Mark Q. Sawyer

Department of Political Science

Bunche Center for African American Studies

4289 Bunche Hall

Box 951472

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472

Voice (310) 206-7842

Fax (310) 825-0778

msawyer@polisci.ucla.edu

                                       

Born: 1/10/1972, Chicago IL.

                                                                                               

EDUCATION:

 

11/99                           Ph.D., Political Science, University of Chicago

                                    Major Field-Comparative Politics/Race and Politics

                                   

                                    Dissertation: “The Race Question: Racial Hierarchy and the                                         State in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.”

 

6/96                             M.A., Political Science, University of Chicago

                                    Major Field-American Politics                                     

 

5/94                             B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

                                     

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

 

7/05-present                 Associate Professor. University of California Los Angeles

                                    Joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and the

Interdisciplinary Program in African American Studies. Field Chair        

                                    Race, Ethnicity and Politics Field.

 

 

9/05-1/06                     Visiting Associate Professor. Harvard University, Cambridge MA.

                                    Department of African and African American Studies.

 

 

7/99-6/05                     Assistant Professor. University of California Los Angeles

                                    Joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and the

Interdisciplinary Program in African American Studies.

 

1/97-6/99                     Lecturer. San Francisco State University

                                    Served as a lecturer for a course in Urban Politics and Community

                                    Power for upper division undergraduates in the Departments of                                      Urban Studies, and Political Science.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS:

 

7/05-Present                Director: UCLA Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Politics

 

7/06-7/07                     Associate Director: UCLA Center for American Politics and Public Policy

 

 

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:

 

6/05                             UCLA Labor Center Grant ($20,000)

 

3/05                             Western Political Science Association Best Paper in Black Politics        

Award for “Du Bois' Double Consciousness versus Latin American Exceptionalism: Joe Arroyo, Salsa and Negritude.”

 

8/03-8/05                     Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Fellow, University of California at Berkeley ($180,000)

 

6/03                             Black Diaspora Consortium Summer Research Grant ($6,000)

 

9/00-6/01                     Rockefeller African Diaspora Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin. ($36,000)

 

7/00-8/00                     Stanford Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences Summer Institute: “Contentious Politics”

 

2/00                             UCLA Multidisciplinary Seed Grant Recipient ($10,000)

 

10/98                           Mellon Foundation-University of Chicago Dissertation Fellowship

                                    ($14,000)

 

7/98                             Center for the Study of Race Politics and Culture Travel Grant

                                    ($5,000)

 

10/94-6/98                   University of Chicago, Trustee Fellowship

 

10/94                           American Political Science Association-Minority Fellow

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

                                    Race and Politics in the Caribbean

                                    Public Opinion

                                    International Social Movements and Ideological Exchanges

                                    Comparative Study of Racial Attitudes 

                                    Race and National Development

                                    Black Ideologies

                                    Issues for Minorities and Women in Public Contracting

                                    Globalization and Urban Communities

                                    Immigration Race and Citizenship

                                    Media Framing and the Labor Movement

                                    The Politics of Organized Labor and Universal Coverage

 

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Books:

                                                                                            

Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba. Cambridge University Press (2006, ISBN 0521612675).

 

Articles:

 

“’Race’ to the Future: Racial Politics in Latin America 2015.” Perspectives on Politics, Volume 3, Number  3,  September 2005  pgs. 561-564.

 

“Du Bois' Double Consciousness versus Latin American Exceptionalism: Joe Arroyo, Salsa and Negritude.” SOULS, 2005, Volume 7, Issues 3-4 pgs.88-98.

 

"'Racial Democracy' in the Americas: A Latin and North American Comparison." with Peña and Sidanius Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology  2004 Vol. 35, No. 6 pgs. 749-762.

 

“Cuban Exceptionalism: Group Based Hierarchy and the Dynamics of Patriotism in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.” with Yesilernis Peña and James Sidanius The Dubois Review 2004 Vol.1, No.1.pgs.93-114.

 

“What We Can Learn From Cuba: Comparative Perspectives on the African American Experience.”SOULS, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2003: pgs. 63-80.

 

“Contentious Pluralism: The Public Sphere and Democracy.” with John Guidry Perspectives on Politics. Volume 1, Number 2, June 2003 pgs 273-289.

 

“Racial Cycles? A Dynamic Approach to the Study of Race in Post Revolutionary Cuba and Beyond.” with Peña National Political Science Review Volume 9, Number 1, 2003:138-155.

 

“Unlocking the Official Story: Comparing the Cuban Revolution’s Approach to Race and Gender.” UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs Winter 2001:401-417.

 

“Inclusionary Discrimination: Pigmentocracy and Patriotism in the Dominican Republic.” with Sidanius, and Peña, Journal of Political Psychology ,  Volume 22, Issue 4, December 2001:827-851.

 

 

Book Chapters:

 

“Racial Politics in Multi-Ethnic America: Black and Latino Identities and Coalitions.” In NEITHER ENEMIES NOR FRIENDS  Latino/as,   Blacks,   Afro Latinos (Eds) Anani Dzidzienyo and Suzanne Oboler. New York: Palgrave Press. 

 

Book Reviews:  

 

“A Book Review: Between Race and Empire: African-Americans and Cubans Before the Revolution” Palara: Publication of the Afro-Latin American Research Association Fall 2000, Number 4:108-11.

 

“The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration by Carol Swain.” Perspectives on Politics , Volume 1, Issue 4:792-793.

 

 

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION:

 

Book Length Manuscripts:

 

Citizens, Workers and Consumers:  Wal-Mart, Health and the Private Welfare State.

 

 

Nationhood and Race in the Americas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Articles:

 

“From Inter-group Relations to Black Politics: Black Nationalism in Latin America.”

 

“Political Allegiance: A Contemporary Assessment.” with Christopher Parker

 

“Citizens, Identities and Democratic Dialogues: Opportunities and Challenges of Diverse Societies.” (under review)

 

“Wal-Mart is Coming vs. Hold the Line on Health Care: Media Frames and the Southern California Grocery Strike.”

 

 “Race and Democratic Transition in Cuba.”

 

“The Rap on Revolution: Patriotism and Cuban Hip-Hop Music.”

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

 

“Hartz Liberal Tradition at 50.” Roundtable, Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago Il., April 2006.

 

“Political Allegiance: A Contemporary Assessment.” With Christopher Parker, Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago Il, April 2005.

 

“Nationhood and Race in the Americas: A Race Cycles Approach.” Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago  Il,,April 2005.

 

“From Inter-group Relations to Black Politics: Black Nationalism in Latin America.” National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Crystal City VA, March 2005.

 

“Latin American Identities: Du Bois Double Consciousness and the Public Sphere in Latin America.”  Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Oakland California, March 2005.

 

“Du Bois' Double Consciousness versus Latin America Exceptionalism: Joe Arroyo, Salsa and Negritude” Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Portland Oregon, March 2004. (Award for Best Paper in Black Politics)

 

“DuBois and Latin America: Revisiting Double Consciousness.” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, August 2003.

 

“The Rap on Revolution: Patriotism and Cuban Hip-Hop Music.” Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, May2003.

 

“Racial Politics in the New Multi-Ethnic America.” Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2002.

 

“Cuban Exceptionalism: Group Based Hierarchy and the Dynamics of Patriotism in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba” with Peña and Sidanius Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2002.

 

“Uprooting the Public Sphere and Grounding the Democratic Imagination” with Guidry, Midwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2001.

 

“Race and Regime Change: A Dynamic Approach to Cuban Racial Politics.” November 2000 UCLA Center for African American Studies, Circle of Thought Lecture Series.

 

 “Tryin’ to Make it Real Compared to What? Race and Racism in Miami Politics” Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Spring 2000.

 

“What We Can Learn From Cuba: Comparative Perspectives on the African American Experience” Stanford University Conference on Race, Stanford California, November, 1999.

 

“A Theory of Racial Hierarchy: Defining Race and the State” Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, Chicago Illinois, December, 1998.

 

“Match Made in Heaven or Strange Bedfellows: African-American Radicals in Castro’s Cuba” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston Massachusetts, September, 1998.

 

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

 

“Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.” University of Michigan, Department of Political Science, May 16, 2006.

 

“Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.” University of California at Santa Cruz, Department of Politics Science, May 4, 2004.

 

“Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.” Northwestern University, Department of Political Science, April 25, 2006.

 

“Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.” University of Southern California, Department of African and African American Studies, March 27, 2006.

 

“Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.” Harvard University, Department of African and African American Studies, December 1, 2005.

 

"'Racial Democracy' in the Americas: A Latin and North American Comparison." Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, October 18, 2005.

 

“Race and Democracy in the Americas: Theory and Methodology Workshop.” Universidade Federal  da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. July 19-30th 2005.

 

“Studying Racial Politics Comparatively.” Dinner Lecture, Ralph J. Bunche Summer Institute, Duke University, June 2005.

 

“Du Bois' Double Consciousness versus Latin America Exceptionalism: Joe Arroyo, Salsa and Negritude.” DuBois and the Scientific Study of Race, Yale University, March 2005.

 

“Citizens, Identities and Democratic Dialogues: Opportunities and Challenges of Diverse Societies.” Democracy in the 21st Century, Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, October 2004.

 

"'Racial Democracy' in the Americas: A Latin and North American Comparison." Department of Latino(a) and Latin American Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago, September 2004.

 

“Du Bois' Double Consciousness versus Latin American Exceptionalism: Joe Arroyo, Salsa and Negritude.” Department of Latino(a) and Latin American Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago, September 2004.

 

“Race and Democracy in the Americas: Methodology Workshop.” Universidade Federal  da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. July 15-August 2 2004.

 

“Cuban Exceptionalism: Group Based Hierarchy and the Dynamics of Patriotism in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.” University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Political Science, May 2004.

 

“Cuban Exceptionalism: Group Based Hierarchy and the Dynamics of Patriotism in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.” University of Washington, Department of Political Science, Seattle Washington, May 2004.

 

“Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.” University of Southern California, Program in American Studies in Ethnicity, March 2004 

 

“Racial Politics in Post-Revolutionary Cuba.” University of California Riverside, African American Studies, March 2004.

 

"'Racial Democracy' in the Americas: A Latin and North American Comparison.” Political Psychology Workshop, University of Chicago, November 2003.

 

“Race, Blacks and U.S. Public Opinion” July 2003, Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais, Universidade Federal  da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.

 

“Race and Life Chances in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Cuba: A Look at Education.” Inter-Agency Consultation on Race in Latin America 2002 Meeting, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, Washington, D.C. June, 2002.

 

 “Public Opinion Among African Peoples: A Survey Research Project in the Americas” Race and Democracy Workshop for Brazilian and U.S. Political Scientists, Salvador Brazil, May, 2000.

 

“Forum on the Cuban Embargo” Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend, Washington D.C., September 2002. 

 

REFEREE:

Perspectives on Politics

Journal of Politics

Cambridge University Press

Westview Press

Studies in American Political Development

American Political Science Review

The Dubois Review

Latina/o Studies

Routledge

Taylor and Francis

Rutgers University Pres

 

SERVICE:

 

Member: Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession, American Political Science Association, 2006-2009.

 

Editorial Advisory Board: SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society 2006-2008.  

 

Field Chair: Race, Ethnicity and Politics, UCLA Department of Political Science 2005-2006.

 

Graduate Recruitment Chair: UCLA Department of Political Science 2005-2006.

 

Member: UCLA Department of Political Science Executive Committee: 2005-2006

 

Member: UCLA Department of Political Science Race, Ethnicity and Politics Search Committee: 2005-2006

 

Member: E. E. Schattschneider Award Committee (Best Dissertation in American Politics), American Political Science Association, 2005.

 

Program Chair: Western Political Science Association Annual Conference Oakland California, Comparative Politics: 2005.

 

Program Chair: National Conference of Black Political Scientists Comparative Politics Program Chair: 2003-2004, and 2005-2006.

 

Member: UCLA Interdisciplinary Program in African American Studies Eight Year Review Committee: 2001-2002.

 

Member: UCLA General Education Certification Committee: 2002.

 

Co-Chair: UCLA Cultural Studies in the African Diaspora Project: 2000-2001.

 

Member: UCLA Department of Political Science Graduate Admissions Committee: 2000-2001, 2005-2006.

 

Recruiter:  UCLA Recruited Minority Students at the University of Virginia’s Summer Ralph Bunche Institute for the Department of Political Science, 2002,2005 and 2006.

 

Moderator: California Black Legislative Caucus Economic Development Panel: December, 2000.

 

Member: National Conference of Black Political Scientists Book Awards Committee: 2000, 2001 and 2005.

 

Chair: Western Political Science Association Best Paper Award Committee in Black Politics: 2000, and 2006.

 

Member:  UCLA Department of Political Science Ralph Bunche Chair Search Committee 2001-2002.

 

Member:  UCLA Department of Political Science  Search  Committee 2002-2003, and 2005-2006.

 

Member:  UCLA Department of Political Science Undergraduate Studies Committee:1999-2000.

 

Member:  UCLA Department of Political Science CAPPP Search Committee: 2000.

 

Member:  Center for African American Studies Faculty Advisory Committee

Served on the Committee at UCLA, 1999-2003.

 

Member: Interdisciplinary Program in African American Studies Faculty Advisory Committee 1999-2003.

 

Member: Interdisciplinary Program in African American Eight-Year Review Committee 2001-2002.

 

Contact:  American Political Science Association Minority Identification Project

Served as contact for the project at UCLA, 1999-2003.

 

Member:  University of Chicago Police Review Committee

Reviewed complaints and made recommendations on discipline of University Police Officers, 1995-1996.

 

 

TEACHING INTERESTS:

 

                                    Race in the Americas

                                    Inter-Racial Dynamics

                                    The State in Social Science

                                    Black Political Thought

            Politics of the Black Diaspora 

                                    Urban Politics and Development

                                    Methods and Paradigms of African-American Studies

                                    Post-Colonial Theory 

                                    African American Politics