Ken E. Mitchell, Ph.D.
- Professor
Department: Political Science and Sociology
Office: Bey Hall 244
Office Hours: Fall 2021- Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:00 pm, Thursday, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Phone: 732-263-5893
Email: kmitchel@monmouth.edu
Education
Ph.D., Oxford University
Research Interests
Latin American Politics and Political Economy, Globalization and Social Policy, Constitutional Change and Party System Development
Books
Pesos or Plastic? Financial Inclusion, Taxation and Development in Latin America. Palgrave. 2019
State-Society Relations in Mexico, Ashgate Ltd: London. 2001
Scholarly Articles
- “Will that be Cash or Credit? Payment Preferences and Rising VAT in Argentina,” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. 42/1: 1-15. 2019. Taylor & Francis
- “Old Malbec in New Bottles, The Return of Neoliberalism in Argentina” – Monthly Review (Monthly Review Press), June 69/2: 43-50. 2017.
- “Don’t Cry for Argentina – It is Not 2001 Again” – co-authored with Robert Scott, Challenge, (M.E. Sharp) 57/6 Nov-Dec 2014: 1-15.
- “Models of Clientelism and Policy Change: The Case of Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes in Mexico and Brazil” written with Aaron Ansell (Virginia Tech University), Bulletin of Latin American Research, Volume 30, Issue 3, pp.298-312.
- “Democratization, External Exposure and State Food Distribution in the Dominican Republic” – Peer reviewed article, Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR), Vol.28, No. 2 (March) 2009
- “Bridging the Convergence-Divergence Policy Diffusion Divide,Mid-range Theorizing and Devolving Food Aid in Mexico and the Dominican Republic” The Latin Americanist, Vol. 50, No. 2, Summer 2007, pp.59-82.
- “Building State Capacity: Reforming Mexican State Food Aid Programs in the 1990s” Journal of Oxford Development Studies, November-December, Vol. 33, No. 3&4, 2005, pp.377-390
Courses
Recently Taught Classes
2023 Spring
- International Relations – PS 102
- Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization – PS 101
- Model United Nations – PS 108
2022 Fall
- Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization – PS 101
- Political Economy in the Developing World – PS 360
2022 Summer E
2021 Fall
- Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization – PS 101
2021 Summer D
- Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization – PS 101
2021 Summer B
- International Relations – PS 102
2021 Spring
- International Relations – PS 102
2020 Fall
2020 Summer B
- International Relations – PS 102
2020 Summer A
- International Relations – PS 102
2020 Spring
- International Relations – PS 102
Frequently Taught Classes
- International Relations (PS 102, PS 281)
- Introduction to Political Science (PS 101)
- Introduction to Political Science: Power and Globalization (PS 101)
- Model United Nations (PS 108)
- Political Economy in the Developing World (PS 360)
- Politics and Policy of Latin America (PS 275)
- Reading and Research in Political Science (PS 199, PS 299)