Wilder Robles

Wilder RoblesPosition: Assistant Professor

Office:
University of Manitoba
Department of Family Social Sciences
309 Human Ecology Building
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada

Phone No.: (204) 474-8139

Fax No.: (204) 474-7592

E-mail: wilder.robles@ad.umanitoba.ca

Education:

2007 Ph.D. University of Guelph.
1996 MA University of Guelph, Ontario.
1992 MAIA Ohio University.                               
1987 DiPCs Regent College, The University of British Columbia.
1985 BA Sate University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil.

Areas of Specialization:

  • Community Development
  • Global Poverty
  • Inner-City Politics
  • Urban Housing Policy
  • Social Movements
  • Humanitarian Aid
  • Religion and Politics
  • Peace and Development
  • Environmental Policy

Latin American Politics

Current Research Projects:

  • Land Reform and Agricultural Co-operatives in Brazil
  • Comparative Peasant Movements in South America

Selected Publications:

Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal Articles

“Beyond the Politics of Protest: The Landless Rural Workers Movement of Brazil.” Canadian Journal of Development Studies. Vol. XXI, No. 3, 2000, pp. 657-691. This paper was selected as the winner of the 2000 Kari Polanyi-Lewit Prize competition sponsored by the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID).

“The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil: An Introduction.” The Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol.28, January 2001, pp. 146-152.

“Fundamental Principles for the Social and Economic transformation of Rural Brazil: A Manifesto by the MST.” Translator. The Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol.28, January 2001, pp. 153-161.

Co-author with Jorge Nef, “Globalization, Neoliberalism and the State of Underdevelopment in the New Periphery”. Journal of Developing Societies. Winter 2000, Vol. 1.

Book Chapters

“Liberation Theology, Christian Base Communities, and Solidarity Movements: A Historical Reflection”. in Richard Harris and Jorge Nef (eds.), Capital, Power and Inequality in Latin America. New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publisher (forthcoming).
Co-author with Jorge Nef, “Environmental Issues, Politics and Administration in Latin America,’ in Joseph G. Jabbra and Onkar P. Dwivedi (eds.), Government Response to Environmental Challenges in Global Perspective. Washington D.C.: IOS Press, 1998, pp. 43-62.

Book Reviews

Roksana Bahramitash, Liberation from Liberalization: Gender and Globalization in Southeast Asia. New York, NY : Zed Books. ISBN 1-84277-439-5, 211 pages. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XXVII, No.4 2006, pp. 599-600.

A Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Robert Chernomas and Ardershir Sepehri (eds) (2005) Globalization, Neo-Conservative Policies and Democratic Alternatives: Essays in Honor of John Loxley. Winnipeg, MB: Arbeiter Ring Publishing. ISBN 1-894037-22-7, vi-464 pages. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XXVII, No.1 2006, pp. 96-97.

Thomas, Caroline, Global Governance, Development and Human Security: The Challenges of Poverty and Inequality, London, UK: Pluto and Arawak Press, 2000, 149 pp., ISBN0-7453-1421-X. Development in Practice, Volume II, Number 4, August 2001, pp. 548-549.

Martin Adams, Breaking Ground: Development Aid for Land Reform, London: Overseas Development Institute, 2000, ISBN 0-85003-500-7, pp. x+133. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Volume XXIII, No.1 2002, pp. 159-160.

Short Articles

Lula’s Brazil: Between Hope and Despair. New Socialist, Issue 45, March-April 2004 1, pp. 14-15.

Peru in Crisis (Part III): The Crisis of the Fujimori Regime. New Socialist, Vol. 3, Issue 1, February-March 1998, pp. 26-27.

Peru in Crisis (Part II): Fujimori and the Politics of Repression. New Socialist, Vol. 2 Issue 3, July-August 1997, pp. 18-19.

Peru in Crisis (Part I): Neo-Liberalism at the Crossroads. New Socialist, Vol. 2 Issue 2, May-June 1997, pp. 14-15.