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Nora HamiltonProfessor Emerita of Political ScienceContact Information E-mail: nhamil@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3622 Office: VKC 230A LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Education
- Ph.D. Sociology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978
- B.A. English Literature, Manhattanville College
- M.A. Latin American Studies, New York University
Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
- Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California, 2001-2007
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Hamilton's areas of interest include international migration, Central American immigrant communities, the impact of economic and political developmentss in Mexico.
Research Specialties
Immigration, Political Development, Political Economy
Publications
Book
- Hamilton, N. (2010). Mexico: Political, Social and Economic Transitions. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Hamilton, N., Chinchilla, N. S. (2001). Seeking Community in a Global City: Guatemalans and Salvadorans in Los Angeles, 2001. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
- Hamilton, N. L., Jeffry, F., Fuller, L., Pastor, M. (1998). N. Hamilton eds. Crisis in Central America: Regional Dynamics and U.S. Policy in the 1990s. Boulder, Colorado: Westwood Press.
- Hamilton, N. L. (1982). The Limits of State Autonomy: Post Revolutionary Mexico. Princeton University Press.
Journal Article
- Chinchilla, N. S., Hamilton, N., Loucky, J. (2009). The Sanctuary Movement and Central American Activism in Los Angeles. Latin American Perspectives. Vol. 36 (169)
Honors and Awards
- APSA, Section on Race and Ethnicity: Award for best book in field of Race, Ethnicity and Global Politics, 2001-2002