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Joao Resende-Santos
jresende@bentley.edu          website
MOR 177
781/891-2647
Associate Professor of Global Studies
Associate Professor of International Studies

PhD, Harvard University, 1997
Research Interests:

International Affairs

International Security/Peace and War Studies

Public Policy

Latin American Studies

Brazilian Politics and Economy

US-Latin American Relations
Practice/Consulting Interests:

International Development

Urban Planning/Infrastructure

Public Policy

Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organization

Entrepreneurship-SME Development

Higher Education in Developing Countries
Teaching Interests:

International Relations

US Foreign Policy

Comparative Politics

Latin American Politics

Brazil

US-Latin American Relations
Joao Resende-Santos
Selected Publications and presentations:

Journal articles
Resende-Santos, Joao. "Origins of Security Cooperation in the Southern Cone," Latin American Politics and Society, no. Winter, 89-126, 2003.

Resende-Santos, Joao. "Democracy, Equity, and Governance in Brazil," Latin American Research Review, vol. 36, no. 1, 207-237, 2001.

Resende-Santos, Joao. "Anarchy and the Emulation of Military Systems," Security Studies, vol. 5, no. 3, 1995.

Books
Resende-Santos, Joao. Neorealism, States, and the Modern Mass Army, Cambridge University Press, New York/Cambridge ENG, 2007.

Book chapters
Frankel, Benjamin. "Anarchy and the Emulation of Military Systems: Military Organization and Technology in South America, 1870-1930," in Realism: Restatement and Renewal, Frank Cass, London, 1996

Other
Guilhon Albuquerque, Jose Augusto. "Trading Giants: Brazilian Global Strategy and Prospects for Brazil-China Relations". Chapter in edited volume

Jorge I. Dominguez. "China's Relations with Latin America". Contributor to volume. Inter-American Dialogue Working Paper

Professional Memberships:
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA)
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
International Studies Association (ISA)

Scholarly Work in Progress:
"Brazil and China Relations".
Journal article

Other Activities:
Consultant (Pro Bono) Office of the President University of Cape Verde (UNICV) Praia, Cape Verde 2006-2009

Discussant Panel "Innovation, Learning, and Diffusion" GLOBELICS 2009 Conference Dakar, Senegal October 5-8 2009

Participant International Biofuels Conference Sao Paulo, Brazil November 2008

Policy Advisor Ministry of the Economy, Growth and Competitiveness (MECC) Private Sector Development Unit Government of Cape Verde May-December 2008

Resident Consultant Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) Integrated Framework Program-WTO Ministry of the Economy, Growth and Competitiveness (MECC) Rep. Cape Verde 2008

Editorial Board Member, Security Studies Journal, 1997-2005

Principal Investigator and Co-Coordinator, Bentley/Harvard International Team, International Sickle Cell Anemia Project, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2006

Co-Founder and Principal, International Development Consortium, 2005

Presenter, "Brazil in the World Economy," I International Conference on Polymers and Derivatives, FUNDEC, Duque de Caxias, Brazil, October 20-22, 2005

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Teaches courses in International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Latin American studies. Research and publications span three areas: international relations theory and security studies; military organizational behavior and civil-military relations; and Brazilian foreign relations. Most recent publications include: Military Emulation in the International System (forthcoming: Cambridge University Press), and "Origins of Security Cooperation in South America," Journal Latin American Politics and Society (W'2002). Prof. Santos also serves as co-faculty advisor to the Bentley Model United Nations Program and directs the Brazil Short Term Program.