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Mark Setzler, PhD Assistant Professor and Chair of Political Science High Point University
Department of Political Science 833 Montlieu Avenue High Point, NC 27262	Office: Smith Hall 429 e-mail: msetzler@highpoint.edu Phone: (336) 841-9018 Availability (follow this link to see my Yahoo calendar )


COURSE HOMEPAGES Comparative Politics (PSC 309) International Relations (PSC 305) International Security (PSC 314) Intro to Political Science (PSC 121) Latin American Politics (PSC 387) Racial and Ethnic Politics in America United States Foreign Policy (PSC 306) United States Government (PSC 201) STUDENT RESOURCES HPU Dept. of Political Science Smith Library (use the library's "Journal Finder" links to locate specific journals and articles; if you need an article or book that is not available through Smith's resources, see the "interlibrary loan" page" ) The University's Honor Code Where is Setzler?: My daily calendar Setzler e-mail policies (includes instructions on forwarding your HPU e-mail to an off-campus e-mail account) Paper citation instructions for Setzler courses Grading criteria for lower-division papers, take-home essays, and reports Grading criteria for upper-division papers and take-home essays Grading criteria for identification items on in-class exams Grading criteria for class participation INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION Course evaluations (full disclosure: what students say about my teaching and courses) Teaching philosophy (a statement summarizing my approach to instruction) Curriculum Vitae (my professional training, teaching experience, awards, etc.). Life outside of the classroom Click here* to see Setzler family pics*	BACKGROUND I am a native of Washington State and grew up on a small ranch outside of Boise, Idaho. I have a BA in political science and Spanish literature from Oregon's Pacific University. After college, I worked on Capitol Hill and then clerked for a Washington, DC law office. I earned my PhD in Government from the University of Texas. While in Austin, I worked as an analyst for the Public Policy Institute, a non-profit research center that concentrates on urban, state, and Hispanic policy issues. I joined the Political Science Department at High Point University in 2004. Prior to this, I was visiting professor at Oregon's Lewis & Clark College and the University of Portland. My teaching interests in Political Science are quite broad: I have taught courses on US politics, international relations, comparative politics, and political science research methods. Most of my current scholarship focuses on how political systems can be made more democratic, responsive, and accountable. Building on interests I first developed as an undergraduate exchange student in Ecuador, much of my research examines why, when, and how Latin Americans choose to use elections to demand democracy-enhancing political reforms from public officials. My scholarship draws on extensive field research in urban Brazil, where I have conducted several hundred interviews with state and local politicians, bureaucrats, academics, and community leaders. My research interests also encompass a concern for deepening and improving democratic political life in the United States. It is from this research track that I have published several essays analyzing immigrant, racial, and ethnic politics in America.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS Setzler, Mark. 2003. “Recursos socioeconômicos, capital sociocultural e conhecimento político como determinantes da formulação de políticas públicas locais no Brasil.” Caderno CRH 39 (Jul-Dec), pp. 133-60. CRH is a peer-reviewed journal, published by the Federal University of Bahia. Freeman, Gary P., Luis F.B. Plascencia, and Mark Setzler. 2003. “The Decline of Barriers to Immigrant Economic and Political Rights in the American States: 1977-2001.” International Migration Review 37/1 (Spring), pp. 5-23. DeSipio, Louis, Rodolfo O. de la Garza, and Mark Setzler. 1999. “Awash in the Mainstream: Latinos and the 1996 Elections.” In Awash in the Mainstream: Latino Politics and the 1996 Elections, eds. Rodolfo O. de la Garza and Louis DeSipio. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1999). Pp. 3-45. de la Garza, Rodolfo O., Scott Graves, and Mark Setzler. 1999. “Alive and Kicking: Municipal Affirmative Action Policy in Texas Cities, 1980s-1990s.” Policy Studies Journal 27/1 (March), pp. 45-63. Co-authored with Rodolfo O. de la Garza and Scott Graves. This article received the journal’s Theodore Lowi award for "best" published essay of the year. Setzler, Mark. “From Cortiços to Favelas: Housing Policy in São Paulo in the Twentieth Century.” In Policymaking in a Redemocratized Brazil: Decentralization and Social Policy, ed. Robert H. Wilson. Austin: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 1997. Pp. 319-56. OTHER PUBLISHED ESSAYS Restricting Immigrant Access to Employment: An Examination of Regulations in Five States. Claremont, CA: Tómas Rivera Policy Institute, 1999 (with Luis F.B. Plascencia and Gary P. Freeman). Bucking the Trend: Affirmative Action Policy in Texas Cities in the 1980s and 1990s (policy report and policy brief). Claremont, CA: Tómas Rivera Policy Institute, 1998 (with Rodolfo O. de la Garza, Scott Graves, and Franco Uccelli). SCHOLARSHIP IN PROGRESS Journal article under review for publication. “Becoming Young Americans: The Civic Incorporation Of Immigrant Youth In The United States” (abstract). Journal article under review for publication. “Assessing and Explaining the Political Orientations and Behaviors of Immigrant Latino Youth” (abstract). Journal article under review for publication. “Are Young Mexican American Immigrants Resisting Political Incorporation?” (abstract). Journal article under review for publication. “Partisanship in the Latin American Electorate: Evidence from Brazil” (abstract). “Creating a Critical Mass or Fragmenting the Vote? Intra-Gender Competition and the Election of Women in Brazil” (journal article in progress). “Partisan Attachment and Party-Centric Voting in the Latin American Electorate: Evidence from Brazil” (journal article in progress). The address of this site is: http://www.highpoint.edu/~msetzler.