Jorge Nef

Jorge Nef, PhD, is Professor of Political Studies and International Development at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and has been a visiting professor in many Canadian and foreign universities. In 1998, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) and the University of Guelph Faculty Association presented Professor Nef with awards for his outstanding contribution to teaching. Professor Nef is a past President of the Canadian Association of Latin American and...See more

Jorge Nef, PhD, is Professor of Political Studies and International Development at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, and has been a visiting professor in many Canadian and foreign universities. In 1998, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) and the University of Guelph Faculty Association presented Professor Nef with awards for his outstanding contribution to teaching. Professor Nef is a past President of the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) and former Editor of the Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He is a Fellow of the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) and the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), both at York University. His numerous publications, including books, journal articles, and book chapters, deal with development issues, food security, terrorism, ethics and technology, comparative public administration, authoritarian regimes, social theory, international relations and Latin American politics. Professor Nef has worked as a consultant or cooperant with various national and international agencies in the field of international development (UN-PAHO, CIDA, and IDRC). He also represented IDRC as Canadian delegate to the Expert Groups of the South Commission in Geneva in 1989 and was a member of Team Canada during the Prime Minister's visit to Chile in 1995. His most recent research has focused on issues of governability, social policy, conflict resolution, and human security in the context of global relations. See less