R. Douglas Hecock CV (September 2015) Department of Political Science Lewisburg, PA (570) 577-3596 douglas.hecock@bucknell.edu Academic Positions Education 2014-present: Associate Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies, 2013-present: Director of Latin American Studies Program, 2015-16: Visiting Scholar, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City 2006-2014: Assistant Professor of Political Science and Latin American Studies, University of New Mexico, Political Science, Ph.D. 2007 Dissertation: The Sub-National Political Economy of Education Reform in Mexico University of New Mexico, Latin American Studies, M.A., 1999 Gustavus Adolphus College, Spanish, B.A., 1993 Publications (peer reviewed) The Political Economy of FDI in Latin America 1986-2006: A Sector-Specific Approach, with Eric M. Jepsen. Studies in Comparative International Development, 49(4): 426-447 (December 2014) Democracy, Education Reform, and the Mexican Teachers Union, Latin American Research Review, 49 (1): 62-82 (March 2014) Running Hot and Cold: Economic Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America by sector, with Eric M. Jepsen. Latin American Policy, 4(2): 238-250 (December 2013) Should Countries Engage in a Race to the Bottom? The Effect of Social Spending on FDI, with Eric M. Jepsen. World Development. 44: 156-164 (April 2013) Electoral Competition, Globalization, and Sub-national Education Spending in Mexico, 1999-2004, American Journal of Political Science 50 (4): 950-961 (October 2006)
Book Reviews Review of: Venezuela s Chavismo and Populism in Comparative Perspective, by Kirk A. Hawkins, Comparative Political Studies 45(4): 531-534 (April 2012) Review of: Political Corruption in Mexico: The Impact of Democratization, by Stephen D. Morris, Political Science Quarterly 126 (2): 355-356 (June 2011) Current Project Democracy and Foreign Direct Investment in the Mexican States Grants and Honors Fulbright-Garcia Robles Faculty Scholars Grant 2015-16 Social Science Research Council, International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship 2003-2004. National Science Foundation, Dissertation Improvement Grant, 2003. Hewlett Foundation/Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico, NAFTA/MERCOSUR Field Research Grant Mexico, 2002. Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico, Ph.D. Fellowship, 1999-2002. Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico, Graduate Student Fellowship, 1999-2005. Student Resource Allocation Center, University of New Mexico, Grant for Graduate Student Field Research, 2004. Student Resource Allocation Center, University of New Mexico, Grant for Graduate Student Field Research, 2003. Latin American and Iberian Institute, University of New Mexico, Graduate Student Fellowship, 1998-1999. Conference Participation Democracy and Foreign Direct Investment in the Mexican States, presented at the Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, San Juan, PR May 27-30, 2015 Panel Discussant, Politics of Education in Latin America, at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2014 Democracy and Foreign Direct Investment in the Mexican States, presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2014 2
Panel Chair, Teachers Unions, Political Representation, and Education Policy, at the Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Washington DC, May 29- June1, 2013 Economic Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment by Sector in Latin America, presented at the Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Washington DC, May 29-June, 2013 Roundtable Participant, Politics in Space: The Importance of Territoriality for Concept Formation and Theory Development, at the Congress of Latin American Studies, San Francisco, CA, May 23-26, 2012 Panel Discussant, Migration and its Consequences, at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012 Corporatism and Democracy: The Effect of Electoral Competition on Teacher Union- Government Relations in the Mexican States, presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 12-15, 2012 Panel Discussant, Parties and Elections I at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3, 2011 Should Countries Engage in a Race to the Bottom? The Effect of Social Programs on FDI, (with Eric M. Jepsen) paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, March 31-April 3, 2011 The Political Economy of FDI by Sector in Latin America 1985-2006: Economic Reforms and the Race to the Bottom, (with Eric M. Jepsen) paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-5, 2010 The Political Economy of Sector-wise FDI in Latin America, 1985-2006: Liberalization, the Race to the Bottom, and Human Capital, (with Eric M. Jepsen) paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA, April 1-3 2010 Corporatism and Democracy: The Effect of Electoral Competition on Teacher Union- Government Relations in the Mexican States, paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Toronto, Canada, September 3-6, 2009 The Political Economy of FDI in Latin America 1992-2002: Sectoral Differences and Impact on Inflows, (with Eric M. Jepsen) paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2-5, 2009 The Sub-national Politics of Primary Education Reform in Mexico, paper presented at the 2007 congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Montréal, Canada, September 5-8, 2007 Democratization and the State-Level Politics of Education Reforms in Mexico, paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Albuquerque, NM, March 16-18, 2006 The Sub-national Political Economy of Education Spending in Mexico 1999-2004, 3
poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 1-4, 2005 The Politics of State-Level Education Spending in Mexico 1996-2002, poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Il, September 2-5, 2004 The Politics of Education Spending in Mexico, 1993-2000, paper presented at the annual congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Dallas, Texas, March 27-29, 2003 The Politics of Education Spending in Mexico, 1993-2000, paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2003 Teaching Experience Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Comparative Politics Third World Politics Latin American Politics The Politics of Economic Development Senior Seminar: The Politics of Economic Development Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico Comparative Politics, 2004-2005 International Politics, 2001-2002 Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico Introduction to Politics, 2002-2003 The Legislative Process, 1999-2000 Other Experience Consultant, International Development Research Centre, Research for International Tobacco Control project. Consulting in Chicago and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the African Tobacco Situational Analysis project, Fall 2008. Graduate Assistant, Office of International Technical Cooperation, Latin American Institute, University of New Mexico, 1998-1999. Intern, Organization of American States, Unit of Sustainable Development and Environment, Natural Hazards Project, Washington, DC, 1998. ESL Teacher, Andean Studies Program, Quito, Ecuador, 1996-97 Intern, Cirilo Ayling SAIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1994 Visiting Student, Fundación Ortega y Gasset, Toledo, Spain 1992 Rotary Exchange Student, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina 1988-89 4
Dissertation The Sub-National Political Economy of Education Reform in Mexico Dissertation Committee: Co-Chair: Kenneth M. Roberts, Department of Government, Cornell University Co-Chair: Mark Peceny, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico William D. Stanley, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico Wendy Hunter, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin Research Interests Comparative Politics Latin American Politics Mexican Politics Politics of Education Reform Politics of Social Policy Democratization Foreign Direct Investment Comparative Political Economy Language Skills Fluent Spanish Basic Portuguese (reading) Field Research Experience Mexico, August 2015-May 2016 (Mexico City) Mexico, July -Dec. 2009 (Querétaro) Mexico, June 2003 - July 2004 (Mexico City, Puebla, Morelia, Guanajuato) Mexico, June July 2002 (Mexico City) Professional and University Service Director, Latin American Studies Program 2013-present Chair, Off-Campus Studies Committee 2013-2015 Member, Off-Campus Studies Committee 2010-2015 Reviewer for: American Journal of Political Science; British Journal of Political Science; Comparative Political Studies; International Studies Quarterly; Latin American Politic and Society; Governance; Policy & Society; Prospects, Quarterly Review of Comparative Education; Publius, The Journal of Federalism; The Social Science Journal; World Development 5