations

POLS381 Peace and War

POLS382 Comparative Foreign Policy

POLS383 Politics of the European Union

POLS427 Politics of the Global Economy

POLS456 Politics and Economic Policy

• Design and administration (with Jim Keese, Social Sciences) of Latin American Studies Minor

• Design (with Jim Keese, Social Sciences) of the Peru Study Abroad program administered through International Education and Programs

• Current development in progress (with Jim Keese, Social Sciences) of a Latin American International Studies Program

Teaching Workshops/ Faculty Development Seminars Attended:

• “Economic Reform, Regional Integration and Democratization in Chile and Argentina.” June 7-16, 2005 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile. A faculty seminar sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange in Cooperation with FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales).

• "Global and Regional Governance Workshop." May 9-10, 1997: University of California, San Diego. Sponsored by the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation and The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

• "The Human Development Strategy and Economic Growth." Teaching Seminar: November 11-12, 1994: University of California at Riverside. Sponsored by the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.

• "Comparative Perspectives on Transitions to Democracy and Markets." Teaching Seminar: December 9-10, 1993: University of California at Berkeley. Sponsored by the Institute of International Studies and Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.

II. RESEARCH

Publications:

Books

• Transforming Latin America: The International and Domestic Origins of Change (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005), with David Pion-Berlin.

• Bounded Missions: Military Rule and Democratization in the Southern Cone and Brazil (Penn State University Press, 2001). Paperback, 2003.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• “Issues, Threats, and Institutions: Accounting for OAS Responses to Democratic Dilemmas in Latin America,” (with David Pion-Berlin) Latin American Politics and Society, forthcoming, Summer 2007

• "Military Regimes and Transition Control in the Southern Cone and Brazil: Implications for Democratization in Latin America," Journal of Political and Military Sociology 29:2 (Winter 2001).

• "Decision-Makers or Decision-Takers?: Military Missions and Civilian Control in South America," (with David Pion-Berlin) Armed Forces and Society 26:3 (Spring 2000).

• "Tipping the Civil-Military Balance: Human Rights Policy and Institutions in Democratic Argentina and Chile," (with David Pion-Berlin) Comparative Political Studies (October 1998): 633-662

• "Institutional Design, Military Rule, and Democratic Transition in Argentina (1976- 1983): An Extension of the Remmer Thesis," Bulletin of Latin American Research 16:3 (September 1997): 327-50.

• "Democratic Consolidation or Deconsolidation?: Military Doctrine and the 1992 Venezuelan Military Unrest," Journal of Political and Military Sociology 24 (Summer 1996): 57-82.

*reprinted in Latin America in the Nineties: Transcending Current Borders (Proceedings of the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies 16, 1996).

Book Chapters

• “Latin America,” in Joe Weatherby et al., The Other World: Issues and Politics of the Developing World (Longman, 2006).

• “Comparative Political Systems,” Chapter 22 of Magruder’s American Government by William McClenaghan (Prentice-Hall, 2006).

• "The Military in Latin America: The Road Ahead," in Nicola Phillips and Julia Buxton (eds.), Developments in Latin American Political Economy: States, Markets, and Actors (Manchester University Press, 1999).

Book Reviews

• Russell Crandall, Guadalupe Paz, and Riordan Roett (eds.), The Andes in Focus: Security, Democracy, and Economic Reform (Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner). International Studies Review (September 2005).

• David Pion-Berlin (ed.), Civil-Military Relations in Latin America: New Analytical Perspectives (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2001). The Americas 59(2) October 2002.

• Wendy Hunter, Eroding Military Influence in Brazil: Politicians Against Soldiers (University of North Carolina Press, 1997). American Political Science Review 96(1) March 2002.

• Luis Roniger and Mario Sznajder, The Legacy of Human Rights Violations in the Southern Cone: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay (Oxford, 1999). American Political Science Review 94(3) September 2000, p. 755.

• Marguerite Feitlowitz, A Lexicon of Terror: Argentina and the Legacies of Torture (Oxford, 1998). The Americas 55(4) April 1999, pp. 688-689.

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings:

• “Blaming Colonialism: Accountability and Opportunity in Latin American Political Development,” to be presented at the meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 8-10, 2007

• “Democratization and the Role of the OAS,” presented at the meetings of the Latin American Studies Association, Las Vegas, October 7-9, 2004.

• “International and Domestic Origins of Change in Latin America,” poster presented at the meetings of the International Studies Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 17-20, 2004.

• “Regionalism and Civil-Military Relations in Central America,” presented at the meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Denver, CO, March 27-29, 2003.

• "Neoliberal Reform in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile: The Dynamics of International Support," presented at the meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Long Beach, CA, March 22-24, 2002.

• "Sequences and Regional Security Institutions in Central America," presented at the meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 15-17, 2001.

• "Institutions and Their Impact: Military Rule and Transition Control in the Southern Cone and Brazil" presented at the meetings of the Western Political Science Association, San Jose, CA, March 24-26, 2000.

• "Of Missions and Decisions: Military Roles and Civilian Controls in South America," (with David Pion-Berlin) presented at the meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Los Angeles, CA, March 19-21, 1998.

• "Speculations on the Future of Military Intervention in Latin America," presented at the Pacific Council on Latin American Studies, Fullerton, CA, February 12-14, 1998

• "Institutional Determinants of Transition Control in Military Regimes," presented at the joint meetings of the Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies and Pacific Coast Council of Latin American Studies, San Diego, CA, February 12-17, 1997.

• "Tipping the Civil-Military Balance: Human Rights Policy and Institutions in Democratic Argentina and Chile," (with David Pion-Berlin) presented at the Latin American Studies Association XIX International Congress, Washington, DC, September 28-30, 1995.

• "Democratic Consolidation or Deconsolidation?: Military Doctrine and the 1992 Military Unrest in Venezuela," presented at the joint meetings of the Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies and Pacific Coast Council of Latin American Studies, Las Vegas, NV, March 5-9, 1995.

• "Authoritarian Breakdown in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile: An Institutional Approach," presented at the meetings of the American Political Science Association, September 1-4, 1994.

• "Social Structures of Accumulation and the State," presented at the Allied Social Science Association Meeting, Anaheim, CA, January 5-7, 1993.

• "Understanding Land Reform in Latin America: The Case of Chile," presented at the Northern Arizona University Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Symposium, October 9-10, 1992.

Current Research Projects and Activities:

• Research for planned textbook on comparative political institutions and Latin America. Relevant fieldwork: 2003-04 SFSG grant obtained for fieldwork in Cuba (conducted September 6-15, 2003); awarded 2004-05 SFSG grant for fieldwork in Chile and Argentina (June 2005); travel to Bolivia in Summer 2006. Expected completion date, 2007/8.

III. SERVICE

Professional Service:

Membership in Professional Organizations

• Latin American Studies Association

• Western Political Science Association

Contributions to Professional Meetings

• Chair and Discussant. Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 8-10, 2007

• Chair. “Mediating and Preventing International Conflicts.” Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Denver, CO, March 27-29, 2003.

• Discussant. “International Influences on Domestic Politics.” Meetings of the Western Political Science Association, Long Beach, CA, March 22-24, 2002.

• Discussant. “Soldiers and Democracy in Latin America.” The Mission Inn, Riverside, CA, February 19-20, 1999. Panel: “Politicians and Soldiers: Their Beliefs and Rationality.”

Manuscript Reviews

• Latin American Politics and Society, previously Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs. Peer article reviews: 9-01; 2-02; 1-03; 6-04; 5-05; 7-06; 9-06

• Comparative Politics. Peer article reviews: 10-05, 4-06, 12-06.

• The Latin Americanist. Peer article review: 5-05

• McGraw-Hill College Publishers. Text reviews: 4-00, 4-06

• Wadsworth Publishing. Text reviews: 5-02; 5-03

Departmental Service:

• Department Scheduler (2006-present)

• Chair - Performance Review Committee (2006-present)

• Chair - Curriculum Committee (2004 - 2006)

• Faculty Advisor - Model United Nations Club (2001- present)

• Member - Curriculum Committee (2001-02; 2002-03; 2003-2004)

• Member - Speakers Series Committee (2001-present)

• Created and annually organize the Department of Political Science Graduate Student Symposium

University Service:

• Currently developing (with Jim Keese, Social Sciences) a Center for Latin American Studies.

• Member - Academic Senate Research and Professional Development Committee (2004-06).

• Participation in Continuing Education Study Abroad Program, Cuernavaca, Mexico, July 3-31, 2004. Taught POLS325 (Global Political Issues).

• Faculty Advisor - Liberal Arts Student Council (2003 - present).

• Member - Continuing Education Mexico Study Abroad Committee (2002- present)

• Faculty Advisor - College of Liberal Arts Student Council.

• Talk at Muir Hall with dormitory students on September 11 Terrorist Attacks and US Response (October 15, 2001).

• Class visit to Professor Roger Bishop’s Accounting class to discuss September 11 Terrorist Attacks and US Response (October 16, 2001).

Community Service:

• Talk for Continuing Education Program: Cuban Renaissance. “Political Change and US Policy on Cuba,” February 11, 2004.

• Talk for Continuing Education Program: Mexican Mosaic. “Mexico: Toward the Twenty-First Century,” June 18, 2003.

• International Programs Seminar: Panel Presentation on Iraq. Cal Poly. November 14, 2002.

• Moderator. “History and its Impact on Peace in the Middle East,” Christopher Cohan Center, June 5, 2002.

• Panel Presentation on September 11 Terrorist Attacks and US Response. “International Law and the US Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attacks.” Christopher Cohan Center, November 13, 2001.

• Panel Presentation on September 11 Terrorist Attacks and US Response. "International Terrorism: the Role of Diplomacy." Christopher Cohan Center, February 6, 2002.

• Interviews for local newspaper articles:

*“County Residents also Feel the Fear,” Leila Knox, The Tribune (October 17, 2001)

*“State Used to Handling Challenges Presses On,” Jim Wasserman, Associated Press Wire, published in The Modesto Bee (January 1, 2002).

Consulting:

• Contacted by United States Southern Command for consultation regarding my research on CFAC (Conference of Central American Armed Forces). Telephone and email correspondence with Major John Ruedisueli (telephone conversation: December 5, 2002; further email correspondence: January 20-24, 2003).