Richard Huizar

Professor • Political, Legal and Urban Studies

Dr. Richard Huizar is Associate Professor of Political Science, and Latin American and Latinx Studies at William Paterson University. Professor Huizar obtained an MA and PhD from the University of California, Santa Barbara. During the academic year 2012-2013, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Hamilton College where he taught Latin American Politics and Mexican Politics. Furthermore, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Muhlenberg College (2013-2014) where he taught Comparative Politics, and International Relations. Dr. Huizar’s research focuses on the politics of the oil sector in Latin America, international political economy, Latinx politics, and organized crime in Latin America. In April 2018, Dr. Huizar received the Arnold Speert Students First Award from the Student Government Association (SGA) of William Paterson University.

Other Interests

Professor Huizar is the advisor to the Political Science Club, and the Model United Nations Club

Languages (other than English)

Spanish

Degrees

PhD Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

MA Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

MA International Relations, California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA

BA Political Science, California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA

Specialization

International Relations, Comparative Politics, Latin American Politics, and Latinx Politics

Representative Publications

The Cycle of Mano Dura Policies: The militarization of the drug war in Mexico; Mano Dura Policies in Latin America; Routledge; 2023

Privatization; The Routledge Handbook to the Political Economy and Governance of the Americas; Routledge; 2020

The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion: Puerto Rico, Colonialism, and Citizenship; , Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies ; 2019

Why was Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF), Argentina's national oil company privatized?; , The Extractive Industries and Society; 2019

Surviving Privatization in the era of neo-liberalism: A case study of Mexico's oil company (PEMEX); Extractive Industries and Society; 2015

Awards and Honors

Arnold Speert Students First Award
Student Government Association (SGA) of William Paterson University
04/01/2018

Notable Courses Taught

POL 2300 Comparative Politics
POL 1100 Introduction to Politics
POL 1150 Power, Justice, and Freedom
POL 2200 The Global Citizen
POL 2300 Comparative Social Policy
POL 2200 International Relations
POL 2200 The Global Citizen (in Spanish)
POL 3370 Politics of Latin America
POL 2290 Latino Politics in the U.S.
POL 4800 Contemporary Mexican Politics

Undergraduate Admissions

Graduate Admissions

International Students

Administration

Faculty and Staff