Guillermo O'Donnell

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Guillermo O'Donnell, born in 1936 in Argentina, is a prominent Argentine political scientist, and Helen Kellogg Professor of Government and International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His brother Pacho O'Donnell is a well-known politician and writer.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Academic Work 2.1 Selected Publications 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Prof. O'Donnell studied law at the National University of Buenos Aires, graduating in 1958. He went on to receive a master's degree (1971) and a doctor's degree (1981) in political science from Yale University.

He served as president of the International Political Science Association from 1988 to 1991. Prof. O'Donnell became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995.

[edit] Academic Work

Most important among his theoretical contributions to political science is his work on the 'bureaucratic-authoritarian state' and on theories of democracy and the characteristics of the process of democratic transition, through the development of concepts such as 'horizontal accountability,' 'micro democracy' and 'delegative democracy.'

[edit] Selected Publications

• The Quality of Democracy: Theory and Applications (2004)
• Desarrollo Humano y Ciudadanía: Reflexiones sobre la Calidad de la Democracia en América Latina (2003)
• Counterpoints: Selected Essays on Authoritarianism and Democratization (1999)
• The (Un)Rule of Law and New Democracies in Latin America (1999)
• A Democracia no Brasil (1988)
• Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism (1986)
• Transitions from Authoritarian Rule (1986)
• Poverty and Inequality in Latin America (1988)
• Development and the Art of Trespassing (1986)
• Issues in Democratic Consolidation (1982)

[edit] Awards

• In 2006 he was the first ever recipient of the Prize for Lifetime Achievement from the International Political Science Association (IPSA).^[1]
• He received, in 2003, the Kalman Silvert Award for lifetime contribution to the study of Latin America, the highest honor of the Latin American Studies Association. ^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://al.nd.edu/about-arts-and-letters/news/odonnell-honored-for-lifetime-achievement-to-political-science/
2. ^ http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/8006-orsquodonnell-honored-for-lifetime-achievement-to-political-science

[edit] External links

• Official Page