Dr. Pablo Policzer
Positions
Associate Professor
Contact information
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-5923
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Learning opportunities
I am keen to learn more about governance broadly understood, especially from a complex systems perspective.
Background
Educational Background
B.A. Political Science, University of British Columbia, 1989
Doctor of Philosophy Political Science, Massachusetts Inst of Tech, 2001
Research
Areas of Research
I am broadly interested in Latin American politics. This includes an interest in the evolution of violent conflict -- especially among armed actors such as militaries, police forces, and non-state armed groups -- in authoritarian and democratic regimes. In recent years I have also begun to study the possibilities of collaborative governance in extractive industry areas, especially involving indigenous communities, and through a complex systems lens.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| POLI 415 LEC 01 01 | Politics through Film | 2021 |
| POLI 473 | States and Regimes in Latin America | Winter 2023 |
| POLI 359 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | Winter 2023 |
| POLI 201 | Introduction to Politics and Government | Fall 2022 |
| POLI 673 | Comparative Politics: Theories and Methods | Fall 2022 |
Projects
Together with partners across disciplines in different parts of the region, this project explores the possibility of understanding and developing less technocratic and more collaborative forms of governance in the extractive sector in Latin America. There is increasing consensus that in order to tackle big problems such as climate change we need to figure out how to collaborate across regions and disciplines. There has also been a global normative shift in the direction of more participation, consultation and even consent in the extractive industry, especially involving Indigenous communities. Yet the precise ways in which more collaborative forms of governance might work remain to be determined. We aim to do so by drawing inspiration from these normative shifts along with insights from complex systems theories. While this project is in its early stages, it will form a core part of the inquiry in a new course on Complex Governance, to be offered for the first time during the 2023-24 academic year.
Awards
- CPSA Comparative Politics Prize, 2010
- Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title, 2009
- Tier II CRC in Latin American Politics, 2005
Publications
- Pluralismo territorial, gobernanza neoliberal y resistencia. Juan Carlos Cayo, Ingo Gentes, Pablo Policzer, Ana Watson. Regions & Cohesion. 134-148. (2022)
- Weakness by Design: neoliberal governance over mining and water in Chile. Ingo Gentes, Pablo Policzer. Territory, Politics, Governance. (2022)
- Las posibilidades de diálogo entre el estado Chileno y el pueblo Mapuche. José Aylwin, Pablo Policzer. Debates Indígenas. (2021)
- From Chilean Refugee to Canadian Citizen. Pablo Policzer. Athabasca University Press. (2021)
- The Politics of Violence in Latin America. Pablo Policzer, ed.. University of Calgary Press. (2019)
- Los modelos del horror: Represión e información en Chile bajo la Dictadura Militar . Pablo Policzer. LOM (Santiato, Chile). (2015)
- The Rise and Fall of Repression in Chile. Pablo Policzer. Notre Dame University Press. (2009)
- No Going Back: The Impact of ILO C-169 on Latin America in Comparative Perspective. José Aylwin, Pablo Policzer. University of Calgary School of Public Policy, Extractive Resource Governance Program. (2020)
- Tauromaquia y protesta callejera: un “deep play” latinoamericano. Pablo Policzer, Alejandro García Magos. Le Monde Diplomatique (Chile). (2022)
- Metáforas y emociones en el debate constitucional en Chile. Pablo Policzer. Latinoamérica21. (2022)
- El papa pide perdón en Canadá, ¿y en América Latina?. Pablo Policzer. Latinoamérica21. (2022)
- Del 18 de Octubre al 18 de Brumario en Chile. Pablo Policzer. Latinoamérica21. (2022)
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More Information
Current:
Beatrice Yeung, M.A. candidate (Political Science)
Clarice Rocha, M.S.S. candidate (Strategic Studies)
Meagan Diaz-Flores, M.S.S. candidate (Strategic Studies)
Former:
Dr. Adriana Rincón, Ph.D., Global Governance, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Postdoctoral Fellow (Political Science), 2020-23
Dr. Alberto Montoya Correa, Ph.D. International Relations, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. Postdoctoral Fellow (Political Science), 2019-2021
Dr. Ricardo Vernet, "Peasants, Movements, and the Survival of Democracy in Haiti and Nicaragua," Ph.D. (Political Science), Winner of Department of Political Science Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation, 2022.
Dr. Mariana Hipólito Ramos Mota, "From Delegation to Limits on Presidential Power: Brazil in Comparative Perspective," Ph.D. (Political Science). Winner of Department of Political Science Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation, 2017
Dr. Alex D. McDougall, "The Politics of Protection and Extraction: An Examination of the Origin and Development of State Power in Latin America," Ph.D. (Political Science), 2011, co-supervised with Stephen Randall
Andrew Kemle, "Instrumental Reasons to Reason Non-Instrumentally: Complexity, Rational Choice, and Habermas’s Two-Track Model of Democracy," M.A. (Political Science), 2024.
Alem Cherinet, "Violence, Causality, and the Emergence of Mexico's General Law on Forced Disappearance," M.A. (Political Science). Winner of Departmet of Political Science Award for best M.A. Thesis, 2021.
Jeanne Liendo, "The Political Economy of the Hydrocarbon Sector: Bolivia and Venezuela in Comparative Perspective," M.A. (Political Science), 2019
Maria Ford, "A Violent Symbiosis: Gangs, the State, and the Rise in Crime in São Paulo," M.A. (Political Science), 2014
Tobey Berriault, "Unusual Suspects: Religion, Chieftaincy, and Post-Conflict Reintegration in Sierra Leone," M.A. (Political Science), 2013, co-supervised with Maureen Hiebert
Olivia Rocskar, "The Roots of Democratic Participation: The Historical Legacies of the Polish Partition," M.A. (Political Science), 2013
Tammy Lambert, "Deepening Divides: Emergent Consequences of Rwanda’s Reconciliation Initiatives," M.A. (Political Science), 2011
Juliana Ramírez, "Rethinking the Link Between Civil Society and Civil War: the Case of Colombia," M.A. (Political Science), 2008
Alejandro García Magos, "Presidential Power and Democracy in Mexico," M.A. (Political Science), 2008
Kimberly Pavelich, "Gender Biases and Armed Conflict: Assessing the Reintegration Experience of Women from the LRA," M.S.S. (Strategic Studies), 2013, co-supervised with Hrach Gregorian
Milos Dimic, "Viable Conflict Resolution: Lessons Learned from the Ituri District in the Democratic Republic of Congo," M.S.S. (Strategic Studies), 2011, co-supervised with Hrach Gregorian
Juliette González, "Militarizing the War on Drugs: The Influence of the Colombian Government in Shaping the Design of Plan Colombia," M.S.S. (Strategic Studies), 2011
Timothy S. Cake, "The Impact of Military Culture and Doctrine on Colombia’s Counterinsurgency," M.S.S. (Strategic Studies), 2009
Laura Silva Aya, "Peace vs. Land? Understanding the 2016 Colombian Plebiscite," B.A. (Honours, Political Science), Winner of Department of Political Science Award for Best Honours Thesis, 2017
Stefan Parker, "Water and Gold: Conflict and Corporate Social Responsibility in Peru's Mining Sector," B.A. (Honours, Political Science), Winner of Department of Political Science Award for Best Honours Thesis, 2015
Holly Ann Penny, "Australia and Canada Compared: Asylum Seekers Arriving by Boat," B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2013
Noureddin Zaamout, "Targeted Killing: Static Policy in a Dynamic World," B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2013
Andrea Sellinger, B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2009
Ryan King, B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2009
Aris Ablachim, B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2008
Gustavo Baena, B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2008
Jan Boesten, B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2007
Esteban Kahs-Garay, B.A. (Honours, Law and Society), 2007
Andrea Bures, B.A. (Latin American Studies), 2005
Karen Huggins, B.A. (Latin American Studies), 2005
Kaylie LaChapelle, B.A. (Honours, Political Science), 2005
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