Jeffrey Rubin
Associate Professor of History, Research Associate for the BU Institute for Culture, Religion, and Work Affairs (CURA) College of Arts & Sciences at Boston University
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Jeffrey Rubin is the author of Decentering the Regime: Ethnicity, Radicalism, and Democracy in Juchitán, Mexico (Duke University Press, 1997) and numerous articles and book chapters on social movements and politics in Mexico and Brazil. His current research on democracy and grassroots innovation in Brazil examines the participatory budgeting project in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, the rural women’s movement in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the Afro Reggae Cultural Group in Rio de Janeiro, and the national Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST).
Rubin has been a Visiting Fellow at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California, San Diego, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture at Rutgers, and the Center for Latino, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His research on Brazil has been funded by the MacArthur Foundation, the Fulbright Program, and the American Philosophical Society.
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What Rousseff’s impeachment means for Brazil’s struggling millions
May 19, 2016
The Conversation US By Jeffrey Rubin, College of Arts & Sciences In Brazil, right-wing parties and politicians are following constitutional procedures to oust the country’s democratically elected president, Dilma Rousseff. They claim that she made improper use of budgetary procedures to bolster her 2014 reelection campaign… View full article by expert Jeffrey Rubin
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Jeffrey W. Rubin: Uneasy Democracies, North and South
April 18, 2016
Guernica By Jeffrey Rubin, College of Arts & Sciences Both Brazil and the United States teeter on the brink of uncertain democratic futures… View full article by expert Jeffrey Rubin
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Brazil’s Unending World Cup: Twenty-Two Communities Still Fighting for Home in Fortaleza
October 4, 2015
TruthOut Jeffrey Rubin, College of Arts & Sciences The home of Cássia Sales and her family was destroyed by a World Cup light rail project, which is continuing to displace members of her community of 42 years in Fortaleza, Brazil… Expert quote: “People are not just saying, ‘World Cup! Wow! We’ve made it,’ which is […]
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Experts Media Alert: Brazil election
October 21, 2014
Brazil will hold a runoff election for president on October 26. Latest polls show incumbent Dilma Rousseff and challenger Aecio Neves are in a virtual dead heat. The economy was the key issue discussed by the two candidates during their most recent televised debate. Available for comment and analysis on the upcoming election is Jeffrey Rubin, professor […]
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Brazil’s elections are a wake-up call for its business community—the country is moving ahead, with or without them
October 3, 2014
Reuters “The Great Debate Blog” By Jeffrey Rubin, College of Arts & Sciences, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs The face of power in Brazil is becoming ever more diverse.The top two candidates in Brazil’s presidential race on Sunday are both leftists and women, one of whom is black. They are President Dilma Rousseff of […]
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Brazil Can Lead the 99 Percent to a Better Future
June 27, 2013
Huffington Post By Jeffrey Rubin, College of Arts & Sciences Protests in the streets of Brazil are showing the world that democracy and today’s form of economic globalization are not compatible… View full article
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My Unexpected Research Partner Was My Daughter
June 13, 2013
Huffington Post By Jeffrey Rubin, College of Arts & Sciences As a professor, I’m used to knowing what I’m going to say. But when I wrote a book with my daughter, she persuaded me to go off script… View full article
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International Women’s Day and Gender Equality in Brazil
March 9, 2013
Americas Quarterly Co-written by Jeffrey Rubin, College of Arts & Sciences Last month, leaders of Brazil’s rural women’s movement met with their country’s first female president, Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia to press for new national policies addressing domestic violence in Brazil… View full article
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