ALISTAIR Q. HOWARD, BA (Oxon), PhD
Assistant Professor (Teaching), Temple University Department of Political Science
PhD George Washington University, January 2005
Comparative Politics & Public Policy
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917 E. Abington Avenue Department of Political Science
Wyndmoor, PA 19038 Temple University, Gladfelter 424
(215) 402-9906 (215) 221-4714 1115 West Berks Street Philadelphia PA 19122
EDUCATION
George Washington University, Columbian School of Arts and Sciences
· Ph.D. January 2005, Dissertation:
“The Governance of Flexibility: Contemporary Politics and the British Company”
· M.Phil. January 2000, Department of Political Science
· Doctoral fieldwork as a Visiting Scholar, Hertford College, Oxford, Summer 2000 & 2001
· Ph.D. General Exam, Major Field: Comparative/Foreign Politics, Passed with Distinction
· Ph.D. Minor Field Comprehensive Exam: Public Policy, Passed
University of Oxford, Hertford College.
· BA Honors, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), 1988
· Thesis: “The Political Incorporation of Blacks in Birmingham, Alabama”
TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Temple University Department of Political Science, Philadelphia, PA
· Assistant Professor (Teaching/Instructional) 2005-current
· Visiting Professor, 2000-2005
George Washington University, Department of Political Science, Washington, D.C.
· Politics and Values Fellow, 1997-1998, re-appointed 1998-1999
· University Fellow and Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1996-1997
· Graduate Teaching Assistant, Summer 1996; Elliot School of International Affairs
Department of Health & Human Services
· Intern, Office of Assistant Secretary for Legislation, 1998
National Council of La Raza, National Office, Washington, D.C.
· Consulting researcher, Hispanic income and employment, 1996-1997
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Washington Office.
· Policy Analyst, 1991-1995
PUBLICATIONS
“UK corporate governance: To what end a new regulatory state?” West European Politics, 29:3 May 2006
Coauthor (with Terrence Casey): “New Labour and the British Model of Capitalism,” in The Blair Legacy, ed. Terrence Casey, Palgrave, 2009
CONFERENCE PAPERS
“But things are better over there! Comparative problem definition in British and American policy argument” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston, September, 2008
“Red tape nightmare or regulatory model? Business regulation under Blair and Brown” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting/British Politics Group Short Course, Chicago, August 2007
“Power and the useful political scientist: John Kenneth Galbraith, the modern corporation, and political economic scholarship” International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, March 2007
“When we compare: Comparative problem definition in British and American public policy” Political Studies Association Annual Meeting, Bath, UK, April 2007
“British Corporate governance in the Era of Labour and Europe: A New Regulatory State But to What End?” International Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, March 2006
“The end of class for corporate governance? Transparency moments in UK company law reform” Council of European Studies Meeting, Chicago, March 2006
“Economic Governance Under New Labour: Negotiated Rule-making, a New Corporatism, or Consultation Fatigue?” American Political Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, September 2004
“Private Authority in Liberal Market Corporate Governance: Global Advance but Domestic Retreat?” International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, March 2004
“Regulating Corporate Governance: State, Franchise, and Private Authority in International Capitalism,” International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Portland, March 2003
“Regulating Corporate Governance: Reactions to Corporate Failure in Britain and the US,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 2003
“Contesting the Market Model: The Failed Politics of Corporate Governance in Britain, 1990-2000,” American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, September 2001
“Shareholder Value, the Social Responsibility Challenge, and Business Risk: Investors, Accountants and Activists in International Corporate Governance,” International Studies Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, February 2001
“Unanimity in the California Legislature: Ideas, Change, and Pluralism in Electricity Deregulation,” Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, October 1998
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
· “Book Review: Inequality and Prosperity by Jonas Pontusson” BPG Newsletter, Summer 2006
· “Book Review: Rethinking British Decline edited by Richard English and Michael Kenny; The British Economy Since 1945 by Roger Middleton,” British Politics Group Newsletter, Fall 2001
· “Book Review: Change at Work by Peter Capelli, et al,” Governance, January 1998
· “Issue Brief: Hispanic Unemployment,” National Council of La Raza, Washington, 1997
OTHER SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
· Member, College of Liberal Arts Committee on Instruction, 2009
· Member, Departmental study leave committee, Departmental merit committee, 2008
· Globalization teaching circle, Temple Teaching & Learning Center, Fall 2008-Spring 2009
· Consultant, Strategic Planning Exercise, Philadelphia Jobs With Justice, Spring 2008
· Course Developer General Education World Societies Course: Globalization & Development, Spring 2008
· Faculty adviser, Temple Student Libertarian Club, Student Labor Organizing Project
· On-site/On-line Course Writer, NIIT (India)/ITT-Tech, Summer 2007
· Workshop discussant: “Historical Legacies in International Affairs,” Temple University, Oct 2006
· Peer manuscript reviewer, Governance, Pearson-Longman, Prentice-Hall
· Program Co-chair: “The Ecological, Economic, Cultural and Intellectual Implications of Sustainability,” Temple Center for Sustainable Communities/Temple Intellectual Heritage Program, Ambler, PA, April 2003
INVITED TALKS
· Temple University Economics Society Debate on the Fiscal Stimulus, Mar. 2009
· “Harold Pinter’s The Hothouse,” Scholars in Conversation, Lighthouse Theatre, Philadelphia, Sep. 2008
· “David Hare’s Skylight & Thatcher’s Britain,” Scholars in Conversation, Lighthouse Theatre, Feb. 2008
· “Blair in retrospective” Philadelphia University, Nov. 2007
· “Teaching Marx in Intellectual Heritage,” Mar. 2002
AWARDS
· British Politics Group/Political Studies Association Conference Grant, 2007
· Merit salary award, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, 2005, 2007, 2008
· Donald E. Stokes Dissertation Research Fellowship, British Politics Group, May 2001
· Wolfgang and Astrid Strauss Scholarship in Political Science, Spring 2001
· Columbian School of Arts and Sciences Social Sciences Dissertation Award, March 2000
· Wolfgang and Astrid Krauss Scholarship in Political Science, September 1999
· Politics and Values Fellowship, George Washington University, 1997-1998, 1998-1999
· University Fellowship, George Washington University, 1996-1997
GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT (Fox School of Business and Management)
· Globalization (Global Business Governance; IMBA program) Summer 2007
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT (Temple College of Liberal Arts)
· Development & Globalization (General Education, lead course designer)
· British Politics
· Business and Public Policy
· Public Policy Analysis
· US Public Policymaking
· Politics of Modern Capitalism (comparative political economy)
· Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (Political ideologies)
· Contemporary Politics of Europe
· International Organizations
· Politics of the Global Economy
· Upper Level Undergraduate Seminar: Democracy in Britain and America
· Upper Level Undergraduate Seminar; Comparative Corporate Governance Policy
· Foreign Government and Politics (survey course)
· Politics of Developing Nations
· (US) State and Local Politics
· Intellectual Heritage 2: Modern Foundations (Required core writing course)
OTHER
· Research languages: French
· Member, American Political Science Association, (UK) Political Studies Association
REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
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