Dr. Javier Morales-Ortiz
Assistant Professor of Political Science
(440) 826-2452
jmorales@bw.edu
Education
M.A., Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2005
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, 1995
Areas of Interest and Expertise
International Relations, International Organization, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Development and Underdevelopment, the Politics of International Trade & Commerce, Globalization, European Union Politics, Latin American Politics.
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, tenure track, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Baldwin-Wallace College (Fall 2006 - present)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (Fall 2005 - Spring 2006)
Instructor, Department of Political Science, The University of Connecticut (Summer 2000 - Spring 2005).
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Eastern Connecticut State University (Spring 2003)
Courses Taught
International Politics, the United Nations, International Organization, Comparative Foreign Policy, Latin American Politics, South Asia and World Politics, Globalization and the 21st Century, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Seminar in Comparative Politics, Quantitative Methods in Political Science, Interest Group Politics.
Presentations
“Tempering Trade Conflicts and Domestic Veto Players: A Dynamic Model of Interstate Interaction and Trade Liberalization.” Paper presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago IL., Feb. 28-Mar. 3, 2007.
“Domestic Veto Players and Trade Liberalization: the United States, the European Union, and the Cairns Group Negotiating Positions from the GATT Uruguay Round to the WTO Doha Ministerial Meeting.” Paper presented at the 37th Annual Convention of the Northeastern Political Science Association/International Studies Association-New England, Philadelphia, PA, November 17-19, 2005
“The Internationalization of Domestic Politics or the Domestic Subordination of International Affairs? Foreign Economic Policy and Agricultural Trade Liberalization in the Uruguay Round.” Paper presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1-5 September 2004.
“Intermestic or Outward Domestic Politics? The European Community and Agricultural Liberalization at the Uruguay Round.” Paper presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association Convention, Montreal, Canada, 17-20 March 2004.
“Foreign Policies as Nested Two-Level Games: The European Community and Trade Liberalization in the Uruguay Round.” Paper Presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association Convention, Portland, Oregon, 23-27 March 2003.
“Foreign Policies as Nested Two Level Games.” Presented at the 34Th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Rhode Island, November 7-9, 2002.
“Regionalization or Globalization of Trade in the South Asia Region.” Presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association November 8-10, 2001 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia, PA, November 8-10, 2001.
“Assessing Progress in Theorizing about the Two-Level Game Metaphor: International Politics vis-ŕ-vis Domestic Politics.” Presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the New York State Political Science Association (NYSPSA), Hempstead, New York, April 14-16, 2001.
“Evaluating Progress in Theorizing about International-Domestic Linkages.” Presented at the 2000 Annual Conference of the New England Political Science Association (NEPSA), Hartford, Connecticut, May 5-6, 2000.
Professional Activities
Coordinator, Language Across the Curriculum Program, Baldwin-Wallace College (2008-present)
Managing Editor, International Studies Perspective, A Journal of the International Studies Association (2003-2005)
Grants
Baldwin-Wallace College Gigax Travel Grant, 2007
Baldwin-Wallace Summer Grant, 2007
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