Paulo Ravecca

    Paulo studied Political Science in Uruguay and joined the faculty of the Political Science Institute (School of Social Sciences, University of the Republic, Uruguay). After teaching and working as a political scientist for some years, he did his MA in Political Science at York University. He is currently doing a PhD in political science at the same department. All of his projects explore the political dimension of knowledge production.

    Some Publications

  • “La política de la ciencia política: ensayo de introspección disciplinar desde América Latina hoy”, in AMERICA LATINA 9, Revista del Programa de Doctorado en Procesos Sociales y Políticos en América Latina. Santiago de Chile: ARCIS University, 2010.
  • “Think Tanks and Experts in the Frente Amplio’s Government (Uruguay, 2005 – 2008)”, with Adolfo Garcé and Javier Gallardo, in Think Tanks and Public Policies in Latin America, Edited by Adolfo Garcé and Gerardo Uña. Buenos Aires: CIPPEC-IDRC, 2010.
  • “Progressive” Government and the lgttbq Agenda: On the (Recent) Queering of Uruguay and its Limits, CERLAC Working Paper, June 2010.
  • « Des pays aux urnes. Les élections de 2009 en Uruguay », with Cécile Casen, in Amérique Latine Political Outlook, Sous la direction d’Olivier Dabène. Paris : SciencePo, Opalc, 2009.
  • “La lenta (¿y segura?) marcha de la “Madre de todas las reformas” en la Administración Central”, with Pedro Narbondo, in Report on Conjuncture N° 8, Political Science Department, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the Republic. Montevideo: Siglo XXI, 2009.
  • “Gobierno «progresista» y movimientos sociales en Bolivia y Uruguay hoy” (“Progressive” government and social movements in Bolivia and Uruguay today), with Cécile Casen, in Tinkazos, Bolivian Journal of Social Sciences Nº23/24. La Paz: PIEB, 2008.
  • Compilation and introductory study of Repensar la Polis. Del Clientelismo al Espacio Público. Antología de Amparo Menéndez-Carrión (Rethinking the Polis. From Clientelism to Public Space. An Anthology of Amparo Menéndez-Carrión). Montevideo: Centro Latinoamericano de Economía Humana, 2007.
  • “Algunos apuntes sobre la capacitación y formación de los funcionarios del Estado hoy”, with María Eugenia Jung, in Transformaciones, Journal of the National Bureau for Civil Service, Año II, Nº35. Montevideo: National Bureau for Civil Service, 2007.
  • “¿Obedecer?, ¿protestar?, ¿hasta dónde?”, in Temas Económicos, N° 169. Río Cuarto: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, 2007.
  • “Emigration, social capital and welfare access in vulnerable environments”, with Diego Hernández, in Cuadernos del CLAEH, Nº 92. Montevideo: Centro Latinoamericano de Economía Humana, 2006.
  • “De dictadura y de después”, in Revista Relaciones, Nº 267. Montevideo: 2006

    Recent Awards

    2010       Verney Book Prize Award for the best Major Research Paper in Political Science, York University.

    2009       Graduate Fellowship for Academic Distinction – PhD level. Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University.

    2008       Graduate Fellowship for Academic Distinction – MA level. Faculty of   Graduate Studies, York University.

    2008       Honourable Mention for “«Politics» floats if «Culture» irrupts: an exercise in interpretation”, Annual Prize in  Literature, Ministry of Education and Culture  (Uruguay), category of unpublished works, area of social and legal studies.

    Some Recent Academic Activities

    http://www.yorku.ca/cerlac/events09-10.htm#sexuality

    http://www.cebem.org/cmsfiles/publicaciones/Las_ciencias_sociales_en_el_debate_politico_boliviano.pdf

    http://www.absp-cf.be/documents/Ravecca.pdf