Wendy Hunter
Professor — Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Professor, Department of Government

Contact
- E-mail: wendyhunter@austin.utexas.edu
- Phone: 512.232.7247
- Office: BAT 3.138
Interests
Social policy issues in Latin America; politics of education and health reform
Courses
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
38930 • Spring 2021
Meets T 9:30AM-12:30PM PAR 208
LAH 351E • Gender Equality In World Devel
30810 • Spring 2021
Meets M 2:00PM-5:00PM PAR 203
LAH 350 • Gender Equality/World Devel
30250 • Spring 2020
Meets M 2:00PM-5:00PM RLP 0.108
LAS 337M • Pol/Eco/Socty Cont Brazil
39285 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.120
GC
(also listed as GOV 337M)
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
37895 • Fall 2019
Meets TH 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 1.104
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
38560 • Spring 2019
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 1.104
LAH 350 • Gender Equality/World Devel
30170 • Spring 2019
Meets M 2:00PM-5:00PM CBA 4.338
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
38825 • Fall 2018
Meets T 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 1.104
LAH 350 • Gender Equality/World Devel
29440 • Spring 2018
Meets M 2:00PM-5:00PM WAG 112
LAS 384L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
40200 • Spring 2018
Meets W 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as GOV 390L)
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
39010 • Fall 2017
Meets TH 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 5.102
LAS 337M • Pol/Eco/Socty Cont Brazil
40495 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 2.124
GC
(also listed as GOV 337M)
LAS 384L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
40635 • Spring 2017
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as GOV 390L)
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
38019 • Fall 2015
Meets T 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 5.102
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
38170 • Spring 2015
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 5.102
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
38225 • Spring 2015
Meets T 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 5.102
GOV 391K • Teaching Practicum
39120 • Fall 2014
Meets T 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 5.102
GOV 398T • Supv Teaching In Government
39550 • Spring 2014
Meets TH 9:30AM-12:30PM BAT 5.102
LAS 337M • Pol/Eco/Socty Cont Brazil
40920 • Spring 2014
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM PAR 201
(also listed as GOV 337M)
LAS 337M • Polit/Eco/Socty Contemp Brazil
40390 • Spring 2013
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 2.124
(also listed as GOV 337M)
LAS 384L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
40610 • Spring 2013
Meets T 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 5.102
(also listed as GOV 390L)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38620 • Fall 2012
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM SAC 1.402
GO
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38635 • Fall 2012
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM WEL 1.316
GO
LAS 337M • Polit/Eco/Socty Contemp Brazil
40220 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 2.124
(also listed as GOV 337M)
LAS 384L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
40450 • Spring 2012
Meets T 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as GOV 390L)
GOV 365N • Iss In Third-World Development
38800 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM GAR 2.128
GOV 365N • Iss In Third-World Development
38805 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM PAR 203
LAS 337M • Polit/Eco/Socty Contemp Brazil
40535 • Spring 2011
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 2.124
(also listed as GOV 337M)
LAS 384L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
40785 • Spring 2011
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 1.104
(also listed as GOV 390L)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
38450 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM MEZ 1.306
GO
GOV 365N • Iss In Third-World Development
38650 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM GAR 2.128
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
39073 • Spring 2010
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 1.104
LAS 337M • Polit/Eco/Socty Contemp Brazil
40549 • Spring 2010
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.120
(also listed as GOV 337M)
GOV 312L • Issues & Policies In Amer Gov
39075 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM PAI 3.02
GO
GOV 365N • Iss In Third-World Development
39253 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM BAT 5.102
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
38185 • Spring 2009
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM MEZ 1.306
GO
GOV 365N • Iss In Third-World Development
38391 • Spring 2009
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM MEZ 1.120
GOV 365N • Iss In Third-World Development
39530 • Fall 2008
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM PAR 201
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
39700 • Fall 2008
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM BAT 5.102
GOV 365N • Iss In Third-World Development
38900 • Spring 2007
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM WAG 214
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
39085 • Spring 2007
Meets TH 3:30PM-6:30PM BAT 5.102
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
39575 • Fall 2006
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM CAL 100
GO
GOV 679HB • Honors Tutorial Course-W
38090 • Spring 2006
Meets T 3:30PM-6:30PM BUR 480
C2
GOV 390L • Social Policy In Latin America
38225 • Spring 2006
Meets TH 3:30PM-6:30PM BUR 436A
LAS W398R • Master's Report
85950 • Summer 2004
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
35325 • Spring 2004
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM BUR 232
LAS 337M • Publ Policy Of Brazil & The Us
37335 • Fall 2003
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM SRH 1.313
(also listed as GOV 337M)
LAS 379 • Conf Crs In Latin Amer Studies
37495 • Fall 2003
GOV 390L • Social Policy In Latin America
35055 • Spring 2003
Meets TH 12:00PM-3:00PM BUR 436A
GOV 312L • Iss And Policies In Amer Gov
35225 • Fall 2002
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 216
GO
LAS 337M • Publ Policy Of Brazil & The Us
36925 • Fall 2002
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM BUR 436A
(also listed as GOV 337M)
GOV 390L • Analytcl Iss In Lat Amer Polit
34960 • Spring 2002
Meets TH 12:00PM-3:00PM BUR 436A
LAS 337M • Iss In Third-World Development
37361 • Fall 2001
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM BUR 436A
(also listed as GOV 365N)
LAS 337M • Iss In Third-World Development
37362 • Fall 2001
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM BUR 436A
(also listed as GOV 365N)
Books Published
The Transformation of the Workers' Party in Brazil, 1989–2009
2010, Cambridge University Press.
Leftist Governments in Latin America: Successes and Shortcomings
2010, Cambridge University Press. Edited by Kurt Weyland, Raúl L. Madrid and Wendy Hunter.
Eroding Military Influence in Brazil: Politicians against Soldiers
1997, The University of North Carolina Press.
State and Soldier in Latin America: Redefining the Military’s Role in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile
1996, United States Institute of Peace Press.
Journal Articles
"From Right to Left in Brazil's Northeast: Transformation, or 'Politics as Usual'?"
Jorge Antonio Alves and Wendy Hunter. Comparative Politics 49:4 (July 2017): 437-455
"Making the Newest Citizens: Achieving Universal Birth Registration in Contemporary Brazil"
Wendy Hunter and Natasha Borges Sugiyama. The Journal of Development Studies (2017).
"Documents, Please"
Advances in Social Protection and Birth Certification in the Developing World
Wendy Hunter and Robert Brill. World Politics (2016): 1-38
“Transforming Subjects into Citizens: Insights from Brazil’s Bolsa Família.”
Wendy Hunter and Natasha Borges Sugiyama. Perspectives on Politics 12: 4 (December 2014): 829-845.
“Making Citizens: Brazilian Social Policy from Getúlio to Lula.”
Wendy Hunter. Journal of Politics in Latin America 3 (2014): 15-37.
"Whither Clientelism? Good Governance and Brazil's Bolsa Familia Program"
Natasha Borges Sugiyama and Wendy Hunter. Comparative Politics (October 2013).
“Democracy and Social Policy in Brazil: Advancing Basic Needs, Preserving Privileged Interests.”
Wendy Hunter and Natasha Borges Sugiyama. Latin American Politics and Society 51:2 (Summer 2009): 29–58.
"The Normalization of an Anomaly: The Workers' Party in Brazil."
World Politics 59:3 (April 2007): 440–475.
"Rewarding Lula: Executive Power, Social Policy, and the Brazilian Elections of 2006."
Wendy Hunter and Timothy J. Power/ Latin American Politics and Society 49:1 (Spring 2007): 1–30.
"The Effects of Capital Mobility, Trade Openness, and Democracy on Social Spending in Latin America, 1980-1999."
George Avelino, David S. Brown and Wendy Hunter. American Journal of Political Science 49:3 (July 2005): 625–641.
“Democracy and Human Capital Formation: Education Spending in Latin America, 1980–1997.”
David S. Brown and Wendy Hunter. Comparative Political Studies 37:7 (September 2004): 842–864.
“World Bank Directives, Domestic Interests, and the Politics of Human Capital Investment in Latin America.”
Wendy Hunter and David S. Brown. Comparative Political Studies 33:1 (February 2000): 113–143.
“Democracy and Social Spending in Latin America, 1980–1992.”
David S. Brown and Wendy Hunter. American Political Science Review 93:4 (December 1999): 779–790.
- Files Attached
- “Democracy and Social Spending in Latin America, 1980–1992.”
“Negotiating Civil-Military Relations in Post-Authoritarian Argentina and Chile.”
International Studies Quarterly 42:2 (June 1998): 295–318.
“Continuity or Change? Civil–Military Relations in Democratic Argentina, Chile, and Peru.”
Political Science Quarterly 112:3 (Fall 1997): 1–23.
“Market Structures, Political Institutions, and Democratization: The Latin American and East European Experiences.”
with David Bartlett. Review of International Political Economy 4:1 (Winter 1997): 87–126.
“Politicians against Soldiers: Contesting the Military in Post–Authoritarian Brazil.”
Comparative Politics 27:4 (July 1995): 425–443.
“Contradictions of Civilian Control: Argentina, Brazil and Chile in the 1990s.”
Third World Quarterly 15:4 (1994): 635–655.
“The Brazilian Military after the Cold War: In Search of a Mission.”
Studies in Comparative International Development 28:4 (Winter 1994): 31–49.
Other Journal Articles
"Lula’s Brazil at Mid–Term.”
Wendy Hunter and Timothy J. Power. Journal of Democracy 16:3 (July 2005): 127–139.
“Brazil’s New Direction.”
Journal of Democracy 14:2 (April 2003): 151–162.
Invited Contributions
"The Partido dos Trabalhadores: Is the PT Still a Party of the Left?"
In Peter Kingstone and Timothy Power eds., Democratic Brazil Revisited. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008: 15-32.
"Rewarding Lula"
Wendy Hunter and Timothy J. Power. A Portuguese translation of the 2007 journal article, "Rewarding Lula" was published in Carlos Ranulfo Felix de Melo and Manuel Alcántara Sáez, eds., A democracia brasileira: balanço e perspectivas para o século XXI (Belo Horizonte: Editora UFMG, 2007). A Spanish translation of the article appears in Carlos Ranulfo Felix de Melo and Manuel Alcántara Sáez, eds., La democracia brasileña: balance y perspectivas para el siglo XXI (Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2008).
"Corrupção no Partido dos Trabalhadores: O Dilema do 'Sistema.'"
In Jairo Nicolau and Timothy J. Power eds., Instituições representativas no Brasil: Balanço e reforma. Belo Horizonte: Editora UFMG, 2007.
"Internacionalização Econômica, Democratização e Gastos Sociais na América Latina, 1980–1999."
George Avelino, David S. Brown and Wendy Hunter. In Gilberto Hochman, Marta Arretche, and Eduardo Marques eds., Políticas Públicas no Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Fio Cruz, 2007.
“Growth and Transformation of the Workers’ Party in Brazil, 1989–2002.”
Kellogg Institute Working Paper, #326, August 2006: 1-37.
"Internacionalização, Democracia e Gasto Social: Comparações de uma Perspectiva Latino–Americana."
George Avelino, David S. Brown and Wendy Hunter. In Paulo Arvate and Ciro Biderman eds., Economia do Setor Público no Brasil. Campus Elsevier, 2004.
“Education Policy Reform in Latin America: New Opportunities and Old Constraints.”
In Ana Margheritis, eds., Latin American Democracies in the New Global Economy. Miami: North–South Center Press at the University of Miami, 2003: 173-195.
“Globalization, Democracy, and Social Spending in Latin America.”
George Avelino, David S. Brown and Wendy Hunter. In John O’Loughlin eds., Globalization and its Outcomes. New York: Guilford Publications, 2004: 209-228.
“Reason, Culture, or Structure?: Assessing Civil–Military Dynamics in Brazil.”
In David Pion–Berlin ed. Civil–Military Relations in Latin America: New Perspectives. Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 2001: 36-58.
“The Role of International Financial Institutions in Promoting Economic Reforms and International Cooperation in the Americas.”
In Jorge I. Domínguez ed. The Future of Inter–American Relations. New York and London: Routledge Press, 2000: 113-130.
“Assessing Civil-Military Relations in Post-Authoritarian Brazil.”
In Peter Kingstone and Timothy Power eds. Democratic Brazil: Actors, Institutions, and Processes. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2000: 101-125.
“The Dirty War and its Aftermath: Recent Contributions on the Military and Politics in Argentina.”
Latin American Research Review 34:2 (Spring 1999): 198-213.
“Civil–Military Relations in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile: Present Trends, Future Prospects.”
In Felipe Agüero and Jeff Stark eds. Fault Lines of Democratic Governance in the Americas. The North–South Center at the University of Miami in conjunction with Lynne Rienner Press, 1998.
Book Reviews
Review of Robert R. Kaufman and Joan M. Nelson, eds. Crucial Needs, Weak Incentives: Social Sector Reform, Democratization, and Globalization in Latin America. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
In The Latin Americanist 48:2 (Spring 2005): 124-126.
Review of Barry Ames. The Deadlock of Democracy in Brazil. University of Michigan Press, 2001.
In Perspectives on Politics: The American Political Science Association 1:1 (March 2003).
Review of J. Samuel Fitch. The Armed Forces and Democracy in Latin America. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.
In Comparative Political Studies (Spring 2000).
Review of Ken Conca. Manufacturing Insecurity: The Rise and Fall of Brazil’s Military–Industrial Complex. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1996.
In the American Political Science Review 92:3 (September 1998).
Review of Lars Schoultz, William C. Smith, and Augusto Varas, eds. Security, Democracy, and Development in U.S.–Latin American Relations. Miami: University of Miami, North–South Center, 1994.
In the American Political Science Review 89:4 (September 1995).