Carew
E. Boulding
Assistant
Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Colorado at Boulder
Campus Box 333
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309
Phone: (303)
492-8587
Fax: (303) 492-0978
Email: boulding@colorado.edu
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant
Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder, Fall 2007 to
present.
Research Associate, Institute of Behavioral Science,
Program on Political and Economic Change, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO; Fall 2008 to present.
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego, 2007
Political
Science
Dissertation: “Protest, Voting, and Political Change: The
Effects of NGOs on Politics in Developing Democracies.”
Paul Drake (Chair), Clark Gibson, Stephan Haggard, Peter
Gourevitch, Scott Desposato, Richard Feinberg.
M.A.
University of California, San Diego, 2003
Political
Science
B.A.
University of Washington, Seattle, 1999
Political
Science and English Literature
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Political
Effects of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Latin American Politics, emphasis on Bolivia
Politics of Development
Foreign Aid and Democratization
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
2010 “NGOs and
Political Participation in Weak Democracies: Sub-national
Evidence on Protest and Voter Turnout from Bolivia”
Journal of
Politics. Vol. 72, No. 2,
456-468.
2010 Voice, Votes, and Resources: Evaluating the Effect of
Participatory Democracy on Well-Being. (with Brian
Wampler). World
Development. Vol. 38, No. 1,
125-135.
2009 Supporters or Challengers? The Effects of
Nongovernmental Organizations on Local Politics in Bolivia
(with Clark C. Gibson) Comparative
Political Studies, Vol. 42, No. 4,
479-500.
WORKING PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
2010
“NGOs, Civil Associations, and Governance in Unequal
Societies: Evidence from Bolivia and India” (with Irfan
Nooruddin). Presented at the International Studies
Association, February 2010, New Orleans, LA and the Midwest
Political Science Association, April 2010, Chicago, IL.
2010 “Civil Society and Support for the Political System”
(with Jami Nelson-Nunez). Presented at the Midwest
Political Science Association, April 2010, Chicago, IL.
2010 “Political Competition and Local Social Spending:
Evidence from Brazil” (with David S. Brown). Presented at
the International Studies Association, February 2010, New
Orleans, LA.
2009 “Searching for Partners: Questions of Accountability
and Credibility between Foreign Aid Donors and Local NGOs.”
Presented at the American Political Science Association,
August 2009, Toronto.
2009 “Local Electoral Systems and Voter Participation:
Evidence from Brazil and Bolivia.” (with David S. Brown).
Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association,
April 2009. Currently
under Review.
2009 Boulding, Carew and Brian Wampler. Voice, Votes, and
Resources: Evaluating the Effect of Participatory Democracy
on Well-Being. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, April
2009.
2009 “Accountability in Foreign Aid Delivery: Links between
Donors and NGOs.” Presented at the meeting: “Beyond Virtue:
Evaluating NGO Monitoring of Social Norms” March 20-21,
2009, La Jolla, CA.
2008 “NGOs and Political Participation: Do International
and Domestic NGOs affect Voter Turnout Differently?”
Presented at the International Studies Association,
March 2008, and
the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2008.
2008 "Political Terror, Election Fraud, and Foreign Aid:
When to donors withdraw aid to promote democracy?" (with
Susan Hyde). Presented at and the Midwest Political Science
Association, April 2008.
2006 “NGOs and Political Participation: Sub-national
Evidence on Voter Turnout and Protest from Bolivia” Poster
presentation at the American Political Science Association,
Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2006
“Political Supporters or Challengers? The Effects of NGOs
on Local Politics in Bolivia” (with Clark Gibson) Presented
at the American Political Science Association, Aug.
31-Sept. 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2006 “Modern
State-building Simulation” (with Kathleen Gallagher
Cunningham). Presented at the APSA Teaching and Learning
Conference, February 2006, Washington D.C.
2005
“To the Streets or to the Voting Booth: The Effects of
Foreign Aid to Civil Society on Participation in Developing
Democracies” Dissertation Prospectus. Defended February 22,
2005.
2005 “Political
Terror, Election Fraud, and Foreign Aid: When do Donors
Withdraw Aid to Pomote Democracy?” Presented at the Midwest
Political Science Association conference, Chicago, IL,
April 6-10, 2005.
2004 “Foreign
Aid and Democratization: When do Donors Withdraw Aid and
Why?” (with Susan D. Hyde). Presented at the Western
Political Science Association conference, Portland, OR; the
International Studies Association, Montreal, Quebec; and
the UCSD International Relations Workshop Retreat, The
Martin Johnson House, La Jolla, CA.
2004 “Foreign
Aid, NGOs and Democratic Accountability” Presented at the
UCSD International Relations Workshop Retreat, May 2004,
The Martin Johnson House, La Jolla, CA.
2004
“The Foreign Aid
Puzzle: Multilateral vs. Bilateral Development Assistance.”
Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association,
April 2004, Chicago, IL and at the American Political
Science Association, Sept. 2004, Chicago, IL.
BOOK REVIEWS
2008 Book
Review of Tarrow, S. (2005) The New
Transnational Activism. Cambridge
University Press. In Comparative
Political Studies. June 2008.
41(6), 883-893.
2008
Review of Grindle, M. (2007) Going
Local: Decentralization, Democratization, and the Promise
of Good Governance. Princeton
University Press. In
Governance,
Vol. 21, No. 3. (July 2008), pp. 467-469.
AWARDS
AND GRANTS
Legacy Fund
Grant, Political Science Department, Univ. of Colorado
2009
CARTSS
Scholar Grant, University of Colorado 2008
Institute for
Global Conflict and Cooperation Dissertation Year
Fellowship,
including funding for 2007 field research trip to
Bolivia 2006-2007
Center for
Iberian and Latin American Studies, Pre-Dissertation Field
Grant
for field work
in Bolivia Summer
2004
American
Political Science Association Travel Grant 2004
Mark Twain Teaching Assistantship, UCSD Department of
Political Science 2002-2006
Graduate
Fellowship, UCSD Department of Political Science
2001-2002
PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
American
Political Science Association, 2001-present
Midwest Political Science Association, 2003- present
Western Political Science Association, 2003- present
Latin America Studies Association, 2004- present
Women in Political Science, UCSD, 2001-2007
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Reviewer
for American
Journal of Political Science; Estudios Sociologicos;
Foreign Policy Analysis; Global Change, Peace and Security;
International Organization; and Journal of Politics
TEACHING
Global
Development, University of Colorado (Fall 2009, Spring
2009, Fall 2007).
Graduate Seminar on Latin American Politics, University of
Colorado (Spring 2009).
Latin American Political Systems, University of Colorado
(Spring 2008).
How to Build a Democracy: A State-building Simulation
co-taught with Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham, UCSD (Winter
2006).
LANGUAGES
Spanish
(proficient at a professional level)
Boulding
CV_July 2010