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The Coming Oil Supply CrunchThe Coming Oil Supply Crunch
Friday 8 August 2008
The world will experience a serious oil supply crunch within five to ten years unless there is a collapse...

The World Today - Aug/Sept issueThe World Today - Aug/Sept issue
Tuesday 29 July 2008
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approaches its sixtieth anniversary, this month's The World Today looks at the...

International Affairs – July IssueInternational Affairs – July Issue
Monday 28 July 2008
In this issue of International Afffairs, Thomas Hegghammer traces the history of the Saudi jihadist movement. Based on primary sources...

The Coming Oil Supply Crunch
August, 2008
This report argues that unless there is a collapse in oil demand within the next five to ten years,...

Ending Dependence: Hard Choices for Oil-Exporting States
July, 2008
Since 2003, countries whose economies depend on the export of oil and gas have enjoyed a surge of revenue...

Japan–African Engagement and TICAD IV: Can Japan Lead the Way on African Development?
July, 2008
Japan's relations with Africa date back to the 1600s, but since 1993 it has formalised its engagement with Africa...

Towards Sustainable Management and Financing of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Forests
July, 2008
Download Paper here (French version) This paper considers the challenges that need to be addressed within the Democratic Republic of...

 

 

Dr Timothy Power

Associate Fellow, Americas

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Expertise

  • Brazil
  • Latin America
  • Political parties
  • Elections
  • Democratisation

Projects

  • Compulsory voting in Brazil
  • Legislative oversight in Brazil

Recent Publications

  • Democratic Brazil Revisited, (co-edited with Peter R Kingstone) Pittsburgh, forthcoming Fall 2008
  • Agenda Power, Executive Decrees Authority, and the Mixed Results of Reform in the Brazilian Congress, (co-editor) Legislative Studies Quarterly, 33, No 1 forthcoming February 2008
  • Does Democratization Depress Participation? Voter Turnout in the Latin American and Eastern European Transitional Democracies, Political Research Quarterly, 60, No.3, September 2007: pp 363-377
  • Exporting Congress? The Influence of the US Congress on World Legislatures, (co-edited with Nicol C Rae), Pittsburgh, 2006
  • Rewarding Lula: Executive Power, Social Policy, and the Brazilian Elections of 2006, (with Wendy Hunter) Latin American Politics and Society, 49, No.1, Spring 2007: pp1-30

Experience

Sept 05 - Present University Lecturer in Brazilian Studies, University of Oxford
Aug 99 - Sept 05 Associate Professor, Florida International University
Aug 92 - Aug 99 Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University

Broadcast Experience

Some

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish - all broadcast standard.