- Professor of Sociology, Tulane University
I am the Charles A and Leo M Favrot Professor of Human Relations and Senior Associate at the Center for Inter-American Policy and Research. I have published five books and 30 academic articles and chapters on Venezuela, and have written op eds on Venezuela for the New York Times, Washington Post and Foreign Policy. I publish commentary and research on my substack: "Venezuela and the United States" davidsmilde.substack.com.
Experience
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–presentProfessor of Sociology, Latin America, Venezuela, human rights, US foreign policy, political conflict, violence., Tulane University
Education
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2000University of Chicago, Ph.D, sociology
Honours
American Sociological Association, Section on the Sociology of Religion Distinguished Book Award 2008; Association for the Sociology of Religion Distinguished Article Award 2016
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- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S./ Caracas, Venezuela
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