Terry
Karl, the Gildre Professor of Latin American Studies, was
the director of Stanford's Center for Latin American Studies
from 1990-2001. She has published widely on transitions to
democracy; problems of inequality; human rights and civil
wars; contemporary Latin American politics; and comparative
politics and international relations, with special empasis
on teh politics of oil exporting countries. Her work includes
such books as Bottom of the Barrel: Africa's Oil Boom
and the Poor and articles such as "Economic Inequality
and Democratic Instability," "Reflections on the
Paradox of Plenty," "The Hybrid Regimes of Latin
America," and "Dilemmas of Democratization in Latin
America."
Tuesday, October 26, 2004, 7 p.m.
Stanford Writing Center, Basement of Margaret Jacks Hall (Bldg. 460)
Check
back soon to see the transcript of Terry Karl's How I Write
Conversation.
