RESUME - JoAnn B. Fagot Aviel
International Relations DepartmentResidence:
San Francisco State University3199 Greenoak Court
San Francisco, California 94132 San Mateo, Ca. 94401
(415) 338-1448 (650) 573-0410
e-mail: ax: 650-578-8425
Present Affiliation: Professor and Chair of International Relations Department, San Francisco State University.
Courses taught in the following fields: Comparative Foreign Policy, Latin American Area Studies, International Organization and Law, U.S. Foreign Policy, and Peace Studies.
University Activities:
Co-director for Global Peace Studies Program
Faculty sponsor for Model United Nations Program
Member All-University Committee on International Programs
Previous Affiliations:
1968-1970Assistant Professor of Political Science, Humboldt State University
1966-1968Assistant Supervisor of Social Studies in the Ministry of Education and Assistant Professor in Social Studies, University of Costa Rica while a member of the Peace Corps.
Publications:
"American Investment in Mexico", MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL REVIEW, Winter 1982.
“An Overview of the Pros and Cons of NAFTA”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, May 2000.
"Arab and Latin American Relations", ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, 1995.
"Arab-Iranian Relations with Nicaragua", REVIEW OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1991.
"Changes in Nicaraguan Foreign Policy", THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS JOURNAL, Summer 1996.
"Changing the Political Role of Women: A Costa Rican Case Study," chapter in book ed. by Jane Jaquette, WOMEN IN POLITICS, New York: Wiley and Sons, 1974.
"Conference Diplomacy" and "Forging Economic Development Policy in Third World Countries," chapters in book ed. by Chuck Walcott, SIMPLE SIMULATIONS II, American Political Science Association,1980.
"Economic Implications of the Treaty between Egypt and Israel," CASE WESTERN RESERVE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, Vol. 12, Winter 1980.
"Effect of the World Food and Fuel Crisis on Israeli Policy-making," WESTERN POLITICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. 31, no. 3, September 1978.
“El papel de Espana en el proceso de pacificacion de Centroamerica,” in Joaquin Roy, ed. LA RECONSTRUCCION DE CENTROAMERICA: EL PAPEL DE LA COMUNIDAD EUROPEA, Miami: Universidad de Miami, 1992.
"Estrategia Peruana para influenciar en la politica comercial de los Estados Unidos," REVISTA CIENCIA ECONOMICA, Universidad de Lima, no. 18, Vol. VII, 1985.
"The Growing Role of NGOs in ASEAN", ASIA-PACIFIC REVIEW, vol. 6, No. 2, November 1999.
"Is ASEAN a Success?" BUSINESS FORUM, Vol. II, no. 4, Fall 1986.
"La Politica de Cooperacion de Espana", chapter in book ed. by Joaquin Roy and Juan Antonio March, EL ESPACIO IBEROAMERICANO, DIMENSIONES Y PERCEPCIONES DE LA RELACION ESPECIAL ENTRE ESPANA Y AMERICA LATINA, Barcelona: Centro de Estudios Internacionales, 1996.
MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY AND THE UNITED NATIONS TODAY, co-edited with JamesP. Muldoon, Richard Reitano, and Earl Sullivan, Boulder, Col.: Westview Press, 1999.
"Negotiating a New Economic Order in the International Commodity Trade," INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY, November 1978.
"Nicaragua" COLLIERS ENCYCLOPEDIA YEARBOOKS, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994.
"Nicaragua" FUNK & WAGNALLS NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994.
"Nicaragua and the United Nations", REVIEW OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, Vol. 1, no. 2, 1988.
"Nicaragua and the United Nations", in Shreesh Juyal and B. Ramesh Babu, eds., THE UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD PEACE, New Delhi: Sterling, 1990, 194-205.
“Nicaragua: Foreign Policy in the Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary Age” in Frank O. Mora and Jeanne A.K. Hey, eds. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN FOREIGN POLICY, Boulder, Col.: Roman & Littlefield, 2003.
“Placing Human Rights and Environmental Issues on ASEAN’s Agenda: The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations”, ASIAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE(Vol.8, No.2), December 2000.
"Political Participation of Women in Latin America," WESTERN POLITICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. XXXIV, no. 1, March 1981.
"Political Science in Peru," PARTICIPATION, Vol. 9, no. 1, March 1985.
RESOURCE SHORTAGES AND WORLD POLITICS, Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1977.
"Social and Environmental NGOs in ASEAN", ISEAS WORKING PAPER ON SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES, No. 1(99).
“Spanish Aid Policies,” in Joaquin Roy and Albert Galinsoga Jorda, eds., THE IBERO-AMERICAN SPACE, Miami: University of Miami Press, 1997.
“Spain’s Emerging New Role” in Laina Farhat, ed., THE UN AT 50; GRASS ROOTS VOICES, United Nations Association of San Francisco, 1994.
"Strategies to Influence U.S. Commercial Policy," SAIS REVIEW, Summer-Fall, 1985, Vol.5, No. 2.
"The Enemy of My Enemy....the Arab-Israeli Conflict in Nicaragua," in book edited by Damian Fernandez, CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST, University of Florida Press, 1990.
"The Role of Spain in the Pacification Process of Central America," in Joaquin Roy, ed., THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CENTRAL AMERICA: THE ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, University of Miami Press, 1992.
"The United States Military and the New Latin American Military," LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES; PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, Renato Rosaldo, ed., University of Arizona, 1972, pp.56-70 and in JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY REVOLUTIONS, Summer 1972, IV, no. 3 pp. 71-84.
Research Grants and Awards:
Carnegie Foundation grant for "International Relations Foundation Project", 1972.
Fulbright Fellowship, Lima, Peru, 1984; Visiting Professor, Diplomatic Academy of Peru.
Fulbright Rellowship, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1999; Visiting Professor, School of Political Science, University of Costa Rica
Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award, San Francisco State University, 1987.
National Science Foundation grant to develop learning package, "Forging National Economic Development Policy", 1975.
U.S. Office of Education grant for "Program to Strengthen the International Dimensions of General Education at the Undergraduate Level," 1972-1974.
Professional Appointments:
Visiting Fellow at Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1975.
Research associate at University of Lima and Peruvian Center of International Studies (CEPEI), 1984.
Research associate at Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1998.
Professional Activities: (selected activities since 1990)
Academic Council on the United Nations System:
1997: Presented paper on NGO Diplomacy in San Jose, Costa Rica
2003: Presentation on Change and Continuity for NGOs at the United Nations in New York
American Political Science Association:
1996: Chaired panel on “What makes a Great Power, Defining Hegemony”
1999: Chaired panel on "New Perspectives on the United Nations"
2001: Chaired panel on “Women and Democratization in East Europe and the World”
California Institute of International Studies Conference on War Crimes and War Criminals at Stanford University:1996: Presentation on Central America
International Business Association: 2000: Presented paper on “A Overview of the Pros and Cons of NAFTA”
International Conference on the Reconstruction of Central America: The Role of the European Community sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities in Miami:
1991: Presented paper on “The role of Spain in the Pacification Process of Central America”
International Conferences on the Role of the United Nations in World Peace:
1991: Presented paper on “Environmental Policy Change in Brazil”
International Studies Association:
1993: Chaired panel on “International and Transnational Organizations in the New World Order at ISA-West conference
1996: Chaired panels on “The Role of Gender in International and Transnational Organizations” and “The Future of the United Nations”
1999: Chaired panel on "Issues of Regionalism and Integration into the Global System" and presented paper on "Placing Social and Environmental Issues on ASEAN's Agenda: The NGO Role" at ISA-West conference
2000: Presented paper on “Role of NGOs in Transitional Regimes: El Salvador and Guatemala” at ISA conference in Los Angeles
2001: Presented paper on “NGOs and Human Rights Regimes in Central America and Southeast Asia” at Hong Kong conference
2003: Presented paper on “The Role of NGOs in Establishing Regional Human Rights Norms” at Portland conference
Latin American Studies Association:
1992: Presented paper on “Changes in Nicaraguan Foreign Policy”
Model United Nations of Far West:
1993-1998: Member of Board of Directors
Northern California Political Science Association:
1994-1995: Vice-president
1995-1996: President-elect and Program Chair; Presentation on Democratization Process in Latin America
1996-1997: President
Pacific Coast Council of Latin American Studies:
1991: Chaired panel on Europe and Latin America and presented paper on “Spanish Aid to Latin America”
1997: Chaired panel on Nongovernmental Organizations in Latin America
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars-member and past president
United Nations Association:
1990-2001: Member of Board of Directors, UNA San Francisco
1998-present, Member Education Advisory Committee of UNA-USA
1993: Testified at hearing of the U.S. Commission on Improving the Effectiveness of the United Nations
1995: Presentation on “The Role of the Faculty Advisor Before, After, and During a Simulation”
Western Political Science Association:
1992: Presented paper on “Spanish Aid Policies”
World Affairs Council of Northern California
1990: Presentations on “Current Situation in Central America” and on Costa Rica
1991: Presentation on ”Spanish Relations with Central America”
1995: Presentation on “The Future of the United Nations: What Changes and Reforms Should the U.S. Support?
2003: Presentation on Unilaterialism vs. Multilateralism for Great Decisions Program
World Federalist Association of Northern California
1995: Keynote speaker at Annual Assembly
Education:
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University: Doctor of Philosophy degree, 1971;
Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy degree, 1966; Master of Arts degree, 1965.
Lone Mountain College, Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude, 1964.
Institute of European Studies and Institute of Political Science, University of Paris, France, 1962-1963.