JOHN C. DUGAS
jdugas@kzoo.edu
Political Science Department
Kalamazoo College
200 Academy St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49006
Work: 269.337.7105
EDUCATION
• 1997, Ph.D. in Political Science, Indiana University
• 1986, B.A. in Political Science, Louisiana State University, magna cum laude.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Kalamazoo College
• 2019-Present Director, International and Area Studies Major
• 2017-Present Margaret and Roger Scholten Chair of International Studies
• 2011-2018 Director, International and Area Studies Major
• 2010-2017 Arcus Social Justice Leadership Chair in Political Science
• 2009-2010 Director, International and Area Studies Major
• 2003- 2009 Chair, Political Science
• 2001- 2002 Chair, Political Science
• 2001-Present Associate Professor, Political Science
• 1997-2001 Assistant Professor, Political Science
• 1995-1997 Instructor, Political Science
Kalamazoo College Committees
• 2019-Present Educational Policy Committee
• 2012-2018 Faculty Personnel Committee (elected by faculty)
• 2012-2018 Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Faculty Advisory Board
• 2011-Present Harassment Review Board
• 2011-2012 Assessment Committee
• 2011-2012 Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Faculty Working Group
• 2009-2010 Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Interim Committee
• 2009 Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership Planning Committee
• 2008-2010 Assessment Committee
• 2004-2006 American Council on Education Internationalization Leadership Team
• 2001-2007 Faculty Personnel Committee (elected by faculty)
• 2000 Planning and Budget Committee (Faculty Executive Committee liaison)
• 1997-2000 Faculty Executive Committee (elected representative of untenured faculty)
• 1996-1997 International Programs Committee
Visiting Professor
• 2010-2011 Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Quito, Ecuador), Visiting Scholar
• 1999 Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia), Visiting Teacher & Scholar
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Kalamazoo College (1995-present)
• Politics of Latin America
• Politics in Developing Countries
• Introduction to International Politics
• United States Foreign Policy
• International Political Economy
• International Law and Organizations
• Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges: Drugs, Democracy, and Human Rights
• Senior Seminar: U.S. Foreign Policy in an Age of Terror
• Senior Seminar: Envisioning a Just Foreign Policy
• Senior Seminar: Ethics and the Use of Force in 21st Century Foreign Policy
• Senior Seminar: Global Governance in the 21st Century – The Problems and Promise of the UN
Indiana University (1987-1989, 1993)
• Comparative Latin American Politics
• Introduction to American Politics (Associate Instructor)
Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia – courses taught in Spanish) (1990-91; 1999)
• Introducción a las Relaciones Internacionales
• Transiciones y Consolidación Democrática en América Latina Contemporánea
PUBLICATIONS
Books – Coauthored
• Los Caminos de la Descentralización: Diversidad y Retos de la Transformación Municipal, with Luís Javier Orjuela, Germán Ruíz, and Angélica Ocampo (Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 1992).
Books – Edited
• La Constitución de 1991: ¿Un Pacto Político Viable? (Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 1993).
Book Chapters
• “Colombia,” in Harry E. Vanden and Gary Prevost, eds., Politics of Latin America, sixth edition. (Oxford University Press, 2017). [This is a revised and updated version of a chapter originally published in 2006 (second edition), and subsequently revised and updated in 2009 (third edition), 2011 (fourth edition), and 2014 (fifth edition)].
• “Old Wine in New Wineskins: Incorporating the ‘Ungoverned Spaces’ Concept into Plan Colombia,” in Gary Prevost, Harry E. Vanden, Carlos Oliva Campos, and Luis Fernando Ayerbe, eds., US National Security Concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Concept of Ungoverned Spaces and Failed States. (Palgrave MacMillan, 2014).
• “The Colombian Nightmare: Human Rights Abuses and the Contradictory Effects of U.S. Foreign Policy” in Cecilia Menjívar and Nestor Rodríguez, eds., When States Kill: Latin America, the U.S. and Technologies of Terror. (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2005).
• “Colombian Attitudes toward the United States after 9/11” in Vladimir Shlapentock, Joshua Woods, and Eric Shiraev, eds., America: Sovereign Defender or Cowboy Nation (Ashgate, 2005)
• “The Conservative Party and the Crisis of Political Legitimacy in Colombia,” In Kevin J. Middlebrook, ed., Conservative Parties, the Right, and Democracy in Latin America (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000).
• “Colombia: The Politics of Violence and Democratic Transformation,” with Jonathan Hartlyn. In Larry Diamond, Jonathan Hartlyn, Juan J. Linz, and Seymour Martin Lipset, eds.,Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America, 2nd edition (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999).
• “La Constitución Política de 1991: ¿Un pacto político viable?” in John Dugas, ed., La Constitución de 1991: ¿Un Pacto Político Viable? (Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 1993).
• “El desarrollo de la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente” in John Dugas, ed., La Constitución de 1991: ¿Un Pacto Político Viable? (Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 1993).
• “La reforma descentralista en diez municipios: Un estudio empírico y una explicación teórica” in John Dugas, et. al., Los Caminos de la Descentralización: Diversidad y Retos de la Transformación Municipal, (Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 1992).
• “La Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, expresión de una voluntad general”, with Rubén Sánchez and Elizabeth Ungar, in Rubén Sánchez David, ed., Los Nuevos Retos Electorales — Colombia 1990: Antesala del Cambio, (Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes- CEREC, 1991).
Refereed Journal Articles
• “The Emergence of Neopopulism in Colombia? The Case of Álvaro Uribe,” Third World Quarterly (Volume 24, No. 6, 2003).
• “The Origin, Impact, and Demise of the 1989-1990 Colombian Student Movement: Insights from Social Movement Theory,” Journal of Latin American Studies (Volume 33, No. 4, 2001).
• “Diversidad y Retos en la Descentralización Municipal en Colombia,” with Angélica Ocampo, Luis Javier Orjuela, and German Ruiz, America Latina Hoy, No. 24 (Abril 2000), 45-54.
Entries in Reference Works
• “Colombia — Political Parties Overview,” “Colombian Liberal Party,” and “Colombian Conservative Party,” in Joseph S. Tulchin, ed. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, 2nd edition. (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2008).
• “Colombia,” in C. Neal Tate, ed. Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens’ Rights and Responsibilities, 4 vols. (Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006).
• “Colombia,” in 1997-1998 State of World Conflict Report (Atlanta: The Carter Center, 1998).
Book Review Essays
• “Paramilitaries and the Economic Origins of Armed Conflict in Colombia,” Latin American Research Review (Volume 47, No. 1, 2012).
• “Drugs, Lies, and Audiotape: Political Corruption in Colombia,” Latin American Research Review (Volume 36, No. 2, 2001).
Book Reviews
• Review of “Showing Teeth to the Dragons: State-Building by Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, 2002-2006” Bulletin of Latin American Research 30:4 (October 2011).
• Review of “Voting Amid Violence: Electoral Democracy in Colombia,” Review of Politics 72: 2 (March 2010).
• Review of “Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia,” The Electronic Newsletter of the ECPR-SG on Extremism & Democracy 10:2 (June 2009).
• Review of “State and Society in Conflict: Comparative Perspectives on Andean Crises,” The Americas 64:4 (April 2008).
Published Monograph
• Structure and Agency in Explaining Democratization: Insights from the Colombian Case, Occasional Paper No. 23. (Bloomington: Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace, 1994).
CONFERENCE PAPERS
• “The Question of Political Genocide: The Unión Patriótica and its Quest for Justice in Colombia.” Prepared for delivery at the Scholten Conference on Genocide and Human Rights in Comparative Perspective, Kalamazoo College, April 14-16, 2016.
• “Drug Production and Human Rights Violations Amidst Civil Conflict: An Assessment of the Impact of Plan Colombia.” Prepared for delivery at the 2012 meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, San Francisco, May 23-26, 2012.
• “Defending Human Rights in Ecuador: The Ambiguous Role of the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office.” Prepared for delivery at the 2012 meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April 12-15, 2012.
• “Challenging the State from Within: The Defensoría del Pueblo and the Abuse of Human Rights in Colombia.” Paper presented at the 2006 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, March 15-18, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• “Colombian State Violence and the Role of the United States.” Paper presented at the 2004 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, October 6-9, Las Vegas, Nevada.
• “Examining Neopopulism in Colombia: The Case of Álvaro Uribe.” Paper presented at the 2003 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, March 27-29, Dallas, Texas.
• “Sisyphus in the Andes? The Pursuit of Political Party Reform in Colombia.” Paper presented at the 2001 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, September 6-8, Washington, D.C.
• “Estudiantes e Indígenas: Movimientos Sociales Colombianos y la Constitución de 1991.” Paper presented at the 2000 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, March 16-18, Miami,Florida.
• “Confrontando la Crisis de los Partidos Políticos en Colombia: Reformas Intentadas y Reformas Deseables.” Paper presented at the conference “Hacia una Reforma Política para la Paz,” November 18-19, 1999, Bogotá, Colombia.
• “The Origin, Impact, and Demise of the 1989-1990 Colombian Student Movement: Insights from Social Movement Theory.” Paper presented at the 1998 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, September 24-26, 1998, Chicago, Illinois.
• “Structural Theory and Democratization in Colombia: The Role of Social Classes, Civil Society, and the State in the 1991 Constitutional Reform.” Paper presented at the 1995 Meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, September 28-30, 1995, Washington, D.C.
• “Structure and Agency in Explaining Democratization: Insights from the Colombian Case.” Paper presented at the conference of the Indiana Center on Global Change and World Peace, “Old Patterns and New Realities, Global Change and World Peace Toward the Year 2000,” May 13-14, 1994, Boomington, Indiana.
• “The Economic Imperative of Decentralization in Colombia: An Inquiry into the Motives for Intergovernmental Reform.” Paper presented at the XVIII International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, March 10-12, 1994, Atlanta, Georgia.
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
• “Targeted Killings of Social Leaders, Human Rights Defenders, and Ex-FARC Combatants in the Aftermath of the FARC Peace Accord,” Presentation given at the Colombia Support Network, National Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, June 7-8, 2019.
• “Political Genocide in Colombia,” Faculty Presenter, “K in the World,” Inauguration of President Jorge Gonzalez, Kalamazoo College, November 2016.
• “Defending Human Rights in Ecuador: The Ambiguous Role of the Human Rights Ombudsman’s Office.” Honors Day Lecture, Kalamazoo College, October 27, 2011.
• “Academic Matters in U.S. Post-Graduate Education.” Public Presentation given during Pre-Departure Orientation for Ecuadorian Fulbright Grantees. Comisión Fulbright de Ecuador — Quito, Ecuador, June 11, 2011.
• “The School of the Americas.” Public presentation given for the Kalamazoo College Amnesty International and College Democrats student organizations, October 22, 2009.
• “Negative U.S. Stereotypes of Latin America: A Reflection on Telex from Cuba.” Public Presentation given as part of the Kalamazoo College Summer Common Reading Program, September 17, 2009.
• “The Never Ending Story: The United States and the War on Drugs in Latin America.” Public Presentation given for the Kalamazoo College Liberal Arts Colloquium (LAC), January 14, 2009.
• “U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Colombia: Navigating Amidst Drug Traffickers, Right-Wing Paramilitaries, Leftist Guerrillas, and Corrupt Politicians.” Public presentation given at Grand Valley State University for Hispanic Heritage Month, October 14, 2008.
• “Trujillo and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” Public Presentation given as part of the Kalamazoo College Summer Common Reading Program, September 18, 2008.
• “The Other War: The United States and the Drug Trade in Latin America.” Public presentation given for the lecture series of The Fountains at Bronson Place, January 9, 2008
• “The School of the Americas (SOA) and the Movement to Close It Down.” Public presentation given for the Kalamazoo College Liberal Arts Colloquium (LAC), October 5, 2007
• Participated in panel discussion on “Resisting Oppressive Regimes: Lessons from I, Rigoberta Menchú” sponsored by the Great Lakes PeaceJam and Western Michigan University, March 22, 2007.
• “Latin American Constitutions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Presentation given for the Constitution Day Panel at Kalamazoo College, September 21, 2006.
• “U.S. Aid and the Colombian Civil Conflict.” Lecture given for the International Politics Forum at Western Michigan University, March 9, 2006.
• “U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Colombia.” Public address sponsored by the Kalamazoo College Amnesty International group, February 27, 2006.
• “The Forty Years War: Violence and Human Rights Abuses in the Colombian Civil Conflict.” Lecture given at People’s Church, Kalamazoo, MI, March 13, 2005.
• “Working at Cross Purposes: U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights in Colombia.” Public address sponsored by the Kalamazoo College Amnesty International group, February 21, 2005.
• “The Colombian Nightmare: Human Rights Abuses and the Contradictory Effects of U.S. Foreign Policy.” Public talk sponsored by Kalamazoo College Amnesty International group, May 29, 2003.
• “U.S. Military Aid to Colombia.” Public address given at the School of the Americas (SOA) Protest Rally, Kalamazoo, MI, October 10, 2002.
• “Current Situation in Colombia.” Guest on WIDR Radio news program, February 23, 2002.
• “Lessons from the War on Drugs: A Cautionary Tale for the War on Terrorism.” Presentation given as part of the Kalamazoo College public forum series Confronting Terrorism, October 2, 2001.
• “U.S. Foreign Policy in Colombia.” Presentation given during Peace Week 2001 at Western Michigan University, September 25, 2001.
• “Chronicle of a Tragedy Foretold: The Colombian Conflict and U.S. Intervention.” Lecture given at People’s Church, Kalamazoo, MI, January 28, 2001.
• “U.S. Intervention in Colombia.” Chapel presentation given for the Non-Violent Student Organization Chapel, Kalamazoo College, January 26, 2001.
• “Sisyphus in the Andes? The Quest for Political Party Reform in Colombia.” Lecture given at the Helen Kellogg Institute of International Studies, University of Notre Dame, December 5, 2000.
• “U.S. Intervention in Colombia: The Next Vietnam?” Presentation given to the United Nations Association, Kalamazoo Chapter, November 19, 2000.
• “Hotspots of Human Rights Abuse: Colombia.” Presentation given at Midwest Regional Conference of Amnesty International, Kalamazoo, MI, October 28, 2000.
• “Child Soldiers and Colombian Aid: What’s A Congress to Do?” Presentation given to the Kalamazoo College Amnesty International group on April 20, 2000.
• “Drugs, Lies, and Audiotape: Political Corruption in Colombia.” Faculty Study presentation at Kalamazoo College on May 7, 1999.
• “Involving Students in Model United Nations.” Presentation given to the United Nations Association in Kalamazoo on March 21, 1999.
• “Drugs and Democracy in Colombia.” Lecture delivered for the “Rediscovering Latin America” Lecture Series at the Lee Honors College, Western Michigan University, November 5, 1996.
• “Drugs and Democracy in Colombia: Examining the Connections.” Lecture delivered at Kalamazoo College for the Latin American Studies Program, January 24, 1996.
HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS
• 2017 Margaret and Roger Scholten Chair of International Studies
• 2010 Inaugural recipient, senior Arcus Chair in Social Justice Leadership
• 2010 Fulbright Grant for Research – Quito, Ecuador
• 2007 Beeler One-Quarter International Travel Leave – Bogotá, Colombia
• 1999 Fulbright Grant for Research and Teaching – Bogotá, Colombia
• 1990 Fulbright-Hays Grant for Dissertation Research – Bogotá, Colombia
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Kalamazoo College
• 2012-2013 President – Kalamazoo College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
• 2000-Present Faculty advisor – Kalamazoo College Model United Nations
• 1999-2000 President – Kalamazoo College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
• 1998-2000 Faculty advisor – Kalamazoo College Model Arab League
• 1998 Faculty advisor – Kalamazoo College Model United Nations
• 1997-2015 Faculty advisor – Kalamazoo College Amnesty International
Journal and Manuscript Referee
• 2018 Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• 2015 The Latin Americanist
• 2013 Journal of Latin American Studies; Latin American Research Review
• 2012 Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• 2011 Globalizations
• 2010 Comparative Politics; Comparative Political Studies
• 2008 Comparative Politics; Latin American Research Review; Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Delaware Review of Latin American Studies
• 2007 Comparative Politics; Latin American Research Review
• 2005 Journal of Conflict Studies
• 2004 Comparative Politics; Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies;University of Notre Dame Press
• 2003 Comparative Politics
Additional External Professional Services
• 2012 External Reviewer, Political Science Department, Allegheny College
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• American Political Science Association
• Latin American Studies Association