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