Dr. Raul Madrid

Biography

Raúl L. Madrid holds the Harold C. Alice T. Nowlin Regents Professorship in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, with affiliations to the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Center for Mexican American Studies. He received a B.A. from Yale College and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Prior to his academic career, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica and as a foreign affairs analyst for a not-for-profit research organization in Washington, DC. Professor Madrid has held leadership roles, including serving as Program Co-Chair for the Congress of the Latin American Studies Association and Associate Editor for the Latin American Research Review from 2004 to 2006. His research focuses on Latin American politics, democracy studies, comparative ethnic politics, and comparative social policy, with publications including 'Birth of Democracy in South America' and 'Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America.' He teaches a variety of courses on Latin American government and politics, contributing significantly to the academic community through his research and pedagogy.

Research Interests

Courses