Christine Wade
- Professor of Political Science and International Studies • Chair, Department of Political Science • Louis L. Goldstein Chair in Public Affairs • Director, Latin American Studies Program
Dr. Wade is a specialist in the international and comparative politics of Latin America, with a focus on Central America and the Caribbean. Much of her field research is conducted in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua, interviewing public officials, analysts and members of civil society. She has also served as an accredited election observer for various presidential, legislative and local elections in the region. In addition to her work with governmental and non-governmental organizations, Dr. Wade serves as an expert witness in immigration court.
Education
- B.A., Agnes Scott College, 1994,
- M.A., Georgia State University, 1996,
- Ph.D., Boston University, 2003.
Academic Expertise
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
- Honduras
- Central American Politics
- US-Central American Relations
- Caribbean Politics
Additional Information
- Latin American Politics and Development, 10th edition (revised and updated), New York, NY: Routledge, 2022. Co-edited and Co-authored with Harvey Kline.
- Understanding Central America, 7th edition (revised and updated), New York, NY: Routledge Press, 2020. Co-authored with John A. Booth and Thomas W. Walker.
- Nicaragua: Emerging from the Shadow of the Eagle, 6th edition (revised and updated), Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2016. Co-authored with Thomas Walker.
- Captured Peace: Elites and Peacebuilding in El Salvador. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2016.
- Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award, 2012
- Washington College Nominee for Carnegie-Case Phi Beta Kappa Professor of the Year, 2015
A Revolução Salvadorenha (The Salvadoran Revolution) is a part of the Revolutions of the Twentieth Century Collection at São Paulo: Fundação Editora Da UNESP (2006). She is also the author of several publications on the FMLN, peacebuilding and post-war politics in El Salvador, and Central America. Her commentaries regularly appear in World Politics Review, the Latin American News Network, the Latin American Advisor, and other publications.
- POL 201 - Theories of Peace and Conflict
- POL 341 - Politics of Development
- POL 342 - Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements
- POL 348 - Latin American Politics
- POL 373 - Human Rights and Social Justice
- POL 382 - U.S.-Latin American Relations
- POL 386 - Comparative Peace Processes
I teach and advise capstones on a variety of topics related to violence, corruption, resistance, democracy, migration, peace studies, and human rights in and beyond Latin America and the Caribbean.