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Roger Schoenman

Associate Professor

rschoenm@ucsc.edu

+1646-239-2560


Areas of expertise: Political Economy of Development


Biography, Education and Training

PhD Columbia University, 2005 MSc London School of Economics, 1995 BA Johns Hopkins University, 1993

Shawn Nichols

Shawn Nichols

Continuing Lecturer

Politics Department

Areas of expertise: International Development, Politics, Political Economy of Development, Comparative Politics, Critical Theory


Biography, Education and Training

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz Committee: Kent Eaton, Daniel Wirls, Ronnie Lipschutz, and Jan Knippers-Black Master of Arts, International Policy Studies (2004), Middlebury Institute of International Studies Emphasis: International Trade, Conflict Resolution and Negotiations Bachelor of Arts, French and Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC Certificate of European Studies, Universite' de Caen, Caen, France (1 year study abroad) Certi... more »

Nirvikar Singh

Nirvikar Singh

Distinguished Professor, Co-Director, Center for Analytical Finance

Economics Department

Areas of expertise: Economics, Development Economics, Political Economy of Development


Biography, Education and Training

Nirvikar Singh is currently Co-Director of the Center for Analytical Finance at UCSC, of which he was the founding Director. From 2010 to 2020, he held the Sarbjit Singh Aurora Chair of Sikh and Punjabi Studies at UCSC. He has previously directed the UCSC South Asian Studies Initiative. He has served as a member of the Advisory Group to the Finance Minister of India on G-20 matters, and Consultant to the Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He is currently serving on... more »

Jeffrey Bury

Jeffrey Bury

Department Chair and Professor, Faculty Director, Center for Integrated Spatial Research (CISR)

Environmental Studies Department

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Jeffrey Bury

Professor

jbury@ucsc.edu

831-459-3685


Areas of expertise: Climate Change, Political Economy of Development, Geographic Information Systems, Glaciers, Conservation, Environmental Justice, Sustainability


Biography, Education and Training

Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder M.A., The American University Honors B.A., University of Utah


Areas of expertise: Globalization, Labor and Social Movements, Latin American and Latino Studies, Political Economy of Development


Biography, Education and Training

Born in Santiago, Chile, I am a transnational Chilean.  PhD in Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA in Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst BA in Economics, American University (Washington D.C).

Chris Benner

Chris Benner

Professor, Dorothy E. Everett Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship Chair, Director, Everett Program for Technology and Social Change, Director, Institute for Social Transformation

Environmental Studies Department, Sociology Department

Areas of expertise: Urban studies, Labor and Social Movements, Sociology, Environmental Justice, Globalization, Community-based Research, Science and Technology, Social Justice, Political Economy of Development, Activism


Biography, Education and Training

Dr. Chris Benner is the Dorothy E. Everett Chair in Global Information and Social Entrepreneurship, and a Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  He currently directs the Everett Program for Technology and Social Change and the Institute for Social Transformation.  His research examines the relationships between technological change, regional development, and the structure of economic opportunity, focusing on regional labor markets... more »

Matt Sparke

Matt Sparke

Professor, Co-Director of Global and Community Health

Politics Department, Global & Community Health

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Allison Soergel

asoergel@ucsc.edu


Areas of expertise: Capitalism, Globalization, Border Studies, Critical Theory, Health and Wellness, Disease and Immunity, Death/Mortality Studies, Discrimination and Inequality, International and Global Affairs, Political Economy of Development


Biography, Education and Training

Matt Sparke is a Professor of Politics at UCSC. He was was born in Tonbridge, England in 1967. He was educated at a state comprehensive school in Tunbridge Wells, then at the University of Oxford (where David Harvey was his main mentor), and then at the University of British Columbia (where Derek Gregory was his PhD advisor). He joined the faculty in International Studies and Geography at the University of Washington in 1995.  After 22 years in Seattle, he move... more »

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