November 8, 2004: Headlines: COS - Chile: Latin American Studies: SDSUniverse: Chile RPCV Brian Loveman Leverages a Lifelong Interest in Latin American Politics
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November 8, 2004: Headlines: COS - Chile: Latin American Studies: SDSUniverse: Chile RPCV Brian Loveman Leverages a Lifelong Interest in Latin American Politics
Chile RPCV Brian Loveman Leverages a Lifelong Interest in Latin American Politics
Chile RPCV Brian Loveman Leverages a Lifelong Interest in Latin American Politics
Brian Loveman Leverages a Lifelong Interest in Latin American Politics
Brian Loveman is beginning his fourth year as the Fred J. Hansen Chair for Peace Studies and his 32nd year teaching in the Department of Political Science at San Diego State University.
His keen interest in Latin American and inter-American politics – dating back to the influence of a charismatic high school Spanish teacher – was sharpened by course work at the University of California, Berkley and a stint in Chile for the Peace Corps.
As the Fred J. Hansen Chair for Peace Studies, Loveman has the arranged annual lecture series at SDSU on sovereignty, human rights and U.S. regional security policies. The 2005 series will feature Peter Kornbluh of the National Security Archive, Chalmers Johnson of the Japan Policy Research Institute, and several noted U.S. academics.
The Fred J. Hansen Chair for Peace Studies, dating from 1997, is part of the Fred J. Hansen Institute for World Peace, established at SDSU in 1979 with a grant from the Fred J. Hansen Trust. Loveman is the second Fred J. Hansen Chair, following Dipak Gupta, political science professor and currently research associate for the Institute.
Loveman is a prolific writer. In the past six years, he has published dozens of articles and papers plus eight books with his Chilean colleague Elizabeth Lira. His latest book, a synthesis of official and semi-official views of post-1990 regional security agendas, is entitled “Strategy for Empire: U.S. Regional Security Policy in the Post-Cold War Era.”
Much of Loveman’s research has been funded by grants from the Ford Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Those grants have also “expanded the international aspect” of work by other faculty and staff at SDSU, Loveman said, and have enabled the library to add hundreds of volumes to its Latin American studies and Chicana/Chicano studies collections. Loveman has facilitated research in Chile by other SDSU faculty, including Nancy Marlin, David Carruthers, John Elder, Greg Talavera and James Gerber.
“Brian is a very productive scholar who expects a lot from his students and colleagues,” commented Gerber, director of the Center for Latin American Studies. “But in return, he is incredibly generous with his time, knowledge, and extensive contacts throughout Latin America and the U.S.”
Loveman’s contacts in Chile range from academics to prominent environmentalists to legal professionals to officials in government and non-governmental agencies. Working through the Chilean Health Ministry, he arranged for Chilean doctors to visit the U.S. and write medical textbooks jointly with American medical professionals. He also supervised a project for SDSU’s Center for Latin American Studies that created an extensive internet library and bibliography on judicial reform in Chile.
Loveman’s research and writing take him to Latin America two or three times a year, but he always finds a little time for recreational travel during his visits.
“I have the luxury, literally, of combing work and pleasure,” Loveman said. “I have spent most of my time in Chile, but I’ve also seen the Andean region’s spectacular scenery. Brazil is a world to itself, or many worlds. Costa Rica is a great place to vacation – hiking, swimming, rafting or just relaxing. I love the variety of geography and people throughout the region.”
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