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- Lowell S. Gustafson
- Professor of Political Science
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Education
- PhD, Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 1984.
- MA, Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 1981.
- BA, History, Philosophy, North Park College, 1977.
Teaching Experience
- 1986-present, Department of Political Science,
Villanova University.
- 1984-1986, Lecturer, Department of Government and Foreign Affairs,
University of Virginia.
Teaching and Research Interests
- International Relations Theories
- International Political Economy
- Latin American Comparative Politics and International Relations
- Science and Politics
Research and Publications
Books
- The Sovereignty Dispute over the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands,
Oxford University Press, New York, 1988.
- The Religious Challenge to the State, co-edited with
Matthew Moen, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 1992.
- Economic Development under Democratic Regimes: Neoliberalism in
Latin America, Praeger Publishers, 1994.
- Thucydides' Theory of International Relations: A Lasting
Possession, Louisiana State University Press, 2000.
- Ancient Maya Gender Identity and Relations, co-edited with Amelia
M. Trevelyan, Westport: Bergin and Garvey, 2002.
- Economic
Performance Under Democratic Regimes in Latin America in the Twenty-First
Century,
co-edited with Satya Pattnayak, Edwin Mellen Press, New York, 2003.
- National and Human
Security Issues in Latin America: Democracies at Risk, co-edited with
Satya Pattnayak, Edwin Mellen Press, 2006
Articles
- "The Principle of Self-Determination and the Dispute about
Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands," Inter-American Economic Affairs,
Volume 37, Number 4, Spring 1984, pp. 81-99.
- "Is there any hope for Argentina?" The World and I,
July 1990, pp. 124-129.
- "Factionalism, Centralism, and Federalism," Publius:
The Journal of Federalism, Volume 20, Number 3, pp. 163-176.
- "Racismo y Humanismo en los Textos Sagrados Occidentales," Sociologia:
Perspectivas y Debates Numero 2, Ano 2005, (Universidad de Playa Ancha,
Chile)
- “Big History and Big Politics,” Metanexus, May 30, 2013,
http://www.metanexus.net/essay/big-history-and-big-politics ,
- Gustafson, L. (2014). “Big History.” International Schools Journal,
XXXIII(2), 35 - 46.
- Introduction to Big History,
Expositions, Vol 8, No 1 (2014)
Book Chapters
- "Challenge and Accommodation in Religion and Politics,"
co-written with Matthew C. Moen, in The Religious Challenge to the State, Moen and
Gustafson, eds.
- "Church and State in Argentina," in The Religious
Challenge to the State, Moen and Gustafson, eds.
- "Introduction," in Economic Development under
Democratic Regimes, Gustafson, ed.
- "Restoring Argentina's Liberal Economic Development," in
Economic Development under Democratic Regimes, Gustafson, ed.
- Interdependence and World Order, in Community ,
Diversity, and a New World Order, edited by Kenneth W. Thompson, University Press of
America, Lanham, 1994.
- "Shared Gender Relations: Early Mesoamerica and the Maya," in Ancient
Maya Gender Identity and Relations.
- "Mother - Father Kings," in Ancient Maya Gender Identity and Relations.
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"The
Problems of Democratic Consolidation in Latin America," co-authored with
Satya R. Pattnayak, in Economic Performance Under Democratic Regimes in
Latin America in the Twenty-First Century.
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"Latin
American Democracy in Historical Perspective," co-authored with Satya R.
Pattnayak, in Economic Performance Under Democratic Regimes in Latin
America in the Twenty-First Century.
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"From
Abundance to Bust: The Long Argentine Crisis," in Economic Performance
Under Democratic Regimes in Latin America in the Twenty-First Century.
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"Democracy
and Security in Latin America," in
National and Human Security
Issues in Latin America: Democracies at Risk
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"Islamic Threats to Latin
American Democracy and Security," in National and Human Security Issues
in Latin America: Democracies at Risk.
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"Neoconning America: The Deliberate Use of Deception" in Hussain Imtiaz,
Valdes Ugalde, Jose Luis, (Co-Editors.), By other means, for other ends:
Bush's re-election reassessed, Universidad Iberoamericana, 2005.
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Gustafson,
L. (2014). “From Particles to Politics.” Teaching and Researching Big History:
Exploring a New Scholarly Field (pp. 72 - 99). Volgograd, Russia: Uchitel
Publishing House.
Conference Proceedings
- Convergence and Challenge: Christian-Jewish Cultures and the
Legacies of Columbus, in Cofradia Internacional de Investigadores: Actas del
Congreso Beresit II, Toledo, Spain, 1993.
Book Reviews
- William J. Jordan, Panama Odyssey, University of Texas
Press, Austin, 1984, in Political Science Quarterly, Winter 1984-85, Vol.99, No.4,
pp. 766, 767.
- Alfred H. Saunders, ed., The Public Sector in Latin America,
The University of Latin America at Austin, Austin, 1984, in South Eastern Latin
Americanist, Volume XXXI, Numbers 1-2, June-Sept. 1987.
- E. Bradford Burns, At War in Nicaragua: The Reagan Doctrine and
the Politics of Nostalgia, in the Social Science Quarterly, March 1988, Vol.
69, No.1, pp. 237, 238.
- Kenneth Rodman, Sanctity vs. Sovereignty: The United States and
the Nationalization of Natural Resource Investments, in Political Science Quarterly,
Summer 1989, Vol.104, No.2, pp. 355, 356.
- Hurst Hannum, Autonomy, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination,
University ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1990, in Political Science Quarterly.
Conference Papers
- "The Issue of Intervention in U.S. Policy Towards Latin
America" presented to the South West Social Science Association convention in San
Antonio, Texas, March 1986.
- "The Consolidation of Democracy in Argentina since 1983"
presented to the South East Latin American Studies Association convention in Merida,
Mexico, March 1987.
- "Power and Foreign Policy: The Case of Argentina"
presented to the International Studies Association, Washington, D.C., March 1987.
- "U.S. Foreign Trade Policy Making" presented to the
Northeast Political Science Association in Philadelphia, November 1987.
- "Argentina and the Middle East" presented to the Latin
American Studies Association convention in New Orleans, March 1988.
- "Democracy and Foreign Policy in Argentina" presented to
the International Studies Association convention in St. Louis, March 1988.
- "Revolution in Latin America and Liberation Theology",
presented to the American Political Science Association in Washington, D.C., September,
1988.
- "A Realist Approach to International Political Economy,"
presented to the International Studies Association conference, March 28April 1, 1989,
London, England.
- "Media Reaction in Latin America towards the U.S. Invasion of
Panama," International Studies Association, Vancouver, March 19-23, 1991.
- "Privatization and Competition in Argentine Political
Economy," Latin American Studies Association, Washington, D.C., April 3-7, 1991.
- "Jewish Actors and Issues in Latin America,"
International Studies Association, Atlanta, Georgia, March 31 - April 4, 1992.
- "Conflict in Biblical Politics," Social Science
History Association, October 14-16, 1994, Atlanta.
- "Thucydides as a Pluralist," International Studies
Association, 21-25 February 1995, Chicago.
- "Latin American Perspectives on Sovereignty,"
International Studies Association, 21-25 February 1995, Chicago.
- Privatization and Oligarchy in Argentina, American
Political Science Association, 31 August - 3 September 1995, Chicago.
- Voegelin and Politics, Social Science History
Association, 16-19 November 1995, Chicago.
- "The Ancient Mayan City-State System," International
Relations Association, Minneapolis, March, 1998.
- "Ancestry and Political Legitimacy Among the Ancient Mayans," International
Studies Association, Vienna, September, 1998.
- "Gender and Politics Among the Ancient Maya," CISS / ISA Conference,
Paris, France, August 9-10, 1999.
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"Gender. Lineage, and Legitimacy," III Mesa de Estudios de Genero: La
condicion de las mujeres y las relaciones de genero en Mesoamerica
prehispanica, 28 al 30 de abril 2003, Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de
Antropologia.
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"Outcomes Assessment," presentation at Roundtable on Assessment and
Political Science: Issues, Strategies, and Missing Links, American Political
Science Association Convention, Philadelphia, August 28 - 31, 2003.
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"Argentine Political Instability," Latin American Studies Association
Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, October, 2004.
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"From Racism to Humanism in Judeo-Christian Texts," Catholic Social
Teaching on Racism, Conference Sponsored by the Office of Mission
Effectiveness, Villanova University, November 19, 2004.
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"Pan-Americanism and the Western Hemisphere Idea Updated," Latin
American Studies Association, Puerto Rico, March 2006.
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"The U.S. Presidential Campaign of 2008 and the Future of U.S. Middle East
Policy: An Expectation of Continuity over Change," Academy of Philosophy and
Letters, Baltimore, May 31, 2008.
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"Science
and a Canon for Human Culture," World Forum for the Dialogue of
Civilizations, Ottawa, Canada, June 13, 2008.
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"Speaking
Up: The Origins of Language," Villanova Anthropology
Lecture Series, February 14, 2009
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"Big History," World History Association Conference, Beijing, China, July
7th - July 10th, 2011.
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"Religion
in the Age of Human Politics," Global Future 2045, Moscow,
February 17 - 20, 2012.
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"Science and
Politics, (Big Politics)" International Big History Association meeting,
August 2012, Grand Rapids, MI
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"Science
and Religion, (Big Religion)," International Big History Association
meeting, August 2012, Grand Rapids, MI
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Science and
the Liberal Arts, International Big History Association meeting, August,
2014
Panels Organized
- Chair, "U.S. Policy in the Third World," North East
International Studies Association, Providence, Rhode Island, November 10-13, 1988.
- Chair, "Realism: Classical Critiques and Current
Applications," International Studies Association, London, March 28 - April 1, 1989.
- Chair and Discussant, "Critical Issues in International
Political Economy," North East International Studies Association, Providence, Rhode
Island, November 15-17, 1990.
- Chair, "Economic Development Under Democratic Regimes",
Latin American Studies Association, Washington, D.C., April 4-6, 1991.
- Chair and Discussant, International and Domestic
Constraints: North and South, Northeast International Studies Association, Newark,
11-13 November 1994.
- Chair, Religion and Political Conflict, Social Science
History Association, 16-19 November 1995, Chicago.
- Chair, "Thucydides as an Anti-realist," International
Studies Association, Chicago, 21-25 February 1995.
Symposia
- Invited participant of Carnegie Council on Ethics and
International Affairs' "Teaching Ethics and International
Affairs", Yale University, New Haven,
Connecticut, June 11-17, 1989.
- Invited participant, "Edmund Burke and Liberty," Liberty
Fund Colloquium, Houston, Texas, December 6-8, 1990.
- Invited participant, "Latin American Constitutionalism,"
Liberty Fund Colloquium, San Antonio, Texas,
November 14-16,
1992.
Fellowships
- 1997,
NEH Summer Institute, "The Maya World," Guatemala and Chiapas.
- 1995 Summer Seminar, Democracy and Economic Development in
Latin America, University of California,
Santa Barbara, Director: David Rock.
- 1993 Fulbright Summer "South America Today" program in
Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia.
- 1989-90 National Endowment for the Humanities, research grant.
- 1986 Fulbright Summer Research Grant.
- 1983-1984 Thomas Jefferson Fellowship of the Ivy Foundation.
- 1983-1984, Governor's Fellowship, University of Virginia.
Service
Service to the University
- Organizer, 2013-14 Lecture Series on "Beginnings"
- Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Arts and
Sciences, 2010 - 2012
- Faculty Advisor,
Student trip to Tunisia, March 2012
- Associate Dean of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, 2008 -
2010
- Co-ordinator,
trip to Jordan and Egypt, 2009/10
- Faculty Advisor,
Student trip to Egypt and Jordan, 2009
- Faculty Advisor,
Student trip to Egypt and
Jordan, 2008
- Director,
Graduate
Program in Liberal Studies, 2005 - 2007
- Organizer, 2005 - 08 annual
Anthropology Lecture Series
- Chair, Faculty Congress, 1997-99;
2006-08.
- Chair, Faculty Task Force, Institutional Self-Study for Middle States Association
Accreditation, 1998-2001.
- Faculty member, University Senate, 1997-99.
- Faculty member, Executive Committee, University Senate, 1997-98.
- Member, Stewardship Committee, VP Gary Fenner, Chair, 1998.
- Member, Core Curriculum Social Science Committee, 1992-1995.
- Member, College Strategic Planning Committee, 1996-present.
- Member, Part-Time Faculty Committee, 1995-96.
- Member, Villanova Quality Initiative Committee on Awards and
Recognition, 1996.
- Elected Member Representing the College of Arts and Sciences,
Faculty Senate, 1990-96.
- Member, General Arts Committee, Fall Semester, 1990.
- Member, Outcomes Committee, Middle Atlantic Self-Study, 1989-90.
- Discussion Leader, Freshmen Orientation Week 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993.
Service to the Department
of Political Science
- Department Chair, 2007 - 2008.
- Acting Department Chair, Spring 2007
- Chair, Department Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2003 - 2005.
- Department Chair, 1993-2001.
- Chair, Graduate Committee, 1990-93.
- Chair, Comparatiave Politics/Chinese Politics Search Committee,
1991.
- Chair, National Security Position Search Committee, 1989-90.
- Member, Faculty Evaluation Committee, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993.
- Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 1988-89.
Service to Profession
- Vice-President, International Big History Association; 2014 – present,
http://www.ibhanet.org/
- Secretary, International Big History Association; 2010 – 2014,
http://www.ibhanet.org/
- Member, Middle States Accreditation Team, Mercy College, New York,
May, 2014
- Secretary-Treasurer, Academy of Philosophy and Letters,
2008 - 2012
- Communications Director, Interdisciplinary Comparative Studies
Section, International Studies Association, 1997-99.
- Head of Religion Section, Social Science History Association,
1994-95.
- President, Northeast International Studies Association (NEISA),
1990-91.
- Council Member, International Political Economy Section,
International Studies Association (ISA), 1989-92.
- Member, ISA, Latin American Studies Association (LASA), American
Political Science Association (APSA).
- Program Chair, 1989 NEISA conference, Philadelphia.
Service to the Community
- "Science and Liberal Education: Creating a Human Story,"
Glaxo Smith Kline Analytical Chemistry Symposium, June 11, 2008,
Audobon, PA
- Guest Lecture, (March 19, 2009 - Present). My lecture on the
Origins of Language has had over 40,000 hits. The lecture is
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Ma7dxu0O0
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