Personal Data

Marital status: Married. Two children (ages: 15 and 11)

Education:

• B.A. Sociology. 1987. University of California, Berkeley.
• M.A. Sociology. 1989. University of California, Los Angeles.
• Ph.D. Sociology. 1993. University of California, Los Angeles.

Specialization:

Development; Informal Economy; Political Sociology; Social Theory; Research Methods; Latin America.

Special skills:

Fully fluent in Spanish. Some Egyptian colloquial.

Research Methods; Social Theory; Informal Economy; Third World Development; Introduction to Sociology.

Research:

Field research in Mexico City and Cairo on the informal economy; Field research in Los Angeles with immigrants and garment industry; quantitative research in New York on drug users; supervision of census teams; Experience with qualitative and quantitative techniques.

Publications:

A book published by Stanford University Press in August, 1998, co-editor of special journal issue, and dozens of articles and chapters published or scheduled for publication--nine in peer reviewed journals.

Proposal driven competitive grants and awards:

National Science Foundation; Fulbright-Hayes scholarship; Organization of American States scholarship; Ford Foundation.

• B.A. in Sociology. 1987. University of California, Berkeley. (Junior year abroad spent at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 1983-84.)
• M.A. in Sociology. 1989. University of California, Los Angeles. Thesis Title: "Latin America's Second Urban Economy: Economic and Political Factors in the Rise of the Urban Informal Sector in Latin America".
• Ph.D. in Sociology. 1993. University of California, Los Angeles. Dissertation Title: The Politics of Streetvending in Mexico City: The Other Resistance. Comprehensive exams: Politics and Society; Race and Ethnicity.
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Areas of Specialization:

Development (currently interested in the NGO sector); Informal Economy; Political Sociology; Social Theory; Research Methods. Also interested in teaching Race Relations, Social Movements and "Area Studies" courses related to Latin America and the Middle East.



Teaching Experience:

• 2000-2002: Visiting Assistant Professor, Vassar College.
• 2000: Instructor, College of Staten Island, CUNY. Course Taught: Social Policy.
• 1999: Instructor, City College of New York, CUNY. Courses Taught: Introduction to Sociology; Mass Communications.
• 1998: Instructor, College of the Redwoods. Mendocino Campus, Fort Bragg, California. Courses taught: Race Relations; Social Problems.
• 1993-1997: Assistant Professor, The American University in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt. Courses taught: Introduction to Sociology (9). Third World Development (2). History of Social Theory (4). Research methods (1). Graduate Research Process (3). Graduate Survey Research (1). Informal Economy (3). Graduate Social Thought (1). Core seminar (3).
• 1995-1996: Lecturer, University of Maryland, European Division. Courses taught: Introduction to Sociology (2)
• 1993 (summer): Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles. Course taught: Introduction to Sociology (1).
• 1992-1993: Lecturer, Universidad de las Americas. Mexico City, Mexico. Courses taught: Introduction to Sociology (5). Research Methods (1). European History (1). U.S. Government (1). U.S.-Mexico Relations (1).
• 1987-88 & 1989-90: Teaching Associate, University of California, Los Angeles. Courses assisted: Introduction to Sociology. Statistics. Foundations of Social Theory. Contemporary Social Theory. Family Process.


Publications:

Informal Politics: Street Vendors and the State in Mexico City. Stanford University Press. August, 1998.

• Street Vendors and Urban Policy: New Perspectives special issue of the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, co-edited with Steve Balkin. Vol. 20, #3/4. July 2000.
• "Testing the Boundaries of the Informal Sector" special issue of International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, (co-edited with Alfonso Morales) Vol 20 No. 9/10 2000..


“Passing the Buck: Risk Avoidance and Risk Management in the Illegal/Informal Drug Trade,” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Vol 20 No. 9/10 (pp 68-94) 2000.
“Introduction,” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Vol 20 No. 9/10 (pp 1-4) 2000.
 
 

Peer reviewed articles:

• “Supporting the habit: income generation activities of frequent crack users compared with frequent users of other hard drugs,” co-authored with Bruce Johnson, W. Rees Davis and Hilary J. Liberty. Drug and Alcohol Dependence  64 (2) (pp. 191 - 201) 2001.
• “Passing the Buck: Risk Avoidance and Risk Management in the Illegal/Informal Drug Trade,” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Vol 20 No. 9/10 (pp 68-94) 2000.
• “Introduction,” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Vol 20 No. 9/10 (pp 1-4) 2000.
• "Introduction" in International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol 21, #3/4. 2000.
• "Street Vendors, Modernity and Postmodernity: Conflict and Compromise in the Global Economy." in International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol 21, #1/2. 2000.
• "Expanding Dual Labor Market Theory: Crack Dealers and the Informal Sector," co-authored by Bruce D. Johnson, in International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 21, #1/2. 2000.
• "Cooptation, Competition and Resistance: State and Street Vendors in Mexico City," in Latin American Perspectives. Issue 99, Vol 25, #2. March 1998. (pp 41-61)
• "Informal Sector" in Encyclopedia of Political Economy, Phillip O'Hara (ed). Routledge, London & New York. 1999.
• "Debilitando el clientelismo: La formalizacion del ambulantaje en la Ciudad de Mexico" (Breaking down Clientelism (English draft): The Formalization of Street Vending in Mexico City), Revista Mexicana de Sociología. Vol 59, #4. 1997.
• "Entrepreneurship & Exploitation: Measuring Independence and Dependence in the Informal Economy" in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Planning, Vol 17, #3/4. 1997. (pp 37-63)
• "El desalojo de los vendedores ambulantes: paralelismos históricos en la Ciudad de Mexico" (Taking Street Vendors off the Streets (English draft): Historical Parallels in Mexico City), in Revista Mexicana de Sociología, Vol 58, #2. 1996. (pp 95-115)
• "El sector informal en el Distrito Federal: El comercio en la vía pública" with Hilda Dávila and Cuauhtémoc Pérez in Producción Económica 93: Anuario de Investigación. Vol I. UAM-Xochimilco, Mexico. 1994.

Other scholarly articles/chapters:

• "Whither the Lumpen-Proletariat? Street Vendors and Mexican Politics at the turn of the Millenium," Yale Latin American Review, Feb. 2000.
•  "Retailing in a neighborhood street market: A Tianguista family in Mexico City," in Casebook to Accompany Retailing, Third Edition. Robert F. Lusch & Patrick Dunne (eds). Drydon Press, Fort Worth. PP 92-97.
• "The Great Rip-off: "Commercial Plazas", Street Vendors and the "System" in Mexico City's Historical Center," www.openair.org.
• "Non-Governmental Organizations and the State: Partners, Competitors or Co-conspirators?" Proceedings of the Fourth Annual AUC Research Conference. Office of Graduate Studies and Research, The American University in Cairo. 1997.
• "Informal Leverage and Informal Subsidies: Strategies for NGO's Working with the Informal Economy," in Sustainable Development in Egypt: Current and Emerging Challenges. Proceedings of the Third Annual AUC Research Conference. Office of Graduate Studies and Research, The American University in Cairo. 1996.
• "Commercial Plazas, Street Vendors and the "System" in Mexico City's Historical Center," PROFMEX Research Papers. PROFMEX gopher server (Gopher profmex.sar.net). 1995.
• The Politics of Street Vending in Mexico City: The Other Resistance. (Ph.D. Dissertation) University Microfilm International, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1994.
• "Studying Streetvending in Mexico City" in Mexico Policy News, #8, Fall 1992.

Other articles:

• Book review: Dashefsky, Arnold, et al, Americans Abroad: A Comparative Study of Emigrants from the United States. New York: Plenum Press. 1992. In New Community (22:3). 1997.
• "Egypt’s neglected Engine of Growth", Business Monthly, Cairo (American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt), June, 1997.
• "Suppressed Potential: Women in the Informal Economy must cross a minefield or cultural impediments to growing their businesses.", Business Monthly, Cairo (American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt), July, 1997.

 

 
 
 
 
 



Formal Scholarly Presentations:

• "Passing the Buck: Risk Avoidance and Risk Management in the Illegal Drug Trade." American Sociological Association. August 2000.
• "Income Sources of Heavy Drug Users in Harlem, New York: A Comparison between Crack, Cocaine and Heroin users." College on Problems of Drug Dependence. San Juan, PR. June 2000.
• "Expanding Dual Labor Market Theory: Crack Dealers and the Informal Sector." Eastern Sociological Association. Baltimore. March 2000.
• "Street Crack Sellers and the Informal Economy: Dual Labor Markets and Illegality." Profmex Annual Conference. Guanajuato, Mexico. April 1999.
• Paper session organizer: "Street Vending: Problem or Panacea," Pacific Sociological Association 69th Annual Meeting. San Francisco. April 16-19, 1998.
• "From Paupers to Entrepreneurs: A Tianguista Family in Mexico City", Presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, San Francisco. April 19, 1998.
• "NGOs and the State in Egypt: Competitors, Partners or Co-Conspirators," Fourth Annual AUC Research Conference. The American University in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt. April 8, 1997.
• "Breaking Down Clientalism: The Formalization of Street Vending in Mexico City," American Sociological Association. New York, August 20, 1996.
• "Informal Subsidies and the Informal Economy: Strategies for Developing the Informal Economy," American Sociological Association. New York, August 18, 1996
• "Egypt and Mexico: The Politics of Privatization" with Dr. Galal Amin and Dr. Dan Tschirgi. English Public Lecture Series, No. 6., The American University in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt. April 22, 1996.
• "Informal Leverage and Informal Subsidies," Third Annual AUC Research Conference. The American University in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt. April 21, 1996.
• "Strategies for NGO's Working with the Informal Economy," Egyptian Small and Micro Business Association. The American University in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt. December 13, 1995.
• "Entrepreneurship and Exploitation: Measuring Independence and Dependence in the Informal Economy," American Sociological Association. Washington, D.C. August 21, 1995.
• "Formalizing the Informal Economy: Street Vendors in Mexico City," American Sociological Association. Washington, D.C. August 21, 1995.
• "Cooptation, Competition and Resistance: Street Vendors and the State in Mexico City," American Sociological Association. Los Angeles. August 5, 1994.
• "Mexican Policy Analysis: The Perspective from Egypt," PROFMEX Policy Conference. Mexico City. July 29, 1994.
• "Comercio Ambulante en la Ciudad de México," Instituto Mora. Mexico. D.F. May 4, 1993.
• "El Sector Informal en el Distrito Federal: El Conflicto en la Vía Pública" Co-authors: Hilda Dávila and Cuauhtemoc V. Perez Llanos. Annual Research Conference, Department of Economics, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco. December 1, 1992.
• "Streetvending in Urban Mexico: Refuge or Career?" Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Irvine, CA. April 14, 1991.
• "Counting California: A Street-wise Perspective on the 1990 Census of the United States," California Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Long Beach, CA. October 13, 1990.
• "States and Informal Economic Actors," American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. Washington D.C. August 11, 1990.
• "Informal Economies and Politics," Fourth Annual Graduate Student Conference. San Diego State University. April 16, 1990.

 

 
 
 
 
 



Research:

• 1998-2000: Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Development and REsearch Institutes. Research focusing on the interelation of the informal and illegal sectors, particularly with regard to drug economies.
• 1994-1996: "The Informal Economy and Small Business Development in Egypt". On-going research on strategies for spurring small business growth in Egypt.
• 1990-1996: "The Politics of Street Vending in Mexico City". On-going field research in Mexico City using participant observation, observation, interviews with street vendors, officials, politicians, community leaders, etc., surveys and archival research.
• 1991-1992: Visiting Investigator, Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, Mexico City.
• 1990 (June-December): Research Assistant, Pacific Rim Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. "The garment industry and International Trade". Project Director: Dr. Lucie Cheng. Duties: Interviewing garment buyers, manufacturers, retailers; library research.
• 1989-1991: "Race and Color in Mexico" Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles. Project Director: Dr. David Lopez. Duties: helping to organize research group of Mexican academics. Helped organize conference in Acapulco, Mexico.
• 1990 (June-July): Crew leader, United States Census Bureau. Duties: supervision of team of census collectors and preliminary data quality control.
• 1988 (March-April): Interviewer, Battelle Corporation (Seattle, Washington). Project Director: Dr. Patricia Johnson. Duties: Conducting open-ended interviews with Spanish-speaking immigrants in Central Los Angeles about the social effects of the 1987 earthquake in Los Angeles.

 

 
 
 
 
 



Professional Consulting/Community Service:

• 1996. Micro Business Association project feasibility study prepared for CARE Egypt: Developing Small and Micro Businesses through Subsectoral Trade Associations: Viability as an Urban Development tool in Urban Egypt. November 5, 1996.
• 1995-96. Development of a micro loan project evaluation methodology for USAID. An Extended Impact-Assessment Program with Controls to Assess the Impact of Credit Provision to Small and Micro-Enterprises in Egypt. September 1, 1996.
• 1995-96. Development of proposal for Micro Business Research and Training Center at The American University in Cairo.
• 1994-96. Informal consultation on a variety of projects involving the Informal Economy in Egypt and Latin America.

 

 
 






Grants/honors/awards:

• 1995: Individual research grant, Ford Foundation, Mexico. ($6,500)
• 1995: Summer research grant, American University in Cairo. ($3,000)
• 1994: Summer research grant, American University in Cairo. ($3,500)
• 1992-1993: National Science Foundation small grant. ($2,000)
• 1992-1993: Organization of American States Fellowship.
• 1991-1992: William J. Fulbright fellowship: Institute of International Education. Title: "The Politics of Street Vending in Mexico City"
• 1990-1991: University of California, Los Angeles. Program on Mexico Small Grants Program. Title: "The Politics of Informal Entrepreneurship: Street Vendors in Mexico". ($2,500)
• 1988-89 and 1990-91: Graduate Division Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles.

 

 
 






Academic and Professional Service

• 1993-present: Director, Middle East Office. PROFMEX (International Consortium of Professionals and Researchers on Mexico.
• 1995-Present: School of Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Affairs Committee. American University in Cairo.
• 1994-95: Led review and restructuring of undergraduate and Masters programs in Sociology/Anthropology curriculum at the American University in Cairo.
• 1993-1995: Graduate Curriculum Committee. Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology & Psychology. American University in Cairo.
• 1993-1994: Publications Committee. American University in Cairo Press. (Referee for materials dealing with the informal economy and with Latin America)
• 1993-1994: University Research Committee. American University in Cairo.

 

 
 






Mass Media Exposure:

• KPFK 90.7 (Los Angeles): Program on street vending in Mexico City and Los Angeles, by John Martinez. Included 20 minute segment on my research in Mexico City. January 20, 1996.
• "Ambulantes, ejemplo de la estrategia electoral del PRI: John Cross," by Miguel Angel Trujillo. Ovaciones (Mexico City) August 20, 1994, p 13.
• "Políticas discriminatorias en el PRI, contra el ambulantaje coptado, causó disidencia: Cross," by Miguel Angel Trujillo. Ovaciones (Mexico City) August 22, 1994, p 13.
• La Economista (Mexico City): Article on my research on the growth and dynamics of street vending in Mexico City. (November, 1991)

 

 
 






Professional Associations:

• The American Sociological Association
• PROFMEX (Director, Middle East Office 1993-1997)
• Egyptian Small and Micro Business Association (1993-1997)

 

 
 






References:

• David Lopez, Associate Professor (Dissertation Advisor)

Director, Latin American Studies Program
Dept. of Sociology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90024.
(310) 825-1313
Email: LOPEZD@SOC.UCLA.EDU
• Ivan Light, Professor

Dept. of Sociology
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 206-8500
Email: LIGHT@SOC.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU
• Assaf Bayat, Associate Professor & Chair

Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology & Psychology
American University in Cairo
Cairo, 11511. Egypt.
(011 202) 357-6761
Email: BAYAT@AUC-ACS.EUN.EG
• James Wilkies, Professor

Dept. of History
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 825-4569
Email: WILKIE@HISTR.SSCNET.UCLA.EDU
• Alfonso Morales

Assistant Professor
Sociology
Social Sciences 423
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-9209
(520) 621-9875 fax
Email: morales@u.arizona.edu
• Francisco Marmolejo, Director

U.S.-Mexico Educational Interchange Project, WICHE
The University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210066
Administration Bldg., Rm. 712
Tuscon, AZ 85721-0066
(520) 621-7761
FAX: (520) 621-9823
Email: FMARMOLEJO@U.ARIZONA.EDU
• Jose H. Castor Villalobos, Segundo Consul

Embajada de Mexico en Egipto
6 Ahmed Shawki Street
12211 Giza, EGYPT
(20-2) 571-6155/56/57
FAX: (20-2) 568-3404
Email: mexemb@idcs.gov.egReturn to home page