united states
American University
Center for North American Studies
Dr. Robert A. Pastor
rpastor@american.edu
Director
The Center for North American Studies (CNAS) at American University aims to
educate a new generation of students to begin a North American journey comparable
to that begun in Europe five decades ago. The center examines the differences
and shared characteristics of Canada, Mexico, and the United States; compares the North American
experiment with Europe's; and challenges students and faculty to imagine
a continental future.
Institute of the Americas
Jeffrey Davidow
jeffrey@iamericas.org
President
The Institute of the Americas, founded in 1983, is an independent,
non-profit institution at the University of California, San Diego. Its
mission is to be a significant catalyst for promoting development and
integration, emphasizing the role of the private sector, as a means to
improve the economic, political, and social well-being of the people of
the Americas.
San Diego State University
Center for Latin American Studies
James Gerber, PhD
jgerber@mail.sdsu.edu
Director
The Center for Latin American
Studies at San Diego State University is a U.S. Department of Education
designated National Resource Center. The Center offers multidisciplinary
undergraduate and graduate programs in Latin American studies. In
addition, it supports research, community outreach, conferences, study
abroad, and other activities dedicated to teaching students, working
professionals, and community members about Latin American economies,
history, society, culture, and languages.
San Diego State University
Chicana and Chicano Studies
Department Home Page
Dr. Richard Griswold del Castillo
rgriswol@mail.sdsu.edu
Department Chair
The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is
committed to excellence in teaching, research and service. The Chicana
and Chicano studies degree provides the student with a timely, interdisciplinary
education regarding the nation's fast-growing ethnic group, the Chicano/Latino,
and the interplay of culture, politics, economics and society in the dynamic
United States-Mexican border region. The Department of Chicana and Chicano
Studies also endeavors to contribute to the development of knowledge about
the Chicano/Latino populations and the border region through original
scholarship on the part of its faculty and students. The department recognizes
women and gender based issues as integral to a Chicano studies program.
The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies also
offers a minor in Chicana and Chicano Studies as well as a comprehensive
United States-Mexican Border Studies Minor and Certificate program.
University of California, San Diego
Center for U.S. - Mexico Studies
René Zenteno
rzenteno@ucsd.edu
Executive Director; Director of the Summer Seminar
The mission of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UCSD is to be
the premier institute for social science research on Mexico and
U.S.-Mexican relations. The Center supports research relevant to
current policy issues in Mexico and to the binational relationship in
close collaboration with social scientists at Mexican institutions. In
addition, most of the Center's research involves comparative studies
with a substantial Mexico component.
The Center is directed by Professor Christopher Woodruff, an
international/development economist based at UCSD's Graduate School of
International Relations and Pacific Studies. Professor Woodruff is an
expert on the impact of weak legal systems and financial markets on the
growth of small and medium-sized firms in developing and transitional
economies.
University of San Diego
Transborder Institute
David A. Shirk, Ph.D.
dshirk@sandiego.edu
Director
The Trans-Border Institute (TBI) was created in 1994 with two main
objectives: 1) to promote border-related scholarship, activities and
community at the University of San Diego, and 2) to promote an active
role for the University in the cross-border community. To realize these
objectives, the Institute engages in a variety of programmatic
activities and initiatives.
The Trans-Border Institute provides information about and supports
University of San Diego initiatives related to the U.S.- Mexican border in
four key areas:
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mexico
CIDE: Ciencias Sociales
División de Estudios
Internacionales (DEI)
Estados Unidos: Política Interna Y Política
Exterior
Ortiz Mena López Negrete Antonio
buzon.estudiosinter@cide.edu
Director
La investigación sobre Estados Unidos ha incluido trabajos
de corte histórico así como estudios de caso sobre actores
y asuntos relacionados de manera directa o indirecta
con los efectos de la política norteamericana sobre
México. Merece destacar las investigaciones sobre el
pensamiento neoconservador, mismo que ha tenido una
creciente influencia en la política interna y externa
de los Estados Unidos.
Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Dr. Tonatiuh Guillén López
presidencia@colef.mx
Presidente
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (El Colef) es una institución de investigación científica y docencia de
alto nivel, especializada en el estudio de la problemática de la región
mexicana colindante con Estados Unidos, que busca transformar el
conocimiento que genera en insumos para la planeación y la toma de
decisiones que contribuyan al mejoramiento y desarrollo de la región.
Universidad
Nacional Autómata de México
Centro de Investigaciones
sobre América del Norte
José Luis Valdés Ugalde
jlvaldes@servidor.unam.mx
Director
El
objetivo del CISAN es producir investigación multi e interdisciplinaria
para contribuir al conocimiento de Estados Unidos y Canadá, y la
relación de ambos con México, así como fomentar el
estudio riguroso de los mismos a través de diversos enfoques que
permitan una mejor comprensión de los distintos aspectos de la
compleja realidad norteamericana.
El CISAN busca promover el conocimiento objetivo y plural sobre la región
mediante una amplia labor de difusión y extensión universitaria,
así como enriquecer las actividades docentes en los distintos programas
de licenciatura y posgrado afines a nuestro campo de estudios.
De manera permanente, nuestro Centro reúne un sólido acervo
documental y bibliográfico especializado, que constantemente se
actualiza, y es accesible a investigadores y estudiantes. |
