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Dr. Omar Sanchez-Sibony

  • Professor - Political Science
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Biography and education

B.A. Economics, University of Chicago
MSc International Political Economy, London School of Economics
MSc International Relations, Georgetown University
PhD., Political Science, University of Oxford

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Sanchez-Sibony, Omar (Principal). Research Enhancement grant, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $8000. (Submitted: January 1, 2012). Grant.
  • Sanchez-Sibony, Omar (Principal). Research Enhancement grant, Texas State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $8000. (Submitted: January 1, 2010). Grant.
  • Sanchez-Sibony, O. (Ed.). (2025). Democratic Institutions in Guatemala:  Theory and Practice. Rowman and Littlefield. Retrieved from https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666910063/Democratic-Institutions-in-Guatemala-Theory-and-Practice
  • Sanchez-Sibony, O. (Ed.). (2023). State-Society Relations in Guatemala:  Theory and Pratice. USA: Rowman and Littlefield. https://doi.org/https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666910100/State%E2%80%93Society-Relations-in-Guatemala-Theory-and-Practice
  • Sanchez-Sibony, O. (2022). Democracy without Parties in Peru: the Politics of Uncertainty and Decay. Palgrave McMillan.
  • Sanchez-Sibony, O., & Lemus, J. (2021). The Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza:  Guatemala’s Only Real Party? In Political Parties, Diminished Subtypes and Democracy in Latin America. Cambridge University Press.
  • Sanchez-Sibony, O. (2021). Competitive Authoritarianism in Bolivia:  Skewing Arenas of Competition. Latin American Politics and Society, 63(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/lap.2020.35
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas State University. December 1, 2012
  1. Organizer

    MADRID STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2020

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Chappell Hill Expert Survey on Political parties https://www.chesdata.eu/

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Varieties of Democracy International Project https://www.v-dem.net/en/

  4. Chair

    LASA Panel

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Political Representation, Parties, and Presidents Survey - PREPPS

  6. Organizer

    TEXAS STATE MADRID STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2022

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