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Jean-Francois Mayer

Associate Professor

Department: Political Science

Faculty: Arts and Science


Jean-Francois Mayer
Phone: (514) 848-2424 ext. 4073
Email: jean.mayer@concordia.ca
Website(s): Professional Website

Expertise:

20th Century Latin American and Cuban Politics, U.S. and Canadian Relations to Latin America - Cuba, pinochet argentina mercosur chilean mexico sandinista oas ftaa democracy brazilian fidel castro nafta columbia venezuela colombia

Language(s) spoken:

English, French (able to conduct interviews in French), Spanish

Professional associations:

PhD


specialize in comparative politics and political ethnography. My research deals with civil society organizations, social movements, and labor politics in Latin America, particularly emphasizing Brazil and Mexico. In particular, my research examines: individual and collective resistance strategies to chronic violence in informal workplaces; how marginalized people in urban areas organize themselves to claim their social and labor rights; and more generally the consequences of precariousness, informality and chronic violence on the daily life of marginalized urban populations. I also study labor markets and workers' organizations in the formal sector of the economy.  

I am co-founder of and researcher with: the Latin American Studies Network of Montreal (RELAM); the FRQSC-funded Research Group on Inclusion and Governance in Latin America (ERIGAL); the CLACSO-funded Working Group Epistemologias decoloniales, territorialidades y cultura; and with the Research Network on Domestic Labor in Latin America (RITHAL). I am also a researcher with Concordia’s Lab for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LLACS); [See below for links.]

Furthermore, I have held Visiting Professor positions at: the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Économica (CIDE, Mexico); the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP, Brazil); McGill University; the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF, Brazil); and the Universidade de São Paulo (USP, Brazil).

And I have the privilege of working in collaboration with the amazing women of the Union of Domestic Workers of the City of São Paulo (Sindicato das Trabalhadoras Domésticas do Municipio de São Paulo, STDMSP).

 https://www.facebook.com/TrabalhadorasDomesticasSP

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