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U.S. - MEXICO RELATIONS SEMINAR
Seminar Goal:
The main goal of this seminar
is to expose students to the key historical events that have shaped the present
relationship. They will explore the similarities and differences of a
relationship that makes it one of the toughest to manage. Students will explore
the key aspects that make up a bilateral agenda that can be considered one of
the most challenging in international policy: An uneasy past, constant
immigration pressures, drug trafficking, trade issues, environmental problems
and new security challenges.
Seminar Structure:
The Seminar will start by a
set of historical, political and diplomacy readings led by the professor on the
nature of the bilateral relationship. Such discussions will be followed by
student presentations on key issues presented in the syllabus.
Complete Syllabus
The Seminar is directed by William F. Arrocha, PhD.
Assistant Professor
GSIPS
Expertise
International Political Economy, International Relations, Comparative
Politics (US, Canada and Mexico) and the political economy of trade policy.
PhD, International Relations, MA, International Relations,
Queens University, Canada; Advanced Diploma in Canadian and United States
Studies, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; BA, International Relations,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Prof. Arrocha is an Assistant Professor at MIIS in charge of
the core courses in International Trade Policy, International Politics, Mexican
Politics and US-Mexico Relations. He was the head of the International Trade
Policy Program at MIIS. He has been a
consultant to the Association of Caribbean States (ACS); The United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); was a member of the roster pertaining to
NAFTA’s Chapter 19 Panelists and has been an Assistant Panelist for several Bi-national
Panels Pursuant to the Provisions of Article 1904 of the NAFTA; Assistant
Coordinator for Queen’s University’s Studies in National and International
Development (Canada); Political Analyst and Assistant Public Affairs Officer at
the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City, Chief of Advisors for the Under-Secretary
for General Planning and Management, Mexican Secretariat of Commerce and
Industrial Development (SECOFI); and Economic, Political and Development tutor
and consultant for Mitsubishi Corp. and Tokyo Marine Ltd. He has published in The Seton
Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations, North Western
journal of International Affairs, Mesoámerica,
Libros de FLASCO, Santiago de Chile;
and Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, UNAM, México.
Languages: Spanish and French
E-Mail address:
william.arrocha@miis.edu |
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