Eric Selbin University Scholar Professor and Chair of Political Science Brown Distinguished Research Professor (1999-2003) PhD, University of Minnesota MA, Louisiana State University BA, The University of Texas at Austin Location: MBH 239 Phone: 512-863-1604 Political Science Home Page

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD University Scholar (2006- ) Professor of Political Science, Southwestern University 2003- Professor of Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies, Umeå University, Sweden 2003-06 Professor, Southwestern University 2003- Brown Distinguished Research Professor, Southwestern University (1999-2003) Associate Professor, Southwestern University (1998-2003) Assistant Professor, Southwestern University (1992-1998) Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota (1991-2)   CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS University Scholar (2006- ) Mundy Faculty Fellowship (2005) Brown Distinguished Research Professor (1999-2003) Cullen Research Grants (2003-2006) Southwestern University Exemplary Teacher (2001-2002) Mundy Faculty Fellowships (1995-96, 1998-99) NEH Summer Fellowship (1996) Brown Faculty Fellow (1994-95) Sam Taylor Research Fellowship (1995) Cullen Research Grants (1993-1999)   RESEARCH AREAS Theories of Revolution Latin America and the Caribbean Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution International Peace and Conflict Political Ideologies   BOOKS Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance: The Power of Story (Zed, 2009) With John Foran and Jack Goldstone, Understanding Revolutions: Their Origins, Processes, and Outcomes from the French Revolution to the Post-Cold War World (Pine Forge, 2008). Modern Latin American Revolutions, rev., 2nd ed. (Westview, 1999; 1st ed. 1993). With Meghana Nayak, De-Centering International Relations (Zed, 2010).   SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "Stories of Revolution in the Periphery" in John Foran, David Lane, and Andreja Zivkovic, eds., Revolution in the Making of the Modern World: Social Identities, Globalization, and Modernity. (Routledge, 2007). "Zapata's White Horse and Che's Beret: Theses on the Future of Revolution," in John Foran, ed., The Future of Revolutions in the Context of Globalization (Zed, 2003). "Agency and Culture in Revolutions," in Jack Goldstone, ed., Revolutions: Theoretical, Comparative, and Historical Studies, Third edition (Harcourt Brace, 2003). "Is This the Educational System You Wanted?: Feminism and Homeschooling," with Helen Cordes, Jesse Cordes Selbin, and Zoe Cordes Selbin, in Robin Teske and Mary Ann Tetreault, eds. Partial Truths and the Politics of Community: Feminist Approaches to Social Movements, Community, and Power, Vol. 2 (South Carolina, 2003). "Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean at the Millennium," Latin American Research Review, vol. 36, no. 1 (2001). "Same as It Ever Was: The Future of Revolution at the End of the Century," in Mark Katz, ed. Revolution: International Dimensions (Congressional Quarterly, 2000). "Revolution in the Real World: Bringing Agency Back In," in John Foran, ed., Theorizing Revolutions. (Routledge, 1997). "Contentious Cartography: A Response to "Mapping Contentious Politics," Mobilization, vol. 2, no. 1 (April 1997).   ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Co-Editor, New Millennium Books in International Studies, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (1996- ) Editor, Brown Working Papers in the Arts and Sciences (2001-2006) Program Committee, XXI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Chair of the Section on Social Movements and Revolution (1998) Editorial Board, Social Science History (1994-98) Public talks include: "Whither Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean." Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas, October 2006. "Stories of Revolution in the Periphery: Agency, Culture, and Class in 'Third World' Revolutions." Kings College, Cambridge University, April 2005. "Under the Eagle: US Intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean." Umeå University, December 2004. Democracy in the 21st Century: Three Talks. "Democracy in Theory and in the World," "The Problems and Perils of Actually Existing Democracy," and "Democracy and the Future in Latin America and the Caribbean." Umeå University, March 2004. "Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution in the Real World: The Struggle for a More Just Society in the Developing World." Emory University, November 2000. "Is The Time of Revolution in Latin America Finished?" Ohio University, May 2000. "The Future of Revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean" Latin American Institute, University of New Mexico, February 1998. "The Consolidation of Democracy in Latin America and the Future of Revolution." Norwegian University of Technology and Science, Trondheim, Norway, October 1997. "Understanding Revolutions: The Agent/Structure Problem and Research on Sociopolitical Change." Umea University, Sweden, October 1997 "Is the Age of Revolution Over in Latin America and the Caribbean?" Louisiana State University, September 1997. Please visit Dr. Selbin's Who's Who from SU profile.