Silvia Borzutzky
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Teaching Professor of Political Science and International Relations |
Professional Background
Silvia Borzutzky is Teaching Professor of Political Science and International Relations. Dr. Borzutzky holds a Law Degree from the University of Chile, and a M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh. She has a joint appointment with the Department of Social and Decision Science where she is the Director of the Political Science Program. She serves in the Editorial Board of several journals including Social and Public Policy Review, Bicentenario: Revista de Historia de Chile y America and the Journal of Societal and Social Policy
Honors
Borzutzky has received numerous Teaching Awards including the Elliot Dunlap Smith Award for Distinguished Teaching and Educational Service from Carnegie Mellon’s College of Humanities and Social Science, as well as the Otto A. Davis Award from the Heinz School for her Commitment to Social and Racial Justice.
Research
Latin America’s struggle with democracy and dictatorship has been reflected in the region’s socioeconomic policies, its human rights policies, and its approaches to the international economic system. It is this experience that has marked Borzutzky’s research and teaching interests. Borzutzky writes about social policies because they are an excellent expression of the nature of the political system that created those policies and the political processes that generated those policies. Social policies also serve to understand the government’s impact on society. Because of her concern with the relationship between government and society, she has also developed an interest in human rights issues. The study of human rights cuts across the domestic and the international fields, combining her interests in domestic politics and international relations. Finally, the study of globalization and the policies associated with this process also cut across borders and disciplines. Globalization provides a new paradigm for the study of socioeconomic policies across the globe. Her research interests in this area focus on globalization’s effect on policies that affect poverty and inequality in the developing world.
Teaching
Borzutzky’s teaching is determined by the same type of concerns that guide her research. She teaches courses dealing with Comparative Politics, Foreign and Domestic Policies, Globalization, and Human Rights. At The Heinz School she teaches the core Policy and Politics courses, as well as courses on Globalization and Women and Public Policy.
Community Service
In 2005 Borzutzky was involved in discussions with members of Congress and their staff regarding the Bush administration attempts to privatize social security. She has served in The Fulbright Commission for Latin America and serves in the editorial board of a number of journals.
Selected Publications
Books
Borzutzky, S. and Hecht- Oppenheim, L., eds., After Pinochet: Chile’s Road to Capitalism and Democracy, University Press of Florida, 2006
Borzutzky, S., Vital Connections: Politics, Social Security and Inequality in Chile, Notre Dame University Press, 2002
Articles and Monographs
Borzutzky, S. “The Politics of Impunity”, Latin American Research Review, Forthcoming, Vol. 42, No 1, 2007
Axelrod Robert and Borzutzky S, “NATO and Terrorism”, Review of InternationalOrganizations, Forthcoming, 2006
Borzutzky, S. “The Chilean Model: Myths and Truths of a Fully Funded System” in John Dixon et. al. The Privatization of Mandatory Income Protection: InternationalPerspectives, Edwin Mellon Press, 2006
Borzutzky, S. “Karl Polanyi,” in Tony Fitzpatrick et al. Encyclopedia of Social Policy, 2006
Borzutzky, S. “Social Security Systems: South America” in Tony Fitzpatrick et al. Encyclopedia of Social Policy, 2006.
Borzutzky, S. “The State and the Market: Confrontation or Cooperation? Social Security and Health Policies, 1989-2004” in Borzutzky, S. and Hecht Oppenheim, L. After Pinochet: The Chilean Road to Democracy and the Market, 1990-2004, University of Florida Press, 2006
Hecht Oppenheim, L. and Borzutzky, S. “Introduction” in Borzutzky, S and Hecht Oppenheim, L. After Pinochet: The Chilean Road to Democracy and the Market, 1990-2004, University of Florida Press, 2006
Borzutzky, S. “From Chicago to Santiago: Neoliberalism and Social Security Privatization in Chile” Governance, Vol. 18, No 4, October 2005
Borzutzky, S, and Kranidis, E., “The Evolution of the Polish Agricultural Sector: From Communist Rule to EU Accession” East European Politics and Society, Vol. 19, No 4, 2005
Towers, M and Borzutzky, S, “The Socioeconomic Effects of Dollarization in El Salvador”, Latin American Politics and Society, Vol. 63, No 3, Fall 2004