Carlos H. Waisman

Sociologist, Professor Emeritus at UC San Diego

Argentine-American

Regions: Argentina, Latin America

Professor Emeritus of Sociology at UC San Diego and director of CILAS’s Visiting Scholars Program. Born and raised in Argentina. PhD from Harvard (1977). Specialization in comparative political sociology, democratization, and economic development, primarily Argentina.

Key publications

Reversal of Development in Argentina (1987), winner of the Hubert Herring Award
From Military Rule to Liberal Democracy in Argentina (co-edited, 1987)
Institutional Design in New Democracies (co-edited with Arend Lijphart, 1996)
Civil Society in Latin America (2006)