LAURA TEDESCO

Associate Dean of Arts and Science and Director of the Department of Political Science at Saint Louis University. Madrid Campus.

    

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • B.A. in Political Science from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina 'Santa María de los Buenos Aires' (1987)
  • Master in International Relations, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Buenos Aires (1991)
  • PhD in Political Science, University of Warwick (1994)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Director of the Research Project 'Dialogues on Cuba' (2016-present)
  • Professor of Political Science at Saint Louis University (2012-present)
  • Associate Professor at Instituto de Empresa (2010 - present)
  • Director of the Research Project 'Leadership and Political Practices' at the Torcuato di Tella University (2009-2013)
  • Visiting Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2004-2012)
  • University Lecturer at the University of East Anglia (UK) (1997-2004)
  • Consultant for UNICEF, DFID (Department for International Development, UK) and the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology of Argentina

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • DIAMINT, R. y TEDESCO, L. (2015). Latin America´s Leaders. ZED Books. Londres. 
  • DIAMINT, R. y TEDESCO, L. (2014). El liderazgo político sudamericano en perspectiva comparada. Nueva Sociedad
  • DIAMINT, R. y TEDESCO, L. (2014). Latin American democracy. What to do with the leaders. Bulletin of Latin American Research. Vol. 33. 
  • DIAMINT, R. y TEDESCO, L. (2013). Democratizar a los políticos. Un estudio sobre líderes latinoamericanos. Libros de la Catarata. Madrid. 
  • TEDESCO, L. (2005). Alfonsín de la esperanza a la desilusión. Nuevo Extremo. Argentina. 

  • TEDESCO, L. (1999). Democracy in Argentina: Hope and Disillusion. Frank Cass. Inglaterra.