Cynthia Michalski Horne

University of Washington

Department of Political Science, Box 353530

Seattle, Washington 98195

(206) 528-7435 (home)

Education______

University of Washington

Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, September 1996 - Present.

Completed General Exams Winter 1999

Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Russian/FSU Area Studies.

Dissertation: “Are NMEs our Enemies? The Political Economy of Trade Protection against Non-Market Economies.”

Dissertation Committee: Margaret Levi (chair), James Caporaso, Anthony Gill

Georgetown University

M.S. in Foreign Service, June 1993.

Fields: Political Economy and Eastern Europe/Russian Area Studies.

Dartmouth College

A.B. in Government and Russian Studies, June 1991.

Articles______

“Distrust as a Trade Impediment: European Trade Policy Toward Non-Market Economies,” in Russell Hardin, ed., Distrust. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, forthcoming.

"The Application of United States Anti-Dumping Laws to Non-Market Economies in Transition: Is the U.S. Sending a Mixed Message?" in Sevic and Wright, eds., Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, Yugoslav Association of Sasakawa Fellows, 1997.

Fellowships and Academic Honors______

University of Washington Dissertation Fellowship, March-June 2001.

Selected twice as participant and paper presenter by Society for Comparative Research/Center for Comparative Social Analysis Graduate Student Retreat for Comparative Research. Yale University-- May 2000, and University of California at Los Angeles--May 1999.

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, (Social Science Research) Resident Research Fellow, Cologne, Germany, September- December 1999. Fellowship for dissertation research.

J. Allen Smith Fellowship, Department of Political Science, University of Washington, March-June 1997.

Graduated with Honors for Academic Achievement, Georgetown University, May 1993.

Distinction in Final Oral Examinations, Georgetown University, April 1993.

NASA International Relations Fellowship, Georgetown University and NASA, August 1992 – June 1993.

Edwin Burns Scholarship for Academic Achievement, Dartmouth College, 1988 – 1991.

Conferences______

“Are NMEs our Enemies? A Comparison of European and U.S. Patterns of Trade Protection Against Non-Market Economies.” To present at American Political Science Association Conference, San Francisco, CA August 2001.

“Lug Nuts, Mushrooms, and Aspirin: A Sector Analysis of Patterns of Trade Protection.” Presented at Western Political Science Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV March 2001.

“European Union Anti-dumping Laws and Non-Market Economies: An Examination of Distrust as a Trade Policy Impediment.” Presented at International Studies Association-Northeast, Albany, NY, November 2000.

“An Institutional Analysis of the Application of U.S. Anti-Dumping Laws to Non-Market Economies.” Presented at Western Political Science Association Conference, Seattle, WA, March 1999.

“The Application of United States Anti-Dumping Laws to Non-Market Economies in Transition: Is the U.S. Sending a Mixed Message?" Presented at the Sasakawa Fellows Conference, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, July 1997.

Professional Employment______

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Instructor, Department of Political Science
  • Introduction to International Relations (POLS 203), Summer 2000.
Director, Political Science Writing Center, January-June 2000.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science
  • Introduction to International Relations (POLS 203), Spring 1999, Winter 1999, Spring 1998, Autumn 1996.
  • Introduction to Politics (POLS 101), Winter 1998, Autumn 1997, Winter 1997.
  • American Foreign Policy (POLS 321), Autumn 1998.

Socimer International Corporation, Washington D.C.

Independent Project Consultant, September 1995 - January 1997.

Project Manager, November 1993 - September 1995.

  • Managed financial sector reform and privatization projects involving the Newly Independent States (N.I.S.) of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
  • Representative projects included: Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan.
  • Drafted and edited final reports and progress reports to be presented to U.S. Congress, Department of State, USAID, IMF, World Bank and other international organizations and government departments.

Languages______

Russian—very goodSpanish—fair

French—goodGerman—beginner

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