About the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
Our Mission: The mission of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UCSD is to be the premier institute for social science research and economic and social policy on Mexico and U.S.-Mexican relations. The Center supports research relevant to current policy issues in Mexico and to the binational relationship in close collaboration with social scientists at Mexican institutions. In addition, most of the Center's research involves comparative studies with a substantial Mexico component.
The Center is directed by Professor Christopher Woodruff, an international/development economist based at UCSD's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. Professor Woodruff is an expert on the impact of weak legal systems and financial markets on the growth of small and medium-sized firms in developing and transitional economies.
In 2003, the Center became part of the Graduate School for International Relations and Pacific Studies at UCSD.
The Center is actively engaged in numerous, highly productive projects and programs:
I. Research on Mexico and U.S.-Mexico Relations
The following research projects are currently supported by the Center:
Research findings by the Center's academic staff and affiliated researchers are actively disseminated to the public through the following:
Public conferences and workshops related to ongoing research projects are held several times a year at the Center and at collaborating institutions in Mexico.
Research Seminars on Mexico and U.S.-Mexico Relations are held every other week during the academic year and have consistently featured some of the most outstanding thinkers on Mexico in the world.
Publications: The Center publishes more social science and historical research on Mexico and U.S.-Mexican relations than virtually any other publisher.
Working Papers are available online at http://repositories.cdlib.org/usmex/.
Media relations: Center personnel give numerous interviews and provide background to members of the international, regional, and local print and electronic media.
II. Visiting Fellows Program
Each year the Center hosts approximately fifteen Visiting Fellows and Guest Scholars who are at the postdoctoral or the advanced graduate student level. The fellowship is intended to support the write-up stage of research on contemporary Mexico, Mexican history, or U.S.-Mexican relations. Comparative studies with a substantial Mexico component are encouraged, as is research examining the following:
- Judicial reform, public security, and the rule of law in Mexico
- Economic development and Mexico's position in the global economy
- Social policy, inequality, and poverty
- Environmental policy
- Political transitions and democratic governance in Mexico
- Mexican migration to the United States
Support for the Center
The Center is fortunate to receive generous funding from a variety of organizations and individuals. We currently receive support from the University of California Office of the President, the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS), the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, Sempra Energy, the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. State Department, the United States Agency for International Development/Association Liaison Office, the Embassy of the United States in Mexico, the United States Consulate in Tijuana, the U.S. Department of Education (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) and numerous private donors.
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies brochure (PDF)
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