Eric Hershberg Prof Emeritus Government
- Degrees
- BA, Indiana University
MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Languages Spoken
- Fluent Spanish and French
Conversational Portuguese
Reading knowledge Catalan and Italian - Bio
- Eric Hershberg is a professor of government at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ, where he served as Founding Director of the university-wide Center for Latin American and Latino Studies from 2010-2022. From 2007-2009 he was President of the Latin American Studies Association while serving as professor of political science and director of Latin American Studies at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver, Canada. From 1990-2006 he worked as a program director at the Social Science Research Council in New York City. Hershberg received his Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has taught at New York University, Southern Illinois University, Columbia, Princeton and the New School. Much of his research has focused on the comparative politics of Latin America, and on the political economy of development in the region. In recent years he has extended his scholarship to encompass US-Latin American relations and community integration of Central American migrants to various parts of the United States. He has served as a consultant to numerous development, philanthropic, and educational agencies, and has served on numerous editorial boards. He speaks frequently with major media outlets about public affairs in Latin America and issues affecting Latino communities in the United States.
- See Also
- SPA Department of Government
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