Faculty Profile for Dr. Omar Sanchez-Sibony

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Dr. Omar Sanchez-Sibony
Professor — Political Science
THH 341
phone: (512) 245-3272
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

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

 Latin American politics, Demoratization, Revolutions, Comparative Institutions, Economic Development, Comparative Politics

Research Interests

 Democracy, Democratization, Electoral authoritarianism, Latin American democracies, Economic Reform, tax reform

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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
  • Sanchez-Sibony, O. (2019, September). The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America. In Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics. https://doi.org/https://oxfordre.com/politics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1659

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas State University. December 1, 2012

Selected Grants

  • 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.

Selected Service Activities

Organizer
MADRID STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2020
June 2020-July 2020
Reviewer / Referee
Varieties of Democracy International Project https://www.v-dem.net/en/
December 2020-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Political Representation, Parties, and Presidents Survey - PREPPS
January 2023-January 2023
Organizer
TEXAS STATE MADRID STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2022
May 30, 2022-July 2, 2022
Reviewer / Referee
Latin American Politics and Society
August 2009-December 2019