Specialties
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rule of law
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comparative politics
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public law
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latin america
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judicial behavior and power
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judicial reform
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democratization
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constitutionalism
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civil law tradition
Educational Background
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B.A.: International Relations, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988.
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M.A.: Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 1994.
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Ph.D.: Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 1999.
Publications
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Judges beyond Politics in Democracy and Dictatorship: Lessons from Chile. Hilbink, Lisa, Cambridge University Press, Author, 2007.
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Agents of Anti-Politics: Courts in Pinochet´s Chile: Hilbink, Lisa, Cambridge University Press, Rule by Law: The Politics of Courts in Authoritarian Regimes, Ginsburg and Moustafa (eds), forthcoming 2008.
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Politicizing Law to Liberalize Politics: Anti-Francoist Judges and Prosecutors in Spain's Democratic Transition: Hilbink, Lisa, Hart Publishing, in Fighting for Political Freedom: Comparative Studies of the Legal Complex and Political Liberalism, Halliday, Karpik and Feeley (eds), 2007.
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Assessing the New Constitutionalism: Hilbink, Lisa, Comparative Politics, 40:2 , January 2008.
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Law and Politics in a Madisonian Republic: Opportunities and Challenges for Judges and Citizens in the New Europe: Hilbink, Lisa, Hart Publishing, in After National Democracy Rights, Law and Power in America and the New Europe, Lars Tragardh (ed.), 2004.
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Latin American Studies: Theory and Practice: Hilbink, Lisa, with Paul Drake, University of California Press, in The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines, David Szanton (ed.), 2004.
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An Exception to Chilean Exceptionalism: The Historical Role of Chile's Judiciary and Prospects for Change: Hilbink, Lisa, Susan Eva Eckstein and Timothy Wickham-Crowley (eds), University of California Press, What Justice? Whose Justice? Fighting for Fairness in Latin America, 2003.
Research Activities
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Judging for Democracy? Judicial Activism in Post-Authoritarian States: Research Project on Latin America and Latin Europe, ongoing.
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"The Origins of 'Positive' Judicial Independence: Comparative Insights": Article manuscript in progress, ongoing.
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"Interests and Ideas in Constitutional Transitions: Spain and Chile Compared": Article manuscript in progress, ongoing.
Professional Activities
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Research Collaborator: Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, Princeton University , 2003 - 2006
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Junior participant: Law and Society Association’s Summer Institute, Berkeley, California , July 2003
Awards
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Fulbright Senior Scholar, Madrid, Spain, 2006 - 2007
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Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Liberal Arts, Princeton University Society fo Fellows, 2000 - 2003
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Best Dissertation Award for 1999/2000, Western Political Science Association, 2001
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Fulbright Scholar, Santiago, Chile, 1995 - 1996
Courses Taught
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POL 1908/HSEM 2030H - The Judicial Role in Democracy
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POL 4410 - Comparative Constitutionalism
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POL 4479 - Latin American Politics and Government
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POL 8601 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
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POL 8660 - Law and Courts in Emerging Democracies
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