Ben Marquez

Professor, Chican@ and Latin@ Studies Program
Professor, Department of Political Science

• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
• B.A., University of Texas at El Paso

Specialization and Research Interests
Mexican-American Politics; Political Sociology; American National Government; Minority Politics; Identity Politics; Race, Identity, & Politics; Urban Politics.

Selected Publications

• Contructing Identities in Mexican-American Political Organizations: Choosing Issues, Taking Sides, Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003.
• "The Political of Enviromental Justice in Mexican American Neighborhoods," Capitalism, Nature and Socialism, Vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 43-65, December 1998.
• "Organizing Mexican-American Women in the Garment Industry: La Mujer Obrera," Women and Politics, Vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 65-87, 1995.
• LULAC: The Evolution of a Mexican American Political Organization, Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993.
• Power and Politics in a Chicago Barrio: A study of Mobilization Efforts and Community Power in El Paso, Lanhan: The University Press of America, 1985.
• "Policy, Conflict, and the Immigration Question: A Review Essay," Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 5, no. 1, September 1985.

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